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 > 0:00:11- and pitches them against each other...- Mwah!
0:00:11 > 0:00:16to see who can make the most money...from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18It's amazing, truly amazing!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life -
0:00:22 > 0:00:25it's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29the greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Two heavyweights of the antiques world will be tested to the max,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36as they have to dig deep at four different buying venues
0:00:36 > 0:00:40to find antiques and collectibles to sell on for maximum profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Sold! Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Coming up - Charlie shows us how NOT to do it...
0:00:48 > 0:00:52I offered 50, he said 50! Bother - wish I'd offered 40!
0:00:52 > 0:00:56..Catherine goes on a - hmm-hmm - spending frenzy...
0:00:56 > 0:00:5920p? Oh, come on!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and Charlie tries to reel in a millionaire.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Morning, Chris! I've brought a fishing reel for you.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- I won't like it.- Why?- Sorry, you're a nice guy, but I won't want it.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12There will be highs and lows, but there can only be one winner.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16This is the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Welcome to the Showdown,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35pitting two of our most highly-trained antiques experts
0:01:35 > 0:01:38against each other in the ultimate challenge.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Two of the antiques world's most prestigious professionals -
0:01:43 > 0:01:45the First Lady of Cunning, Catherine Southon,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49a woman who drives the hardest of bargains...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- How about £7?- How about £6.50?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Oh, you are a one!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57..going up against our smooth- talking international auctioneer
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Charlie "The Charmer" Ross.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- How about 15?- Sold.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08We will test their knowledge, stamina and know-how to the absolute limit,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12so let's find out what's in store.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Catherine! - Charlie, me old fruit! Mwah! Mwah!
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- How are you?- OK. A bit nervous about this, though.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- You've got an envelope.- I have. - So have I! Ready away!
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Catherine and Charlie - welcome to your last and biggest challenge yet,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28the Showdown.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34You must each buy eight items during your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- You have to buy two at each event. - Mm-hmm.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40You can spend up to £1,000 of your own money.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48The remaining items will go into an auction, which will be in Warwickshire,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53in approximately eight weeks from now, in direct competition with your opponent -
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- that's you, darling.- Oh - so it is.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Choose your items wisely. The winner will be the one who makes the most profit.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Good luck.- I'll see you later. Mwah!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Both our antiques giants have £1,000 of their own money
0:03:07 > 0:03:11including any restoration, repairs and buying fees.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15It's a fierce competition, but who will make the most profit?
0:03:15 > 0:03:20They must each buy two items at each of their usual hunting grounds -
0:03:20 > 0:03:23a UK antiques fair,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26an auction, a car-boot sale
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and a foreign antiques market.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36First up is the Ardleigh car-boot sale in Essex.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Of all the buying environments our experts will face,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44this will have the cheapest items on offer,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47so they need to find the best profit-makers
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- and- save enough money for the rounds ahead.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Charlie pounces on an opportunity to strike an early deal...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58A couple of chaps just said to me, "Hello, you got any tips?"
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Well, I haven't got any tips for them, but they have got
0:04:01 > 0:04:05rather a nice fishing reel - I'm not expert on fishing reels,
0:04:05 > 0:04:10but I'm hoping to buy it. Gentlemen! I spotted this, it looks quite fun.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Did you buy this here today? - Yes, I did.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Are you looking to sell it?- If the price is right.- Of course you are!
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- It's great, a snapper reel.- Yeah. - How much do you want for it - tenner?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- No, 18.- 18?- Yeah.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28I'll give you 18 quid if you promise to tell me what you paid for it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Yep.- Good man, you hold on to that.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- £18... There we go, sir. - Thank you very much.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I thank you very much indeed. Now, what did you pay for it earlier?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Tenner.- A tenner? Oh, well, that's not too bad, is it?- No.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Pleasure to do business with you. - See you later.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48First catch of the day to Mr Ross, a fishing reel for just £18.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50REEL CLICKS
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Now I've just got to reel in a profit!
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Charlie knows he can't stop there - the Showdown is a case of sink or swim.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I've got the fishing reel, I'm about to buy the boat...
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Which way's the sea?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08# We are sailing...! #
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Plain sailing for Charlie so far,
0:05:10 > 0:05:15but Catherine's spotted a Belleek preserve bowl and milk jug.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- How much do you want for your Belleek?- I want 60, dear.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Can you do any better than that?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- 50.- Could we do 40?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- £45, and I'll have a little think. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Catherine leaves the deal to ponder,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32a dangerous tactic in a competitive market,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36where hesitation can spell disaster.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I don't know whether to go back. It's a bit of a gamble, but...
