0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The show that takes the titans of the antiques trade
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and pitches them against each other,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13to see who can make the most money
0:00:13 > 0:00:16from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19It's amazing, truly amazing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Get ready for a rip-roaring, rollercoaster ride.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24You've got to look, look, look.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28It's The Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Time's running out. Shopping.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Our aspiring Spartans of the antiques trade will be tested to the absolute limit
0:00:39 > 0:00:43as they are challenged to scour the length and breadth of the country, and continent,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47to find antiques and collectables to sell on for profit.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49James, keep off my patch.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Coming up, our experts fight tooth and nail for ultimate victory.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56£105, 110, 15.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Sneaky, he's running me up.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04They reveal the many different ways to agree a price.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- I'll spin you.- If it's tails, that's 45 quid.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And show that the world of antiques gets very passionate.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Yes!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It promises to be a right show-stopper today,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20as our antiques experts go head-to-head for the title.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41It's the Showdown, where two of our most highly trained antique specimens
0:01:41 > 0:01:44are competing for a bulging profit margin
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and ultimate victory over their opponent.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Our warring warriors are two of the antiques world's most prestigious professionals.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57First up, it's the king of auctions, the master of fine art, it's...
0:02:00 > 0:02:02What would be your best price on this?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05And bravely facing him on the battleground
0:02:05 > 0:02:07is a man who has been in the trade for over 30 years.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10He takes no prisoners
0:02:10 > 0:02:11and he packs a punch.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15The unstoppable Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18This is some prize-fighter. Does that look like me?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20So, this will be a challenge unlike any other.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23One that will test their knowledge, stamina and contacts books
0:02:23 > 0:02:25to the absolute limit.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Time to find out what's in store.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33- James.- Jonty.- It's the challenge for the final Showdown.- It is.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36I know we've got instructions in here, let's have a look and see what it says.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Have you read it already?- No.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42"James and Jonty, welcome to your final and biggest challenge yet,
0:02:42 > 0:02:43"the Showdown."
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Sounds ominous already, doesn't it? - Mmm.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50"You must each buy eight items during your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52"You have to buy two at each event."
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Right.- OK?- OK.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59"You can spend up to £1,000 of your own money.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01"You can each sell up to four items whereever you want.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05"The remaining items will go into auction.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10"Your auction will be in Dorset, in approximately eight weeks from now,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13"in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- My word. So, we've got dealing, as well as selling at auction?- Mmm.- 0K.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18"Choose your items wisely,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22"because the winner will be the one who makes the most profit."
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- So, that will be me then.- Me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Needs a bit of careful thought, hey? - Good luck.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Food for thought. See you later.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Both our antiques giants have £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38including any restoration, repairs and buying fees.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It's a fierce competition, but who will make the most profit?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Our boys will be buying from their usual hunting grounds,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47a UK antiques fair,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49an auction,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51a car boot sale,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and a foreign market.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Our heavyweight hitters are ready for round one, the antiques fair.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Their battleground is the East of England Showground
0:04:00 > 0:04:04which, twice a year, is home to the Peterborough Festival Of Antiques.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Literally thousands of hidden gems are sitting pretty,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10ready to be snatched up by our antiques moguls,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and here, they each have to bag two bargain items.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Our magnificent masters of the market delve right in.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20They need to really pull it out of the bag for their Showdown challenge
0:04:20 > 0:04:22to prove that they have what it takes
0:04:22 > 0:04:24to be crowned as Showdown King.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Jonty Hearnden is clearly out to destroy James Lewis.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Like a lean, mean, antiques-buying machine,
0:04:32 > 0:04:37he bulldozes through the fair until he spots something that arouses curiosity.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40What on Earth is this?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It looks like some kind of weighing mechanism, is that correct?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- It is, yes, it's an old set of potato scales.- Potato scales?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You would have the bag there, you would fill it up with potatoes
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and you'd have your 56lb weight here.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55When it balanced out, you got your 56lb, four-stone bags of potatoes.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- So, 25 quid here?- Yeah. - Go on, tempt me.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- 15.- 15 quid. What about a tenner?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Yeah, yeah.- Thank you very much indeed, sir.- No problem.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Yes, The Hitman strikes the first blow.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12He's taking no prisoners in this almighty battle
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and, without giving The Lionheart a second thought,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18he blazes a trail inside one of the warehouses
