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 > 0:00:10and pitches them against each other...
0:00:10 > 0:00:15- Mwah!- ..to see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19That's amazing! Truly amazing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Today, the people's champion, John Cameron,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26takes on the veteran bruiser with the soft centre, Philip Serrell,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Coming up, our boys go merrily round the car-boot bend...
0:00:38 > 0:00:43..John Cameron reinvents himself as an icon of ladies' fashion...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Forgive my ignorance - that IS a top?
0:00:46 > 0:00:50..and even our experts sometimes bite off more than they can chew.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Why I chose him I really, really don't know.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Exactly.- What?
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Why did you come here?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17On the battlefield today
0:01:17 > 0:01:19are two mighty veterans of the antiques trade,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23two auctioneers who wield their gavels with a grudge.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27First up, it's Worcester's wily warrior, Philip "The Fox" Serrell.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.- Only because I like you.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And bravely facing him on the battleground is his arch rival,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38the Portsmouth Prince, loved by the people,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40it's John "The Hammer" Cameron.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41CHEERING
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- £50. You're a gentleman.- And you. Thank you very much.- Take care.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50They've each got £250 of their own money in their wallets,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52and their challenge is simple -
0:01:52 > 0:01:56to seek out the items that they can sell on for the most money.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59The dealer with the biggest profit wins,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00and all the profits go to charity.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Today's battleground
0:02:02 > 0:02:05is Denham Giant Car Boot sale in Buckinghamshire,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08where around 400 car-booters have turned up early
0:02:08 > 0:02:10to set up stall for the day.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Amongst these stalls,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16surely thousands of valuable objects are just waiting to be snapped up.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But which of our brave car-booters will blitz the booty?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23We'll soon find out as we release the dealers.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- How are you, mate? - Morning, young Philip.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- It's early for me, this. - Well, here we are in Denham,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31a very, very sunny day,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34absolutely packed car-boot. Rammed, isn't it? Got your £250?
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I'm all there, gunned up and ready to go.,- Me too. Strategy today?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42I'm a bit of a car-boot virgin. I've got to think laterally.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45If I see a table that I think I can turn into a porcelain vase,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48that's what I'm going to go for. You?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50You can't have a strategy in a place like this,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52cos you don't know what you'll see.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I don't know, I'm just going to get amongst it,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58buy myself something I can turn over quickly and make a quick profit.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- But first of all...- Yeah?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- HE SNIFFS - ..if my senses don't betray me,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- I can smell a doughnut van. - I'll race you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08'Ey, come on, boys, it's got to be delving before doughnuts for you,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12because the gates have just been opened and the place is heaving.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16The Fox isn't the most experienced car-booter,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20but he's a true competitor, and he's psyching himself up for action.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23It's an intimidating environment if you haven't been before,
0:03:23 > 0:03:28so I've just got to now get in there and get amongst them.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Yes, get stuck in, Foxy,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35because connoisseur Cameron has been round the car-boot block a few times,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37so for him, this is a walk in the park.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41When I was 13, I went to work in the family business, fruit and veg.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Basically, I was a barrow boy down Charlotte Street in Portsmouth.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Bit of banter, bit of a community. I used to have a lot of fun.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And days like this, where else would you want to be
0:03:49 > 0:03:51than in the sunshine making some money?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54The boot sale is warming up. It's the early-morning rush,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58and our boys really have to pluck those ripe bargains
0:03:58 > 0:04:00off the trestle tables sharpish.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02But the new kid at the car-boot sale, Phil the Fox,
0:04:02 > 0:04:07has started to form a game plan to beat his old rival the Hammer.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I've been to two car-boots and just run round like a headless chicken,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14so what I am really going to apply my mind to this time
0:04:14 > 0:04:15is doing it methodically,
0:04:15 > 0:04:20going down here and then just working the whole field, like that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Go on, Phil! The novice is taking to the boot sale like a duck to water.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27It's minutes before his beady eye spots an item.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- How much is that?- Three.- It's £1.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- I'll do it for two.- It's £1.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33It's a brand-new ball!
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I'll give it to you for £1.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I think that's quite decorative. It's colourful, it's decorative.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Why have I bought this, I hear you asking.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And, standing here, I'm asking meself the same question.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Come on, Foxy, you can't go wrong with a £1 spend.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49While the Hammer races round the sale
0:04:49 > 0:04:52with his profit radar set to maximum,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55the Fox is homing in on items he's an authority on,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and Worcester porcelain is top of the bill.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- What's the best you can do that for? - I'll do it for a tenner, go on.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Do you know why it's got to be less than that?- Why? Cos it's not stamped?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It's painted outside the factory.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09This is just like...
