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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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The show that takes the titans of the antiques trade,

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-and pitches them against each other...

-Mwuh!

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to see who can make the most money from buying and selling.

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That's amazing. Truly amazing.

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Buckle up, and get ready for the ride of your life.

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It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is showdown,

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the greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.

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Two heavyweights of the antiques world,

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will be tested to their limit as they're challenged to dig deep

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at four different events to find antiques and collectibles they can

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sell on for maximum profit.

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Coming up, our experts reveal

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why you should always try before you buy...

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Just watch this. Are you ready?

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Nice feature, isn't it?

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Why you should always ensure

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you look for items in the right places...

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-Ah, good, you speak English.

-Yes.

-Thank you, I'm saved.

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And, how an auction can bring together the fiercest of foes.

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That's really good, John. Well done.

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-Thanks, Phil.

-Rat. Absolute rat.

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It promises to be a right royal rumble, as our antiques experts

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go head-to-head for the title every dealer craves,

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the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.

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This is the Showdown, where our two finely-honed antiques gladiators

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compete for the ultimate prize.

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Today's show isn't just about packing powerful profits,

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it's their one chance for supreme victory over their opponent.

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Our duelling duo are two of Britain's most renowned auctioneers.

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The highly-revered gavel master from Worcester,

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Phil "The Fox" Serrell,

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versus Portsmouth's auction hawk,

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John "The Hammer" Cameron.

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This is a challenge like no other.

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It will test their knowledge, stamina, and contacts books

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to the absolute limit.

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Let's find out what's in store.

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-Young Philip...

-I'm liking it.

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Let's see what we've got. Our final challenge.

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"Welcome to your final and biggest challenge yet, the showdown.

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"You must each buy eight items, during your regular challenges.

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"You can spend up to £1,000 of your own spondoolies."

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"You can each sell up to four items, wherever you want.

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"The remaining items will go to auction." That's our territory.

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Well, you would think(!)

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"Your auction will be in Dorset,

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"in direct competition with your opponent.

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"Choose your items wisely.

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"The winner will be the one who makes the most profit."

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OK, got that bit straight.

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Come what may, Dorset's a very nice part of the world, isn't it?

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-We'll have some fun. Good luck, mate.

-Good luck.

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The game is on.

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Both our antiques giants have £1,000 of their own money to spend.

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That must include any restoration repairs, and buying fees.

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It's a cut-throat competition. There's only one winner.

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The man who makes the most profit.

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Our fierce fighters must make their purchases

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in the usual hunting grounds.

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An auction, a car boot sale, and at two antiques markets.

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One in Britain, and one abroad.

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Each location has challenges of its own.

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But the overall aim remains to choose pieces with profit potential

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they know they can sell on.

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But, with the added twist of the showdown auction

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It's strategy every step of the way.

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Our warriors are raring to go,

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as they step onto their first battleground.

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Round one is the auction at the Norcote Salerooms in Cirencester.

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They must each find two items here.

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So, with thousands of gems hidden away, our confident contenders

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better get cracking.

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The clock is ticking, because the auction starts soon,

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and the place is packed with prospective bidders.

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Our eagle-eyed experts waste no time, plunge right in,

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sifting and scouring for the best profit-busters.

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Canny Cameron's on the hunt, and thinks he has an advantage

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over Phil the Fox.

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The nice thing is, when we sell them at the auction,

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I'll be closer to home, down in Dorset.

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I'm only in the next county, in Hampshire.

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Nevertheless, I need to find something.

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Going to auction, you're in the hands of the gods.

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There may be some luck involved,

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but shrewd Cyril's convinced the key to winning is all about location.

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What I have to try and do is think what might sell well down there.

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If I could find a map of Dorset in Gloucestershire,

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it's logical to think it'll make more in Dorset

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than it will in Gloucestershire.

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That's the kind of edge you're looking for.

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While the Fox's clever strategy

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will work for the auction sales in Dorset,

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he must remember up to half his items will be sold privately,

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using nothing more than his brains, and contacts book.

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And, he better look sharp, because the Hammer's wasted no time,

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and his first potential purchase has got him all starry-eyed.

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It's a framed set of Wedgwood Jasperware dishes.

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Very unpopular these days, and very important

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in British ceramic history.

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The only ceramic body Wedgwood invented.

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He fiercely guarded the secrets.

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What I like about these is the fact it features the 12 zodiac signs.

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I have a specific person in mind for that.

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The problem with buying something so specific is if they don't want it,

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you get lumbered.

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Sounds like Mr C has a plan.

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The auction's a tough gig, and our experts are under pressure

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to wheedle the winners out of the woodwork.

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The Fox soon abandons his plan of buying for the Dorset market,

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and pounces on a glazed cabinet.

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This here, in my view, is off another piece of furniture.

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If you can look at the bottom, just below the door,

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it actually wants a little plinth put on there,

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that comes out like a moulding edge, all the way round.

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That way, you'll lose the fact that it is just the top off something,

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and it might just look a bit better.

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Viewing time is soon over, and the auction under way.

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Bidding starts on the Wedgwood zodiac plates.

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Will John be the first to bag a showdown item?

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£45, £75.

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£80.

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£85, £90. Any advance, now?

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Last chance at £90, we're selling at £90.

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That's cost me a lot more than I wanted to pay,

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but the more I saw it, the more I liked it.