0:05:18 > 0:05:21straight to another potential profit buster.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Can you see on the back here, that's all hand beaten?- Right.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27That's how you create that effect.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- It's obviously got a bit of age to it, so...- Right.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34It's a tray that has to be 100 years old.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37You've got a pricetag here of 18 quid.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- If I said £10, would that interest you?- A tenner?- A tenner.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I can't refuse at a tenner, that's absolutely fine.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- Shake on that, then.- Great, that's lovely. Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49It's a slick transaction from Mr Hearnden.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53He's taken the bull by the horns and led it straight to the bargains.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55The Lionheart, well,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57he's not treating this Showdown as a 100-metre sprint.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Oh, no, more like a marathon.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03He's employed a completely different strategy,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07prowling round the market, sniffing out his prey, biding his time
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and signing autographs?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Finally, he pounces on a juicy looking item.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17He thinks he's found a Ming statue and happily forks out,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20wait for it, £225.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The thing that is making more money than anything else is Chinese art
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and this is a wonderful early example of it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Ming Dynasty, 1680 to 1700 in date,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34a piece like this should certainly, at auction, make more than £225.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38The statue has blown a gaping hole in James's budget,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40but could this be the item to win him the gold?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The Lionheart coolly goes on to buy his second item of the day,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47a snuffbox for £16.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51It's a lovely little snuffbox, it dates from about 1850, 1860. It's French.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54The majority of it is made in papier mache.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57The cover is set with this little tooled gilt panel.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00If it was for me, I'd be paying £30 for it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So, hopefully, I can find somebody else who will.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07The bell has rung on the first round of this epic Showdown and,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10with a 300-year-old Chinese statue under his belt,
0:07:10 > 0:07:11could it be James's race?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Time to see how much they've notched up so far.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Their budget was £1,000.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden has been thrifty.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26He spent just £20 at the antiques market,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28leaving him a whopping £980
0:07:28 > 0:07:31for the rest of the Showdown battle.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34James 'The Lionheart' Lewis, on the other hand,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36has delved deep into his pockets,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38spending £241,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40almost a quarter of his entire budget,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43which means he's got £759 left to spend,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and there's three more rounds to go.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Time for round two, the auction.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Our antiques heroes have been sent to Tring Market Auctions.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Their mission, to buy two more items for their Showdown extravaganza.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06These are gargantuan auction rooms and there's not one,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10but four warehouses, simultaneously selling jewellery,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12furniture and miscellanea.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15There's even one outside for garden furniture,
0:08:15 > 0:08:16but time is of the essence.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The auctions will soon start to kick off.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23James Lewis, the king of auction houses, is on his hunting ground.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26He knows what scent to follow and exactly where to look.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32One of the favourite tricks of dealers, in an auction room,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35is to try and hide the items that they are interested in,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38so that nobody else can see them.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Oh, look.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's just a very suspicious mound,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and if we look here,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50this is a classic Persian coffee pot
0:08:50 > 0:08:53from, probably, 1900 in date.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57About 100 years old. It's in copper.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01A coffee pot like that, it's worth £40, £45.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03The Hitman is not far behind, though.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06He started his career as an auction saleroom porter
0:09:06 > 0:09:11and his well-trained nose leads him straight to a potential honeypot.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16What we've got here is a plinth and the urn itself sits about here.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21They were originally designed to be put together, but it's not particularly old.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24We have a mould down the side here.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Now, if this had been 100 years of age,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28you would never get that mould here.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32It's estimated for under £100 in the sale. Interesting object.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Jonty cleverly identifies an object he knows will appeal to the market.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41It's a master plan but,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44with so much competition, can he bag it for the right price?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48The auctions have begun
0:09:48 > 0:09:52and The Lionheart has marked up yet another box of miscellaneous items including binoculars,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55a balance and a mandolin.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Like a torpedo on target, he zooms in.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01He's made it into the room, but will he win his box?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I have to start the bidding at £21,
0:10:04 > 0:10:0822, 25, 28, 30, and two.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Any advance on 38? 35, 38,
0:10:11 > 0:10:1440, and two, and five, and eight,
0:10:14 > 0:10:1750 and two, and five, and eight.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Any advance on £55, then?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Sold then at 55, 649.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28He's exhausted, but such is his steely determination to win,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30he's not going to let anything slip under the hammer.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32He buys the box of miscellanea for
0:10:32 > 0:10:36just under £65, including fees.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38And no sooner has he bagged the box,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42when a potential buyer tries his luck.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- I was interested in the balance. - Yeah.- £20?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I don't think I'd take 20.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- That would have to be 30.- 25 would be my top.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- I think if 25 is your tops, I think I'll hang on to it.- 0K, right.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Good luck with that, then.- Thank you.- OK.- All right. Cheers.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Well, it's always encouraging when somebody makes you an offer straight after the sale.