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- You know the sort of paints that you used to paint models with?- Yeah.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16This is a white figure that Royal Worcester produced,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20and they produced two that are called June and Noel,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and June is a summer one and Noel is a Christmas one.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26And they're worth between five and ten quid to a collector.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29So that's where I'm coming from, and that's that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- How much is that? - I've got 5.50 on that.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- I'll give you seven quid for the two. - No, I'm giving you that for nothing.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Make it nine and you can have them. - Eight quid.- Nine.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Eight.- Nine.- Eight.- Nine.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Go on, £8.- Go on.- You're a gentleman. - Only because I like you.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Ooh, he loves a good tussle, the Fox.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51He's the honcho of hard haggling,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53dazzling the stallholders with his knowledge
0:05:53 > 0:05:55before he strikes.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58The wilful one from Worcester has bagged himself three items,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01even though the sun's still coming up.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03But how is the Hammer doing?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05"Pants" is the word that springs to mind.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07As I'm in a generous mood,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I'm thinking I might just buy something for Philip.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13A little pre-Christmas gift. What do you reckon?
0:06:13 > 0:06:14I think it might be his size.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Rummaging through ladies' underwear may not be the best way forward.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22The Hammer's got to drop those drawers and pull his socks up
0:06:22 > 0:06:23if he wants to beat the Fox,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27who's just sniffed out a petrol can for his favourite price, £1.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33This is an old - a really old! - 1930s petrol can. It's battered,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37but I reckon I might just be able to sell it to somebody who's into cars.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40And I've got a bit of a passion for cars myself.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43He's clearly also got a passion for blowing John out of the water.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Sensing competition, John Cameron picks up the pace.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Just look at those little legs go!
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Today, Denham car-boot sale is the front line of battle,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and our field marshals are out to snatch the flag of victory.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59But only one man can win.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02It's 9.30am before John seals his first deal,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05which in car-boot terms is late in the day,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07and he's spent 50 notes on it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Well, my first purchase of the day is modern,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13but it's very decorative, nicely framed.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16This in the middle looks like some sort of wheel,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18some sort of primitive wheel.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21There's no age to this, but it's contemporary-looking,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25so I think I shouldn't have too much trouble getting a profit on this.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I don't want to try and reinvent the wheel. Keep it simple.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Ladies and gentlemen, John Cameron is in the ring.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35He's carving his way through the aisles. Unstoppable!
0:07:35 > 0:07:40Taking no prisoners, this is a dealer at the top of his game.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44And with a sniper's focus, he's set his sights on...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Oh, dear. More ladies' clothing.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I know a lady who deals in vintage clothing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It doesn't always have to be vintage, just quirky things.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59I could pick up a few bits here
0:07:59 > 0:08:02that I could turn over for a quick profit with her.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Let's see what we've got.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07In the search for an exquisite vintage garment he can sell on
0:08:07 > 0:08:09to his lady friend in Portsmouth,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13he stumbles across something much more manly.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16They're sparring gloves. We may even have some bag gloves here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I'll get the big weights, the 14oz.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21That's what you wear when you don't want to do much damage.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Now, obviously, these are not antique boxing gloves,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but car-boots are about finding bargains to sell on for a profit.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Excuse me, I've sorted out some gloves here.- Yes?
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Are we all right to have a deal on these? Six pairs there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I said a fiver each, so five, ten, 15, 20, 25, 30. Give me 25 quid.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43That's a deal. We're flying!
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And it's only round one, Philip.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50It's a mighty body blow to the Fox from canny Cameron.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53He's on form and he's fighting hard.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Both our boot-sale belters
0:08:55 > 0:08:58weighed in this morning with £250 of the Queen's finest,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00and halfway through the day,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03these fighters have chalked up very different scores.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Phil the Fox is light on his feet.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11He's made three deals so far but only spent a lean £10,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15leaving him with £240 to plough through before the final bell rings.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17John "The Hammer" Cameron, on the other hand,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19has landed some big punches.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22He's made two purchases and spent £75 on them,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26leaving him with just £175 to play with.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30As our brave booters bounce back into the ring,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33the Hammer better watch his back, because in no time,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37that fast Fox has bagged himself yet another sweet deal,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40two framed prints for just a fiver.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44I think these are really good decorators' lots.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46This is Burne-Jones,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50one of the great 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite artists,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54and this is a Monet exhibition poster. I bought the two for a fiver.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58I would hope - hope - I might get £20 for them.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Our car-boot beginner has really got the bit between his teeth.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06He's burning a trail and bagging some unbelievable bargains.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The Hammer better keep a very close eye on this one.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Where is that Philip "The Fox" Serrell?
0:10:13 > 0:10:14I know you're out there somewhere.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Oh, there he is, spotting more bargains, methinks!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It may be beginner's luck, but savvy Serrel is on a roll.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26His eyes are peeled and he's spotted an engraved Oriental-style pot.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- What's the best you can do on that?- 15.
0:10:28 > 0:10:3015?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I'm going to think about that and come back and see you later on.- OK.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The thing that I'm sort of torn with at the minute
0:10:36 > 0:10:39is that I know that that's brand-new,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and I'm just not sure at the minute.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I might come back. We'll just see.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48With four deals under his belt, the Fox is bobbing and weaving,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51looking for the chance to strike.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55But with only two items, the Hammer is upping his game.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59He's just bought an Edwardian wall cabinet for £15.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Look at the handles on this piece. They look typically Edwardian to me.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07It's typical of the little shelves and small pieces of furniture
0:11:07 > 0:11:09that you find from that period.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Nice coat of wax or three
0:11:10 > 0:11:12and I think they'll polish up nicely.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I might even get myself a small profit.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I'll have to roll my sleeves up.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Remember, whatever the boys spend on restoration
0:11:19 > 0:11:22has to come out of their £250 budget.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28This sale marches on, and it seems the Fox is gearing up to prove
0:11:28 > 0:11:30that you CAN get money for old rope.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31What IS he up to?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- How much are these? - Tenner apiece.- Tenner apiece.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Can you do anything on a tenner with them?- How many do you want?