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It's purely the subject matter I'm interested in.

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The signs of the zodiac.

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Yes, the Hammer delivers the first blow in this epic battle.

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Including auction costs, he pays just over £106 for the Wedgwood set.

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But, is a profit written in the stars?

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The cabinet Foxy spotted earlier is next in the ring.

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But, it's been combined with a bookcase to make one lot.

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So, if Phil's the highest bidder, he'll score them both.

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£75, £80.

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£85, £90.

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£95, £100.

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£110.

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£120, £130.

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But Phil suddenly has no competition from the lady beside him.

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No.

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At £160, here £170, now.

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That is double that I'd marked it for.

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£160, all done.

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The man from Malvern has been scuppered, but he won't give up

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without a fight.

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He's straight over to his rival bidder to see if she'll do a deal

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on the cabinet.

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-I only came for that one.

-I'll give you a tenner for it.

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-Give me a tenner, then.

-I'll give you a tenner. Done.

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I have been.

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The Fox gets what he wants. The cabinet's his for just £10.

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Of course, in this case, no fees apply.

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Nifty.

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But, the Hammer is ready to strike back.

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He's spotted a Victorian chair.

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At £30. £30, I'm bid.

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£35. £40.

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£45. £50. £55. £60.

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£65. £70.

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At £70, sitting on my left.

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At £70.

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After auction fees, the Hammer picks up the chair for just under £83,

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and he couldn't be happier.

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It's actually upholstered in green suede.

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I think this is a great thing.

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Really do think I can get a profit out of this.

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The frame's good, colour not the best. But structure's sound.

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Foxy now needs to find HIS second purchase.

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And, he's having a stab at more furniture. This time,

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a revolving mahogany bookcase.

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£120, £130, now.

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£120, £130, £140.

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£150.

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£150, on my right.

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At £150.

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Fees take the price up to £177,

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but is the bookcase all it's cracked up to be?

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There's good revolving bookcases,

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and there's not-so-good revolving bookcases.

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Let me just give you a bit of a clue.

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Just watch this. Are you ready?

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Nice feature, isn't it?

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It's an Edwardian piece of furniture.

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If you come and look closely here,

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this nice, thick, shellacy, horrible varnish

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is coming off under my fingernails.

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Another particularly fine selling feature(!)

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So, what I have to do, when I get this home,

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somebody has to tighten the column up for me,

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somebody has to sort this top for me,

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and I think, potentially, that's a £200 to £400 thing.

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Well, I hope so. Otherwise, I'm in trouble, aren't I?

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You might be. That concludes round one.

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Time to find out how the piggy bank is looking.

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Their total showdown budget is £1,000.

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So far, Phil the Fox has spent just £187,

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leaving him £813 for the rest of the showdown battle.

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John "The Hammer" Cameron has spent almost exactly the same,

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nearly £189, meaning he has just over £811 still to spend.

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It's now round two of our epic challenge,

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the antiques fair.

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They're at the Lincolnshire Antiques and Home Show,

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looking for two more items each.

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And, there's 2,500 stalls to trawl.

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The Fox is keen to strike early, and straightaway sniffs out an item

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he hopes will steer him in the right direction.

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It's a mahogany ship's rudder.

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I think that's a really cool thing.

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If you find a pub called The Ship, or The Anchor,

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with a nautical theme, they can decorate these.

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It's a daft thing to buy, and I do like daft things.

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Come and stand here, you.

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-How much?

-£45.

-Get out of here.

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What would it date from? 1910?

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I think it's 25 quid's worth.

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I think it's 35 quid's worth.

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There's a compromise coming, isn't there?

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-There is.

-£28.

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-All right, then.

-Go on, you're a gentleman.

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Great start for the Fox,

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but the Hammer has unearthed an item with Middle Eastern charm.

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I'm really unsure about it, I'm unsure about it.

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It's quite interesting. It certainly looks Islamic to me.

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And this could be early, or it could be much later.

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It's hard to tell with these things when traditions are passed down,

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and pots and techniques don't change too much in the area.

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It's not hard to do really good copies.

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I think it may have had some restoration, possibly,

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around the base, but there's something very intriguing about it.

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I really, really don't know with that piece, and I'll be taking a complete chance.

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So, our bold bruiser forks out a massive £150.

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But, will the risk pay off?

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John and Philip each need another item

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and it's the Fox who has a glint in his eye.

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He's found a rather nice piece of treen.

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This is, for want of a better word,

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a 19th-century boxwood cartridge filler.

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And the 16 there refers to the bore of the cartridge.

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That comes apart.

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You just fit your cartridge in there like that,

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then you put your powder in, and then you put some wadding in,

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and then you put the little steel balls in,

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and this just fits on there and crimps the top down.

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I think that's a really beautiful thing. This was priced at £45.

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And I've just bought it for £35. That could do really, really well.

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The wily one makes a confident finish to the round

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while the Hammer closes things up with a final purchase for £35.

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It's a little, well,

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white metal is all we can call it at the moment, wine taster.

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It does have the engraving on the front say 1857,

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and it would literally be for tasting wine.

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There are some marks on the back, slightly rubbed.

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I can't say that's an English hallmark, certainly not.

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It's possibly continental.

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And that wraps up round two. Let's take a look at the bank balances.

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Both our boys started out with a £1,000 budget.

