0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The show that takes the titans of the antiques trade
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- and pitches them against each other...- Mwah!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15..to see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18It's amazing, truly amazing.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Get ready for a rip-roaring rollercoaster ride.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29the greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Our sparring Spartans of the antiques trade
0:00:31 > 0:00:35will be tested to the absolute limit as they're challenged to scour
0:00:35 > 0:00:39the length and breadth of the country and Continent
0:00:39 > 0:00:42to find antiques and collectables to sell on for profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Coming up - our experts use every trick in the book to secure victory.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49140 euros and cost me a kiss.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51That's not the kind of deal Mark Stacey can do.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And they keep their minds focused on the prize.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59The auctioneer among us has said I will make a profit on this.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03But who will take centre stage when it comes to winning?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Take a bow, dear.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08It promises to be a fight of mammoth proportions
0:01:08 > 0:01:11as our experts go head-to-head for the title
0:01:11 > 0:01:14of this week's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33This is the Showdown, where two of our finely honed antiques gladiators
0:01:33 > 0:01:35compete for the biggest profit margin
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and ultimate victory over their opponent.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42It's a battle of the Titans between dealer and auctioneer today
0:01:42 > 0:01:46as the bulging biceps of Brighton, Mark "the Maverick" Stacey,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51takes on Lincolnshire's rock hard ice queen, Kate "the Diamond" Bateman.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53# Are you a Gladiator? #
0:01:54 > 0:01:57This will be a challenge unlike any other.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01A true test of their antiques know-how, saleroom stamina
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and collectables contacts.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Time to find out what's in store.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Kate, this is the nerve-wracking bit.- Yeah.- The Showdown.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- I'm a little worried. Shall we open the envelopes? - Shall I start?- Go on.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19- Uh-oh.- Kate and Mark, welcome to your finest and biggest challenge yet.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21The Showdown.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26You must each buy eight items during your Put Your Money challenges.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- You have to buy two items at each event.- Right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33You can spend up to £1,000 of your own money.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36You can each sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38The remaining items will go into an auction.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Your auction will be in Cambridge in approximately eight weeks from now
0:02:42 > 0:02:44in competition with your opponent.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Choose your items wisely
0:02:45 > 0:02:49because the winner will be the one who makes the most profit.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51You might have the advantage, being the auctioneer.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55You can sell four other items any other way, so half of it
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- you can sell it to your dealer friends and contacts.- I'm very happy.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- I think I'm going to go the other way.- The other way?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Very good luck, Kate.- Good luck.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06The game is on.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Both our antiques gladiators have £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and that must include any restoration repairs and buying fees.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17It promises to be a cut-throat competition
0:03:17 > 0:03:22and there can only be one winner - the one who bags the most profit!
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Our mighty contenders must buy two items in each of the buying locations
0:03:26 > 0:03:30they visit during their week of Put Your Money challenges.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33A foreign market,
0:03:33 > 0:03:34an auction,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38a car boot sale and an antiques fair in the UK.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The first battleground in today's epic challenge
0:03:41 > 0:03:44is an antiques market in fashion-centric Paris.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49With 380 stalls, they need to take the bull by the horns
0:03:49 > 0:03:50and dig straight in.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52This has caught my eye.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I know what you're thinking, it's only half a table.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59You're right, it is only half a table because it's missing its glass top
0:03:59 > 0:04:02but that's cool, it's a console table so you'd put it up against the wall.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It's only got its front two legs. I think a dealer would see the potential
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and it's not very expensive to get glass cut.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I reckon that's something we might be able to haggle over with the price
0:04:12 > 0:04:15because it's obviously a bit damaged. So, see how we go.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Get your haggle on, Kate, as across the market
0:04:17 > 0:04:22your arch rival is lining up a sucker punch of his own.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Now, I've just found a very interesting piece of glass.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28It's from the 1930s,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32it's acid-etched, which means the design's been burned out with acid.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It's lovely. It's a nice big glass charger.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39There are one or two little air bubbles in that
0:04:39 > 0:04:42but it's signed and I've just looked at it through my eye glass
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and it's signed Daum Nancy, a very, very good name.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51It's priced 240 euros, which is not a bad price.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I'd like to get it for maybe 150 euros. We can ask.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Maverick moves in for the kill.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- I was hoping we might get it for 140 euros.- 150.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- You said 150...- I did, I did. Could I push you another five euros?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Could we say 145?- What? - Please!- It's a...
