0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is,
0:00:04 > 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 > 0:00:16to see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19That's amazing, truly amazing!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Today, dazzling newcomer Catherine Southon
0:00:22 > 0:00:25takes on vivacious veteran Charlie Ross
0:00:25 > 0:00:28in an all-out battle for profit,
0:00:28 > 0:00:32giving you the inside view on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Coming up, our experts cast aside convention
0:00:36 > 0:00:38in their quest for victory.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40What are you doing down here?
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Catherine illustrates the pitfalls of buying at auction.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Don't do what Catherine Southon has just done
0:00:47 > 0:00:49and buy the items and then look at them.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54And could Charlie Ross be about to abandon it all for a new career?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58If you get excited in court, won't it fall off?
0:00:58 > 0:01:01It's time to put your money where your mouth is!
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Today's extravaganza reveals what goes down when auctioneers attack,
0:01:19 > 0:01:24as Put Your Money veteran Charlie "The Charmer" Ross
0:01:24 > 0:01:28takes on young pretender "Cunning" Catherine Southon
0:01:28 > 0:01:32in the antique-buying territory that's most familiar to them,
0:01:32 > 0:01:33the auction house.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37The Charmer is very much the respected master.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39He's wielded the gavel
0:01:39 > 0:01:42at multi-million-pound vintage car auctions across the USA.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45She think she's giving this old man a right good whipping.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Young Catherine learnt her trade at Sotheby's auction house
0:01:49 > 0:01:51before going solo
0:01:51 > 0:01:54as a dealer, valuer and auctioneer of great cunning.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58If I see him bidding, it's war.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02They both have £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and their mission is to make as much profit as possible,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08all of which will go to their chosen charities.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11The Leicestershire town of Market Harborough
0:02:11 > 0:02:15won't have seen a battle like this since the English Civil War.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Enjoy the ride as these two mighty hammerheads go head-to-head.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Hee-hee! Hello!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28With a crash like that... it could only be you, Charlie.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- How are you?- I'm very well. Have you been here all night?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34No, I've only just got here!
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I have been here earlier than you, having a sneaky peek.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- What have you got, £1,000?- £1,000.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- So have I. - How are you going to spend yours?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- With absolute ease.- Really?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I always buy things across the room without looking at them properly.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Yes.- I'm not going to do that today.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I'm sticking to things I've looked at thoroughly
0:02:52 > 0:02:54and about which I know something. What about you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- I'm going to be very selective, I know what I want to buy.- Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- And I'm going to stick to my limits. - Is there much furniture?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- There's a few little bits and pieces. - Yeah, I must go and have a look.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- I shall see you...later.- Good luck.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Watching this pair, you'd think they were buddies,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13but don't be fooled.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Now the game is on, our two titans of the trade are ready for a tussle,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19combining their considerable nous
0:03:19 > 0:03:24with every tactical trick they can muster to gain the advantage.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27From the get-go, it seems cunning Catherine
0:03:27 > 0:03:30has got the measure of the Charmer.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33His plan was to look at things very carefully, to be very cautious.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I think he's doing that, actually.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41He's pretending he's playing around, but he's no fool.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Indeed he's not.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47When it comes to tactics, this Charmer is one smooth mover.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48# You've been hit by
0:03:48 > 0:03:51# You've been hit by a smooth criminal... #
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Anyone for a biscuit?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Yes, behind the old-school charm, our Charlie is a sharp as a razor.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01She said she was going to stick to her plan
0:04:01 > 0:04:03and she wasn't going to be moved.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06We'll see if we can get her to pay too much for something.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08The auction will be starting soon,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11so the Charmer and his cunning counterpart
0:04:11 > 0:04:17must rifle through as many of the 760 lots as they possibly can
0:04:17 > 0:04:20in order to choose their weapons of war.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Charlie is the first to spot a potential purchase.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25William Moorcroft
0:04:25 > 0:04:28worked for the Macintyre factory in the 19th century
0:04:28 > 0:04:30then started on his own,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and then the factory was taken over by his son Walter,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and the factory still goes today.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And this is really nice,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41because it's got a label on the bottom here, "Pansy pattern,"
0:04:41 > 0:04:46which is what it is, Moorcroft, signed WM, circa 1925.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50They've put £40-60, I'd pretty happily pay £60 for it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Fingers crossed.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Catherine is carving through this auction house with laser-beam focus,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00seeking out the item that might be a cut above the rest.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04When it comes to seeking out bargains, she's simply the best.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05# You're simply the best
0:05:09 > 0:05:11# Better than all the rest... #
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I quite like this. It is a bit wacky, a barber's chair.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Probably... I don't know, mid-20th century.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I like unusual pieces,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and something like this would make a good prop.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It has no guide price.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I think it should probably be about £20-30.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34If I can get it for that, I would be very happy.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38If not, I'll give Charlie a short-back-and-sides.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Yes, fighting talk from our cunning lady,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43but there's a whole catalogue to work through,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47and success will come to whoever keeps their hair on.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Now, when I saw this in the catalogue,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I phoned up a judge friend of mine
0:05:53 > 0:05:55and said, "What about barrister's wigs?"