0:11:11 > 0:11:18But, mind you, that might make 25, £30, you know.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Oh, shall I just sell it to him? I'll go and take his money.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Oh, a sudden change of heart from Mr Lewis.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- 25?- 25.- We've got a deal.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Yes, it's a blinding start for old James.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39He's already made £25 back on a £65 layout
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and still has ten more items in the box to sell.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Watch out, Mr Hearnden.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47The pressure is on,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51and our antiques giants can't help stepping on each other's toes.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53So, we're outside now.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Garden items are being sold,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and I notice a certain Mr Lewis is out here as well.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Could we be in competition with one another?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05This is The Lionheart's chance to scupper Jonty's best-laid plans,
0:12:05 > 0:12:06but will he?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Number 408, the garden jardiniere,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11£30, five I'll take on this one.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14£30, 40...five, 50...five, 60...five,
0:12:14 > 0:12:1770...five, 80, 80 back there,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21five, 90...five, 100...five,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24£100 I'm bid, £100, five I'll take. 105, 110...
0:12:24 > 0:12:28You're sure? £105 then. Can I do it at £105? Are we all...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Getting good at this. £105.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34110...15, no? £110 on the right.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35£110, are we all done?
0:12:35 > 0:12:3815, 120, £115 on the left,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41120, do you like? Are you sure at £115?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46I'm going to sell it, all done, £115... £115.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- 20, are you coming again?- No. - 115, then, and that's 651.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Sneaky, he's running me up.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Ooh, The Hitman was bid up by The Lionheart. What a low blow.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00With fees, Jonty has spent just under £136 on the jardiniere.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Still enough to make a profit, who knows?
0:13:04 > 0:13:05The Lionheart heads back inside
0:13:05 > 0:13:09to bid on the box of jugs and pots found hidden under a rug.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11He gets it for an absolute snip,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14just under £24, including costs.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It's time for Jonty to tie down a second item.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21He's in an auction room for smaller items, awaiting a silver cigarette case lot
0:13:21 > 0:13:23he spotted earlier, but guess what?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25He's got company.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- How's it going?- Good.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Is James going to deliver Jonty another sucker punch? Bidding him up on his item.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35There you are, £50, £40, £50, now,
0:13:35 > 0:13:40£50, I sell then, five, 55, £60...five, £70...five,
0:13:40 > 0:13:4475, £80 bid. £80 bid...
0:13:44 > 0:13:48You are out. I sell at £80, 651.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55The Hitman scores and The Lionheart is not so sneaky after all.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56After costs, the art-deco
0:13:56 > 0:13:57silver cigarette case
0:13:57 > 0:14:01cost him just over £94.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03So, round two is over.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Jonty has two mighty purchases
0:14:06 > 0:14:10and The Lionheart has two boxes packed with all sorts of exciting items.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Two very different tactics, but whose is the winning formula?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19From the original £1,000 they started with,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Jonty has now spent just over £250,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23leaving him with an ample amount for
0:14:23 > 0:14:25the next two rounds.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Just under £750.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30James, on the other hand,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32has now spent just under £330,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35leaving him just under £671
0:14:35 > 0:14:36for the next two rounds
0:14:36 > 0:14:39of this epic Showdown.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Time for round three.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42It's the car boot.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47The Ford airfield in West Sussex is full to bursting
0:14:47 > 0:14:49and, as our antiques gladiators enter the fray,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52they know how much pressure they're under.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Well, a hot beef roll sounds good,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57but I don't think we're going to see much profit from that.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Absolutely not. Well, here we are at the car boot sale,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02and we've got to find two little gems, two golden nuggets.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06What will they be? Will they be furniture, a piece of jewellery, what do you think?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Second-hand clothing, children's toys.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- That's going to be more like it. - Exactly, I think so.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Our boys each need to find two profit-busting items,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17but are there any antiques to be found?