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Phil spent £252, leaving him with a very comfortable £748 to spare.

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But, John has been more lavish with his cash.

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He's spent nearly £374, leaving him with more than £626.

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This epic encounter continues.

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For round three, our warriors find themselves

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at the Denham giant car boot sale in Buckinghamshire.

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They circle the stalls like wary prizefighters, but John's the first to close a deal.

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£2 for a porcelain whisky bottle.

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I think it's nice, and I like the colours to that.

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You could actually turn that into a lamp.

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Drill a little hole in the bottom. Bargain!

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The Prince of Portsmouth is always looking to maximise his profit.

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Meanwhile, the Man from Malvern is on a mission

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and he's found a wooden chest that holds his attention.

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-I'll give you 30 quid for it.

-35.

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Can I toss you for 30 or 35?

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Yeah.

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-All right? So, you can call, ready?

-Ready. Tails.

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so, you're calling tails.

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I'm calling tails.

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Tails it's 35 quid, heads, it's 30 quid.

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Get in there!

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FANFARE

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Lady Luck smiles on the Fox, and the chest is his for just £30.

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in the 19th century, your young Army officer, in this case,

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second lieutenant A de B Adam.

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So, if I can find out who he is, and perhaps locate his family,

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that might be really, really interesting.

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But it's a really good quality trunk.

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It's out of mahogany, I think, but you can get that polished up

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and I think it's going to look a million dollars.

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But will it make a million dollars? That's the question, Foxy!

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In no time at all, Phil is straight on to purchase number two

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at the car boot - a modern Chinese bronze censor.

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I think it's a really decorative thing.

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For £15, you can't go wrong, can you?

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We'll see, Phil, we'll see.

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The Fox is first over the car-boot finishing line, but the Hammer is hot on his heels.

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£100 buys him a silver watch.

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Got ourselves a 19th-century, silver, open-faced pocket watch.

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Nice enamelled dial with Roman numerals,

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and a little, subsidiary seconds dial.

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It's working, we've tried it.

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There's a good heartbeat there, and the chap even threw in the key.

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And what's better,

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I've got the original Victorian silver Albert chain on there.

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That's John bought up, as well.

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Both our bargain-busters have come through unscathed,

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so, with just one round left, how much have they got to spend?

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Our boys both started this mighty challenge with a budget of £1,000.

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Philip's been careful, parting with just £297 so far,

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meaning he's got £703 left to enjoy.

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John, meanwhile, has spent just under £476,

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leaving him with more than £524.

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And here we go with the final round of our epic battle,

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the foreign antiques market.

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Our sparring Spartans have crossed the Channel to enjoy

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the delights of the Saint Ouen market in Paris.

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They need to overcome language barriers,

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because this place is crucial.

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It's their last chance to home in on a hidden gem and swing the game.

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But, there's plenty to choose from.

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This place is a labyrinth of collectables, with thousands of shops and stalls.

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I've got a couple of things I think I can get a profit on,

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something perhaps decorative that will appeal in the auction house.

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But what I'm going to try and remember is that I would rather make a small profit than a big loss.

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But, as he has more money left to spend, Phil can afford

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to take some risks, and he's quick to home in on a shabby chic chair.

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it's actually leather cloth, isn't it?

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But I think that's a really cool chair. How old?

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Um, 1940, I would say.

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So, it's pre-1950. Because in England, we're not allowed

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to sell things made after 1950 that are upholstered, unless they have a fire label.

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-Can I make you an offer?

-250 is the best price.

-Can you do 200 euros?

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200 euros? No.

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Hmmm. Since the French dealer won't budge on price, the Fox walks away.

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But, while Phil seeks something to spend his money on,

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Canny Cameron has hunted down his first potential purchase.

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-Hello. How are you?

-Fine, and you?

-I'm good. You speak English?

-Yes.

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Thank you, I'm saved!

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Your screen here, how much is the screen?

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This one is for 150.

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But, for you, I can do you 130.

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If I get out £120 now, can I buy it?

0:17:150:17:18

120? That's OK. No problem.

0:17:180:17:21

Somebody up there loves me!

0:17:210:17:23

In his excitement, Mr C got confused with his pounds and his euros.

0:17:230:17:27

He pays the equivalent of just over £109 for the fire screen.

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When I saw this, I thought, straight away, of a certain period,

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about 1870.

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The actual framework is simulated bamboo, and it's been gilded,

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and that crane against that black background, that black satin background.

0:17:390:17:42

It is a bit shabby. Structurally, though, it's sound.

0:17:420:17:46

I may need to glue one of those joints.

0:17:460:17:48

This satin has perished, but it's in original condition. I like that.

0:17:480:17:51

So, the Hammer hopes he's got a money-maker.

0:17:510:17:55

Now, our Fox can't resist that leather chair,

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and he's back to make one last punt on the price.

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-We went down to 240 before, didn't we? You said 240?

-240, yes.

-Right.

0:18:000:18:05

-Can I do it for 220?

-No, no.

-I'll pay you now.

-No, no.

0:18:080:18:12

Let me see what else you've got, see if I can buy something off you.

0:18:130:18:17

Phil tries another strategy, a job lot to push the dealer into a deal.

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-What is the best you can do for that, please?

-50.

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-So, if I bought the two, what would the best be for the two?

-280.

0:18:250:18:32

280 for the two, I'll take them. Good man. Thank you very much.