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And I... Possible or not?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Yeah.- Are you sure?- Cash.- Cash.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24The Maverick's tough negotiating clearly hasn't put the vendor off his breakfast
0:05:24 > 0:05:29and savvy Stacey bags an almighty purchase at nearly £132.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Across the market, his rival is trying out a favourite bargaining technique
0:05:33 > 0:05:36on the half table vendor.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- Cafe noir sans sucre, sans lait. - OK, 48 and a black coffee. Fini.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Merci, monsieur.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47With the coffee included, that's nearly £45.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Mark isn't about to be outdone though.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I've found something quite interesting here.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58It's a little enamel panel.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Limoges in France produced a lot of ceramic factories
0:06:01 > 0:06:03but also a lot of enamelling.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Is it possible we can do it for 50 euros?- The best I can do is 60.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Merci, I'll take it. - You'll take it?- 60 euros. Thank you.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15That's got a potential of making a profit at auction.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Mr Stacey, what have you been buying? Show and tell!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- No, I'm not showing you.- Really?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- I'm going to cover the price. - All right.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I've just found a lovely Limoges enamel plaque.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30If that came into your saleroom what would you put on it as an auction estimate?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- £60-£100, I suppose. - I think you're being a bit mean.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I've just bought it off the gentleman for 60 euros.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- That's all right, you'll make a profit.- I think so. - That's about a tenner a naked lady.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44You've heard it from the horse's mouth, so to speak!
0:06:44 > 0:06:48The auctioneer amongst us has said I will make a profit on this.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Never trust the opposition, Stacey.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53He bags his second item for just under £55
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and he's home and dry in this first round.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00The debonair Diamond knows her couture
0:07:00 > 0:07:05and her flair for French chic draws her to a slightly saucy item.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09These are really interesting. What they are, are costume designs.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12They are by this guy here, Be'tout.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16The one that's caught my eye is this racy lady up here.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18She is so 1930s, it's ridiculous.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Think of all those Chiparus figures, all these Art Deco dancers.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I really like her but it's at 190 euros.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I need to bring the price down,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29so let's see what we can do with the dealer.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34- Monsieur, un moment?- Oui, je vous ecoute.- J'adore ca. J'adore ca.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- C'est combien, le absolument meilleur prix?- Alors, donnez-moi 140.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- 140 euros.- Plus...un baiser.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43And a kiss!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Le baiser, c'est livre! - C'est typiquement francais!
0:07:46 > 0:07:51I can't say no. The kiss is free so we've agreed on 140 euros and a kiss.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Absolument. Le baiser? Merci, monsieur.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00# A man eater, make you work hard, make you spend hard
0:08:00 > 0:08:03# Make you want all of her love. #
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I'm so pleased with that. 140 euros and it cost me a kiss.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Not the kind of deal Mark Stacey could do.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They don't call her the Diamond Diva for nothing.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15With just over £127 and a sweet kiss, she's sealed the deal.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18As if we ever doubted her.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20At the end of the foreign market round,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23our gladiators are neck and neck.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Both our dealers started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Mark spent just over £186,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37leaving him with a little under £814 for the next three rounds.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39His rival, Kate, has spent just under £172,
0:08:39 > 0:08:45leaving her with a tad over £828 in her kitty.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Battle scarred but with fire in their bellies,
0:08:49 > 0:08:54our antiques gladiators are back in Blighty and chomping at the bit for round two.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Their buying bonanza continues at Thompsons Auctions in Harrogate.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03It's a general sale so our warriors will need to flex all their treasure-hunting muscles
0:09:03 > 0:09:05to root out the two hidden gems they need.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08They've got plenty of cash burning holes in their pockets
0:09:08 > 0:09:12but our duo have to factor in saleroom fees
0:09:12 > 0:09:15on top of every purchase, so the pressure is sky high!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Five, I have.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Our gladiators have only had a short time to suss out potential profit
0:09:22 > 0:09:24before the sale gets under way.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Now the moment has come and the hammer begins to fall.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32First into the fray is Mark and he's decided to bid on a job-lot of,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36well, everything but the kitchen sink by the looks of it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Fiver, fiver away. Five pounds, eight, ten, 12, 15.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43No, 12 on my left, at £12.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- So tempted to raise my paddle right now!- 12.- What's in there, then?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Spill the beans.- No, no.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's a brave and some may say risky move for the Maverick.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57But for five boxes of, erm, stuff for just under £15 with fees,
0:09:57 > 0:09:58it's a bargain buy.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Later in the day our hammer hero discovers
0:10:01 > 0:10:03exactly what he's got for his money.
0:10:03 > 0:10:11One, two, three, four, five boxes of mixed household china and books.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16There's a '50s vase there. We've got a carriage clock.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21There's a decanter. We've got a vase that goes with the vase over there.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25We've got a lovely little duck. Nothing much in there.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29It's a saltpipe. There we are. I have no idea what a saltpipe is.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Maverick Mark decides to pick out a few pieces as potentials for selling
0:10:34 > 0:10:35and donates the rest to charity.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38That's one buy in the bag.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Now, his opponent is poised and ready for her first move.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45469 - two Persian rugs. I have a ten bid. 12 now.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- £12.- 12, lady's bid. 15 now. In the room at £12.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Two for 12.- Selling at 12. - Magic carpet!
