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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that takes

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the titans of the antiques trade and pitches them against each other,

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

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It's amazing. Truly amazing.

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Today, Maverick Mark Stacey takes on Kate "The Diamond" Bateman,

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in an all-out battle for profit, giving you

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the inside view on the secrets of the trade.

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Coming up, this odd couple will fight tooth and nail for victory.

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You're an auctioneer, Kate.

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You know you've got to get your hand up quicker than that.

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Our dealers show you how to be saleroom savvy.

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Write your top estimate and what you're going to bid and stick to it.

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And just how far will these two go to clinch a sale?

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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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Today's battle features two top class antiques athletes.

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Mark "The Maverick" Stacey and Kate "The Diamond" Bateman.

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They'll be sprinting around the saleroom in a race

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to make the most profit from buying and selling antiques.

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In one corner, it's smooth-talking Brighton boy Stacey.

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He's got a contacts book as thick as his arm

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and will go to any length to strike fear into his rival.

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Either they know something you don't or you know something they don't.

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Facing him across the auction room is Diamond Bateman,

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the lady who brings the glamour to Put Your Money

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with a sparkling exterior that hides a will of steel.

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Mark Stacey got that. Oh, I should have bid against him.

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Our warriors have put their reputations and their own cash on the line, as they fight

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to make as much profit as possible for their chosen charities.

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They each have £1,000 of their own money to spend, and today's battle

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takes place at Thompsons Auctioneers in Harrogate.

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So, with a room of treasures to trawl, will victory belong

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to Maverick or The Diamond? Mark Stacey and Kate Bateman,

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it's is time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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-Good morning, Mr Stacey.

-Good morning, Miss Bateman. How are you?

-I'm good.

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-It's a chilly morning in Harrogate.

-It is a chilly morning, but exciting. We're at the auction.

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-Look at all this stuff.

-I know!

-Somewhere in here there is a bargain

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-As long as I find it and you don't, I'll be all right.

-I hope not!

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LAUGHTER

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Yes, this pair are bloodthirsty for victory,

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but will the Brighton Titan crack our Diamond Ice Queen?

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They both have plenty of saleroom experience,

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and go haring off the starting blocks

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to unearth as many items as possible before the bidding begins.

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Maverick is sussing out his hunting ground.

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When you come to a general sale like this,

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this is the perfect place for finding things hidden in boxes.

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They take items in for three or four days, turn it round in a day,

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and you only get the morning to view. So it's starting to fill up here.

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Maverick is trawling the boxes like a vulture circling its prey.

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He's got stiff competition from a room full of buyers,

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and of course his nemesis, whose mind is racing with tactics.

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One tip when buying at auction - look around, use viewing days.

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There's lots of time before the sale to have a look.

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Write your top estimate and what you'll bid, and stick to it.

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Because, in the cold light of day, you can look at it and think,

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"Would I pay £50 for that before fee?" It's easy to get carried away.

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But I'm going to be really reserved, stick to my guns,

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I've written all my estimates here, top end, and I'll stick to it.

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Unless it gets to 5 o'clock and I haven't bought anything,

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and then I'll bid like crazy.

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Wise words from The Diamond,

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but it's treasures not talk that will secure victory today.

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For the gentleman who has everything and likes playing snooker,

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we've got the ultimate in luxury - a little silver-cased chalk.

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This is not terribly old. It is hallmarked.

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It's hallmarked for Birmingham 1982.

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This is engine turned, this little design here,

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but I'm not sure I'll chalk up 147.

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Maverick thinks he's spotted a corker,

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but what's this? The Diamond is hot on his tail.

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I think that's quite a fun novelty item.

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What I'd buy for my husband, cos I can't think of anything else,

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so, hopefully, I can find a buyer. I'll go for it. I think it's fun.

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Great minds and great enemies think alike. It's going to be

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an almighty tussle for triumph, as our duo slug it out in the saleroom.

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-It's the glamorous Diamond Diva...

-What's that you say, Mark?

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You haven't found anything? That's brilliant!

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..squaring up to muscle-bound Maverick!

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She might need some help. "Discovering Antiques."

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Victory is everything to these gold-hunting goliaths.

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There's a box of trophies here that we might need to get engraved for Mark Stacey, consolation prize.

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And there can only be one winner.

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It's a desperate race to find the best bargains,

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and it's Maverick who's next to swoop.

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This is really rather a sweet little table ink stand.

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The date on this, I suppose 1900, 1910.

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It might be a little bit later.

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There's no marks or registration numbers to give us a clue.

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But it looks nice, it feels nice in the hand.

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It's very decorative. They look a very sophisticated bunch around here,

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and they probably like their nice little twee items in Harrogate.

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But who knows? I'll mark it down.

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Maverick has sniffed out a genuine antique,

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but Diamond Bateman is hot on his heels.

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I have got a...well, it says,

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"Gentleman's 1920s Bakelite fountain pen".

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We've got a Wyvern Perfect Pen, it's made in England,

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but these sort of mottled ones - this is early plastic, really -

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are really collectible, a huge genre of people collect fountain pens.

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It's only £10 or £20, so there's got to be a profit in that somewhere.

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It's a specialist field, but with some internet research,

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you should find a buyer, so I might have a go at that one.

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Canny Kate is never one to miss a bargain.

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Her family have run an auction house for a decade,

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so she knows every trick in the book.

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I'm having a quick proof-read through the catalogue.

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I'm looking for things that have been misspelt.

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Sometimes things on the internet are picked out with key word searches,

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so people often misspell words like sovereign, Wedgwood,

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mainly trade and designers' names and people searching for that word,

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and it's been misspelled in the auction catalogue, won't pick it up.