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Oh, I'll tell you what, actually, I'm going to go back.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48With the deal on a knife-edge, can Catherine negotiate a reduction
0:05:48 > 0:05:51on the £45 asking price?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- 43?- 43...
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Still too much, I've got to make a profit on this.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Can we meet in the middle and say 40?- If that's your best offer.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04OK. Shall we shake on it? Thank you.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Deal done - the Cunning One spends just £40.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I'm happy, it's quite nice to see something with a bit of age,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15and with a nice mark on it. Belleek is a great factory
0:06:15 > 0:06:17in County Fermanagh in Ireland.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20They always make quite good money at auction.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24These ones aren't so collectible, they're a bit later,
0:06:24 > 0:06:28about 1920s to 1940s. Would have been nice to get them a bit cheaper.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Someone wants them - they just don't know it yet.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36While Catherine worries she may have spent too much on her first buy,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40The Charmer has no such concerns about his second item.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Do you know, it was a pound - one pound!
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I bought it because I play golf, very badly,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and I'm dying to know what golf course it was.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53It's after an original by somebody called Roy Perry.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It is of course just a print, and it's in this rather naff frame,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00which have use seen - just have a look at this!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04It's been artificially woodwormed.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They've gone, "Bong, bong, bong, bong," to pretend it's an old frame
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and it looks like the worm have eaten it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13But it's visually quite good and the most exciting thing is,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16having bought it for a pound, the man that sold it to me
0:07:16 > 0:07:19had second thoughts and offered me £2 for it and I turned it down.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Charlie bags item number two, a golfing print, for just £1.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Someone else with a birdie in sight is Cunning Catherine.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34This owl, for some reason, is staring at me.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- What could you do on this? - 50p on that. Half price.
0:07:38 > 0:07:3920p.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I'll do 50p for you.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- 30p?- I'm dropping it to half price for you.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- 40? - 50.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Shall we say 40? Come on, let's shake on it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Go on then, 40p.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Brilliant. There we are.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54She drives a hard bargain,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57an owl pot stand for just 40 pence.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The first round of this buying bonanza draws to a close
0:08:00 > 0:08:05so let's see how much our dealers have spent so far.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09They each had a budget of £1,000.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Charlie "The Charmer" Ross has hardly dipped in to his kitty,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14spending only £19.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17That leaves him with a very luxurious £981
0:08:17 > 0:08:20for the rest of the showdown.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Cunning Catherine Southon spent just over £40,
0:08:23 > 0:08:28leaving her with a little under £960 still to spend.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30They've both saved the bulk of their bounty for later,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32which is good news
0:08:32 > 0:08:35because they've still got three more rounds to get through.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And so to round two, the auction,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41and it's time to wage war
0:08:41 > 0:08:44in the Anglo-Saxon town of Market Harborough.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Armed with their spears of knowledge
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and shields of antique understanding,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53our warriors will fight their way through 760 lots
0:08:53 > 0:08:55to conquer the best bargains.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Here they both need to bag two more items for their showdown extravaganza.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05After nearly a decade working at Sotheby's, Cunning Miss Southon feels right at home here.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Time is ticking away and it's not long before she clocks an interesting timepiece.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I do quite like these Art Nouveau garnitures and they do sell well,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20but I don't really think it's got a huge amount going for it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24It's got a really punchy estimate as well, 150-250.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29I think if it goes sort of low end, perhaps 150, up to 160,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I might have a go, but I'm going to stick to my guns and not go beyond that
0:09:33 > 0:09:35because I think it's going to be a bit hard to sell.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Catherine is quick to spot another item that catches her interest. But what is it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43What we've got here is a chamber stick.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It's marked in the catalogue as probably by Archibald Knox.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Archibald Knox was working for Liberty and Co.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53He designed quite a lot of items, predominantly a jewellery designer
0:09:53 > 0:09:56but he did lots of items in Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau style.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Problem is there's a little bit of damage here.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02And here.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05But I think that I might have someone for it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08So if we can go with that, I think it's going to be worth a go.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Catherine knows there's a market for the piece,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14but that could also mean stiff competition in the bidding.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Now, we haven't heard anything yet from Charlie,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and the auction has begun.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22But the Charmer's been busy working his way
0:10:22 > 0:10:28through the catalogue, and there's a Vera Huggins Royal Doulton vase coming up that he's got his eye on.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31The vase at £100, I'm bid at £100. 110. 120.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33130, do I see it? 130.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36140. 140. Bid at 140. 150.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I've got 150. 160. At 160, now. At 160. 170.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43170, I'm bid at 170. The bid's in the room at 170. Now buying at 170.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- 170.- Selling at 170.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh, I'm buying a Vera! - That's 752.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And it's Charlie who's first out of the traps.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56He's bought a Royal Doulton vase for just under £201, including fees.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I think I might even have a buyer.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Catherine is wasting no time, either.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06She launches into bidding on the marble clock.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08170 to bid into that is 165.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10170, now at 170.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Five, if you like. - Five.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14175.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16It's Miss Southon against the internet.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18She's against the whole world!