0:05:55 > 0:05:58He said, "Things do look for..."
0:05:58 > 0:06:01There must be three curls or rolls either side, which it's got.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Two at the back, which it's got.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Check the stitching underneath... and that looks pretty good.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Try it on...
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Miss Southon. Take her down...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19..and take her away.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22So I might buy it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Nice little daydream, Roscoe, but the lady's here to stay.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29With just moments to go before today's auction kicks off,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31our duelling dealers know
0:06:31 > 0:06:35that victory will go to the one who buys the most profitable pieces.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the sale today.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44We'll start with lot number one...
0:06:44 > 0:06:48As the auction house settles into rapt anticipation,
0:06:48 > 0:06:49bidding begins,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53and our duelling duo are hit with their first curveball of the day.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It's quite interesting - he's selling the smalls,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02and generally a porter holds up the lots so that you can see them.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05There is nobody holding up the lots,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10which means it makes impulse buying almost impossible,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13because, er... I can't see half the things on the table.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Charlie's not wrong - both our warring warriors now face a major dilemma.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Do they bid only on the items they've had time to look at
0:07:23 > 0:07:28or do they take a major risk by bidding on items unseen?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31The Charmer's not having any of that.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He's sneaking his way to the front
0:07:33 > 0:07:36to get a better look at the line-up of items.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38He's a dark horse!
0:07:38 > 0:07:43The sale's already started, he's not wasting a single moment.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48He's over on his hands and knees looking at every single lot.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Cheeky monkey.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Well, Catherine, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58In no time, Catherine's spotted a set of rosewood tea caddies.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's in quite bad condition.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03But it's the sort of thing that a restorer might like.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It needs a new lock here.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11The interior needs a bit of work there.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Yes, watch out, Catherine, you've got a Charmer incoming.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17What are you doing down here?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Come on, you two, back on your feet, please!
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Sanity is restored, but these duelling dealers
0:08:24 > 0:08:27are determined to keep a close eye on each other.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- # Can't take eyes off you... # - Looking more cunning than ever.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Charlie's making me nervous, he keeps looking at me and staring at me.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40He's looking at me, I don't like it!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45There's a real battle of wills playing out here today,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49but it looks like it's Charlie who's the first into the fray.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52His Moorcroft bowl is next up.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Er, 86, Moorcroft...- Here we go.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59He's bidding on Moorcroft, he loves a bit of Moorcroft.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Lots of interest, 150, 160, 170...
0:09:02 > 0:09:04There's a string of bids on this item.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- Ten, sir? - The Charmer looks positively pained.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- 90?- No more, sir. - Oh, and he's beaten.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16He's struggling. He's out!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20300 I'll take.... £290 and away.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22GAVEL BANGS
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Catherine thinks it's hilarious, but will she fare any better?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- One of her lots is next up.- Lot 87. - 87, these are the tea caddies.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Bidding starts at £30. 35, 40, five.
0:09:36 > 0:09:3950, five... 60...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- £60, selling in the room at £60... - 60 at the moment.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Oh, she's done it, Catherine lands the first purchase of the day,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52four mahogany and rosewood tea caddies
0:09:52 > 0:09:55for just under £71, including fees.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00She's bought a moneybox, a tea caddy and two other caddy boxes,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05which...I suppose would be quite good for starting a fire, really.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Ooh, harsh words, Charmer. You need to keep your hair on and show us what you're made of.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Right, here comes the barrister's wig.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15It would look rather good on Miss Southon, wouldn't it?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I really, really don't want him to get this.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20The bidding starts in earnest,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and the Charmer has some competition from cyberspace.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26£70 is in the room. At 75.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- There's a magistrate on the internet.- 80.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Tell him I'll send him down, sir.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- 90.- And it's with Charlie.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35£90 I am bid. And 95.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37He's not listening. 100.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38LAUGHTER
0:10:38 > 0:10:42At £100, I am bid, then, at 100. Is that 110? New bidder. Thank you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43At £110.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47LAUGHTER
0:10:48 > 0:10:49He is there, 120. 130.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52140.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57140 bid this side, then. At 140 and selling, at £140.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Thank you, your honour!