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So this catalogue has got a Vivienne Westwood ring, and they've misspelt

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the word "Vivienne", so I'm going to give that a go, lot 79.

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Yep, it's got the initials on.

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I'm trying to see if it's silver or white gold.

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I think it's silver gilt on the inside.

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It's good to go for the big names that people have heard of.

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Vivienne Westwood is one of our iconic British designers.

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You can't mistake her style. It's really cool.

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This is the sceptre that she has on all of her clothing ranges.

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That's pretty cheap for £40-£50, there's some diamonds

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and some silver in that and, for a bit of bling,

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I think you can't go too far wrong.

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Nicely done, Diamond! Trust our Kate to pounce on a potential profit!

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Talking of pouncing, Maverick is in heaven.

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# It's raining men Hallelujah, it's raining men... #

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I found a couple of stoneware torsos

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which are made out of reconstituted stone,

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so they're meant to look like they're marble.

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It won't be everyone's cup of tea,

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but if my hunch is right, if I can get it for £20-£30,

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I think I might be able to make a profit on that.

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The auction is about to kick off. The nerves, the anticipation,

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it's the Brighton Bounty Hunter up against the Auction House Assassin.

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Which of these antiques gladiators will be the winner?

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The sale kicks off. As if the pressure wasn't enough,

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auctioneer Lawrence flies at the speed of light.

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20, 22, 25...

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He's a really quick auctioneer, you've got to bid very quickly.

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This auctioneer is fast, he must be doing about 250 an hour.

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Let battle commence. The Diamond is first into the fray,

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with a modern, pine-framed mirror.

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-Fire away, £5...?

-Oh, lot 30 - fiver...

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Five I have, at £5. Any advance on five? All done, selling at five...

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It's a pine mirror for a fiver.

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What? £5 for that? Did Kate really buy that mirror?

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What was she doing? I can see she's going for cheap and tacky.

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Miaow! The gloves are off! Maverick may be scathing,

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but Kate bags the mirror for just over £6, including sale room fees.

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Sharp-tongued Stacey is hot on her heels,

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as the brass inkwell goes under the hammer.

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Start the bidding with me at £35. 38 anywhere?

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-No, that's too much.

-It's a bad start for Stacey,

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as the bidding storms over his top limit.

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But what about his next lot?

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Ivory pill or snuff box. Start the bidding with me at £28.

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-30 anywhere? 35 in the room.

-I'd go one.

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-38, 40, 42...

-One more.

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-45? New bidder.

-No.

-48, 50, 55...

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-I'm selling, at 55...

-GAVEL BANGS

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Yet again, the bidding is racing away from Mark. What is going on?

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It's going really well today. It's been going about 20 minutes,

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and I haven't bought a sausage yet.

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Two losses in a row, Maverick is on the ropes already!

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He's got to fight back as the snooker chalk holder

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is about to go under the hammer.

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-I do like this. It's not old...

-But he's not the only one poised to bid.

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Next up is that silver snooker chalk holder.

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It's fun, I've never seen anything like it. so we'll give it a go.

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They're both going for the same super-hot lot. This is war!

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-Nice little lot. Start with me at top commission of £25.

-Oh!

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28, I have, 30, 32...

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-The Maverick's straight in.

-40, 42, 45...

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-Oh, 45!

-But what's happened to his nemesis?

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That was my top.

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She's left the field wide open, and Mark's taking no prisoners.

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42. Any advance on £42?

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-All done at 42...

-GAVEL BANGS

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Got one - at last!

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There!

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Yes, Mark pots his first purchase for just over £52, with costs.

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The Diamond's plans are dashed.

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Oh...! Mark Stacey got that! Ooh, I should have bid against him.

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Oh, curses!

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I will have my revenge, Stacey, don't worry.

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Oh, I can't believe that.

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And just six lots later, the Diamond gets her chance for revenge.

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Next up is the ring. The estimate is 40-50. I think

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I might have to go up to 80 or 90. Hopefully, I'll get it.

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Start the bidding with me at £45. 48 anywhere?

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48, 50, 52, 55, 58. 58 in the room...

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It's with me at 58.

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-Don't anyone dare bid, you bad people.

-Selling at 58.

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-Well done.

-I was going to be terribly mean then and bid 60.

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I wish I had now.

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Excellent!

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At nearly £72 with fees, it's the biggest buy so far.

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It's a colossal victory for our diamond diva

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and she shows no signs of stopping.

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We're coming up to the fountain pen now.

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Probably go to top estimate. Maybe £20 or something like that,

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cos I'm sure I can find a buyer. It's great condition.

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Start the bidding at 10, 12?

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-Yes, £12.

-10, 12, 15, 18. 18 in the room.

-18 with me.

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20 new bidder.

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25. 28. 30?

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No? 28 with the lady.

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Still with me at 28.

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Are we all done? Selling at £28. 11575.

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-Thank you.

-So I got that for £28. It did go a bit higher,

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but I'm sure I can find a buyer for that. It's a nice thing.

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Our rock hard diamond takes a calculated risk,

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going over her original limit and, with fees, that's just under £35.

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This ice queen is bagging lots left, right and centre,

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and now she has her eye on a retro British Railway sign.

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We're coming up to the retro,

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so basically brand-new London British Railways sign,

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but if I can get it for £10 or £15, something like that, that's fine.

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But wait a minute! Our titans are going to clash again.

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I have a friend who's a train driver.

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If it goes quite cheaply, I might go for that.

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Start the bidding at 12, 15, anywhere?

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15 I have. Any advance on 15?

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-I don't want to go 18, really.

-GAVEL BANGS

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It was Mark!

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I bought that. I hope I didn't upset her by buying that.

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-Curse you!