0:15:17 > 0:15:21The Lionheart cut his teeth in fairs like this, making him the connoisseur of car boots,
0:15:21 > 0:15:26and if anyone can root out those antiquities, he can.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- 35?- I knew you were going to say that. That will do.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33What are they? Well, they're window blocks.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38So, if you are a Georgian gentleman or lady in the 18th or early 19th-century
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and your sash windows keep dropping,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45you want something that will stop the window falling all the way down and smashing your glass.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49That's what these were used for.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52What a find from James Lewis, a real-life antique.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Jonty 'The Juggernaut' has finally tuned his radar to car boot frequency
0:15:56 > 0:15:58and something is singing to him.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I think it's worth a little punt.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14And, as a consequence, I'm just mulling this one over here.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17But an old saxophone, in its original box,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20has to be worth about 100 quid, doesn't it?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- To you, 50 quid.- 50 quid, will you take 40?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Because I am just doing an absolutely speculative punt.- 45.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- Do it for me at 40, 40 quid. Come on.- I'll spin you.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- What?- I'll spin you.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- If it's heads...- You'll get it for 40.- I'll get if for 40.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40If it's tails, it's 45 quid.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Tails, 45 quid.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- It's 45 quid, is it?- Thank you very much.- There we go.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It's a kick in the teeth for Jonty,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48as his gamble goes pear-shaped
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and he stumps up £45 for the saxophone,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54but like a vulture of vintage,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Jonty gobbles up his other Showdown purchase, a mantle clock for £23.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03With Jonty all out, James needs to chalk up his second item sharpish.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05No problem for the king of the car boot.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11I think it's what is called a stirrup vase.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Simply because of this design of the top there.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18But what I really love about it is the quality of the engraving,
0:17:18 > 0:17:23and if you look around the side, we have these Indian maharajahs
0:17:23 > 0:17:25on the backs of elephants.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30This is a great thing and super quality, for £8.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I'd buy it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38Yes, it's a boot sale bonanza and James has literally notched up two bona-fide antique items,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41but could Jonty's saxophone be music to his ears?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Time to find out who's spent what.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47From his original £1,000 budget,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Jonty has only spent just over £318...
0:17:51 > 0:17:54..leaving him just under
0:17:54 > 0:17:57a whopping £682 still to spend.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00James has spent £372.50, leaving him
0:18:00 > 0:18:03just under £628 for round four.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's time for the last round of this epic battle.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The foreign antiques market.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14And today, the boys are in gay Paris, at the market of Saint-Ouen,
0:18:14 > 0:18:19where three days a week, thousands of antique shops and stalls are open for business.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Hold onto your hats, because this is our duelling duo's last opportunity
0:18:23 > 0:18:26to annihilate each other in order to win the Showdown title
0:18:26 > 0:18:30and the most profit for their charities.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34The Hitman is a seasoned pro at foreign antiques markets.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39He's been here to the Saint-Ouen market in Paris before and he knows how to work it.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Our fancier of furniture has hunted down something he knows a thing or two about.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Chairs.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48375, come on.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Last price.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- OK?- Oui.- Oui.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Oui.- OK. Merci, madame.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Yes, he's stuck to what he knows
0:18:59 > 0:19:04and the pair of chairs are in the bag for just over £345.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07As always, James is taking his time.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12He's padding round the Paris market like a bloodhound sniffing out a kill,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and he soon smells some giant perfume bottles.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17What would be the best on those two?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- 380.- 380.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Gosh, it's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27380. Could it be any better than that?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- 360.- 360...
0:19:30 > 0:19:34350 for cash? Bien?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38350, deal. Thank you.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Yes, the perfume bottles
0:19:39 > 0:19:42are in the old shopping trolley for just over £318,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45but what on Earth is he planning to do with them?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I've got a buyer for them and I know
0:19:47 > 0:19:51she's been spending an awful lot on these in the past.
0:19:51 > 0:19:57£300, £400 each. So, hopefully, fingers crossed, there's a profit there.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Ah-ha! Always the businessman, he's already got a buyer in mind.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06But his opponent is a far cry from James's hard-nosed dealing
0:20:06 > 0:20:10because Jonty has fallen in love with a bust.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15# I guess you'd say
0:20:15 > 0:20:19# What can make me feel this way?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21# My girl, my girl... #
0:20:23 > 0:20:30I've got my girl. I think she is absolutely gorgeous, really stylish.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Wonderfully French, wonderfully exotic.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I think she's just so gorgeous.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41She's terracotta, and I love her. I'd like to take her home myself.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Yes, I bet you would, you old devil.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46The terracotta bust set him back
0:20:46 > 0:20:48just over £227.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Jonty has spent up,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52but The Lionheart is still out on the prowl,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and he's just bagged one last item.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00A little Chinese carving, damaged, re-gilded
0:21:00 > 0:21:04but, originally, quite an interesting thing.
0:21:04 > 0:21:0825 euros, just over £20.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09It might not be easy to sell,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13but if I don't sell it, it at least is not a huge loss.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15The carving set him back just under £23,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18but will it prove its worth at auction?
0:21:20 > 0:21:25That's it, round four is over, and all Showdown items have been bought.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27It's been a mammoth task,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31but our two antiques giants have risen to the challenge.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35In Paris, Jonty stayed true to his home-grown expertise, buying chairs,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38but James was led by buyers at home.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Time then for a quick look at who's spent what.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Our warring warhorses started this epic Showdown competition
0:21:45 > 0:21:48with £1,000 of their own cash.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49At the close of shopping,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Jonty's final bill comes in high
0:21:51 > 0:21:54at just under £891.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56James has been more cautious.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59He's spent just over £713.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03It's time for our antiques maestros to size up the enemy's goods.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- So, we've done all our buying. - At last, my word.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11All I can say, James, is you are going to smell very nice going home.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12As long as they don't break.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16My goodness, they are going to have to be wrapped and stored in the van, I think.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20So, what was your favourite buy after buying throughout the four days?