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Ah, what a character.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08Charlie bags his barrister's wig for just over £165, including fees.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Both our dealers are on one purchase apiece,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16but Catherine's picked out a pair of cast-iron doorstops
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- in the shape of lion's paws. - GROWLING
0:11:18 > 0:11:24Pardon. It's a jungle in this auction room, but our cunning Catherine emerges victorious
0:11:24 > 0:11:28and takes the doorstops for nearly £50, including fees.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Only time will tell whether her risk of buying unseen will pay off.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38So far, we've got a pretty even fight on our hands with these two auction-house heavyweights.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44They both started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Veteran Charlie has only made one purchase,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52but with fees included, he's spent a tad over £165,
0:11:52 > 0:11:57leaving him with just under £835 still to spend.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Young pretender Catherine has bagged two buys,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03spending a little over £120, with fees.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06So, she's got a shade under £880 left.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Round two begins with our adversarial auctioneers
0:12:13 > 0:12:15pretty much neck and neck.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Charlie starts this round knowing he needs to secure a second purchase,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23a signature piece that will give real satisfaction.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Look what I've found, the Rolling Stones' autographs.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I asked the auctioneer whether he thought they were genuine,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and indeed they are.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37The lady who has put this into auction saw them
0:12:37 > 0:12:41at a concert somewhere near here, ran round the back afterwards,
0:12:41 > 0:12:42and got their signatures.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46So, we know, on good authority, that they're the right thing.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I reckon the Rolling Stones' signatures,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I could probably get certainly 300-£400 for them.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Yes, a good spot, Roscoe, but now you've got to win it.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00363, autograph album, £110 opens the bidding.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Oh, and the bids are racing away like Wild Horses,
0:13:05 > 0:13:06and for the second time today,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Charlie's butting up against those internet bidders. And he's not chuffed.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12150, I'm bid 150.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- £160 on the net.- Unplug it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Hmm, it's not looking good.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20£240 on the net. 250.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Oh, hold on.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26All done, selling to the room, then, £250, all done.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Jumping Jack Flash!
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Our very own Street Fighting Man holds firm and seals the deal
0:13:32 > 0:13:36for £295, including fees.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- Parasol handle. - Charlie's now on two items. And, with the bit between his teeth,
0:13:40 > 0:13:41he drives on through
0:13:41 > 0:13:47to win a pair of parasol handles for just over £33.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49And he's delighted.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55But, later in the day, when Charlie went to collect his purchase, he was in for a disappointment.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00One of the handles had been accidentally given away with a different lot,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03so the auction house agreed to refund him £15,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07leaving him with one parasol handle for just over £18.
0:14:09 > 0:14:16Well, I am pretty thrilled with my Victorian embossed, hallmarked silver parasol handle.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20And it's Birmingham, 1892.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24I don't think the ivory stem here has got much to do with it,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26although it seems to fit rather well.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Here at £35...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31The Charmer is now on three purchases to Catherine's two.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34But the cunning one soon catches up
0:14:34 > 0:14:39when she buys a mixed lot of six pieces for £88.50 including fees.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Catherine has now purchased three lots, and she's playing a tightly-controlled game.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51But someone's keeping a very close eye on her every move.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56# I always feel like somebody's watching me
0:14:56 > 0:15:00# And I have no privacy Oh, oh, oh
0:15:00 > 0:15:04# I always feel like somebody's watching me
0:15:04 > 0:15:06# Who's playing tricks on me...? #
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- £35. Are you ready, Charles? - I wasn't bidding, sir!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I was waving at a lady.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Yes, watch it, Charmer, or you might find yourself paying a fortune for an item you don't want.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Charlie retreats to comb through his catalogue,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and it's not long before something catches his eye.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Lot 435A
0:15:27 > 0:15:32is a nine-carat gold garnet ring together with another garnet ring.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Now, this isn't something I would normally buy,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38but I do know someone who loves garnets
0:15:38 > 0:15:43and wants to buy a garnet ring for their new grandchild,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47but, if they don't like it then I'm really scuppered,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49because this is a one-off chance.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51It's a chance Charlie's willing to take,
0:15:51 > 0:15:57and he bags the two garnet rings for just over £100, including fees.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Earlier today, Catherine, lover of science-related antiques,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06spotted a Victorian engraving that got her pulse a-racing.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10As you probably know, I have an interest in scientific instruments.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13What I like about this is it's an engraving
0:16:13 > 0:16:17of the distinguished men of science of Great Britain.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19We've got James Watt, we've got Herschel,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but it's a great period piece.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26I love the folios in the front, I love this lovely globe to the side.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28And they're all in the Royal Institution.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30That's the setting.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I know that I can probably sell this to one of my scientific buyers.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37£40-£60, I'm going to bid hard.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Monochrome engraving, in the frame, £45.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Catherine's in at 45.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44But the bidding's racing up.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4890, five, 100, 120.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49130, back in.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- 135.- 135.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Oh, and look at that, she's delighted.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02She's got the monochrome for just over £159.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Next up is the barber's chair she spotted at the start of the day.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08The barber's chair.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- A lot of interest in the barber's chair.- That's me out, so far.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16The bidding has to start with me at no reserve at £40 on commission,
0:17:16 > 0:17:1945, 50, five, 60, five.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- That's me out. - Well, can't win them all, Catherine.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26In the end the chair goes for a hair-raising £100.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29But it's not long before Catherine's spotted another chair