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- You're looking very confident there. - I'm looking smug!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I just think that's cheap. £6 each for a hand-knotted woollen rug?!
0:11:02 > 0:11:06A triumphant Kate bags the rugs for just under £15 with fees
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and later in the day she gets up close and personal.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Hello, down there. I'm so pleased with these.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Can you see how the colour changes here?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18You've got a light grey background here and this one's darker.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22This is called a brash and it's really sought-after in older rugs
0:11:22 > 0:11:26because it shows that it's been hand-dyed with vegetable dyes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27If these were in my auction,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31I'd be estimating the two together at maybe £100 to £150.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I can't believe I'm not going to get £50 for these.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Yes, fighting talk from our Lincolnshire lady.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Has Kate's saleroom experience given her the edge over her opponent?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45She thinks it's all over, but Maverick's coming out fighting.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Oak cupboard, 713.
0:11:48 > 0:11:5360, five, five, 70, five, and one more, 80 in the room.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56In the room now at £80. Selling at 80.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- You got that.- I rather like that. It's very decorative.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02A weighty win for Stacey,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06netting an Edwardian cabinet for just over £99 with fees.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Mark's got his two items in the bag but, with the auction over,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13the Diamond is refusing to say die.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17What I was after is, there are some costume beads, 95 down here.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- They have a £20 reserve.- Yeah, he said you could do it for 18.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- That's fine.- Brilliant! I will have those.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25A last-minute deal by saleroom-savvy Kate.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Just over £22 for the box of necklaces.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33And with that, it's time to ring the time-out bell on the auction round.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Mark has bought items great and small today
0:12:36 > 0:12:38and Kate has kept it cheap and cheerful.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42But which tactic will be the winning one when it comes to selling?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Time for a quick look at the bank balances.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Our duo each went into battle with £1,000 of their own money.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Mark has spent just over £300,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55leaving him with nearly £700 to spend in the next two rounds.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59His opponent, Kate, has spent a touch over £209 so far,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02leaving her with just under £791.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Buckle up for round three of this epic bargain bonanza
0:13:09 > 0:13:12as our warriors prepare to unleash car boot carnage
0:13:12 > 0:13:14at a sale in Leicestershire.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20Rooting out potential profit amongst car boot clutter will push our duo to the limit
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and it's our dark-haired Diamond who packs the first punch.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- What's this, then? What do you know about this?- It's a paperweight.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31It was made by Gaunt. I'm assuming it was from London.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Here we go. JR Gaunt. What do they do?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- They make car badges, Masonic medals.- Like car mascots and stuff.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- I quite like it. How much do you want for it?- £10.- I can't really say no.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I'm not even going to haggle with that. I like that.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46That'll be a punch in the eye for Stacey as well.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50The gloves are well and truly off.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54It's 1-0 to canny Kate, but the Maverick won't take that lying down.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- Can we get anywhere near £10, sir? - I'll go £12.50.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- £12 and you've got a deal. - £12, then.- That's very kind of you.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Thank you very much.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Wham! That's 1-1. A Victorian box for just £12.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Watch your back, though, as our Diamond Diva is taking this car boot by storm.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19I've got these three items and I'm really pleased. This one's not very much.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It's just a little coin holder called Magic Pocket, made of brass.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24This one is really cute.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27This is a tape measure but it's in the form of a fishing reel,
0:14:27 > 0:14:28which is quite cool.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32I think a fishing enthusiast would really like that.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35But this is what I really wanted. This is an actual antique.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Hooray, we found one today!
0:14:38 > 0:14:41This is Meiji period, so 1910, 1912, something like that.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43A Japanese little brass snuff box.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48It's a little bit battered and it's not signed, but I think that's a really nice piece.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I'm sure a collector is going to love that.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So, for £10, I'm thrilled with that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Our Lincolnshire lady can sniff out an antique a mile off
0:14:56 > 0:15:00and that's Kate bought up for round three already.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03But Maverick's hot on her heels.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I spotted this a bit earlier on. It's a 19th-century pot lid.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Generally referred to as Prattware because of these types of colours.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14This would have gone on, originally, a little pot underneath,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18within which would have been housed some gentlemen's relish.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It's got a little bit of damage and it's priced up at £45,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25but the dealer kindly offered it to me earlier on for £20.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30Sir, is there any chance you could let me have it for £15? Please?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- I'm just thinking about my children! Yes, that's fine.- Oh, you're kind.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Thank you very much. Yes! An antique!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Mark proves he too can root out treasures from the trash.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51The Diamond and the Maverick spent a measly £20 and £27 respectively.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55So, at the end of the car boot round, how are our duo faring?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00They both started this challenge with a budget of £1,000.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04After round three, Mark has spent over £327
0:16:04 > 0:16:09so has just under £673 to spend in the final round.