0:22:20 > 0:22:26My favourite buy would have to be the Chinese Ming Dynasty figure from the antiques fair.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- OK.- For me, I could live with that, and I love it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33But the thing that I've got most confidence in are these,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37because I very rarely go anywhere knowing that I have got a buyer for something.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39How about you, what was your favourite?
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Lots of fun things, really.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41I enjoyed buying the sax,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45but whether I can sell that or not, I have no idea.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- The auction sale and all those other sales.- Good luck.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Now, it's time to show what they're really made of,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59as our warriors turn all their attention to selling.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01They've got decades of dealing experience between them
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and bulging contact books to prove it.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08This battle is all about profit and who makes the most.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12For the winner, a lifetime of glory.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16For the loser, nothing but disappointment and humiliation.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20But this is no ordinary show, it's the Showdown,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and the Showdown sell-off has an added twist.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26The auction.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31They'll have to stand by and watch as they win big, or lose absolutely everything.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36They need to use every last brain cell to plan the ultimate strategy,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40to ensure they put the perfect items under the hammer.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44So, which of their purchases are they sending to auction?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49All these individual items are worth less, or I paid less, than £50.
0:23:49 > 0:23:55The highest item, the highest value item I've got, is my saxophone at £45.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59My American clock was only, I think, £23, that sort of margin.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03The tray, which I really like, my German tray,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07which is about 100 years old, and what's this going to weigh in at it?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Well, it only cost me a tenner.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12This could be a tortoise and hare situation.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17So, what does our Lionheart think will be a roaring auction success?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20The coffee pot. Part of a box from the auction show,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22from the car boot show.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25What I think is probably one of the most interesting lots I've found,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and this has turned out to be
0:24:28 > 0:24:32a 19th-century Indian Buddhist begging bowl.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34My little Chinese carved figure,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37it will either fly, or nobody will buy it at all.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38There were go.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44But James knows the auction house like no other and he decides to risk everything
0:24:44 > 0:24:47by putting his other Chinese statue up for auction.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49He spent a lot of money on it, so could lose hundreds,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52or will it see off Jonty and be the triumph of the week?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55We'll find out later in the show.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01Before that, our bargain bruisers have to find buyers for all their other items.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04James still has to find homes for a 19th-century snuffbox,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07two Georgian China window stoppers,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09two giant scent bottles
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and a large box of miscellanea.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14And Jonty has his work cut out as well.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16He's still got an Edwardian-style jardiniere,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20an art-deco silver cigarette case,
0:25:20 > 0:25:21a pair of yellow chairs
0:25:21 > 0:25:23and the terracotta bust.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28But until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32The titans of the trade hit the phones
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and it's not long before Jonty homes in,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37and our heavyweight has some heavy lifting to do.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41He's found a man in Hampshire who specialises in garden urns,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46but will Edward fall for Jonty's £136 jardiniere?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I know it's not particularly old and you can tell that by looking at these moulded marks down the side,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53where it has actually been made.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Yeah, I can see here.- And likewise, down on the base.- Yeah.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01So, it's not particularly old, but it has that sort of 19th-century feel to it, doesn't it?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Yeah, 19th-century feel but, yes,
0:26:03 > 0:26:07it probably is no more than ten years old, looking at the weathering. But, yeah, it's good.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10So, price, 325 would be my ideal.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- 325, your ideal.- Yes.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15That's rather more than I was hoping to pay for it,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I was nearer the kind of 230, 240.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22If I come under the 300, like 280, would that be OK?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- 280.- Are we getting near on that?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27We're getting nearer. If we said 275, we'd probably have a deal.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- That's fine, 275 is fine by me.- OK. Thank you, Jonty.- Thank you.
0:26:31 > 0:26:37One down, and Jonty pots a pretty profit of nearly £140.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Doubling your money on anything is very, very exciting,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43but at that sort of price level, really good news indeed.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Not to be outdone, The Lionheart wants to put some fresh air between him and The Hitman.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53He's keen to see off the £35 sash window stoppers he bought at the car boot.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56He's lined up a dealer in Central London,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58but Peter's got news for our King of the Jungle.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02And they were purely for blocking up sash windows to let the air in, were they?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Well, I don't think that's right.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I think the more accurate description
0:27:07 > 0:27:11would be furniture rests, or furniture supports.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15OK. What do you think, then? Value-wise.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Something like 300, something like that, I was thinking.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- How about 350? Do you think that's...?- I think that's fair, yes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Yeah, in that case, we've got a deal.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25All right. Thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Fantastic, thank you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32What a winner! James sells the supports for ten times what he paid.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35A powerful profit of £315.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Both our booty beauties are off to a flying start
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and Jonty soon seals another deal.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47He sells the pair of yellow armchairs to an upholsterer for £450,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50a comfy profit of nearly £105.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54But there's no holding James back, either.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57He soon finds a buyer for his snuffbox.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02She pays £36, giving him a handy profit of £20.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05And James could soon be sniffing the pungent perfume of more profit.