0:17:29 > 0:17:30in the catalogue.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33It's an Edwardian corner chair,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and this time she wins it for just over £53, including fees.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41But the chair brings with it a little lesson in the perils of buying without viewing.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46Always look at the items before you buy them.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Don't do what Catherine Southon has just done
0:17:49 > 0:17:52and buy the items and then look at them.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It was just very cheap.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But there is some good news.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01The auction house offers Catherine a £25 refund on the broken chair,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05reducing her expenditure on it to just over £28.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Item 26, the cushioned mirror.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10The Charmer's just bagged his fifth item of the day,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14a brass mirror for just under £83, including fees.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Flash but new.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Bit like Southon, really.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Again, our duelling dealers are level pegging with five items each,
0:18:24 > 0:18:25but the Charmer is on a roll,
0:18:25 > 0:18:30and next he's bidding on an Edwardian armchair.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Charlie gets his chair for £88.50 including fees.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38But Catherine is hot on his heels,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42and her weapon of choice is an antique oak wool winder.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46And it's hers for just over £41.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50So, has she played a blinder with her winder?
0:18:50 > 0:18:56This is a classic example of look before you buy.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Oh, dear. This is deja vu, Catherine.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I have absolutely no idea
0:19:04 > 0:19:08who I'm going to sell this to, and to top it all, it's falling apart.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Great(!)
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Oh, that's got to hurt!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's now the final furlong in this auction Grand National,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and Catherine is not ready to drop the pace.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22She's spotted an Edwardian overmantle mirror in the catalogue,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and by golly, she's having a go.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Sold and away!
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Well, you've got it, Catherine, an item seized in the nick of time.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Thank you all for your bidding, pay up, look happy.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39So, the curtain has fallen on this auction altercation.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44Our dealers both started the day with £1,000 of their own cash.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Charlie "The Charmer" chalked up a bill
0:19:46 > 0:19:50of just under £750 including fees,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and he picked up six purchases.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57"Cunning" Catherine spent less,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01a little over £482, but she's made seven purchases.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06With the buying part of this challenge over,
0:20:06 > 0:20:11our warring warriors must start the process of selling their items,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13and Catherine is not wasting any time.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18She's been approached by someone interested in buying a brass button hook that was part of the mixed lot
0:20:18 > 0:20:22that Catherine purchased earlier for £88.50.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25How much are you happy to give me on this?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26I was thinking about £8.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- No. £30.- Meet me in the middle.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- 25.- That sounds good to me.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Catherine's made her first sale for £25,
0:20:34 > 0:20:40and she goes on to sell her damaged Edwardian corner chair for £38
0:20:40 > 0:20:42to the lady who bid against her.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Catherine is in the driving seat,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46but that's not going to stop the Charmer
0:20:46 > 0:20:49having a little dig at one of her purchases
0:20:49 > 0:20:51when they compare their antiques armoury.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55I've got an idea with the wool winder. If you put another couple of spokes into it,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57you could make it into a hamster wheel.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- What about you? - I bought that delicious mirror.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- You think it's delicious?- There was just a hint of sarcasm in my voice.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- What about this wig, Charlie? - It's wonderful.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- You're authoritarian with that on. - Well, I haven't got the brains to be a barrister,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16so the least thing I can do is buy the wig.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Our antiques entrepreneurs have swum the raging river of buying,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26but must now climb the lofty mountain of selling.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28And it gets harder from here on in.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Our would-be selling superheroes return
0:21:31 > 0:21:34to the sanctuary of home to plot out their campaigns.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39The Charmer, to awe-inspiring Oxfordshire
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and cunning Catherine to captivating Kent.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47With two items already sold, Catherine is surging ahead,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51but what are her thoughts about the rest of her mighty arsenal?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55The science print really interests me because it features
0:21:55 > 0:21:59all the different scientists from the early 19th century.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Something like that would definitely go
0:22:01 > 0:22:03to one of my science buyers, definitely.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Everything else worries me slightly.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10It's going to be tough.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Well, in addition to her print, the First Lady of Cunning
0:22:13 > 0:22:17also needs to shift a set of wooden tea caddies,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19a pair of cast-iron lion paws,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22an oak wool winder,
0:22:22 > 0:22:27an Edwardian overmantle mirror and her remaining job lot items.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32And what of the Charmer? What does he make of his mighty haul?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Two things I've more or less bought to order.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38I do know someone that wants a bedroom chair,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41they moved into a house relatively recently.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45The jewellery, I know someone that loves garnets and specifically wants a garment ring.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And actually, in one lot, I bought two, so that's quite good.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The mirror was my, "Good Lord,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54"we're getting to the end of the sale, let's buy something now,"
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and we did. And there it is.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01And we'll just have to hope and pray on that one.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Charlie also needs to sell his barrister's wig,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06the parasol handle
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and an autograph book.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Our samurais of selling will be pulling out all the stops
0:23:12 > 0:23:16to find buyers for their items, but until they've shaken on it
0:23:16 > 0:23:22and the cold, hard cash has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Eager to catch up with cunning Catherine quickly,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Charlie is first to hit the road.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Now, the Charmer is one of life's bigger personalities,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34a hero in the epic mould.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And the majestic beauty of the Oxfordshire countryside
0:23:37 > 0:23:41will have a profound effect on such a fellow.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48I wandered lonely as a cloud, when, all at once, I saw a crowd,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51a host of golden daffodils.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56And now I'm off to sell my ring. Doesn't rhyme, does it?