0:11:38 > 0:11:39I just want two.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Give us 15 quid for two.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Can't do a tenner for two? - Oh, that's a kick in the...
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- I know, but, y'know, it's a tough old life.- Give us a tenner.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49You're a gentleman. You know what the saying is.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- Give a man enough rope...- ..and he'll hang himself.- I just have.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55What's the big idea, then, Foxy?
0:11:55 > 0:12:01All I need to do now is find someone with a staircase...
0:12:01 > 0:12:05who wants two lengths of rope as a handrail.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Shouldn't be a problem, should it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Hm, perhaps the wily Fox has a secret directory
0:12:10 > 0:12:12chock-full of people with no staircase handrails.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Now, where, oh, where could the Hammer be?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Oh, he's been drawn back to the ladies' clothing.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I am a genuine punter, y'know.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I might need you to model this - I won't know what it looks like.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29What a charmer!
0:12:29 > 0:12:30How much is that?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- £2.- £2. Right, let's see what else we can find.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I've got no expertise in women's fashion. I know what I like when I see it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Forgive my ignorance - that IS a top?- Erm, a top or a dress.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Are these all yours?- No!
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- SHE LAUGHS - No?- No!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49See, I saw you and I thought,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52"They'll have some stylish clothes on this stall." That's why I came.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Oh, these cheesy chat-up lines
0:12:54 > 0:12:57are plucked straight from the Hammer's handbook.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01JC bags four items of ladies' clothing for a fiver.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Now, this is a fellow in touch with his feminine side.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11But there's nothing ladylike about our bruiser from Malvern.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15No, he just likes big, heavy agricultural tools.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17How much is that, please?
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- 45 quid.- Hm.- I spent an hour on it the other day, getting it going.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23You need to get out more, sir. PHILIP LAUGHS
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I did you a favour. I bet it's the first antique you've seen here.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30You've got a customer there. You go and dive into your customer.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I thought I was going to take some money off you.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35You would if it was a tenner, but it's not a tenner, is it?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Phil Serrell has turned from the vestal virgin
0:13:38 > 0:13:41to the big daddy of the car-boot sale,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43weaving his way in and out of the stalls
0:13:43 > 0:13:47and taking no prisoners if the price isn't right.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48John Cameron, on the other hand,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53is more like the pretty woman who's just been given licence to shop.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57ROY ORBISON: # Pretty woman, walking down the street
0:13:57 > 0:14:00# Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet... #
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I've got myself, I think, five garments here.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05I spent £15,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and I've got three or four lots of designer labels in here.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12There's a good second-hand market for clothing. They call it "vintage".
0:14:12 > 0:14:16I went to a shop in Selsey yesterday and had a look at what they'd buy.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19So at £15, I've got to be able to make a profit on that.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I may well go into the rag trade.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Mm, hot stuff, from John the Hammer to Jean Haute Couture.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29He's so confident of his winning formula
0:14:29 > 0:14:32he buys yet another designer top for £2.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35With their campaigns in full swing,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37our bitter rivals meet in no-man's-land
0:14:37 > 0:14:39to size each other up...
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and have a little bit of ice cream.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- This is the best thing I've bought today.- Good call.- Absolutely right.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- How are you doing? - Not too bad. It's quite mad.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49There's so many different things.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53I panic-bought in the first 20 minutes.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55And I bought some real tat, absolute tat.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59A couple of things I might do all right with. You?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- I was enjoying my ice cream. - How much have you spent?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I think I've spent about £106 or £110, something like that.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I've got some interesting bits. I bought some women's clothing.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Don't get excited. - I had heard, actually.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- It was something I didn't believe in. - Vintage.- Second-hand.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Well, but vintage sounds better.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18We'd better get stuck into these before they melt.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Good luck this afternoon, keep buying,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23and meet you back here in a minute for more ice cream.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Absolutely.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27No time for that, JC, you've had a breather
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and now it's time to get stuck in again.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32You're in the final straights and, before long,
0:15:32 > 0:15:33it'll be packing up time.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Phil is starting to question some of his opponent's purchases.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43Now he's buying ladies clothes? It's not right, that, is it?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Oh, come on, Foxy, each to their own.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Phil's lucky streak continues with a wooden book slide
0:15:49 > 0:15:52he snaps up for a credit crunch busting £4.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And it's not long before he glimpses another petrol can.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- How much is your petrol can, please? - Petrol can's five quid.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- I'll take on offer.- I'd only insult you so I'm not going to do that.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- Insult me.- A pound.- No. There you go, I don't feel insulted, though.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Keep at it.- Go on, give us a quid and you can have it.- £1?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Merely a drop in Phil's ocean.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20His years of valuing and buying have stood him in good stead for this boot sale.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22He never backs down