0:18:320:18:38

And he pulls it off.

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The Fox gets the armchair for little more than £218,

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and a rugby ball butter dish for just over £36.

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Phil's showdown stash is complete. He's all bought up.

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But, it's getting late, and the Hammer still needs one more purchase.

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He spots an iconic German chair that needs restoring,

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but the dealer's another tough cookie.

0:19:000:19:02

One more, one euro more. It's a nice price.

0:19:040:19:09

It's a nice chair, it's a good chair,

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but it does require some work.

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I've got 150 if you'll take it, 150 euros.

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150, OK, because I close my shop.

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And the Hammer gets his chair for just over £136.

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So, we now know what's in both our boys' epic arsenals.

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Who has shown some winning tactics? Only time will tell.

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Let's tot up the totals and see who's spent what.

0:19:320:19:35

Our duelling duo both started with £1,000 of their own cash.

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Phil the Fox has spent a little more than half his money nearly £552.

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But, John the Hammer has been boldly splashing his cash,

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spending just over £721.

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So, before they turn their attention to selling,

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there's one last chance to size up each other's wares.

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-So you spent 120 euros on that, and 150 on the chair?

-270.

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I spent 280.

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Ah, you've done me again!

0:20:070:20:10

I mean, this was 240 euros.

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And it's OK,

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but I have just discovered there was one spring that just...

0:20:140:20:19

Just catches you nicely!

0:20:190:20:21

And my little rugby ball, I love that.

0:20:210:20:23

My favourite thing of the whole lot is, you know that cartridge filler?

0:20:230:20:27

-Yes.

-I love that. That's my favourite item.

0:20:270:20:30

-And what's your favourite bit?

-Mine? I love that bowl I bought.

-Yeah.

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That Persian bowl. 10th century, a lot of history. I love ceramics.

0:20:350:20:40

Still not huge profits in that. I might make £100-£200 on it. I do like it, though.

0:20:400:20:45

Our wheeler-dealer warriors head home to perfect their plans,

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because, now, it's time to show what they're really made of,

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by triumphing in the art of selling.

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They've emerged from four gruelling battlegrounds

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slightly bruised, but who will be beaten in the profit war?

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The winner will reign victorious. The loser will see their reputation ripped to shreds.

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Because this is no ordinary contest.

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It's the mighty Showdown,

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which means that at least half the items must be sold at auction.

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Both our bargain brutes are auctioneers by trade,

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so you'd think they would feel right at home.

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But, that couldn't be further from the truth.

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They're used to being on the other side of the gavel.

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Here, they could lose absolutely everything,

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so which items have they chosen to sell privately

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and which have they bravely sent into auction?

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This fire screen here that I bought in Paris, I think, commercially, that's great.

0:21:380:21:43

There's an aesthetic movement, great demand for decorative art in that particular style.

0:21:430:21:47

It's original condition, it's shabby but it's chic,

0:21:470:21:51

and that should do well at auction.

0:21:510:21:53

On the other hand, I've got my silver pocket watch here,

0:21:530:21:56

which I paid £100 for. I think that's on the money.

0:21:560:21:59

I've got my whisky bottle I bought at the car boot for £2.

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Commercially, that's desirable.

0:22:020:22:04

It's a whisky collectable, it's drinking-related,

0:22:040:22:07

I think I should make a profit on that at auction.

0:22:070:22:10

My pottery bowl here, I paid £150 for that,

0:22:100:22:13

but I still need to do more research,

0:22:130:22:15

so, I'm not going to take a chance, selling that into auction, just yet.

0:22:150:22:19

My astrological plates, I bought with a specific person in mind,

0:22:190:22:22

who I've now found out is going away on holiday.

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So, no time to set up a deal.

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All I can do is let him know when the auction is,

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and hope he wants them enough to leave a bid.

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And so, that just leaves my little wine-taster, which, I think,

0:22:320:22:35

I'm going to send that to auction, as well.

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And the Hammer's still sitting very comfortably on his two chairs.

0:22:370:22:41

The one with the mahogany frame, and the rocking chair.

0:22:410:22:44

He's decided to sell both of those privately.

0:22:440:22:47

Our Fox is fast off the mark.

0:22:470:22:49

He's already had some work done to spruce up his cabinet and bookcase.

0:22:490:22:53

He's gone one better than John Cameron by getting advice from the auctioneer

0:22:530:22:57

who will actually be selling their lots.

0:22:570:23:00

I've got to make a decision, haven't I?

0:23:000:23:02

-So, that, you think, might make £100, plus?

-Yes.

0:23:020:23:05

Right, you've got that to sell.

0:23:050:23:07

-That, you think might make, I don't know, £50-£80?

-There or thereabouts.

0:23:070:23:12

Right, you've got that to sell.

0:23:120:23:14

That's a daft bit of fun,

0:23:140:23:16

and it will be interesting for all of us to see what that goes for.

0:23:160:23:19

My rudder, you don't have too much hope for it,

0:23:190:23:22

but having said that do you get a lot of retired sea people down here?

0:23:220:23:27

You know, within half an hour, we're right down on the coast, so, yeah.

0:23:270:23:31

So, that's that. And that, what did you think that might make?

0:23:310:23:35

Between £60-£100.