0:11:18 > 0:11:22175, I'm bid. At 175. Fair warning. I will sell.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's mine.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And no surprise, the Cunning One beats the whole world
0:11:27 > 0:11:33and takes the clock set for £206.50, including fees.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I see you bought a clock set.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Have you no taste at all, woman?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Listen. - Where is it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Did you look at it? - No.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45It's garniture. It's Art Deco.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Beautiful(!) - It's not your thing, is it?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I should think you'd get 120 for it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Cheeky!
0:11:52 > 0:11:56The Charmer may not have eyes for the clock set but the chamber stick's a different story.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00208 is a pewter chamber stick.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- Opening bid here, £50. - I think Charlie's going to go for it, too.
0:12:04 > 0:12:0680. 90.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Hang on, don't panic. - £90. I'm hearing 95. 100.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12100, I'm bid. At £100. 110, I'll take.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- 110. 120. - 125.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- 130.- 35.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19At 135, it's in the room at 135.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Our experts are going head-to-head.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24£135. 140.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Was that Miss Southon?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30140. I'll take five.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- I've lost my number! - 145.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Let him have it. - 145.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Was that me?- That's you. - Oh, bother.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42LAUGHTER
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Catherine's not happy.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47They fought tooth and nail but Charlie takes
0:12:47 > 0:12:52the Archibald Knox chamber stick for just over £171 with fees.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Cunning Catherine still needs one more item
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and starts to bid blind on a pair of mirrors.
0:12:59 > 0:13:0230. £30.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Still in the room at £30.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I just bought a couple of mirrors. I haven't even seen them.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Two mirrors bought for a little over £35, including fees.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15But without seeing them before the bidding,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18how does Catherine feel upon reflection?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21This is OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23It's what I thought it was going to be, to be honest.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Edwardian mirror. Got the cross banding, there. It's not bad.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31This, which comes with it, is absolutely ghastly.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34SCREAMING
0:13:35 > 0:13:37That is not good news.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Oh, dear. While Catherine takes a long, hard look at herself,
0:13:42 > 0:13:46we move on to assess our warriors' war chests.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51From the £1,000 they started with, Charlie has now spent just
0:13:51 > 0:13:57under £391, leaving him with a little over £609 in his kitty.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Catherine, meanwhile, has spent a touch over £282,
0:14:01 > 0:14:07leaving her with just under £718 for the last two rounds.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12For the penultimate round, our duelling dealers will be
0:14:12 > 0:14:15competing against one another at the Newark International
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Antiques and Collectibles Fair in Nottinghamshire.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22They both have well over half their kitties to spend
0:14:22 > 0:14:25so they can afford to look at more expensive items.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29And the Charmer is feeling confident.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The people here are traders. They want to sell.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37And, by and large, they base their selling on what the cost price was.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42So here is the place where I'm going to make my money for the showdown.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Yes, like a Basset hound, Charlie soon sniffs out a bargain,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49but our well-trained tracker, Catherine, isn't far behind.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Ah-hah! What have you found here, Charlie?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55A very, very pretty little satinwood Edwardian cabinet,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58which I'm falling in love with.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Are you going to buy it? - I'm going to try.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- It depends how much money it is. - I'll leave you to it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08MUSIC: "Je T'aime (Moi, Non Plus)" by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11It may be love at first sight for Charlie
0:15:11 > 0:15:15but the Queen of Classics is looking for something a little more unusual.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20I like this. This is silver and it's a little trug, a little gardener's trug.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23If you turn it round, it's got a lovely, clear hallmark.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Nice maker's initials, there.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28JD and Sons. James Dixon and Sons.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Priced up at £89, which is a bit punchy,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33but I think I might give it a go.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And while Charlie's lost in adoration for his cabinet,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Catherine takes the initiative
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and blasts her way to her first purchase of the day.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I paid £70 for it, which was slightly more than I wanted to pay.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I was hoping to get it around the £60 mark