-I wouldn't want to do that, you know that.

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Oh, look, he's giving me a smarmy grin!

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Right, Stacey, the gloves are off. Let's go accost him.

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Yes, the Diamond isn't going to take this lying down.

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Maverick swoops in and bags the sign for just under £19, including costs.

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His opponent is fuming!

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-Hello, Kate.

-I didn't realise it was you. I would have bid.

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-You got that for 15?

-Yes.

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You're an auctioneer, Kate. You've got to get your hand up a lot quicker than that.

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Our odd couple may be smiling, but the gloves are off.

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It's every dealer for themselves.

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Now can Maverick bag his first stone torso?

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346, stone male torso.

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The bid is with me at £25.

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Good lord! Why am I not surprised he's bidding?

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Selling at 28.

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You got yourself a rock hard man there.

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# It's raining men! Hallelujah... #

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The Diamond may scoff, but Maverick is a dealer who always gets his man,

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spending just under £35 with costs.

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Mark and Kate both started the day with £1,000 of their own cash.

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Mark bought three lots and spent a tad over £105,

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leaving him just under £895 in his kitty.

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Kate has also bought three items, but spent slightly more,

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coming in at nearly £113,

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leaving her over £887 still to spend.

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So far, our dealers have barely made a dent in their budgets.

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Round two, and our duo are poised and ready for action.

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They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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With these sparring Titans standing together,

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it's going to turn into a right fist fight.

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Kate is first to throw herself into the fray.

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I'm going for one. Come on. 352, a foot scraper.

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15, yes.

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Don't you dare! Yes. Get out.

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-All done, selling at £20.

-That's cheap.

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£20!

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-Gloating is so far beneath me.

-But you manage to do it so well!

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Our duelling dealers are desperate to score points off each other.

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With costs, that set Kate back just under £25,

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and, later in the day, she gets the chance to have a closer look.

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Imagine the scene.

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You're coming home. You've had a muddy walk with the dogs.

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Get to the back door, need to scrape your boots off. Perfect.

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I bought this for £20. I think that's a bargain.

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I think somebody's got an older piece of iron work

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that they've cemented into this nice bit of cut stone.

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I'm sure I can sell that for more than £20.

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Wipe my feet on it like I'm going to wipe my feet with Mark Stacey.

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Yes, fighting talk from our Diamond girl.

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With the bit between her teeth,

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Kate's desperate to put some space between herself and her nemesis.

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She's spotted a carpet and she's going for it.

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Persian patterned rug, 363, I'm 10 bid, 12 now.

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Yeah! £12, you're kidding me.

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-Are we finished selling at 12?

-GAVEL BANGS

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I'm so pleased. £12 for a carpet!

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-I thought the carpet market was on the floor at the moment.

-Oh.

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Ooh, Stacey's seeing red!

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After costs, that's still just under £15.

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And now our rug-buying tornado

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-is going for another two.

-Selling at 55...

-Oh, no, 60!

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Bagging the pair for just over £68 with fees.

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Maverick isn't impressed.

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Either they know something you don't or you know something they don't.

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Which is it, Kate?

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I suspect it's the former, not the latter.

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I hope not, for your sake.

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Hmm, Sneaky Stacey is trying to unsettle his opponent,

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but cool-headed Kate heads straight over to inspect her trio.

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I'm really happy. I've just bought one rug for £12,

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and these two up here, two for £55.

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That's £28 each. They are hand knotted.

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That's ridiculously cheap!

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Yes, Kate's sure she's found a diamond in the rough today.

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She better watch her back though,

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as Maverick Mark won't stand for second place.

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Kate, I've got marked down, 502, decorative framed oval mirror.

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Now it's not old, but it is very decorative. It's George III style.

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You're thinking of buying a modern mirror...

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-Yeah, I'm not...

-..Mark, after mocking my £5 modern mirror?

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I'm not talking about a £5 pine mirror here, Kate.

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I'm talking something with decorative appeal.

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Diamond's getting right under Maverick's skin.

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He should keep his game plan under wraps.

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502, decorative framed oval mirror. I'm 35 bid. 40 now.

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40, 5, one more, 50 in the room.

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Gentleman's bid at 50. Do I see 55?

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-Selling at 50.

-GAVEL BANGS

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Maverick splashed the cash on his priciest purchase so far,

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at £62, including fees.

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Later in the day, he reflects on his success.

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Well, I'm pleased I secured this mirror. The estimate was £40-60.

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I paid bang in the middle, 50 quid for it.

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So even with the bits and pieces on top,

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I'm rather hoping that a nice hotel I know in Brighton

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will be happy to find a spot in their entrance hall,

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or somewhere in the hotel and give me a reasonable profit on it.

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Our Brighton gent has the whiff of victory,

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and he's poised to make it a double,

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as a second stone torso is going under the hammer.

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-Are you after the stone figure coming up?

-What do you think?

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-My guess is yes.

-Here it is now, 505.

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I am 25, 30 bid. 32.

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35, 38 in the room.

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-Selling at 38.

-GAVEL BANGS

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-Goodness sake!

-I know!

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At just over £47 with fees, it's a testosterone typhoon.

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# It's raining men! Hallelujah, it's raining men... #

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Their muscle-bound torsos kick-start a bidding bonanza

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and Mark is back in the game.

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First he bids on a retro sewing table and lamp...

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Selling at 15.

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..for just under £19 including costs.

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Swiftly followed by an Art Deco bedside cabinet...

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How am I doing? I'm pleased with that.

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..for just under £56 with fees.

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Talk about a saleroom stone. As the gavel falls on

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the final lot of the day,

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Mark heads straight over to check out those last-minute buys.