0:23:56 > 0:24:01Oh, Charlie, you nearly had us all there. Don't give up the day job, old bean.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Roscoe might not be much of a threat to our poet laureate,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07but when it comes to dealing, he's a dynamo.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And he's brought his two garnet rings to his friend, Roger,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15who, so far, has expressed an interest in only one of them.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17# Who wants to buy
0:24:17 > 0:24:20# This diamond ring...? #
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- A-ha! How are you?- I'm great. How are you? Good to see you.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- What a great lifestyle, working in the sunshine.- You can't beat it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- I won't keep you long, but you know why I'm here, don't you?- I do, yes.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Close your eyes. - And hold out my hand.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36What do you think?
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Oh, I say!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Oh, that's fantastic.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- You do actually like it?- I do. - Good. Who's it for?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- It's for my wife.- I thought it was for your new granddaughter.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49That's the other reason. Grandson, Charlie.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Grandson?- That's the other reason.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Does your grandson want a garnet ring?
0:24:55 > 0:25:01It's to commemorate. He's going to be ten days old today.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02You're a garnet freak?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Yes.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- I think it's high time to reveal my hidden card.- Ah!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Exhibit number two.- Oh, I say!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Ooh, a favourable reaction!
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Look at that.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Do you like that one?- I do.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Is it a BOGOF?- What?!
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Buy One Get One Free.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- HE GUFFAWS - Certainly not! No!
0:25:23 > 0:25:30I was going to say 150, for one, but 200 for two.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35- That sounds pretty good, doesn't it? - Hmmm.- I'll give you 175 for the two.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I'll take that. It's a deal!
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Well, that's fantastic!
0:25:40 > 0:25:42The cyclone of charm does the business,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46grabbing nearly £75 profit from the deal.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Time to toddle off home to plan the next attack.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Back in Kent, cunning Catherine is also out on the road.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00She's taking her ornamental mirror to shop owner Lindsay
0:26:00 > 0:26:02in West Wickham.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04# Mirror in the bathroom please talk free
0:26:04 > 0:26:06# The door is locked... #
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Kate, Lindsay, I love the little bits and pieces you've got here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13It just seems you bought these items and painted them up,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15and given them your own little style.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16So, where do you get things?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Upcycling, it's called.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Oh, upcycling, I like that! I like that.- It's the new word.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23The it-word at the moment.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Brown furniture is out and it won't come back for a long, long time.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30So we've just hit it at the right time.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33It's not like shabby chic, it's more like vicarage chic.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35That's what we like to call it, vicarage chic.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Let's not be too horrible about brown furniture,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42because I have brought you a piece of brown furniture!
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46But I'm hoping you can see beyond that,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48and you can do something with this.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Did you have a figure in mind?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I did. I was hoping for around £100.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- No, couldn't give you 100.- That was a very definite no. What about 85?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- All right, 85.- 85?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- 85 it is.- Done!