0:15:48 > 0:15:50but he just would not budge.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Good work by Catherine.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57And now, at last, Charlie is ready to start the negotiations on his cabinet.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01275, mate. Not a penny less, not a penny more.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04250? No. 275, I'm going to have that.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Because I've had a good look at it and, erm, it's very pretty.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Charlie bags his pretty little cabinet
0:16:11 > 0:16:13and love is clearly in the air
0:16:13 > 0:16:17because the Charmer soon spots something else that tickles his fancy.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21It's quite sweet, isn't it? Very nice little stool.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Needs a little bit of upholstery,
0:16:23 > 0:16:24but don't we all?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Yeah. £20.- £20? That's Victorian!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- I've got to have that for £20. - Good man.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I mean I couldn't possibly not buy that for £20.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Yes, that was a walk in the park.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Charlie's second item is a Victorian footstool,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and he was so taken with it, he didn't even haggle.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47Gosh, doesn't it make shopping easier when you do all your shopping in one place?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Cunning Catherine, however, is biding her time.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55She knows it's all about quality today and, like a magpie,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58it's not long before she's lured in by another piece of silver.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Can I have a little look at your jewellery box?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03You can.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06So the tortoiseshell, to me, looks in beautiful condition.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It is, yes. It's got the inlay as well.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12You've got a nice little bit of silver inlay. Hallmarked here.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16We've got maker's initials. Looks like W and S.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's slightly rubbed but the initial,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- so Birmingham and we've got a B. - A capital B.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- And that's 1920... - 1926.- 26.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30This tortoiseshell piece won't be to everyone's taste,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33but it's perfectly safe to buy it and sell it
0:17:33 > 0:17:37as it predates the 1947 legislation.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- What sort of price can you do on this?- 165. That would be the best.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- Can we not do 150?- No. - Can we do 155, and then we're...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49No, I couldn't do that because I've come down quite a long way.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52You see, I have come down from 230, so I feel as though...
0:17:52 > 0:17:54No, I know you have, I know.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59The vendor's not budging on price and time isn't on Catherine's side.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02She needs to make a decision, and fast.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Oh, this is so difficult.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I'll buy it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11I hope I'm not going to regret this.
0:18:11 > 0:18:18Deal done. After a tense negotiation, Cunning Catherine snaps up the tortoiseshell case for £160.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Round three is now over and both our antiques savvy soldiers have emerged
0:18:27 > 0:18:31unscathed with the items they hope will net them a prodigious profit.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Charlie has spent nearly £686,
0:18:35 > 0:18:40leaving him with just over £314 in his kitty.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43While Catherine has spent over £512,
0:18:43 > 0:18:49leaving her a little under £488 available to spend in round four.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And so we come to the final round of buying.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Armed with a fistful of euros, our duelling dealers have been sent
0:19:00 > 0:19:04to the Cygne market in Belgium, where their challenge
0:19:04 > 0:19:08is to each find two potential profit-makers amidst over 700 stalls
0:19:08 > 0:19:10bulging with booty.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Like a true Brit abroad, Charlie is on the hunt for things
0:19:14 > 0:19:19that remind him of home and before long, he spots something.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Oh-ho! How quintessentially English is that?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Allumettes? Ah, for the matches. Allumettes. It's 70 euros.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33£63.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I want to be buying that for £35, £40, don't I?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Cinquante, oui? Oui? - Oui.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42C'est possible a cinquante?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Monsieur, encore une fois!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I offered 50, he said 50!
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Bother! Wish I'd offered 40!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Never mind, Roscoe, you've bagged your first deal of the day and spent just over £45.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's going back to England, and so am I, with it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Our charming Brit abroad certainly knows what he's after.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09He's just spotted another English item to add to his haul.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Good English stoneware.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Royal coat of arms.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Doulton Lambeth.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Doulton Lambeth made a huge amount of, erm,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24pottery, earthenware.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29In fact, the Doulton factory started making sewage pipes,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33and of course, they ended up, Doulton today make delicate figures of ladies.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35They've come a long way, haven't they?
0:20:35 > 0:20:40The gentleman has asked me 30 euros for this.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Would it be too rude if I offered you 10 euros?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46If you said 20, you can have it.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50WHISPERS: He's coming down a bit!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- (How about 15?) - Sold.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Sold! Ha-ha-ha! - (Well done, Charlie!)