0:16:22 > 0:16:26and his clever negotiating tricks are clearly working a treat.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30With time marching on, the Fox revisits the stall he found earlier
0:16:30 > 0:16:32with the Chinese pots for sale.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38- What's the best you can do that for? Best price is?- 15.- £15?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42I'm pleased with this. The thing is, there's just no age to that at all.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I really AM older than this.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49But it's trying to look like an archaic Chinese
0:16:49 > 0:16:52brass and bronze vessel.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54But just look at the detail on that.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57It's certainly not just about the antiques today.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Our eager experts can buy whatever they think
0:17:00 > 0:17:01they can flog for a profit,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05and the most extraordinary things can be found at car boot sales.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07I've just bought this golf trophy here.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Unnamed, and I think that's probably solid bronze. It's quite weighty.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The great thing about this, no plaque on there,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17so I'll try to sell this to possibly some sort of company,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22estate agent, solicitors or something, because every year, they usually have golf tournaments,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26I can make a profit on that. Eight quid I paid for it. I'm going to look for 30 or 40 on that.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I think I can turn my money three times over.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Four!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34A sixth item straight in the hole and things are looking up
0:17:34 > 0:17:37for the Hammer, but right on cue, the cunning Fox has stopped him
0:17:37 > 0:17:41in his tracks, luring him towards a big fat doughnut.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45This is sniper tactics, you know that, don't you? You're trying to slow me down.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I hope you haven't bought any more underwear, have you?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52No, I haven't bought any more underwear or women's clothes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Slowing him down with doughnuts is a crafty trick
0:17:55 > 0:17:58but it hasn't thrown the Hammer off course.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02In fact, he stumbles across the seeder that Phil spotted earlier.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- We've already had your oppo down here looking at it.- Was he?- Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07How much is it, out of interest?
0:18:07 > 0:18:1345 quid. And... I'll take 35 for that.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Go on. All right, nice one.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- I just want to buy it because you said he was looking at it. - Well, he was.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21It's a buy born out of rivalry
0:18:21 > 0:18:25with the opposition and he's managed to get it for just £30.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Could it prove to be the winning item?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31I've bought myself an early 20th century seed hopper.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34This is a seed grill. I saw it and it just drew me over.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39I think it had visual impact. A little bar down here which has been hanging down since I bought it,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41but if you hang this up there,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I reckon you tuck that bar in there like that,
0:18:43 > 0:18:48and that should release a little trapdoor in there.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49RATCHET
0:18:49 > 0:18:51So, basically, when you push this along,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55that ratchet action is releasing and shutting the door
0:18:55 > 0:18:58so you're letting the seeds go down at regular intervals.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01What a fantastic piece of British engineering.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Well, let's hope the seed of investment
0:19:03 > 0:19:06grows into a harvest crop of profit. He's going to need it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Our antiques gurus have scanned every stall
0:19:09 > 0:19:13and plucked out as many moneymaking items as they can muster.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15In the blazing heat
0:19:15 > 0:19:19and the giddy excitement, it looks like they've gone a little bit car boot crazy.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22So maybe they deserve to let their hair down a little?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24LAUGHS
0:19:24 > 0:19:25It's started now.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27LAUGHS
0:19:27 > 0:19:29What? I don't know about you...
0:19:29 > 0:19:31BOTH LAUGH
0:19:31 > 0:19:33As we leave our heavyweights in a spin,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37let's see how much money they've spent.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Phil and John both arrived today with £250 of their own money.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44After a tough day, Phil comes away with nine items.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Unbelievably, he's only spent £45.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51So if buy low, sell high is the way to go,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53the Fox has played a blinder.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59John ends the day with seven items, but he's spent way more, £150.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Two very different buying strategies
0:20:01 > 0:20:06but we'll see which of our mighty maestros is going to get rich quick.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Not being funny, but your missus left her clothes on the window.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12There's a couple of decent makers, good design makes there,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- I'm going to turn a profit on those. - I think you'll turn into something.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- What's this? Put your Monet where your mouth is? - That's what I thought.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Those were for nothing - a fiver.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Fiver each?- No, for the two.- I definitely went the distance today.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28I got myself six pairs of 14 ounce sparring gloves there.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I can get a profit out of those. 25 quid for six pairs.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35I should be able to get £10 a pair. But I love the seed drill.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- The seed drill's the best thing you've got.- You like it?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I saw it myself, but I think it's a really wicked thing.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Let's get this stuff packed up, get home and get selling.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Do me a favour, first.- Go on. - Pack the ladies clothes up first.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I'll get the ladies clothing away first. All right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Hold onto your hats
0:20:53 > 0:20:56because our car boot bruises are about to ramp it up
0:20:56 > 0:21:00as this epic challenge shifts up a gear.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02The buying was just the beginning.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04A mere day spent perusing the pitch.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Our brave boys now have to prove
0:21:07 > 0:21:10their dealer credentials by selling everything.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12And they've got one important goal.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13Profit.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Our gargantuan gladiators
0:21:15 > 0:21:17make a beeline for home to delve deep
0:21:17 > 0:21:19into their dealer directories