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This is a really decorative 1970s sewing box,

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but of course this is the piece de resistance.

0:19:400:19:44

Who knows? I could light up a really good profit here.

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Yes, the Maverick is sounding confident.

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With the auction over, Kate's in a desperate situation.

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With just six lots in the bag and masses of cash burning

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a hole in her pocket, she decides to take drastic action.

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The auction's over and I still need one more item.

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But there's one piece of jewellery that didn't sell.

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I've had a word with the auctioneer and he says I can have it for £15.

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I'm going to go for it. It's lot 124. Let's go and sort that out.

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Quick thinking from the sharp-edged Diamond,

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who swiftly pulls off a deal on the jewellery.

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Here we are - lot 124. This is the one I bought just after the sale.

0:20:190:20:24

They are really nice. It's silver, turquoise, they're polished stones.

0:20:240:20:28

I'm really pleased with that. It's coming home with me.

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At just under £19 with fees, auctioneer Kate sneaks in

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a last-minute purchase before the final whistle.

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But Maverick is feeling triumphant about his final buy as well.

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It's one of my favourite pieces. I am delighted with this Art Deco styling.

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It's firstly decorated in a rather exotic grain of wood.

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We've got this rather nice tray that goes across the top.

0:20:530:20:58

You can put your lamp on there and your bedside glass of water.

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We've got the original handles. This one, unfortunately, is broken.

0:21:020:21:06

I don't think I'm going to make a huge amount on it, but I reckon

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the buyer I've got in mind is going to love it just as much as I do.

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Maverick has been dazzled by the Deco, but will it pay off?

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Mark and Kate arrived at the auction with £1,000 each.

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Mark ended up spending a little under £289 including fees

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on the seven lots he bought. Kate also bought seven lots,

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spending even more modestly at just over £239 with costs.

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Before our Lord and Lady go their separate ways to sell,

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they get one final chance to suss out the competition.

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-I've made a few really good buys and a few real misses.

-Point them out.

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The rugs I'm really happy with. I know you knock my rugs, but they're all hand knotted.

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-Fantastic quality.

-I'm not a rug man. I don't do rugs.

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To me, they look machine done. Sorry, it all looks too uniform to me.

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-No.

-I might be wrong, I might be wrong.

-In this case,

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-I know my rugs, they're definitely hand knotted.

-I'll hold you to that.

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I didn't notice the Vivienne Westwood ring

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has lost one of the little diamonds.

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-So come on - worst lot, what do you regret?

-What do I regret?

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Honestly, Kate, I like all the items I bought.

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The torsos are a bit of fun. They are rather cheeky.

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I just saw those. I knew you'd go for those.

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Anyway, we've got to go and sell these items now.

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-Let's go.

-Let me just correct you. YOU'VE got to go and sell your items.

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-My buyers are already lined up.

-Ooh!

-Good luck.

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For our pair of protagonists, that auction was just

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the start of a mammoth mission. Now the Maverick and the Diamond

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must scour their contact books and use every trick of the trade

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to outsell their rival in pursuit of victory.

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Profit is everything. And the Lincolnshire belle

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who's lived and breathed antiques all her life

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is oozing confidence as she inspects her wares.

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I think I'm going to prove that you can buy real bargains at auctions,

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especially general sales.

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I'm so pleased about the rugs. £5 for the mirror plus some commission.

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I'm going to give it a lick of paint, maybe make it shabby chic.

0:23:080:23:11

I got this lovely foot scraper. The vintage designer ring.

0:23:110:23:16

That retails at around £135, so I think I got a bargain at 55.

0:23:160:23:21

The silver jewellery was the after-sale. The pen, which I love,

0:23:210:23:25

but I've discovered a bit of a problem with it since the auction.

0:23:250:23:29

It doesn't have the right nib. It should be a Wyvern body and nib.

0:23:290:23:34

So, all in all, I think I did pretty well.

0:23:340:23:36

I think I've probably got the more traditional stuff.

0:23:360:23:39

He got some very odd things, like those composite men,

0:23:390:23:42

er, but I'm sure he's got a plan up his sleeve.

0:23:420:23:47

Mmm, the Diamond's packing the punches already.

0:23:470:23:50

But has she spotted an Achilles heel in her Brighton-based rival?

0:23:500:23:54

There are, unfortunately,

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a couple of potential black holes in my auction purchases.

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The 1970s work table and also the stone torsos,

0:24:000:24:04

which I thought I might be able to sell particularly here in Brighton very well, no joy at the moment.

0:24:040:24:10

I bought this very large decorative mirror at the auction,

0:24:100:24:13

but I have to tell you, I've had a little bit of a mishap with it

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and I've actually chipped some of the gilding here,

0:24:160:24:20

so I'm just going to try and repair it, stick them back on,

0:24:200:24:24

and use a bit of gilding to touch over it. I also bought

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a modern copy of a 1950s railway advertising sign in enamel,

0:24:280:24:33

a nice 1930s Art Deco period bedside cabinet

0:24:330:24:36

and the piece de resistance - a silver cue chalk holder.

0:24:360:24:42

The Maverick is feeling the pressure,

0:24:420:24:45

but this challenge is like a red rag to a bull

0:24:450:24:48

and his years of experience and that fighting spirit are ready to rage.

0:24:480:24:51

Hold tight, riders, this is set to be a rollercoaster of a rumble

0:24:510:24:56

as our antiques antagonists prepare to sell, sell, sell.

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But remember, until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands,

0:25:000:25:04

no deal is truly sealed. Our rivals hit the phones

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and raid their every resource in this all-out battle of wits,

0:25:070:25:11

but it's the Diamond who's first to strike.

0:25:110:25:14

In her home county of Northamptonshire, she's tracked down

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her old English teacher Megan, owner of puppy, Dogface.