0:27:07 > 0:27:11A great-looking sale that reflects brilliantly on our Catherine.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13She's earned herself £40 profit.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18She then burns across to Otford in Kent
0:27:18 > 0:27:21with her four tea caddies to see her restorer friend Chris.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I'd go up to 70.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Can we squeeze another £5 out?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- Yeah, OK.- Is that all right? - Yes, that's fine.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Well, it's not the easiest sale,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38but Catherine manages a profit of just over £4.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Well, I'm a little bit disappointed in that,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43but, at the end of the day, I did pay a little bit too much for them
0:27:43 > 0:27:47at auction, so I should be grateful with the profit that I made.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51She sells the white metal buckle from her job lot of items for £50,
0:27:51 > 0:27:57which leaves her £13.50 shy of making an overall profit on the lot.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02With that sales hat-trick, Catherine has got to be the odds-on favourite to storm this race.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07However, the seasoned thoroughbred that is Charlie Ross
0:28:07 > 0:28:09isn't in it to be an also-ran.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12He'll take it to the final furlong and beyond.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15He's even working up his own fashion line for the spectators.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19The latest Ascot hat.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21The Roscoe Edwardian chair hat!
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Hats off to the dapper chap. He thinks he's sorted his next sale.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I've got the Edwardian cross-banded chair in the boot,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34and we're off to see Cheryl, a friend of mine who wants,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37desperately, a spare chair for one of her bedrooms.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Is it what you're looking for, madam?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Well, I think it is.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Can I tempt you with a price?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Go on, then.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50£140.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54No. 120.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Yes?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58120. Deal?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Got a deal.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Mwah!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03With £31.50 profit in his pocket,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07the Charmer is now sitting pretty in this competition.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08But not for long.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11The sale of his brass mirror doesn't go to plan.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14He'll need to take a cold, hard look at himself
0:29:14 > 0:29:16after losing almost £3 on it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18MUSIC: "Land of Hope and Glory"
0:29:18 > 0:29:23London. The capital of England is steeped in history and grandeur.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27The Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge,
0:29:27 > 0:29:32and the oldest research body in the world - the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's the setting depicted in cunning Catherine's engraving,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and so she's brought it here to show to Arthur,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40a scientific historian
0:29:40 > 0:29:43who she's hoping can give her more information about it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Well, this is fantastic, being in the British Institution Library,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50which is where my engraving is set.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Isn't it? The first thing I noticed when we walked into the room was,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59on the wall behind us, the big convex mirror.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04And that must be it in the original painting.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Fantastic. But this actual scene is purely fictitious.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13The painter didn't come here and have this group of scientists all in this room.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14No.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20It is possible that they did gather in a number of this sort of size,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24because they must have been members of this institution,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26but the artist couldn't have possibly painted them
0:30:26 > 0:30:28all at the same time.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33- No.- So, he would have taken portraits of them later.- Individually.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36And the original painting, of which this is an engraving,
0:30:36 > 0:30:39we believe is in the Portrait Gallery.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40It is in the NPG, yes.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Arthur, thank you for your knowledge.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Hopefully, I I'll be able to use that to sell it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Let's hope you get a buyer for it. You should, it's a nice thing.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51It is a nice thing. Come on. Let's go and get a cup of tea.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Now she's got the knowledge, we'll see whether Catherine will be able
0:30:54 > 0:30:59to put it to good use and command a higher price for her engraving.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Back in Oxfordshire, the late-night oil is burning.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07The Charmer is doing some research of his own on his barrister's wig.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10No, no he's not.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Anyway, as we hit the halfway point,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16it's time to see how our champion chasers are racing.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18After a slow start, Charmer Charlie
0:31:18 > 0:31:24has now sold three of his six items and made nearly £104 profit.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Cunning Catherine had a great start,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28selling two items whilst still at the auction.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31But things aren't so rosy at the halfway point.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33She's yet to break even on her job lot of items,
0:31:33 > 0:31:38so her profit currently stands at £41.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43As the sun rises on the second half of our epic antiques adventure,
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Charmer Roscoe is up and about, bright eyed and bushy-tailed.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52And he's made a little change to his silver parasol handle.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58If you have a Victorian silver and ivory parasol handle,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00there's only one thing to do with it, really.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Take it to a local carpenter and give him a fiver, and,
0:32:05 > 0:32:10ladies and gentlemen, I give you the walking cane.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11How smart is that?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Very smart indeed.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17And he follows it up with another smart move, travelling down
0:32:17 > 0:32:21to London to see an old friend at one of his favourite places.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25MUSIC: "Soul Limbo" by Booker T and the MGs
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Lord's. Home of English cricket.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31All we're missing is the sound of leather on willow.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33But I haven't got time for any of that,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35because I've brought my cane along.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39And I hope I'm going to sell it to John Fingleton,
0:32:39 > 0:32:44aka Fingers, the quintessentially English cricket supporter.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Anyway, he loves a good cane, and, Fingers,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49have I got the cane for you!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Well, Fingers, here we are at Lord's,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and you are the face of English cricket, are you not?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Some people say that. I think more the body.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I'm not sure I want to be the face of it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- You know why I'm here? - I've got a feeling you're going to separate me from some money.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08I certainly am. I'm just looking at that little collection.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I've noticed there's nothing Victorian there, is there?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Not a genuine antique. - No genuine antiques, no.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I'm going to show you a genuine antique.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19No, no, no, only if you like it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Isn't that pretty?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- Isn't that magnificent? - That is lovely?