0:23:350:23:36

Right. Well, I think you've got all that lot,

0:23:360:23:38

and I think I shall take my rugby ball home, don't you?

0:23:380:23:41

I think that would be a good deal.

0:23:410:23:43

Richard, you're a star.

0:23:430:23:44

Phil goes off to plan a private sale for that rugby ball butter dish,

0:23:440:23:48

as well as his leather armchair and the revolving bookcase.

0:23:480:23:51

So, who will overcome the awesome auction?

0:23:510:23:54

We'll find out later in the show.

0:23:540:23:56

First, our gargantuan gladiators have to put in some early legwork,

0:23:560:24:01

and find homes for the other items.

0:24:010:24:03

But, remember, until they've shaken on it,

0:24:030:24:07

and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.

0:24:070:24:09

Phil the Fox keeps up his early pace

0:24:110:24:14

and lines up the first potential sale.

0:24:140:24:16

He spins over to Upton-upon-Severn with his revolving bookcase

0:24:160:24:19

to see Lee, who's an old client.

0:24:190:24:21

Phil spent £10 having the top polished,

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taking his total spent to £187.

0:24:240:24:29

When I bought this at auction, I thought it was 1900-1905.

0:24:290:24:33

And it isn't, it's later.

0:24:330:24:36

-Yes.

-It's later.

0:24:360:24:37

-But it's a good-looking thing.

-yes, I like it, I like the inlay.

0:24:370:24:40

This sort of satinwood.

0:24:400:24:42

I tell you what I'd take for it, I'd take 240 quid.

0:24:420:24:45

£230.

0:24:450:24:46

And you've got a deal.

0:24:470:24:48

Go on, take it. Thank you.

0:24:480:24:50

So, that's one item down. The book-case does the business,

0:24:500:24:53

making a good starting profit of £43.

0:24:530:24:57

Now, Mr C is champing at the bit to get going.

0:24:570:25:01

He paid £83 for the mahogany chair.

0:25:010:25:03

He's called in our favour from a mate with a glue gun,

0:25:030:25:05

but, will doing that helped sell it to Ross, who runs a pub in Southsea?

0:25:050:25:09

I'm good, I'm good, what do you think?

0:25:090:25:13

Oh!

0:25:130:25:14

It is very comfy, actually, because it's got a deep seat, hasn't it?

0:25:140:25:17

It's lovely. It's part of a Victorian suite.

0:25:170:25:21

Would've been part of a parlour suite,

0:25:210:25:23

you'd have had a chaise longue with it, or perhaps a sofa,

0:25:230:25:26

or a lady's open chair, like a spoon-back chair,

0:25:260:25:29

so, you wouldn't have had this on the lady's chair,

0:25:290:25:31

because of the big bustly dresses they used to wear.

0:25:310:25:34

Probably 1860s, 1870s.

0:25:340:25:36

If you bought that in an antique shop, you wouldn't get change out of 500 quid.

0:25:360:25:40

I'm looking for something more like 250, something like that.

0:25:400:25:44

If we could get down to below the 200 mark, we probably would have a deal.

0:25:440:25:47

What's the best price you can do? Seriously, the best price?

0:25:470:25:51

I wouldn't have any hesitation at offering you 180 for it.

0:25:510:25:53

-200, can we round it off?

-Go on, then, yeah.

0:25:530:25:56

Good, good man.

0:25:560:25:58

The Hammer falls and John storms ahead.

0:25:580:26:00

He is sitting pretty with a profit of more than £117.

0:26:000:26:05

But, Phil is determined to get back out in front

0:26:050:26:07

and take the chequered flag.

0:26:070:26:09

He's got his own armchair to ship, the leather one

0:26:090:26:13

that cost him just over £218 in the Parisian market.

0:26:130:26:16

The Fox has already lined up a potential sale,

0:26:160:26:18

but he almost ruins it before it even starts.

0:26:180:26:21

Those of you who know me, this will not come as a great surprise, but I'm late.

0:26:210:26:25

The worst thing you can do when trying to have a deal with someone is be late.

0:26:250:26:29

I'm meeting Simon in there, who I've known for a long time.

0:26:290:26:32

He buys retro and vintage furniture off me,

0:26:320:26:34

and he's going to be so fed up that I'm late. Ugh!

0:26:340:26:39

Hello, how are you?

0:26:390:26:41

Not very professional, kid, but never mind.

0:26:410:26:44

I know, I know, it's just time, time, time, isn't it?

0:26:440:26:47

But you've been taking a relaxing sort of...

0:26:470:26:50

Yes, it's comfortable enough.

0:26:500:26:52

And I think it's quite a trendy chair, isn't it?

0:26:520:26:55

I suppose a priced one if the condition had been a bit better.

0:26:550:26:58

The base is a bit knackered, isn't it?

0:26:580:27:01

It looks like it's been dog-loved.

0:27:010:27:03

And the arms are a bit cracked as well, aren't they?

0:27:030:27:06

A bit more polishing. And a little bit of sewing around that rim there,

0:27:060:27:10

you could have a really cool chair that you could sell to someone.

0:27:100:27:15

Yeah, time's money, isn't it, Phil? How much is it going to be?

0:27:150:27:18

I was hoping I would get 275 for it.

0:27:180:27:21

Condition is everything, usually.

0:27:210:27:23

195, really.

0:27:250:27:27

Get out of here! I can't lose money on it.