0:25:170:25:21

Kate's dead set on persuading her to buy the foot scraper.

0:25:210:25:25

She paid just under £25 - can she make a profit?

0:25:250:25:28

Stylistically, it looks Victorian, but I think it is a bit later.

0:25:280:25:32

It's probably been cast off an original Victorian one.

0:25:320:25:36

-But it's probably a bit more modern.

-It looks good.

0:25:360:25:38

I was hoping for somewhere around the £60 mark.

0:25:380:25:42

-That's a big lump of...

-That's a big lump of stone there.

0:25:420:25:45

I'm going to lift it up and weigh it by value alone.

0:25:450:25:50

It probably does not weigh £60, but how about 20?

0:25:500:25:55

20?! That's nowhere close. I can't. It's got to make some money.

0:25:550:25:59

My absolute last price honestly would be 30 quid. What you think?

0:25:590:26:05

-35. Every penny counts. 35.

-Um...

-That's tiniest profit from me.

-OK.

0:26:050:26:12

-She's definitely going for it.

-I'm keen.

0:26:120:26:16

-I...

-Dogface needs somewhere to tie the lead to. Come on!

0:26:160:26:22

-Yeah, OK, 35.

-35.

0:26:220:26:25

-Thank you. We'd better take him for a walk.

-OK, let's do that.

-Come on.

0:26:250:26:29

Diamond hard haggler Kate pockets more than £10 profit

0:26:290:26:35

and rewards yourself by accompanying Megan

0:26:350:26:37

and puppy Dogface on a very energetic walk.

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This antiques assailant is off and running,

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but it's a rude awakening to the hard-core task ahead.

0:26:440:26:47

She was tough. She beat me hard on price. I was expecting more for it.

0:26:470:26:51

It goes to show antiques is not a walk in the park.

0:26:510:26:53

It certainly isn't. And down south,

0:26:530:26:56

the Brighton Titan is also squaring up for a fight

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as he takes his Art Deco bedside cabinet, which cost just under £56, to cafe owner Maggie.

0:27:000:27:05

-Do you like it?

-I like it. I'd like it if there was two.

0:27:050:27:08

-Like most things in life, there's only one.

-Pairs are always better.

0:27:080:27:13

I was hoping for somewhere around...

0:27:130:27:17

-the £130.

-Oh...

0:27:170:27:20

-Is that too much?

-It IS too much.

-Oh, no!

-It is! It's too much.

0:27:200:27:24

Way, way too much! Let's start from half of that and see what we can do.

0:27:240:27:29

-Maggie.

-Come on. Be fair. Let's start at 70.

-We can start,

0:27:290:27:33

-but we have to go up now.

-OK.

-120.

0:27:330:27:36

If you were looking at 100, there'd be a little bit of room for me.

0:27:360:27:41

-Go on, Mark.

-£100.

-It's a deal.

0:27:410:27:43

Phew. It took everything the Maverick had

0:27:430:27:45

and more to seal the deal with tough negotiator Maggie.

0:27:450:27:49

But the Maverick emerges victorious with just over £44 in the bank.

0:27:490:27:54

That's put that one to bed and it's brewed up a rather nice profit.

0:27:540:27:58

It's one-all in this heavyweight match and both our warriors

0:27:580:28:01

are using all their powers of persuasion to try and win the game.

0:28:010:28:05

On her home turf in Northamptonshire,

0:28:050:28:07

the Diamond takes the jewellery set to stallholder Jean...

0:28:070:28:11

-28?

-OK, 28.

-It's a deal. Thanks.

0:28:110:28:14

..and walks away with over £9 profit.

0:28:140:28:17

Competition is fierce in this all-out antiques extravaganza

0:28:170:28:21

and the Brighton Battler has been working hard as he seeks

0:28:210:28:25

to outwit his ravishing rival,

0:28:250:28:27

but will the damage to his £62 gilt-framed mirror

0:28:270:28:31

jeopardise his chances of a sale to hotel manager Justin?

0:28:310:28:34

-It's got a Georgian look about it with this sort of outer mirror.

-Yes.

0:28:340:28:37

-Then the inner mirror. Good for a hotel.

-I think it'll work very well.

0:28:370:28:41

-We have quite a few mirrors.

-I know. You can never have too many mirrors.

0:28:410:28:47

-I do have to be honest with you about something.

-Yes.

-It fell over.

0:28:470:28:51

-Oh.

-And caused some damage, but I've actually repaired it myself

0:28:510:28:56

and I don't think you can see them, but I do have to point it out to you.

0:28:560:28:59

-Right. Dropping antiques, Mark.

-I know.

-Dropping antiques.

0:28:590:29:02

I can't believe it. That's what dealers do sometimes.

0:29:020:29:05

Bearing in mind the damage I've pointed out to you, Justin,

0:29:050:29:08

-are you still happy to make an offer on it?

-120?

0:29:080:29:11

I am going to take it, Justin. That is really kind of you.

0:29:110:29:15

The Brighton bruiser, with his super-selling powers,

0:29:150:29:18

pulls off a whopping £58 profit on his damaged mirror,

0:29:180:29:21

which looks right at home in a glamorous hotel.

0:29:210:29:24

He's on a roll and, whilst he's at it, sews up just over

0:29:240:29:28

£6 profit on his sewing table and lamp.

0:29:280:29:30

In Northamptonshire,

0:29:300:29:33

the rock hard Diamond is using every contact at her disposal.

0:29:330:29:36

Our formidable fashionista is taking her ring,

0:29:360:29:39

which cost just over £70, to Vivienne Westwood fanatic Vicky.

0:29:390:29:43

-Designer.