0:28:05 > 0:28:12When he bought the giant bottles in Paris for a whopping 350 euro, he had Alice in mind.
0:28:12 > 0:28:18But she's the expert, so will she put James off the scent of their real value?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Alice, when you said look out for giant scent bottles,
0:28:21 > 0:28:22I knew I'd see them,
0:28:22 > 0:28:24but I didn't know how much they were going to cost.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- They are not cheap, are they? - No, they're not.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30They sort of range between this size, the bigger size,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35and then you can get factice, because they call it factice,
0:28:35 > 0:28:39which are the very small bottles you would normally have on your dressing table with the perfume in.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41What's factice then?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44They are a showpiece, a display bottle.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47These were basically used in shops for advertising, that sort of thing?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48They are, yes.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52If you lost this lettering on there, although it was a pretty bottle,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54it wouldn't really be what it is any more.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57If I said 400 each, is that just madness?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- It is, really.- OK.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03So, how about I give you 100 each for them?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06That is way less than I paid.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07I thought I'd start low.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Just hugely less.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14How about 200 each, then? Are we about there?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16That's about...
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Let's say 220 a bottle. 225.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23In fact, let's make it round, because then...
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- 225 is 450 quid, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I think, I didn't have a clue what they were worth.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- No.- I still haven't got a clue what they're worth.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I know!
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And I was just hoping that there might be a profit.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Well, there is a profit in that. - You've got a deal.- Hurrah.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- You've done really well, haven't you? - I so have.- Oh, no!
0:29:48 > 0:29:53Oh, dear, even though James wafts away with a profit
0:29:53 > 0:29:54of almost £132,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57it sounds like he could have pocketed a lot more.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Alice looks to be the sure-fire winner there.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03The Hitman is hot on his opponent's heels.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09He's off to shift the cigarette case he bought for just over £94.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11I think this is a really beautiful object,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13so I'm going to show it to my local jeweller friend,
0:30:13 > 0:30:14who I know will be very interested in this.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18So, I'm quietly confident that I might be able to make a tidy sum.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21And it looks like Jonty's got another tactic.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25That shirt. He's clearly trying to divert Andy's attention.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30- I've brought you a very beautiful silver box.- Oh, yes.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Isn't that lovely? Engine turned. Just pre the Second World War.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Yes.- I think it's dated 1937.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- Birmingham hallmark.- Yes, I can see a nice strong hallmark on both lid and base.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43- Art-deco design.- Yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Well, I love the engine turning, it's really crisp.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48The engraving is great
0:30:48 > 0:30:51because anything you're going to handle, you don't want a polished surface,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54otherwise your fingermarks are going to show straightaway.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55I hadn't thought about that.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57So, this sort of thing, table-top,
0:30:57 > 0:31:03boardroom-type piece has gone out of fashion a little bit, in terms of holding cigarettes.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04Sure.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08But what they have found is a new use.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Bridge clubs, and people who play bridge, they want something nice to bring to the table.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Imagine you've got your friends around playing bridge.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Two decks of cards in there. - Two decks of cards in there.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22And it is in beautiful condition.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- Do you want a price?- A beautiful piece. Yeah, go on, hit me with it.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- 300 quid.- £300.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33That's not a bad price, but I do need to make a profit.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36That's fine, that's the way the business works.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38So...
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I would be happy...
0:31:41 > 0:31:43to pay...
0:31:43 > 0:31:45£270.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Fantastic.- If you're happy with that?- Very happy.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- We've got a great deal.- That's fine. - Thank you very much.- Very good.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Yes, a very decent deal for Jonty,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56he walks away more than £175 better off.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00James had some luck early on with his big box of miscellanea,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02when he sold the balance straightaway.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Since then, he's been working his socks off
0:32:04 > 0:32:06to sell a selection of items from the box,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10including the marble pen tray, the compact and the mandolin.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12After the cash is counted from all the items in the box,
0:32:12 > 0:32:18James waltzes off with over £165 in profit.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22But now, it's sad times for Jonty.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25The end of a love affair.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27# Because I am your lady
0:32:30 > 0:32:34# And you are my man... #
0:32:34 > 0:32:41Will the beauty of Jonty's 250-year-old bust win her a new suitor in fellow dealer Tony?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- That lovely demure look that she has.- Terracotta?- Yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49- Is it signed?- There's a signature on the other side, on the reverse.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53I've tried to have a look, but it looks Italian, the signature,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55it's not a French name that we have there.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58You don't have one bigger?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01I wish I had. She is beautiful.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I took one look at her myself and I thought...