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and settle upon their selling strategies.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Ever present, the fear of losing, not just the battle
0:21:26 > 0:21:28but the reputations and honour they've built up.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32In Worcester, the Fox is snatching a moment of calm.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36This car boot rookie is well out of his comfort zone.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I found the car boot really, really tough,
0:21:39 > 0:21:44because if you want to buy tomato plants, gladioli, wellingtons,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47strimmers, pushbikes, prams or anything else like that,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49it was there in abundance.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Antiques? Boy, you had to look hard.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57The yellow porcelain ball, I mean it's something or nothing,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59as is that little hunting jug.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01The worst figure, that's OK.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I have the large petrol can and the smaller one,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05and those two art posters.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09There was that Chinese bronze censer
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and the carved Oriental book slide.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16I mean, the thing that I'm going to most fun with were the gym ropes.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20I know you think I'm mad, but I believe that you can do something with that.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24In picturesque Portsmouth, the Hammer is much more relaxed.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26This is a prince with a plan.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31I ended up buying this reproduction faux Roman wheel behind glass.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I've got six pairs of boxing gloves,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I've got a little small set of Edwardian shelves,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40need a little bit of restoration work, and some vintage clothing.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Last but not least, I've got my golf trophy and my seed drill.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47With their mighty arsenal of weapons now polished and primed,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50it's time for our boys to bust a gut
0:22:50 > 0:22:52and sell like they've never sold before.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54But, remember, until they've shaken on it
0:22:54 > 0:23:00and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02It's Mr C who somersaults into the ring first
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and dances around the canvas like an antiques Ali.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07He's hoping to kick off with a knockout blow.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Remember my sparring gloves?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I've bought them along to Moneyfields amateur boxing club
0:23:12 > 0:23:16to see Ted Harris, one of the most respected trainers around the town.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I just hope he's short of a few pairs of sparring gloves.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Well, I've got the gut. See if I can grab the glory.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- How are you, mate? OK?- Yes. Right, the gloves I told you about.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Here we are.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- Six pairs of these, brand spanking new.- Right.- Never been used.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42What do you think? Can you do something with these?
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Yeah, not bad glove, are they?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- 14 ounce.- 14 ounce?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Yes, just right for sparring.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Can you do with six new pairs? - Yeah, I think we could use them.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- We've got five pairs of black and one pair of red.- No problem.- Yeah?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Yeah.- So, you're interested?- At the right price.- At the right price, OK.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- 15 quid a pair? - Tenner would be better.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- I'll tell you what, £10 a pair, six pairs, 60 quid?- Yes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- You've got yourself a deal. - Thank you very much, John.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Appreciate that. Who's your opponent on the show, then?- Philip Serrell.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Do you know him?- Ooh! Tough man.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Call him the Fox, I believe.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Are you fit for him? - I think I'm pretty fit.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Have you got the kit with you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Got my kit with me. - Get on and we'll sort you out.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Now, this we have to see.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Ted, put the Portsmouth Prince through his paces.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39THEME FROM ROCKY
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Come on, JC. Let's see what you've got.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44You can do this!
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Keep thinking of your opponent.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Pow! Pow! Pow!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52You can be the champ!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I'm ready for you, Philip.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Well, give me another couple of months.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01An early body blow kick-starts the Hammer's selling campaign,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05punching home a profit of £35.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07But the Fox is not afraid.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Not for him running away with his bushy tail bowed.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12He's been hard at work,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15lining up some potential sales of his own.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'm at my saleroom and, in a few minutes' time, Chris Bailey,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22who's an old petrol-head friend and client of mine
0:25:22 > 0:25:26is coming down here in one of his cars, hopefully,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28to buy these two petrol cans off me.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31They cost me £2 at the car boot sale.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I'm hoping I can make a fair tidy profit on these.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- That's arriving in style, isn't it? - I know.- What a great bus that is.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- It's not a bad old thing, is she? - Let me put these down.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- These are the two cans? - You heard about it's important to have originality.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- What would you do with that? - Restore it.- You would?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Probably the best thing to do. A shot blaster and paint her up.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Really?- Yes. You've got a brass top on it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- So that'll polish up all right. - Little polish up OK. - What would that retail for?
0:25:59 > 0:26:04- 30 quid?- 30-40 quid, I would've thought. So, you want to sell them?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- I do, yeah. They were very expensive. - Were they?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Massively expensive. A pound each.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- That's what it cost me.- Right, yes.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15But I'm thinking the two ought to be worth 30 quid.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Oh, I don't know about that. - Eh?- No, I think...
