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