0:20:59 > 0:21:03You certainly had him over a barrel, there, with your charming chat.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- Back to England, where it belongs. - Yes.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12And Charlie takes the barrel for nearly £14.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14And that's the Charmer done.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16But with no purchases to her name yet,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Catherine needs to make up ground.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Vingt cinq.- Vingt cinq, OK.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23She buys a powder box for almost £23.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31But the wheels of time are rolling on and as the market closes,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33the pressure rises.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Like a phoenix from the flames,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Cunning Catherine soars into her final deal
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and takes a gamble on an Arts and Crafts belt buckle.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- I'm taking the biggest risk of my life.- OK.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46It's OK.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49The Cunning One gives her a budget a right belting
0:21:49 > 0:21:54and spends over £118 on the belt buckle.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Probably English-made.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I think this is going to sell a lot easier in England, I hope.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It is the biggest gamble of the day for me,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06but it's the end of the day and I had to buy something.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10And on that note, round four comes to an end
0:22:10 > 0:22:15and our antiques adventurers have now purchased all their showdown items.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Time to assess their spending.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Our duelling duo started this epic showdown
0:22:21 > 0:22:25with £1,000 of their own cash to buy eight items.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27At the close of play,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Charlie's final bill comes in at just under £745.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Catherine has been more cautious. She spent just over £653.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Before our dealers go their separate ways,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45there's just time for them to assess each other's weapons of war.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, I don't know how you found it,
0:22:47 > 0:22:52but for me, buying the last two items for the showdown today was awful.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Not easy, is it, being in Belgium buying things for England.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- But I like that, that buckle. - Do you? I do.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- But I paid so much money for it. - What about this?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06That, I really like that. That's gorgeous.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10And our Showdown auction is in Warwickshire, isn't it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12There's lots of hunts in Warwickshire.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14That is going to make you a very nice profit.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Can I swap that for one of mine?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20With a small cash incentive, yes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26And now our tireless troopers return to base
0:23:26 > 0:23:30where they must refocus all their energies into selling their items
0:23:30 > 0:23:33to achieve the highest possible profits.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37The dealer with the most money will take the title,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40but this is the Showdown and it's not quite that simple.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Both our dealers have eight items to sell,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47and at least four must be sold at auction without any reserve price.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50So it's a white-knuckle ride
0:23:50 > 0:23:53where our competitors might win big or they might lose massively.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59Both our experts must start by choosing which items to put under the hammer.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Minimum of four, but I've gone for five. Why?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I've put my Archibald Knox chamber stick in,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and I've seen one make £400 before.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Why have I put my stool into auction?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Because I think private buyers will be there to buy that. So that's that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The next item I've put into auction is my satinwood cabinet.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26I think the colour of it will attract somebody. So I'm hopeful of that.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30I put the spirit barrel in simply because I bought it in a rash moment
0:24:30 > 0:24:34because it seemed cheap and it was English and I bought it abroad.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37So hopefully that'll make a profit.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39And the final thing, number five object,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41was the cigarette box.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45The sale room is in a hunting area and it's got hunting scenes on top
0:24:45 > 0:24:49so I think that is the right reason for putting it into auction.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50And Cunning Catherine,
0:24:50 > 0:24:54which of her items does she think will gain the most under the gavel?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58The first item that I've picked were these two items of Belleek.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04I'm hoping that for £40 I should make a little bit of profit on that.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07This is probably the one I'm most happy with because I really like this.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10It's nice quality, James Dixon & Sons.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I'm hoping something like this should do well at auction.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17This I picked up, it's quite a nice novelty thing.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18It's an Art Deco compact.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22It would be nice if it made £40 or £50, but I'm not holding my breath.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Now this one, the Arts and Crafts buckle.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31I really love this, but I've paid far too much money on this.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I think I've made a big mistake. And the only place for it is at auction.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38There's no way I'm going to get a profit on it.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42If I do, I will be very surprised and very happy.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Before any auction action, our captains of collectibles
0:25:45 > 0:25:49have items they need to find private buyers for.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Charlie needs to shift a fishing reel, a golf print and a Vera Huggins Royal Doulton vase.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Catherine will have to find a home for a pair of mirrors,
0:25:59 > 0:26:04an owl pot stand, a tortoiseshell case and an Art Deco clock set.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08But until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands,
0:26:08 > 0:26:09no deal is truly sealed.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Our purveyors of products from the past hit the phones,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and it's Charlie who's first out on the road.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19He's arranged to take his vase, bought for nearly £201,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22to his friend, singing teacher Cheryl.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And he's determined that it's not going to go for a song.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26- Are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Can we sit it over there?- Yeah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Between those two, just to see how it looks.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Cos that's what I envisaged.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It was designed by Vera to sit there.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- That is amazing. - You could look for a long time to find a vase of those colours.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54It picks up all these colours within this room.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56It picks up everything.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59It picks up the sill, it picks up a little bit of the floor.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01And I'm hoping to pick up your money!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Well, of course, I do really love it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- We'll just have to see how much you're going to scare me.- 325.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- How about 250?- I will come down.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18And I won't move lower, and I mean that, at 275.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19270.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22I did say I wouldn't move any lower.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26But frankly, for a fiver it's not worth arguing with, is it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- I think it's fantastic.- 270.- Yes. - And a singing lesson?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- All right then.- Done.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37SHE SINGS OPERATICALLY
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Ooh, that "vase" a great sale!