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- And it's got the hallmark on it, here.- Can you tell me all about it?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- I can indeed.- You know about these things.- Well, I'm supposed to.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35It has a little anchor on it, which tells you it was made in Birmingham.
0:33:35 > 0:33:42It has, obviously, the lion passant, and then a date letter for 1892.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43It's quite interesting.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46People could look at this and think it wasn't Victorian,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48because it doesn't have Victoria's head on it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52In 1891, when Victoria was getting a little crusty,
0:33:52 > 0:33:57they decided to make the hallmarks without her head on them any more.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01So, you actually get a Victorian hallmark from 1891-1901,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03still silver, but no monarch's head.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- But did they continue with the monarch's head afterwards?- Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09What are you going to try and sting me for this?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- 75 quid.- Not a prayer!
0:34:10 > 0:34:14You know, Her Majesty appears on one of those nice, pink notes,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16they're called 50. How about 50?
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Fingers, you're a gentleman.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Howzat!
0:34:19 > 0:34:22A selling wicket for Mr C Ross. Fingers gets a cane,
0:34:22 > 0:34:27and Roscoe retires to the pavilion with nearly £27 profit.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32# I don't like cricket, oh no
0:34:32 > 0:34:36# I love it... #
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Oh, dear. Cunning Catherine is in danger of being knocked for six,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43but hold on, she thinks she may have found a buyer for her engraving.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47When I first did some research on my science engraving,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51I sent images to a colleague of mine in the science world,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53and he's expressed some interest.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I gave him a ballpark figure of 250-350,
0:34:56 > 0:35:01and he's said he could be interested. So, I'm going to give him a call.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02Wish me luck.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05OK. Good luck.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Hello, it's Catherine.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Remember the photographs of that print I sent you, the engraving?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12The science engraving?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14She needs to make it a big sale.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17How does £350 sound?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Terrible? Erm, what about 300?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Deal. Fantastic.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Thank you very much. Thank you. Bye!
0:35:29 > 0:35:33That was amazing. I cannot believe I sold that for £300.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Ah, well done, Catherine. That's a huge sale!
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Like a mad scientist, our lady mixes bargains with selling prowess
0:35:41 > 0:35:47and produces just under £141 profit, a seismic game-changer.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50She's blasted her way into the lead.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54But the Charmer isn't about to sign off.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56He's still got the Rolling Stones autograph book,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58which he paid £295 for,
0:35:58 > 0:36:03and he'll need to sell it for a whopping price to make a decent profit on it.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Here I am. I've got the Rolling Stones' autographs.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11And John Hayes and his family are bonkers on all memorabilia.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13And they will buy these.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You hope, Charlie.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18MUSIC: "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
0:36:18 > 0:36:22I was at an auction and some autographs came up.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26When you think of autographs, you think of you. And quite rightly.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Unbelievable, your collection. Ever worked out how many you've got?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34We think we've probably got about 13,000-14,000.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36What's the most valuable one?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38What, piece of memorabilia, or signature?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Signature.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Churchill, Churchill. Definitely.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44What would that be worth?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Well, Churchill's signature's now going between £3,000-£4,000.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Are they really?- Great investment. - My uncle was Churchill's dentist.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54What about that? He's got a set of his dentures. They must be worth...
0:36:54 > 0:36:56They've got to be worth more, no question(!)
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Well, I saw these autographs and I thought, what I'm going to do,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I've told you what they are, it's the Rolling Stones.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07What do you think? I'll tell you what I want for them. 750 quid.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Too much, Charlie.- Really? - Seriously, too much.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Ooh, hit the brakes. That's not what the Charmer wanted to hear.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18That was a mighty starting price, but we'll find out later
0:37:18 > 0:37:22how close to it our Roscoe actually managed to get.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25The cunning one has one last item to sell.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Her oak wool winder,
0:37:26 > 0:37:32and she's winding her way up to Henley to see shop owner Penny.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35There's a lady here that's got a spinning wool shop.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37And she's expressed interest.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40She said she's been looking for one of these for months.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Apparently, I've since found out that these are actually quite rare.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47MUSIC: Recorder plays "Baa-Baa Black Sheep"
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Good morning, Penny. Catherine Southon, hi. How are you?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58I have brought you...a wool winder.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Right. Yes, it's what they call a squirrel cage.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05How does it actually work? How would you use this?