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I think nearer 20.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Make me your best and final offer.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- 25.- Go on, you're a gentleman. I'm really pleased with those.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32He bursts off the starting line and roars straight into the fast lane.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Phil sells the petrol cans for more than 12 times
0:26:36 > 0:26:42what he paid for them and fills up his profit tanks to the tune of £23.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45On the sunny South Coast, our heavyweight champion
0:26:45 > 0:26:50has hung up his boxing gloves to take a swing at an altogether more relaxing sport.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52John's come to meet Jason,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55who's organising a charity golf competition
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and who's looking for the ideal winner's trophy.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01JC picked one up at the car boot for £8
0:27:01 > 0:27:04but will he be able to sell it on for a profit?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- This is the trophy. What do you think?- It's nice.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11With most things that you bring to the party, it's smaller than I thought it would be.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15But, you know, it's well formed. Yeah, I quite like it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Yeah?- Classic little golfing stance.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It hasn't been used so you can get a plaque on the front.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Yeah, that'll be nice. It'd be something people would be proud to win
0:27:24 > 0:27:28and think about how they've contributed to the charity. OK, then, John. So, money.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33I know these will cost you minimum £60 a trophy like that. I've looked.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35So, what do you reckon?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Well, I had in mind 30, I must admit,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and that's what I've brought with me. So...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I know your tricks. You'll have 30 in that pocket
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and a big wad in the other pocket.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47That's the back pocket, actually. But, um...
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I tell you what I'm prepared to do. I'll give you a choice.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53We could do £30 now,
0:27:53 > 0:27:57the buy it now price, or £60
0:27:57 > 0:27:59if you can either out-drive me,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03or put the ball nearest to that net than me.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Listen, I don't play golf, so that's not fair. 40 quid's the deal.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I will see if I can get nearest the basket.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11If I get nearer than you, it's 80 quid.
0:28:11 > 0:28:1440 quid if I don't, and you just get to laugh at me.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Bearing in mind you're not a regular golfer, that's fair.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Not a regular golfer? I'm not a golfer at all. So, 40 quid, yes?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- £40.- Or 80 if I get nearer.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Or 80 if you get nearer than that. - OK.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28That John, he just can't resist a sporting challenge.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30What must he have been like at school?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33But, now, will he drive a big bonus
0:28:33 > 0:28:35or just knock a wedge through his profit?
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- So that basket there? - That's the one, John.- OK.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Practice swing. - That was a practice swing. - A good practice swing.- Oh dear.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Ouch!- You said that basket over there, didn't you?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Yep, that was the one. - Yes, this isn't looking good.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- Argh!- Consistent.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Come on, John. Eye on the ball!
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Very consistent.- Oh, save your blushes, John, give the expert a go.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14DRUMROLL
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Oh!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- £40 it is.- 40 quid it is. - Thanks, John.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Boxing, golf, the Hammer's sporting prowess knows no bounds
0:29:25 > 0:29:28but perhaps today is just an off-day, right, John?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32And our boy must be content with a smaller profit of just £32.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Phil is turning his attention
0:29:35 > 0:29:39to one of his favourite pastimes, enjoying fine cuisine.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I'm outside my friend Frankie's restaurant.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45I've known him all the time I've been in Worcester.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49And he's in there with his family and friends around the dinner table.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53And they tell me the Chinese people, they do their deals over dinner.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55What could be better?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58So, can the wily one do a deal on the Chinese engraved pot
0:29:58 > 0:30:02he picked up just £15, even with his mouth full?
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Frankie, this is how Chinese people do business?- Absolutely!
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- Around the dinner table.- Around the tables and have a glass of wine,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14talk about food and talk about business at the same time.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Do you know, I'm probably Chinese.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20I've brought this little, bronze pot which I guess, there's no age to it,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- but it's a copy of an archaic Chinese bronze.- Yes, yes.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27What do those inscriptions mean?
0:30:27 > 0:30:33- Well, it consists of four Chinese character.- Yes.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38In Chinese it says, "Xiu Xi Ga Cha."
0:30:38 > 0:30:42What does it actually mean in English, is a good blessing.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- A good blessing? - Yes, a good blessing.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47That's a step in the right direction, isn't it?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Do you think you might be interested in buying that off me, Frankie?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- I need to think very hard.- Do we need more wine to lubricate the mind?
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Exactly. Yes, that's right. It all depends how much you want for it.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Somewhere between 40 and £60 for it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I will pay maximum, £30.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11- 30 in Chinese, sounds good.- Yes. That's a good number for you?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- A good number.- 30 is beginning to sound a good number for me, as well.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21Frankly, I'm going to take that. I'll shake you by the hand and now I'm going to enjoy my soup.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Give that man some noodles.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Phil doubles his money on the pot and wolfs down a profit of £15.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Both our bargain busters are steadily piling up the profit
0:31:33 > 0:31:36but could John be marching off with an early lead?
0:31:36 > 0:31:41He sells his mock Roman wooden wheel to his mate, Jamie, who runs a hotel in Hampshire.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42- Go on, then, £100.- Yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- £100, flat.- OK. - Thank you very much.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50He rolls away with a profit of £50.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Now, we all know the Hammer, the handsome, rugged chap, hard as they come,
0:31:57 > 0:32:04but despite that tough guy exterior, we found out that our John's not afraid to show his feminine side.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Which is lucky, seeing as he's got a whopping great pile of ladies' garments to shift!