-Oh! Oh, you tease.

-First impressions, what do you think?

0:29:430:29:48

-It's stunning, isn't it? Absolutely fantastic.

-Have you got one?

0:29:480:29:53

-I know you've got other things?

-I don't actually have a ring.

0:29:530:29:57

That is fantastic. I love it.

0:29:570:29:59

I will fess up and say there is one little diamond missing.

0:29:590:30:03

-I have noticed.

-OK.

0:30:030:30:05

I was hoping with that in mind for around about the £110 mark. £100?

0:30:050:30:11

-Still a little steep for me.

-But you're a collector.

0:30:110:30:15

-You are a lover of Vivienne Westwood.

-I am a lover and I am,

0:30:150:30:18

-but the reason I don't have one is cos I can't afford to.

-That's true.

0:30:180:30:23

-Where do you think it would be for you?

-Yeah...

-"Buy me!"

0:30:230:30:26

-VICKY LAUGHS

-"I match your other items!"

-Um...

0:30:260:30:30

-80, £90.

-80?

0:30:300:30:32

Well, 90 sounds better, I have to say. That's less than my £100.

0:30:320:30:37

Shall we meet in the middle and go for 85?

0:30:370:30:39

I need every penny, how about 88? Come on. Let's do it.

0:30:390:30:45

-Er...yeah, OK.

-88?

0:30:450:30:47

Proving diamonds really are a girl's best friend,

0:30:470:30:51

the glamorous gladiator pulls in a glittering profit of over £16.

0:30:510:30:56

That was a result all round. The Diamond has done it again.

0:30:560:31:00

Back in Brighton, Kate's arch rival has been struggling to find

0:31:000:31:03

a buyer for his pair of distinctive male torsos.

0:31:030:31:07

But he's finally made a breakthrough and arrives at Oceana nightclub

0:31:070:31:11

hoping to present hen night and male dance troupe organiser, David,

0:31:110:31:15

that they're worth at least the £80 he spent on them.

0:31:150:31:19

I just thought these might be a bit of extra adornment and decorations

0:31:190:31:23

-for the show.

-Yeah, I suppose we could put them on the stage.

0:31:230:31:27

-I was hoping for around £100?

-£100?!

0:31:270:31:31

-Really?

-I was thinking £10.

0:31:310:31:34

-£10?!

-I didn't realise they were 100!

-Oh, David!

0:31:340:31:37

-Shall we barter?

-We can try and barter.

0:31:370:31:40

-55.

-We'll be here all night, David.

-We could be.

-85.

0:31:400:31:44

I'll tell you what I'm going to do.

0:31:440:31:47

I'll give you 85, but that's my final offer.

0:31:470:31:49

I'll take it, cos there's no way I'm carrying these back out.

0:31:490:31:52

It's a mighty blow for the Maverick

0:31:520:31:55

as he only manages to scrape a tiny profit of just over £3.

0:31:550:31:59

-..Five.

-Wonderful. I'm going to put that in there.

0:31:590:32:01

But I'm clearly absolutely useless at antiques dealing. I want to know...

0:32:010:32:07

-I need a new profession. Where are your dancers?

-They are through there.

0:32:070:32:12

-Shall we go?

-Come on.

-Come on.

0:32:120:32:15

# I need a hero

0:32:150:32:17

# I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night

0:32:170:32:21

# He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast

0:32:210:32:24

# And he's got to be fresh from the fight... #

0:32:240:32:28

And I reckon if antiques don't work out for me

0:32:280:32:31

after four years in the gym, stand back, you two,

0:32:310:32:35

-I'll be centre stage.

-Yes(!) Don't give up the day job just yet.

0:32:350:32:40

We've reached the halfway stage in this selling bonanza

0:32:400:32:43

and it's been an epic battle of brains and brawn.

0:32:430:32:46

Maverick Stacey has sold five of his seven items

0:32:460:32:49

and, despite a close call with his torsos,

0:32:490:32:52

his profit pot is bulging at just under £112.

0:32:520:32:56

Diamond diva Kate has sold three of her seven items.

0:32:560:33:01

Her profit stands at a little under £36. But it's not over yet.

0:33:010:33:06

As the bell tolls for round two, our duellers redouble their efforts

0:33:060:33:11

and muster every bit of fighting spirit they have to claim victory.

0:33:110:33:16

In Cambridge, the Diamond is steeling herself for a vital sale

0:33:160:33:20

and hoping to avenge her rival in the process.

0:33:200:33:23

Mark Stacey was really rude about my three rugs. But I've brought them

0:33:230:33:26

to this antique shop in Cambridge and I'm pretty sure they'll sell.

0:33:260:33:30

I'm trying to get at least £100 for the three.

0:33:300:33:32

And one rug in particular quickly grabs dealer Bill's attention.

0:33:320:33:36

-This is a nice piece.

-Good.

-It's an Afghan Bukhara.

0:33:360:33:39

This rug has been washed at some time, so it's faded,

0:33:390:33:42

but this brighter colour is what we call an abrash.

0:33:420:33:46

When they dye the wool to make a rug, they don't always dye enough,

0:33:460:33:49

so when they re-dye the wools, it's never exactly the same colour,

0:33:490:33:54

-so that's when you get different shadings.

-Yeah.

0:33:540:33:57

-That's quite desirable, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Some people would see that in a modern rug as a fault.

-Exactly.

0:33:570:34:01

-But it's really desirable in antique rugs.

-That's quite nice.

0:34:010:34:05

-What are you thinking about?

-How about 123? I'd be really happy with that.

0:34:050:34:09

Then I wouldn't have to re-sell just the one on its own.

0:34:090:34:13

I don't really like that.