0:27:270:27:30

No, that ain't going to work. 265.

0:27:300:27:34

240.

0:27:340:27:36

I tell you what I'll, I'll have a deal with you at £250.

0:27:360:27:39

-All right.

-You're a gentleman. Thank you.

0:27:390:27:41

Yes, Serrell strikes again.

0:27:410:27:43

The leather chair brings him a comfortable profit of nearly £32.

0:27:430:27:47

And, as if they haven't sold enough chairs for one day,

0:27:470:27:50

Big C comes back with his very own rocker that cost him just over £136.

0:27:500:27:56

He stays in Southsea

0:27:560:27:58

and takes it to see Ian, an antiques and collectables dealer.

0:27:580:28:01

Here we are, you know what it is.

0:28:010:28:03

-Yes.

-Thonet Brothers.

0:28:030:28:05

Came out around 1880. The patent was from about 1860.

0:28:050:28:11

More popular in America than they proved to be in Europe.

0:28:110:28:14

I quite like the style.

0:28:140:28:16

It works well, and it'll work well in a modern house.

0:28:160:28:19

How do you see it?

0:28:190:28:21

Really, John, I've got to reupholster it, I think.

0:28:210:28:25

150 quid, I'm looking at.

0:28:250:28:26

I was hoping for something more like two and a half?

0:28:260:28:30

No, I don't think so, John. It's nice, but it's not that nice.

0:28:300:28:34

-170, there you go.

-170.

0:28:340:28:35

Can we do, right...

0:28:350:28:39

John, that smile. OK.

0:28:400:28:43

A simple sale, and John rocks off almost £44 in profit.

0:28:430:28:47

Our Fox has got big ideas for his rugby ball-shaped butter dish.

0:28:490:28:52

He's brought it to the home of his local rugby team,

0:28:520:28:55

Worcester Warriors.

0:28:550:28:57

But, can our prize-fighter convert a profit

0:28:570:28:59

out of the club's commercial director, Cathy?

0:28:590:29:02

I bought this in France and I thought it was really wicked cos it looks

0:29:020:29:06

-like a 1920s rugby ball.

-It does.

0:29:060:29:09

But you open it up and it's just...

0:29:090:29:12

the leather has been bound on this China, sort of, base.

0:29:120:29:17

-So, it's not big enough for butter, is it?

-No, is it leather, then?

0:29:170:29:21

Yeah, it is.

0:29:210:29:22

But it's got a little stamp on here which says Longchamps, France.

0:29:220:29:26

I think it's a really fun thing and it's got to go to a rugby fan, hasn't it?

0:29:260:29:30

-Don't you think so? I was hoping to get 80 quid for it?

-£80!

0:29:300:29:36

£80! A real rugby ball would only cost me £18.

0:29:360:29:40

Actually isn't quite the reaction I was looking for.

0:29:400:29:43

-It was about £36 or something like that.

-OK, then, 40.

0:29:430:29:47

-You get the profit! 40!

-No. More. Try again.

0:29:470:29:51

I'll give you one last best shot and I'm going to give you a clue.

0:29:510:29:54

(50 quid and it's yours!)

0:29:540:29:56

OK?

0:29:560:29:58

-50 quid.

-Done deal.

0:29:580:30:00

The Fox's wily whispering scores the try!

0:30:000:30:04

The ball kicks home a profit of almost £14.

0:30:040:30:07

John the Hammer's a straightforward sort of guy.

0:30:070:30:10

You always know where you are with this man-of-the-people, but for some reason,

0:30:100:30:14

he's decided to sell his pocket watch in a motor bike shop. Why, John, why?

0:30:140:30:19

I've sold to Trevor the owner on a number of occasions.

0:30:190:30:22

Basically, he loves clocks, watches, and anything mechanical.

0:30:220:30:26

Let's just hope we're both synced on hammer time.

0:30:260:30:30

The watch cost John £100 so will he wind up with a profit?

0:30:300:30:34

The nice thing about it, the case is good, the movement is good,

0:30:360:30:39

the dial's good, even this glass is original. No chips or anything.

0:30:390:30:43

A tiny little dent in one side of the case, other than that,

0:30:430:30:46

it's pretty good. And for an open-face pocket watch, that's pretty good.

0:30:460:30:50

-Hairline crack on the dial?

-Tiny one in the face.

0:30:500:30:53

-Your eyes are good, Trevor, aren't they?

-Very good. The price?

0:30:530:30:59

-I am looking 180 for it.

-No way.

0:30:590:31:01

-We're miles away.

-Where do you see it?

-120.

0:31:010:31:05

-170?

-No.

0:31:050:31:07

-155.

-No. Too much.

0:31:070:31:11

Come on, you can do a better price than that.

0:31:110:31:13

140, that is my final offer.

0:31:130:31:16

-145.

-No, 140, that's it.

0:31:160:31:19

-140. That is your final offer?

-It is.

0:31:190:31:23

I know you, Trevor, so I'd better take your offer.

0:31:230:31:27

Trevor drives a hard deal

0:31:270:31:29

but John still scoots off with a decent profit of £40.

0:31:290:31:33

That brings us to the halfway point in this ferocious flexing of antiques muscle.

0:31:330:31:38

Let's find out how our champion wrestlers are getting on.

0:31:380:31:41

Phil the Fox was first onto the track.