0:32:10 > 0:32:14I've come to Albert Road to see a vintage clothes dealer.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19Philip joked at me for buying women's clothes and said he questioned my persuasion.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Well, I've tried them on and none of them fit. I'm going to try and get a profit out of them.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28John on paid £22 all up for his various outfits
0:32:28 > 0:32:33but he's gathered them altogether and wants to sell them all in one lot to shop owner, Lucy.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I decided to have a bit of a venture into the vintage clothes market.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Yes, it makes sense.- Don't judge me.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41That's kind of modern but it's a nice label.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- I don't mind modern and quirky things.- I like that.- This is nice.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49This is a little bit older. This is a more '80s. This is lovely, I like that sort of style.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- So am I doing all right so far? - You're not doing too bad.- OK.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55The scarf is nice, I really like that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- My wife loves a bit of diamante. - I do too.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- I thought, "That's nice." Do you like that?- It's nice.- We've got a number of garments there.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07- Have you been doing any maths as we've been going along?- You'd get more money if they were older.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- So, I'm learning I need to get period, older stuff.- Yes.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Some pieces I like better than others. These pieces are a good brand and they aren't very old.
0:33:15 > 0:33:22They are like '90s era. If I bought this myself I probably wouldn't pay more
0:33:22 > 0:33:24than £20 for the lot.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Yes, I've paid more than that for them. - SHE LAUGHS
0:33:29 > 0:33:35- I have. I was offered 15 quid for the scarf.- Blimey.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39OK, I could probably push to 30 and that's as far as I'd go.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Just for you. - I tell you what, that scarf...
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Think of the scarf, this nice dress there,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48you have got some good bits in there.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49I'd sell that for about £18.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53I'll tell you what 40 quid and I walk away and it's all yours.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57You will get a profit out of that. You will get a profit out of that.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Oh, I don't know. Mmm...
0:33:59 > 0:34:04A lot of clothes... £40, come on, Luce. It's got to be worth that.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08I'll promise you I haven't even doubled my money there.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10SHE LAUGHS
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Well, OK, just for you. - £40, thank you.- It's a deal.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- That was harder than I thought.- I'm losing my reputation.- You're not.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- You will get a profit out of this. - Yes, OK.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24Foxy may have taken the Mickey but John's become a fashion mogul.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26The clothes make him a profit of £18.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30You could treat yourself to a nice pedicure on that, JC.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Whilst our brave boys keep battling away,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35let's see how their selling spree is totting up.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Phil the Fox has so far sold three items
0:34:38 > 0:34:41and bashed out a profit of £38.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45But John, is streets ahead, including all the clothes
0:34:45 > 0:34:47he's seen off five of his purchases and is sitting pretty
0:34:47 > 0:34:50on a profit of £135.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57The Fox is trailing by nearly £100, so what does he do?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59He picks up the pace straight away.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02He invites his old friend, Christine, around to look at his items,
0:35:02 > 0:35:07the ceramic ball, the hunting jug and the Royal Worcester lady.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Christine snaps them all up. - Go on, I'll have a deal with you.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- Thank you, my lovely, you're an angel.- And Foxy pockets £26 profit.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23The Prince of Portsmouth is normally a dapper chap but today John's got his legs out.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26He's in the garden and he's sprucing up his seed dispenser.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29I spoke to somebody who restores metal work.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33He suggested I just brush off any loose paint, any rust,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36brush it off with a stiff brush and then give it some coats of wax.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39It will help preserve it and it will bring out that paintwork.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43This is a first for me. A bit of an experiment. Hoping it goes OK.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I've got plans for this to be outside as an ornament.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50# Sowing the seeds of love... #
0:35:50 > 0:35:55A little bit of TLC and John's sowing the seeds for a super sale.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58He's visiting pub landlord, Richard, to see if he'll appreciate
0:35:58 > 0:36:02the decorative potential in the results of all his hard work.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05It's called the Sexton seed drill,
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- made by a company called Geo Munro, I think that's George Monro.- Yes.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Based in Waltham Cross. This would date from the 1920s.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17This would fit nicely at the bottom of that pole.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- Have a look at your sign.- Yes. - Can you see the similarities there?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- You are right.- It could almost be this piece of equipment.- Yes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- It will weather OK?- Yes, as I say, all I've done to it is waxed it.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32All you might want to do is once every season, give it a couple of coats of wax.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Interested?- Sort of.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40Uh-oh! Doesn't sound like John's wax job is quite enough to bowl Richard over.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Could our boy be about to lose the sale? We'll find out later.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48The Hammer finds himself on the back foot but Foxy is surging ahead.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54He finds a buyer for his French posters and makes a handy £15 profit.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58And, it's not long before Phil sees off the bookends
0:36:58 > 0:37:00he bought for just £4.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04He sells them for 20, landing £16 profit.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's all going swimmingly but it's far from over.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Mr Serrell still has his two gym ropes to offload
0:37:10 > 0:37:14and he's travelled to Herefordshire to try and do it.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18But, by the sound of things, he's expecting a real tug of war.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24I've come to David Urquhart, architectural salvage yard, just outside Ledbury.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27He's the type of man that's going to buy these.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I've always maintained, they'd make a great balustrading in someone doing up a house.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37I also know that David is going to give me hell trying to buy these off me
0:37:37 > 0:37:40because whatever I ask for them, it'll be too much.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44You could sell him gold bars for pound each and he'd want to give you 50p.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48So, talk about give a man enough rope, this could be the occasion.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Oh, Foxy sounds like you might have a bit of a fight on your hands.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Let's get ready to rumble.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Good- heavens above!- What an earth(?)