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Charlie takes a profit to the tune of over £69.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47SINGING
0:27:54 > 0:27:57DOGS HOWL
0:28:01 > 0:28:04For a first singing lesson, that is amazing. You have promise.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Vase-selling, ten out of ten. Singing, nought out of ten.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Well, don't give up your day job yet then, Charlie.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Hoping to hit the right note
0:28:15 > 0:28:18and mirror Charlie's success is Cunning Catherine.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22She's taking her walnut mirror, one of the pair bought at auction for £35.50,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25to Chris, who runs an antiques shop in Kent.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Condition wise it's not bad for its age, is it?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32There's a couple on the veneer here and on the top somewhere up here.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- But essentially I thought it was a lovely frame.- Yes.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Nice walnut frame. - Yeah, not bad at all.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Nice little bit of cross banding round here.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Original glass, which is good.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46Um... You know, really, it's quite a clean little mirror.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49How interested would you be you then, Chris?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I would be happy to pay around £30.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Hmm.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Perhaps my first offer was a bit mean.- I like your way of thinking!
0:28:58 > 0:29:04- I'd go up to 40. How's that? - Can we say 50?- No. 45.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- 45. 45 sounds good to me. - That's great.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Catherine gets a sale
0:29:08 > 0:29:12and she follows up by selling her other mirror for £15,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16giving her a profit on that lot of £24.60.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23But time stands still for no woman, and Catherine surges onwards,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26selling her Art Deco clock for £210,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29which leaves her with £3.50 profit.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34It's now Catherine three, Charlie one, in this super selling slog.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37But the Charmer is gearing up for a counter-attack.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39He's phoned a friend and is heading for London,
0:29:39 > 0:29:45hoping that the fishing reel that he bought for £18 could make him a millionaire.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48In my briefcase, one fishing reel.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50In here, one fisherman.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- Hello, Charlie. Come on in. I'll let you in.- Thank you.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Chris, I never realised that you're a serious fishermen.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Yes, one of the best you've ever met.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- I've brought a fishing reel for you.- I won't like it.- Why?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I'm sorry, Charlie, you're a nice guy but I won't want it. Cos I've got hundreds.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- You'll have a look? - I'll look, but I won't want it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Of course you will. You'll never have one.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Why are you looking at me like that? - I want you to hold it and feel it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- And tell me all about it. - It's very, very heavy.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25CLICKING
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Oh, listen to that! - It's a collector's piece!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Who wants to collect... Listen to it!- A lot of people.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32Listen to that.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- You're a very nice man.- You could add it to your collection.- No.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Oh, dear, could that be Chris' final answer?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- How much do you want for it? - 18 quid. That's what it cost.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Really?- Yeah. - Boy, did they see you coming!
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- No.- Go on, 18.- No. - It's worth 18 quid.- No, it's not.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- You could make a profit on it. - Eight quid.- 15 quid.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- I've gone off the idea. Forget it. - No, no, come back.- What?
0:30:56 > 0:30:5812 quid.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- No. 11.- Come on, Chris.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- Slap hands, 11 quid. Yes! - And you really want it. - That was so begrudging, that.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- You are horrible because you really wanted it, didn't you? - Yeah, I love it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I've always wanted one of these. I've wanted one of these since I was a kid.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Oh, Charlie, you were absolutely kippered there.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Chris certainly has a "Tarrant" for negotiation.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28That sale hits our Charlie with a £7 loss.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Cheerio, Chris.- Bye. Thanks!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36What have I done?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40I've just lost money to somebody who really wanted to buy it in the first place.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I'm pathetic at this!
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Bye, Charlie. Thanks.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Cunning Catherine is driving down to Folkestone in Kent
0:31:51 > 0:31:54with the owl pot stand she splashed out a mighty 40 pence on,
0:31:54 > 0:31:59in the hope that she can sell it to Brian who runs an owl rescue Sanctuary.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Are they safe? - They are extremely safe.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13To-wit to-woo'd have thought it? Our Catherine is afraid of owls.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16My heart is beating so fast.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18That's enormous.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Do you know what, I am secretly petrified of owls, actually.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25I can't believe how close you're getting to him.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Aren't you worried he's just going to...?- He won't do it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I've got complete trust in him.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Oh! He touched me!
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- The beak is for eating. - No, it's the beak I worry about.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40The talons are for killing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45Oh, Catherine, you'd better get dealing, and let's hope your asking price doesn't ruffle any feathers.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- Right. OK, Brian. Down to business. - Surprise me.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Are you ready?- Yes.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Wow!- Now, what would you be prepared to pay?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I know what I would like for it.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00I'd like to give you a £5 note.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04I'd like to get a little bit more than that, if possible.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- How about 10?- How about £6?