0:34:130:34:15

-OK.

-I'd go 110.

-110. I'm not even go to argue at that,

0:34:150:34:19

-cos I'd rather sell all three at once, so it's a deal.

-It's a deal.

0:34:190:34:22

The Lincolnshire lass pulls it off.

0:34:220:34:25

Not only does she pocket almost £27 profit,

0:34:250:34:27

but where the Maverick scorned, she succeeded.

0:34:270:34:31

Mark, you had no faith I'd make a profit, but this proves you wrong.

0:34:310:34:35

Unaware of the Diamond's result, down on the south coast,

0:34:350:34:38

Maverick Stacey is banking on potting a healthy profit of his own

0:34:380:34:42

on an item he managed to snatch from right under his opposition's nose.

0:34:420:34:46

Oh, curses!

0:34:460:34:47

I've come over to Worthing today to meet a chap called Frank,

0:34:470:34:51

who apparently is obsessed with all things related to billiards

0:34:510:34:55

and has a shrine in his garden, so I'm not heading to the house,

0:34:550:34:59

I'm heading to the potting shed. But I'm not good to do any gardening,

0:34:590:35:03

cos I'm hoping to sell him that snooker chalk holder that I bought

0:35:030:35:08

for just over £50, and I'm hoping to chalk up a very respectable profit.

0:35:080:35:13

As an avid collector of all things snooker and billiards,

0:35:130:35:17

Frank's potting shed is an Aladdin's cave of goodies.

0:35:170:35:20

Even selling machine Maverick is quickly distracted.

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Here's a pretty comprehensive set, really.

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You've got everything from porcelains to silver.

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-I love the tile. Can I pick it up?

-Please, yes.

0:35:290:35:33

I've never seen a Victorian tile decorated with a snooker theme.

0:35:330:35:38

-Probably about 1890, something like that.

-I would have thought so.

0:35:380:35:42

-Surely people weren't playing billiards then?

-Good heavens, yes.

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It's detailed in various writings,

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more particularly from about the middle of the 15th century.

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Mostly in France.

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The actual game came into prevalence over there,

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the game of billiards, from the early part of the 19th century.

0:35:580:36:02

But pocketing a profit suddenly looks less likely as it turns out

0:36:020:36:05

Frank has already got an impressive chalk holder collection.

0:36:050:36:10

That's an interesting little collection.

0:36:100:36:12

What about this one? This is unusual. It's in white.

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-I've never seen a white chalk before.

-No.

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Chalk was originally developed as a powdered version

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from the cliffs of Dorset around 1830 by a man called John Carr.

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Burroughes and Watts began to sell the stuff round about 1860s, 1870s.

0:36:240:36:29

-Does this date from then?

-This is one of the original pieces.

-Gosh.

0:36:290:36:34

-There can't be many of those around?

-I have only ever seen that one.

-Wow!

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This, of course, is the item that I wanted to show you.

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It's not as unique, I'm afraid, as the white chalk, but is nicely made.

0:36:430:36:47

It's a silver-mounted chalk. Quite a typical example.

0:36:470:36:51

-You've got one very similar there, haven't you?

-Hmm, yes. Hmm...

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-Well...

-Ooh, it's not the reaction he was hoping for.

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But can the Mighty Maverick pull off a profit or is he snookered?

0:37:010:37:06

We'll find out later.

0:37:060:37:08

Now, our collectables queen is in Kent, desperately hoping

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to persuade pen specialist Andy to buy her Bakelite fountain pen

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for more than the £34.72 she paid for it.

0:37:170:37:22

The Wyvern company was founded around 1895.

0:37:220:37:25

This is probably late 40s, early 50s.

0:37:250:37:28

-Uh-huh.

-It was said that King George V used a Wyvern pen.

0:37:280:37:32

-Royalty, connections to royalty.

-That's right, it's English.

-Pretensions of grandeur.

-Right.

-OK.

0:37:320:37:37

It would have had a Wyvern 14 carat nib originally.

0:37:370:37:40

I do need to sell it, but I was hoping for around the £50 mark.

0:37:400:37:45

Well, I was thinking more the sort of £20 mark.

0:37:450:37:48

Oh, my goodness. I'd make a serious loss at £20. I got to sell it for...

0:37:480:37:52

-How about 40?

-I could probably do 30.

-35.

0:37:520:37:57

I've got to be tough. Every penny counts for me.

0:37:570:38:00

-Yeah, all right, 35.

-35?

-Yeah. That's fair enough.

-I'll take that.

0:38:010:38:05

-I will shake your hand at 35. Thank you.

-OK. Thanks very much.

0:38:050:38:09

Ballsy Bateman fought bravely,

0:38:090:38:11

but only walks away with a tiny 28p profit.

0:38:110:38:15

I'm a bit gutted, but what can you do?

0:38:150:38:18

-But do not write me off just yet.

-Kate knows she has one last chance

0:38:180:38:22

to deal a crushing blow to the Maverick

0:38:220:38:24

as she heads to Cambridgeshire with her final item.

0:38:240:38:27

Having painted the pine mirror for a shabby chic look,

0:38:270:38:30

Kate's hoping costume hire company owner Graham will snap it up.

0:38:300:38:34

On the proviso that I'm allowed to try some costumes on.

0:38:340:38:37

-That would be a deal.

-In that case, 25?

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-25 and a few costumes.

-It's done.

0:38:410:38:43

-It's a showbiz deal. Thank you.

-It's a pleasure.

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More than tripling her money

0:38:450:38:47

our dazzling damsel pulls off nearly £19 profit on the mirror

0:38:470:38:51

and she gets to play dress up into the bargain.

0:38:510:38:53

What girl could resist?