0:31:410:31:44

He sold three items for a profit of just over £88.

0:31:440:31:49

But he is being lapped by John the Hammer, who's also sold

0:31:490:31:52

three items but is way out in front with more than £201 profit.

0:31:520:31:57

And that's where private enterprise must come to an end.

0:31:570:32:01

Our boys each have five items to put into their Showdown auction,

0:32:010:32:05

including that Persian bowl John couldn't make his mind up about earlier.

0:32:050:32:10

As we approach the climax of our epic challenge,

0:32:100:32:13

Phil and John eye up each other's purchases one last time.

0:32:130:32:16

You heard of shabby-chic.

0:32:160:32:18

Well, actually, I think this is quite a good thing.

0:32:180:32:22

It's aesthetic movement and if people pick up on that,

0:32:220:32:26

I think, sickeningly, it's going to do rather well.

0:32:260:32:30

I really, really like this. Great little piece with crossover appeal.

0:32:300:32:34

It is turned wood of some sort, known as treen,

0:32:340:32:37

a collecting field in its own right.

0:32:370:32:39

It's a useful thing too, a shotgun cartridge loader.

0:32:390:32:43

As a clay shooter myself, I think that's a wonderful little object. Really love it.

0:32:430:32:47

-What do you think?

-I don't understand this stuff at all.

0:32:470:32:51

I think that's a great decoration, isn't it, and you can see how

0:32:510:32:55

really early things influence everything we have today. That's either 50 quid

0:32:550:33:00

or 300, there's no middle ground with it.

0:33:000:33:03

Look how this has polished up.

0:33:030:33:05

Bought this for £30 at the car boot and I'll be disappointed

0:33:050:33:08

if this doesn't make me a three figure profit.

0:33:080:33:11

I bought this little whisky bottle for £2 at the car boot sale

0:33:110:33:15

and I think it's great. As a Scotsman's son, of course I was going to be drawn towards it.

0:33:150:33:19

It's whiskey and it's got a beautiful panoramic scene of stags in the great outdoors.

0:33:190:33:24

Everybody is allowed a blind spot

0:33:240:33:27

and I think this just might be Johns.

0:33:270:33:30

I' m trying to work out if he's Mystic Meg or Crafty Cameron.

0:33:300:33:34

We'll find out soon, Foxy, because the sale room is ready.

0:33:340:33:37

Our experts haven't been allowed to put reserve prices on their lots,

0:33:390:33:43

so their items must sell at this auction. There'll be no more chances.

0:33:430:33:47

The novelty whisky bottle John bought for £2 is their opening lot.

0:33:470:33:53

Straight in here at £15, I have. Thank you. 15, 20, 5,

0:33:530:33:57

30, 5, 40. At £40.

0:33:570:34:00

-Wow!

-That's a turn up, isn't it?

0:34:000:34:03

Seated bid at £40. Last chance going at 40... Bidder number two.

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-I'd have bought five of them.

-I am a bit shocked. I liked it.

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At 40 quid, I'm really pleased with that. £40, in the room as well.

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John gets off to a flying start. After the auction costs,

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the whisky bottle knocks back a profit of nearly £29,

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nearly 15 times what he paid for it.

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And the Hammer's got the next lot as well, the Zodiac dishes Phil can't stand.

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They cost just over £106, so have John's powers of prediction

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found him a profit maker?

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Straight in here at £50. I have at 50, 60, 70,

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80, 90, 100, 110...

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-You're away!

-120, 130...

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..130.. it's my bid... 140,

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150, 150... it's my bid...

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..160, ladies bid, now, seated, at £160 I have...

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-Try not to smile, try hard not to smile.

-I'm nervous, Phil!

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-£160.

-How did you sell those for £160?

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The dishes leave both our bruisers slightly stunned.

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After costs, John makes a small fortune of almost £21.

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Next up, is the piece that's been worrying John, his Persian bowl.

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I think this is make or break.

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But I got a sneaking feeling you are going to come out of this, smelling of Persian roses.

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I hope you're right, mate, I've got a lot riding on it.

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I stand to make a considerable loss. I paid 150 for it.

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I tell you what, though, I'm quite nervous.

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The Persian bowl. Lot of interest in this.

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Straight in here at £120.

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-Still below my...

-130, 140,

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150, 160, 170, 180, 190, at £190, now...

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..200, 220, 240,

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260, 280, 300, 320,

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340,

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360,

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380,

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400, 420, 450,

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480, 500, and 20,

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550, at £550, the bid is on my left at £550 now.

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£550 selling at 550, bid is on my far left at £550...

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-Tell you what, well done, you.

-I am so relieved.

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Yes, that is what you call a result.

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The Persian pottery pots an enormous profit, close to £290.

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-I'm shocked.

-Pleased for you. Really good. That is good, John.

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-Really good. Well done.

-Thanks, Phil.

-(Rat, absolute rat!)

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But, Foxy shouldn't be fazed. He takes comfort from John's next lot,

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the £35 silver wine-taster he bought at the antiques fair.

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It only makes £40 and after costs, that notches

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up our first loss of the day, more £4 down.

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At last, Phil's first item comes up for sale.

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It is the Chinese bronze censer he paid £15 for.

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Straight in here at £15. I have 15. £15 I have now.

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-15 quid?

-Yeah.

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25, 30, 5, £35, commission bid, here with me...