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- How about £7?- How about £6.50?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11You are a one, aren't you?!
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- How about £7?- How about £6.50? - £6.50.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- How can I refuse such a lovely, lovely man?- You are gorgeous.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20How's that?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Catherine makes over £6 from that sale and she is unleashing
0:33:23 > 0:33:27a selling salvo because she goes on to sell her tortoiseshell
0:33:27 > 0:33:32silver case for £230, which leaves her with a whopping £70 profit.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Now, our Charlie loves to mix business with pleasure.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41So he's travelling to Bicester to indulge in two of his favourite
0:33:41 > 0:33:45pastimes, golf and making a smashing profit.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47After a couple of rounds to warm-up,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Charlie gets down to business with his friend, Richard, and sells
0:33:51 > 0:33:57the painting he bought for a pound for £24, pocketing a £23 profit.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02So, as we approach the halfway point of this savage selling struggle,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04let's check on our pros' profits.
0:34:05 > 0:34:12The Charmer has sold three items and bagged himself just over £85.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Cunning Catherine is slightly ahead.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19She has sold five items and made just over £104 profit.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26The wheeler-dealing must all end there. Our duelling dealers must sell everything else at auction,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29a place where they are in the hands of the auctioneer
0:34:29 > 0:34:32and totally powerless in negotiating prices.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Before the bidding begins, our competitors snatch a quick look at each other's wares.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Charlie's Archibald Knox.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43I think, in my opinion, it looks like it has been spray-painted.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Miss Southon has bought a bit of Art Nouveau here.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I think Miss Southon will be losing money here.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Hee-hee-hee! She might lose quite a lot!
0:34:52 > 0:34:56I'm really surprised that he didn't sell this privately because
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I think it would have made more money there than it will today.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Here, you are looking at Roscoe's profit.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06The webbing had gone at the bottom but I've had that done
0:35:06 > 0:35:10in exchange for talking to the lady's local club.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14I think that's a very fair deal. £20. Could make 50.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18As part of the same agreement, Charlie has also
0:35:18 > 0:35:21had his silver-plated casket restored, a total of about £50
0:35:21 > 0:35:24worth of restoration work in exchange for his talk.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Now, it's the moment of truth, as bidding begins
0:35:29 > 0:35:31and first up is Charlie's cabinet.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Edwardian satin wood two-door cabinet. Who will start me on £300?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- What?- Start me at £300?- Optimistic.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Start me at £200? - I can't stop laughing.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Has it got a bid?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Oh, dear. There's no interest.- £100.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- 30 quid would be good.- 100 I'm bid.
0:35:50 > 0:35:56100, we're off. 100, is there 110? Thank you, sir. 120.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02120, looking for 130. Seems cheap to me. It will sell at 120.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Miss Southon. My world has fallen apart.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13I'm really sorry but that is quite funny!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I think that's back to the drawing board, isn't it, Miss Southon?
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Catastrophe for Charlie.
0:36:17 > 0:36:24After fees, he has made a thumping loss of just over £179.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Cost 275, loss, 175.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Chin up, Charlie, your stool is up next
0:36:31 > 0:36:34and surely, it must be a banker since it only cost £20.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3947A is an early 19th century walnut-framed stool
0:36:39 > 0:36:40with floral patterned tapestry.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45Start me at £80. £50 to start. Is there 50 anywhere?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Kick us off at 30, then. 30 I am bid. At 30, and five.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Profit!
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Profit.- Is there 40 anywhere?- 40.- 40, here.- D
0:36:54 > 0:36:57# Double your money, I'm gonna get rich. #
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Selling at 40.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- It's a profit. - Thank goodness for that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Charlie makes a profit of over £11.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09But, he's got no time to celebrate
0:37:09 > 0:37:12because his chamber stick is up next and it's a big one.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16He purchased it for just over £171,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20and he spent £120 from his remaining kitty having it restored.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25So, in total, this item has cost him over £291.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- At £200 then...- Come on, squeeze it, woman, squeeze it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32GAVEL COMES DOWN
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- 200.- Oh, dear. This is turning into an absolute nightmare for Charlie.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41He's just lost £131.50 after fees.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Where does it go from here?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Well, Charlie, right over to Catherine, is the answer.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Next under the hammer is the compact she bought for nearly £23
0:37:50 > 0:37:54and bidding has already reached £22.
0:37:54 > 0:38:00- At 22. In the room at 22. 25. - See?- 28. 30.- Yes!