0:38:530:38:56

# Let me entertain you. #

0:38:560:39:00

Mark Stacey, your money or your life.

0:39:020:39:06

It's purely about the money for the Maverick.

0:39:060:39:08

With the finishing line in sight, the Brighton bruiser is also doing

0:39:080:39:12

everything in his power to rake in last-minute profits

0:39:120:39:16

and he's headed west for his final big push.

0:39:160:39:19

I've located a buyer here in Devon who is a bit of a train enthusiast.

0:39:190:39:23

There's something lurking in his garden.

0:39:230:39:26

I've sent him a photograph of the sign

0:39:260:39:28

that I bought for just under £20 and he really quite likes it.

0:39:280:39:31

Am I on track for a big profit? Let's go in and find out.

0:39:310:39:35

MUSIC: Theme from "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"

0:39:350:39:40

Train enthusiast Don is an old friend of the Maverick,

0:39:430:39:48

-but can he be steamrolled into a sale?

-I love it!

0:39:480:39:51

This is a grown man's toy.

0:39:510:39:54

It IS a grown man's toy, but what's the fascination with railways?

0:39:540:39:58

-I love trains, all sorts of trains.

-You also have something

0:39:580:40:01

to do with the local Okehampton railway, don't you?

0:40:010:40:04

I'm a trainee guardsman.

0:40:040:40:06

I have a whistle and a flag and I play at trains on Saturdays.

0:40:060:40:09

That's what has brought me all the way down to Devon -

0:40:090:40:12

-to show you this lovely sign.

-Wow!

0:40:120:40:16

It's great, isn't it? It really harks back to the golden age, the 50s.

0:40:160:40:21

It is a reproduction. It's not an original poster, unfortunately.

0:40:210:40:24

It's done on metal as you can see. I was hoping to get between 40

0:40:240:40:28

-and £50 for it.

-As a tight-fisted clerk, that's a bit generous,

0:40:280:40:34

but I'm sure we could do something of a deal on that sort of figure.

0:40:340:40:37

-I

-really would like it, cos I know the very place I want to put it.

0:40:370:40:41

What would you think is a sensible price?

0:40:410:40:44

-£48.

-£48? We've got a deal.

-Thank you, Mark.

0:40:440:40:47

-Pleasure, thank you.

-I think that was a first-class deal, don't you?

0:40:470:40:52

-Let's go.

-OK.

-Just in time for the train.

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And a first-class profit at just over £29.

0:40:540:40:58

It's a high-speed finish for Stacey

0:40:580:41:01

and he gets to see his sign in its rightful place.

0:41:010:41:04

I can just imagine thousands of tourists looking at it and wondering

0:41:040:41:08

where it's come from and it's come from me!

0:41:080:41:10

It gives me great joy.

0:41:100:41:12

It's been a bout of callous combat throughout

0:41:120:41:15

and our brave warriors have battled hard for supremacy.

0:41:150:41:18

They both started off with £1,000 of the loan money.

0:41:180:41:22

Kate picked up seven items and spent a total of just over £239.

0:41:220:41:27

The Maverick also bought seven items

0:41:270:41:30

but splashed slightly more cash, spending just under £289.

0:41:300:41:35

But now it's all down to profit.

0:41:350:41:38

All of the money that Mark and Kate have made

0:41:380:41:41

from today's challenge will be going to a charity of their choice.

0:41:410:41:45

So, without further ado, it's time to reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:41:450:41:50

I'm intrigued to see how we've done, because I had such a nightmare with most of my items.

0:41:500:41:54

Did you? I didn't do very well at all.

0:41:540:41:57

-I made some pretty appalling profits.

-Really? Well you mocked my rugs.

0:41:570:42:01

They were the only ones that gave me a really good profit.

0:42:010:42:04

-But let's have a look. I'm desperate to see.

-Ready, Kate?

0:42:040:42:07

-I don't think I'm going to be in double figures.

-One, two, three.

0:42:070:42:11

-Oh, a thrashing.

-Gosh, Kate!

-Look!

-Gosh, Kate, I wasn't expecting that.

0:42:110:42:15

That was a fairly comprehensive thrashing on that one.

0:42:150:42:19

-Well done.

-I wouldn't say badly.

0:42:190:42:21

-You came second, which is good.

-Out of two.

0:42:210:42:24

-Yes.

-Oh, yes, thanks for pointing that out(!)

0:42:240:42:27

So a tough task for our duo,

0:42:270:42:29

but the mighty Maverick takes today's race by just over £72.

0:42:290:42:34

But just how big a part did his snooker chalk holder play?

0:42:340:42:38

65, could we say? Is that pushing you too far?

0:42:380:42:42

You see, that's a blue.

0:42:420:42:44

I shall feel black and blue if we're not careful!

0:42:440:42:47

-We'll shake hands on that.

-Stubborn Stacey stood his ground,

0:42:470:42:51

but only potted just under £13 profit.

0:42:510:42:54

But it still contributed to his overall victory.

0:42:540:42:58

The auction turned out to be quite a success for me.

0:42:580:43:00

I was disappointed with what I bought, but I managed to make a very good profit on the mirror

0:43:000:43:05

and a good profit on the Art Deco bedside cabinets.

0:43:050:43:08

A couple of my items let me down. The pen was a disappointment.

0:43:080:43:11

I thought I'd make more profit than that on it.

0:43:110:43:13

But I did well with my rugs as I knew I would.

0:43:130:43:17

So, er, yeah, this one is to Mark, I'm afraid. Well done, Mark.

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Tomorrow is another day

0:43:200:43:22

and Kate gets a chance to get her own back when our duo

0:43:220:43:25

put their money where their mouths are at Swinderby Antiques Fair.

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