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Oh, you'd come and rip me off. Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10She's 380, that's the price I'm looking for.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And I wondered what you thought?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15What's the improvement on that, what's the best?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- What's the death?- 380.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Well, not a lot.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Come on, come on, you can do better than that.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25What about 350?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I think it looks really good on that fireplace,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31so I'm sort of tempted to say yes.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- It's a sale?- Tempted.- Only tempted?
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- Can we shake hands on it?- Oh, yeah, I think so.- Yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Yes, Jonty dumps his lady in North London
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and leaves with more than £122 profit.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48So, at the halfway stage of our mammoth selling contest,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52how are our warring warriors getting on?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56The Hitman has sold four items
0:33:56 > 0:34:00and bagged just over £542 in profit.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02The Lionheart has also sold
0:34:02 > 0:34:03four of his purchases,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05but he's out in front,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09very nearly £632 in profit.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14But their wheeler-dealer ways have to end there.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Everything else must be sold at auction, a place where they have no control.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23They're in the hands of the auctioneer and his customers.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27So, before the grand finale gets under way, our gladiators check out the competition
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and make sure their lots are looking lush.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37There they are, look, the pride of the auction sale, my potato scales.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39What are they going to make?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Probably nothing at all, but don't tell anybody that.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I'm not sure what Jonty paid for this,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48but I think he might just have made a rather good move.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Musical instruments can do really well at auction.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54If it strikes the right note with the bidders, I think there's a really good profit with it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58This is the figure James bought. What's it going to sell for?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- Well, not quite sure, but I like this one.- Good.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07This is the figure that all my hopes rest on.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Ming dynasty, 16th century and rare.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14I just hope the auction room come out trumps with it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15He may think it's fab,
0:35:15 > 0:35:21but if no-one wants it, it could make a massive loss.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Jonty's opening item is the £10 copper tray.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26So, this is the first of my very big lots.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29And £20 is bid here, thank you, at £20, straight in at £20.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32And five to oblige, where? £20, the maiden bid of 20,
0:35:32 > 0:35:37The maiden bid it is at 20...five, 30, £30 and away then.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41At £30, done, going, selling away at 30, last chance at 30...
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Tripled your money.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Well, there is a minimum lot charge, but that's fine.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I've come up with a slight profit.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51But every little helps.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55After auction fees Jonty's profit is just over £11.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59This is your beggar's bowl coming up, James.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I think I'm going to need this,
0:36:01 > 0:36:02the auctioneer shouldn't be selling it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04What did you pay for it?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£8, it wasn't expensive.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- See where we go, then.- I'm hoping it will make 30, 35.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- I think that's what it's worth. - £20 and away for it, please.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1420, ten is bid, thank you.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19At £10, the maiden bid at ten, 15, 20...five, £25 I have now.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21At £25, the beggar's bowl goes away at £25, 30, on the net now,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23new bidder coming in.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Right at the end at £30. And it's going to be sold here at £30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Selling, going away at 30, 30...
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Looks good.- That's what I thought it was worth, so..
0:36:32 > 0:36:36It beggars belief you got that sort of figure!
0:36:36 > 0:36:37And a similar start for James.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Once the costs are paid,
0:36:39 > 0:36:43the begging bowl catches a profit of just over £13.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Jonty's American clock also finds a buyer.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Selling at 40... Thank you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54Selling at £40, he winds up nearly £8 in profit.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56But James takes a blow from his copper pots.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Going away at 20, at 20...
0:36:59 > 0:37:01They earn just £20 and, after costs,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03he makes our first loss of the day.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05He is down more than £12.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10My next lot is the saxophone.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12What did you pay for that?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I paid 45 quid for it, and it's a completely speculative purchase.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17I think that might do quite well. I like it.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I just don't know, it's got bags of character.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- Made by somebody in Malta, isn't it? - I know.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27You always say anything from Malta always does well... Oh, ten.