0:38:00 > 0:38:05- 35, 40. At £40. - £40 for this rubbish?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- At £40. Yours.- Well done.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Grrr!
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Catherine's made over £8 profit, but she's not one to crow about it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- So, Charlie Loss, I mean, Ross.- Cruel!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24This is the big one for me.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29This is the moment when Southon comes down to Ross's level!
0:38:31 > 0:38:33352 A, and early 20th century Arts and Crafts
0:38:33 > 0:38:35white metal belt buckle.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40- £100, somebody, a £100?- Come on. - 100. Anyone want to come in at £80?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Or 50?- Try 30.- Try a 30 pound bid to start.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- I think 20 would be better. - 30 I'm bid, and five anywhere?
0:38:46 > 0:38:52- At 35 here on the internet. - Internet!- 40 anywhere? At £35.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Come on. No.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Ooh, that's got to hurt, over £91 lost after fees.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02This is turning into a disaster for both our competitors.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Charlie's next. He loses just over £2 on his casket.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Frankly, this has just been a national disaster!
0:39:12 > 0:39:15What am I going to do? I can't bear it!
0:39:15 > 0:39:19But Catherine makes a bigger loss when her silver bonbon dish,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22purchased for £70, sells for just 40.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26So, after fees, our lady makes a loss of £39.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31And the losses just keeps on coming.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35After fees, Catherine loses nearly £32 on her Belleek,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38which plunges her even deeper into the red.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40You are joking!
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Can Charlie fare any better on his final item of the day,
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- the barrel bought for nearly £14?- Here we are, £20.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- £30, start me at 30. - I've got 16 bidders on the net.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- Why is she asking for 30? - 20, I'm bid. Is there anywhere else?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- At £20 here.- £20?!- That a profit!
0:40:02 > 0:40:08- It's a profit! - It's profit, Charlie!
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- It's a profit! - I think he is in shock.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13The Charmer's taken a profit of,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17wait for it, £1.52. Come on!
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Our proud profit-pursuers have taken a almighty beating at the auction.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30But, before we find out just how badly they've been walloped, let's recap on their spending.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Both our experts started the contest with £1,000 of their own money
0:40:34 > 0:40:36to spend on eight items each.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42After all costs, Charlie has spent nearly £865.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48And Cunning Catherine spent slightly more modestly at just over £653.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52All of the money that Catherine and Charlie have made from today
0:40:52 > 0:40:56will be going to a charity of their choice, so without further ado,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00it's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:00 > 0:41:07- Charlie! Hello.- How are you? - Fine, thank you. And yourself?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Absolutely dreadful. I feel like I've been through a mincer, not an auction.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13What about your private sales? How did you get on?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Vera came up trumps. - Oh, well she was good.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20I took her to a private lady, it just spoke to her
0:41:20 > 0:41:21and she had to buy it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Fantastic.- That was my good success story. What about you?
0:41:24 > 0:41:29Well, I had quite a few, actually, but one that was particularly good.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Do you remember my little owl pot stand which I bought for 40p.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- I went to the perfect place, an owl sanctuary.- Good Lord!
0:41:37 > 0:41:42I was scared to death of the owls but it was a fantastic place.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- Shall we have a look?- I think we're both dreading this, aren't we?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- I'm dreading it more than you, Miss Southon. Three!- Two!- One!
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- Ta-da! Oh, come on, Charlie, get it open!- It won't open!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Open!
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Fantastic! - That's why I didn't want to open it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:08In the words of Charlie Loss, I mean, Ross, I am cooking on gas.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Terrible losses all round but Catherine emerges the victor.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Both experts have been building up their profit pots
0:42:14 > 0:42:18all week over a series of challenges and it is now time to reveal
0:42:18 > 0:42:22whether Catherine or Charlie will be this week's overall champion.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29I've had huge fun. It's been a great, great competition.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- It's been a good experience.- I'm not looking forward to this either.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Ready?- Steady.- Go!
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Yippee!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Yes!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44A resounding victory for Cunning Catherine.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Both our experts have made fantastic profits
0:42:47 > 0:42:50and all the money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53I'm delighted to have won this competition
0:42:53 > 0:42:57and so proud to have raised so much money to give to my chosen charity,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01which is Starlight, The Children's Foundation.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05My chosen charity is the Matt Hampson Trust.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Matt Hampson is a remarkable guy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11A rugby player who broke his neck some years ago
0:43:11 > 0:43:13practising for the England Under-21 team.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17He is now a quadriplegic. He needs all the help he can get.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20It has been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Catherine and Charlie both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:24 > 0:43:28and they've proved they can make a solid profit from antiques
0:43:28 > 0:43:30when their own money is on the line.
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