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..35. I have it away, now... 40, on the internet, internet bid at £40...

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..on the internet, selling away...

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Done, going away at 40, 40 and five, £45, last chance at 45,

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fair warning, selling at 45...

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-There you go.

-Quite pleased with that.

-£45, yeah?

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And Mr Serrell's off the mark.

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The censer makes a decent start, nearly £20 profit after costs.

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-Could we get a smile?

-It is not quite the grimace that we had earlier.

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-I'm getting over it, now.

-Start of good things. You got some good lots coming up.

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I wouldn't want to be a sore loser.

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But then it all comes tumbling down

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as Phil loses almost everything he's just made.

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The rudder steers him in the wrong direction. He bought it for £30.

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It sells for just 20.

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With auction costs, that's a hefty loss of nearly £19.

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But surely Phil's wooden cartridge filler will give him something to smile about?

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Both our boys love it. It cost him £35.

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Lovely bit of treen here. Straight in here at £10.

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15, 20, 5,

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30, 5, 40... at £40, I have it away now.

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Against you, sir, at £40. Last chance going away at 40...

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That's a loss, isn't it?

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I'm sort of, disappointed.

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Foxy! The cartridge filler fires off another loss

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and leaves Phil more than £4 down.

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But surely Phil can't go wrong with his next item, the glazed cabinet he paid just £10 for?

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For an extra £30 he's had it restored,

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but will the saleroom see its selling points?

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£50, please, thank you, straight in at £50.

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50, 60, 70, at £70 and away now...

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Last chance, going away and selling at 70...

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It's a profit. Not a big one, but a profit. Piling up the pressure on the last one, though, isn't it?

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Every little helps. The cabinet closes a profit of very nearly £15.

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So, we're down to the last two lots, John's fire screen and Phil's trunk.

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Can Cameron consolidate his lead, or will Serrell spin it around to his advantage?

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In the Put Your Money Showdown anything can happen.

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First up, it's the Hammer's shabby-chic screen that cost him £109 in Paris.

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Tell you, sort of day you're having, mate, you're going to make about 1,800 quid.

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50, and away for it. I have 20 bid.

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-JOHN MOUTHS

-Ouch!

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20, 5, 30, 5, 35, 40, £40.

0:39:420:39:46

Your bid, sir, at 40, 5, 50, 60, 70...

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Your bid, Sir, outside at 70...

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Done, going away and selling at 70...

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I think it was a nice thing.

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-I think that should have made over £100.

-You're right.

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The screen couldn't shield John from that clunking great loss.

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Including fees, it leaves him more than £54 down.

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So, it all rests with Phil's passenger chest. Can he carry off a whopping great profit?

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Realistically, I needed to make 200-odd pounds, £250 plus.

0:40:150:40:21

Realistically, it's going to make 150?

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Straight in here at £50. 50 bid, thank you.

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50, I have, now, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90,

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100, 110, 120,

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130, 140, 150,

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160, 170, 180, 190,

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-200, and 20, 240... Your bid at £240, now.

-Close.

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Done, going away at 240...

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-That did brilliantly.

-You know what, I'm really pleased.

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I was actually getting rinsed by you earlier.

0:40:550:40:58

It's nice to see you smile!

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The chest provides a thrilling climax to our brutal contest.

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After costs, it packs a massive profit more than £161.

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So, is it enough to balance the bruising encounter in Phil's direction?

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We'll find out in just a moment.

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The Showdown is the toughest of challenges.

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Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money to spend,

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at four different antiques events.

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After costs and currency conversions,

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Phil the Fox spent nearly £592.

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But, John "The Hammer" Cameron forked out much more, over £721.

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All the money Phil and John made from today's challenge will be going to a charity of their choice.

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So, without further ado, it's time to find out

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who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion!

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-John, how are you?

-I am good, Philip, how are you?

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Tell you what, you still flushed with success over that bowl?

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I took a gamble and it paid off.

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Nearly sold that privately, but last minute, it went in the auction and I got lucky.

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What we need to do now is find out what our showdown total is,

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which is the bits we sold at the auction and the bits we sold privately.

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-I'll count us in.

-Ready.

-Three, two, one...

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-Look at that!

-That's a real whippin' again!

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It is not a whipping, I got lucky with the bowl!

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So, a convincing win for Mr Cameron.

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Over £220 more profit than Mr Serrell.

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But our two titans have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges

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and it's now time to find out how much they've made in total.

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I'll count is in. Three, two, one, go!

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-Look at that!

-That is fantastic, isn't it?

-You haven't done badly yourself, Phil.

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No, but that's really well done. More importantly, I've had a thoroughly enjoyable week with you

0:42:400:42:45

and two charities are better off to the tune of about £3,500.

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-Spoken like a true gentleman.

-Bar?

-I think so! Good call!

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Both our experts have made enormous profits and all that money now goes to their good causes.

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My chosen charity is Naomi House Children's Hospice

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which provides invaluable care to children with life-shortening illnesses,

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not just in the last days, but through their lives.

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My chosen charity is the Wooden Spoon Society,

0:43:070:43:10

and that's based all around Rugby.

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I've been a mad keen rugby man all my life.

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It's a charity that supports disadvantaged children.

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It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.

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Phil and John have Put Their Money Where Their Mouths are,

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proving they can make a convincing profit from antiques when their own money's on the line.

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