0:38:05 > 0:38:09You would adjust the cage.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Right. That moves up and down?
0:38:11 > 0:38:17Up and down. Up to the length of the skein that you're going to wind.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21You just pick the skein of yarn up.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26A skein of yarn. I like that word. A skein of yarn. Right, OK.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- Or a hank.- Or a hank.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33- And then you would adjust it to the length of the hank.- Right.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37And then you would put it round the two cages,
0:38:37 > 0:38:41and then find the end, and then you would either wind it off
0:38:41 > 0:38:46on your hand into a ball, or you could put it on a ball winder
0:38:46 > 0:38:49and turn it into a ball of wool that way.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54So, this, a wool winder, basically turns the hank of wool...
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Yes, into a ball of wool. You can't knit off a hank of wool.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03- How did you get on before you had one of these?- Husband's arms.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Backs of chairs. Knees.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Now, shall we talk about price?
0:39:09 > 0:39:13How does £150 sound to you?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16It's probably a bit higher than I would have gone to.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19What about 130? Is that a nice compromise?
0:39:19 > 0:39:20All right.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Are you happy with that? Lovely.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Mm, Miss Southon is spinning.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Her wool winder wound her nearly £89 profit.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Has Catherine done enough to take the crown back to Kent?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Who knows? The Charmer has one last throw of the dice.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39His judge friend Christopher has expressed an interest
0:39:39 > 0:39:41in the barrister's wig for a friend of his.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45But it seems this isn't going to be the serious deal you might expect.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Boys will be boys.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52When you get excited in court, won't it fall off?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Order, order! Gentlemen, to business, please.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Do wigs get longer the more senior you are?
0:40:02 > 0:40:07When you're very, very senior, does the Lord Chancellor have one that goes down to the ground?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10There's a very long one. That's the ceremonial wig.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13There's the barrister's wig. And that stays whatever your age,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17whether you are a QC or anything like that, you're still wearing the barrister's wig.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23The judge's wig, which is the one I thought you were going to get me, is this.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Which is rather different.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33That's rather like one of those helmets people wear
0:40:33 > 0:40:36when they're riding bicycles, isn't it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40You do realise we're both sitting in the garden wearing them?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I often do this...- I'm sure you do.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47So that's judgment. That's by the by.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Could I interest you in this wig?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I'd probably give you a couple of hundred for that, Roscoe.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Ooh!
0:40:56 > 0:40:57Excellent, I'll take that!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Hold on! You've taken the wind out of my sails with that.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Yes, the Charmer's done it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05At this late stage, any profit is welcome,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07and Charlie's made nearly £35.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12She's travelled up and down this great land, but in the end,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Catherine couldn't sell all of the items from her job lot box.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20And, overall, she makes a loss on it of £13.50.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23But has that blown her chances?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Let's find out who's taken today's title.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Our commandos of collectibles have bravely battled their way
0:41:29 > 0:41:31through an epic competition today.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34They both started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Charming Charlie spent nearly £755 on six purchases.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41And cunning Catherine bought seven lots
0:41:41 > 0:41:45and spent a total of just over £482.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47But now, it's all about profit.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52All the money Catherine and Charlie have made from today's challenge
0:41:52 > 0:41:54will go to a charity of their choice.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57So, without further ado, let's find out who is
0:41:57 > 0:42:01today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Charlie, good to see you.- Mwah! Mwah!
0:42:03 > 0:42:06And good to see you looking perky.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I'm very happy now that I've sold everything.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Even the wool winder?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11The wool winder was magical!
0:42:11 > 0:42:16I sold it to the perfect lady, who's been after one for months.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Then you're probably the best dealer I've ever met.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I know. I'm terribly clever.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22I had fun selling my stuff.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25What about your Stones autographs? I wish I challenged you on those.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30The Rolling Stones will have made the difference between you and me, Miss Southon.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32How much did you sell them for?
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Well, you have a look. One, two, three.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Ho-ho! The Rolling Stones!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Mick Jagger did it for me. Does he do it for you?
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- He does it for me, yeah. - Oh, does he?!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Yes, he certainly does, Roscoe.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Let's see how Charlie got on when he sold his autographs.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51450.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I think that's very fair.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59The Charmer signed off with £155 profit, his biggest of the day.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03And so, our resident Prince Charming takes the butcher money crown.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I really thought, when it came down to it,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09that I had given Catherine a good beating.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11But she's canny, you know, and when it came down to it,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13there was no more than about £50 in it.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17I think, what I had, I sold extremely well.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19But he just did a little bit better.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Charlie can't celebrate for long, because tomorrow,
0:43:23 > 0:43:27our duelling dealers will be crossing swords at an antiques fair in Newark.
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