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- It's Conan the Barbarian. - What on earth are you doing? - A bit of light dusting.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05You've seen these, haven't you? You saw them in the saleroom.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- You couldn't sell them, obviously! - No, don't you come that.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11What an earth would I do with them?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Mm, that's not the best of starts!
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Look at that, isn't that a fantastic handrail up a stair flight?
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- They're very handsome ropes, I must admit. - What would they cost you new?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Erm, go to a ship's Chandler, probably about £15.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Get lost!
0:38:27 > 0:38:31I was thinking they'd make a frame around a mirror.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- With a bit of a nautical theme. - Quite possibly... - Go on, bid me a price for the two.
0:38:37 > 0:38:43Oh, gosh, I don't know. I could go and buy these anywhere, couldn't I?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- 30 quid.- No.- What?- No.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Come on, we'll go up another ten.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- No, I want 75 quid for them. - Don't be ridiculous!
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- What do you mean, don't be ridiculous?- Come on, times are hard.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Look at all this stock we've got. Nobody buys any of it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04They'll go, "Oh, I used to climb one of them when I was a young boy."
0:39:04 > 0:39:08They're not going to say, "Here you go, here's £150."
0:39:08 > 0:39:12There are times in your life when you think you've made a really bad decision.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16This is one of those times. There's lots of other people I could have gone to.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Why I chose him, I really, really don't know.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Exactly!- What? - Why did you come here?
0:39:23 > 0:39:27I thought you would be fair to me and not try and mug me on the highway.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- I can't give you any more... - Last deal then.- 40 quid.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35No, no, no. Put another tenner on it and you can have them.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3850 quid the two, that's £25 each.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Go on, then.- Excellent stuff!
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Oh, a worthy opponent.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46David matched the Fox toe to toe, but Phil walks away,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49albeit a little bruised, with £40 profit.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51His final salvo against the Hammer.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Well I've sold them and I got a decent profit for them.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01I'm still not sure whether I had a good deal or a bad deal, really.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Phil is all sold up but John has got one last item outstanding,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08the Edwardian wall cabinet.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12He shelled out £15 for it but has tried to add a little value with his own fair hand.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16He's been out in his garden again painting and sanding the piece
0:40:16 > 0:40:18to give it a fashionable look.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24He's going to try his luck with the rather lovely, Suraya, who runs a shop in Southsea.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Hello.- Here it is. You like it? - I love it.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31It's Edwardian, genuine Edwardian. This is 100 years old, plus.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34It's got the original handles on it here.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Brilliant, that's very in at the moment, that shabby, chic look.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- It is, indeed. - Does it have a key to open the door?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- Since you asked, we have the original key.- Wow!- Here we are.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50- And, there we are.- Oh, brilliant. - The lock works.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Do you think it could find its place amongst your stock?- Yes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Yes?- I'll put it in the window.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03We've got to talk money, I'm looking for £100 for it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- How about if I gave you £80 for it? - I'm not going to argue with that.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- £80. That gives me a profit. - Deal done.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10That just about pays for my labour.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13All his hard work has paid off.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17John sells his final piece and retires £65 better off.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22This dual of the dealers has run its course. They've given it their all.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25But, there can only be one winner.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29They each had £250 of their own money to spend at the car boot sale.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33The Fox bought nine items but he only spent £45.
0:41:33 > 0:41:39The Hammer bought seven items but he spent a whole lot more, £150.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43But, buying and selling is one thing, it's profit that really counts.
0:41:43 > 0:41:49All of the money that Phil and John have made will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Without further ado, it's time to find out who is today's
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- John, how are you? - Hi, Phil, I'm good.- Good to see you.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00How did you get on after the car boot?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Do you know, I found that really, really tough.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- It was good, I enjoyed it. - What's going to be in there, then?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Shall we have a look?- Shall we have a bet beforehand?- Go on.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- We'll have a little the pound side bet on each one of these.- Go on.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- I reckon... I bet you a pound you'll beat me.- Shall we see?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- OK, then.- On the count of three. One, two, three.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24That's not only just, is it?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- Hang on, I owe you a pound.- Get out.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- You owe me a pound.- Get out of it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Oh, someone's a sore loser.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35A runaway win for Mr Cameron and very nearly doubled Phil's profit.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37What did happen with the seed drill?
0:42:37 > 0:42:39I'm looking for about £120.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44- No, I don't think I would do £120. 80?- Can I meet you halfway?- 95?
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Is that your best offer?- Yes.- 95. You've got a deal.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52A full house!
0:42:52 > 0:42:56John sees off the seed drill and plants a pretty profit of £65.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01I couldn't see anything else that appealed to me at the car boot.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04John, clearly, he was much more market aware than I was.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08I think what won it for me at the end of the day was I spent more money than Phil.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11When you look at the profit against what we spent,
0:43:11 > 0:43:14he made a higher percentage profit on what he turned out.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18I actually made more because I spent more.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21John has no time to celebrate his massive victory though.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Our warriors need to rest up because there's another epic challenge heading their way.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Tomorrow, they'll slug it out at an auction in Cirencester.
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