0:37:27 > 0:37:2910, 15, 20, five, 30, at £30 I have it away.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33And five, new bidder at 35, fresh blood, and 40 now on the Internet.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35At £40, I have, the bid is on the Internet, £40,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38and 45, 50, £50,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40plenty of Internet action here today.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43£50 I have now. At £50, it sells then, going away.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Selling away at 50, fair warning at 50, 60.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51At £60, still going, £60 we have, 70, £70 and away.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Done, are you all sure?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56This time, going away, selling at 70... Thank you.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- That's good.- That's all right. - It's a profit.- Yeah, that's OK.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03The saxophone hits the right note with someone.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07A profit for Jonty to the tune of nearly £10.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Now, it's the moment that James has been nervously anticipating,
0:38:09 > 0:38:15it's the Chinese wooden statue which cost him £225.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18He's placed all his hopes on it, so can it do the business?
0:38:18 > 0:38:23How are you feeling? What is your gut telling you?
0:38:23 > 0:38:28I don't know, I really don't. I know that it should make 350 quid.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31It needs to make 290 for a break-even.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36I'm hoping, I'm hoping, but we'll see.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41£100 bid, thank you. £100 I have now.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45£100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:38:45 > 0:38:50160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 220, at 220.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53At £220, I have now. £220.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56At £220, done?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Selling away. At £220...- Well...
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Oh, that's got to hurt.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Sold for less than he originally paid.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06And add in all the fees,
0:39:06 > 0:39:08it's a monumental loss for The Lionheart,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10almost £50 down.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Not much love in the room for the Chinese statue, then.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Can he do any better with his next item?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Oh, it's another Chinese figure,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22but it sells for £40,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25making James a profit of just over £8.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Now, it's time for the final lot of the day.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32The item that could make or break the whole contest.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It's Jonty's £10 potato scales.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41This is a big one.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48There are people poised on the telephones
0:39:48 > 0:39:49for those international bids.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52That's the guy from the local fruit and veg stall, he's obviously interested.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Lot number 1765 now, a set of green painted potato scales.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Just look at them!- It's a choice lot for someone, I'm sure.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Cor!
0:40:01 > 0:40:05£20 and away for the sack here. 20 away. 20, 20, tenner, then.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06£10 is bid, thank you.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Don't be ridiculous!
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Don't be ridiculous!
0:40:10 > 0:40:12At £15 now. Internet bidding at £15.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13Internet bidding!
0:40:13 > 0:40:17It's going to go to Ireland at £15. Selling away at 15...
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Yes! Woo!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23He has trapped wind.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25No, that was Jonty getting excited
0:40:25 > 0:40:30that his loss was only £3.67.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35So, the sun is setting on our mighty Showdown
0:40:35 > 0:40:38and we're heading for a photo finish.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Both our experts started the contest with £1,000 of their own money
0:40:43 > 0:40:46to spend at four different antiques events.
0:40:46 > 0:40:53After costs, James 'The Lionheart' Lewis spent just over £713.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Not nearly as much as Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00he spent close to £891.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02All of the money that James and Jonty have made from today's challenge
0:41:02 > 0:41:06will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09So, without further ado, it's time to find out who is today's
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15How are you doing?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Good to see you.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20That auction, we didn't do too well between us, did we?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22You did all right, actually.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Very small profit, but you a loss.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29James Lewis loss, those words don't really kind of like go together, do they?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32I don't like them to, really. But there were are.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- So, it's all down to our private sales.- Certainly is.- OK.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Shall we have a look?- Are we ready? - Yeah.- OK.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45- After three.- Three.- Two.- One.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Oh, that is close!
0:41:47 > 0:41:53I thought you'd got that. That was so close.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57So, the slimmest of victories for Mr Lewis today,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01but our two experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges
0:42:01 > 0:42:05and it's now time to find out how much they've made in total.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So, James, this is the big one.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Now time to find out who's made the most profit,
0:42:12 > 0:42:13because I think it could be me.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Do you know, I don't think it is.
0:42:16 > 0:42:180K, one, two, three.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Wow. What a sum, look at you.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Well, between us, we have raised £10,000.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- That's great.- Brilliant. Good. - Well done.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32It's been fun, Jonty, come on.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34So, that's a mighty overall victory for The Lionheart.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Both our experts have made fantastic profits,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42and all that money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45The charity I've chosen to give my money to is one that is very dear to me.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47My daughter started her life there,
0:42:47 > 0:42:53that's why I've decided to give my money to the Derby Hospital Premature Baby Unit,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55and that's going to save lives.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59My chosen charity is the British Dyslexia Association.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I myself am dyslexic and have children that are dyslexic
0:43:02 > 0:43:06and I know sometimes how difficult it can be.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Yes, it's been a week of no-holds barred combat.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13James and Jonty have both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:13 > 0:43:16and proved they can make a convincing profit from antiques
0:43:16 > 0:43:18when their own money is on the line.
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