0:16:10 > 0:16:18Kate has spent over £229, leaving her nearly £771 for round four.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20We're into the final furlong of this epic race
0:16:20 > 0:16:25and this last round takes place at Swinderby Antiques Fair in Lincolnshire.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30The sun may not be shining, but there are plenty of dealers selling here today
0:16:30 > 0:16:34and the pressure is one for our duo to pack some final killer punches.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I think we've got to buy something bigger because we need bigger profits.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43I know, and we've not had that much choice. I think here should be easier.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45You need that buzz. You need something to speak to you.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I have two items that need to talk to me and I want them to talk to me and not you!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- So I'm going to go.- Not a chance!
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Steady on, Mark!
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Both our bargain bloodhounds are desperate to sniff out the best treasures.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I'm hoping that something screams, "Buy me!"
0:17:08 > 0:17:10The finishing line is in sight
0:17:10 > 0:17:14and Maverick is determined to reach for the stars.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Could I just ask you how much these pair of stars are?- £85 each, sir.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- 85 each?- I know.- Why are they so expensive?- They're stainless steal.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26If I took the pair, what would be the very least you could take for them?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- About £150.- £75 each.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I'm going to think about these, because it's quite a lot of money.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34You could almost say, it's up in the heavens, that price!
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Mark is being cautious.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43A risky strategy, as his opponent shows no such restraint.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47She's resorted to her trusted old trick of throwing in a cuppa as part payment.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Your cup of tea.- Are you taking it now?- I'll take it now.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- That's marvellous. Enjoy your tea. - Thank you very much.- Stay dry.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Thanks very much.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Right, well, I've just bought this clock
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and I'm really pleased with that.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It's a four-glass clock, meaning basically it's got four sides.
0:18:04 > 0:18:11It's Victorian and it's a really nice quality. £300 and a cup of tea. I'm really happy with that buy.
0:18:11 > 0:18:161-0 to the Diamond Dealer. With the tea, that's £301.50.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20A mighty purchase, and quick as lightening
0:18:20 > 0:18:22canny Kate makes it two in a row.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- 90. Go on. 90 and we shake hands.- Go on.- 90 quid.- Shall we shake hands?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- You may kiss my hand, if you wish?! - May I?- There we are! Thank you.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Our Lincolnshire lovely is on a charm offensive,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38bagging the Victorian silver-plated cruet set for £90.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40That's Kate over the finishing line
0:18:40 > 0:18:43in today's epic showdown extravaganza.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47But her steely-willed opponent is never far behind.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52What have I bought here? I don't know, but I've spent £15 on it.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It's actually, I think, in rosewood, which is a really expensive wood.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00We've got nice cabriole legs in the front
0:19:00 > 0:19:03which indicate it's Victorian, around about 1860.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09I think, for 15 quid, I'm sitting on a jolly good profit here.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Another buy in the bag for the Brighton Basher.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16With the clock ticking down on today's antiques adventure,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Mark knows exactly where he's headed for his final showdown purchase.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25At the end of the day, you don't really want to take them home with you.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- That depends how much you offer me! - I was thinking of 100, but is that pushing you too far?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- 130 would be better.- Oh.- I know.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- I've come down from 175.- You have.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- 130. 110?- We'll split the difference.- 115.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- We've got a deal. Thank you so much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48That's a colossal final purchase for our star-gazing supremo
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and heralds the finale of the showdown buying.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It's been a battle of epic proportions as our duelling duo
0:19:54 > 0:19:58fought across the country and Continent in pursuit of profit.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01But what have they both spent?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Our resilient rivals started this ultimate challenge
0:20:05 > 0:20:08with £1,000 of their own cash.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Maverick Mark has kept his spending low.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14At just over £457, he's used less than half his budget.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Diamond Kate Bateman built up to a spending spree finale
0:20:19 > 0:20:24and her total stands at just under £621.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Time for the bit we all love. Our duo to size up the enemy's goods.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- We've finally got all eight of our items.- I know.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- It's been a struggle, hasn't it? - To get all eight, it's been harsh.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I'm impressed with your two little purchases there.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42They're small but beautiful. The clock is gorgeous.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45The stars are going to come out for me when I sell these.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- The star of the show, are they? - Absolutely.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52It's going to be hard to choose which items to put into the auction and which to sell privately.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Very hard. We're going to have to think and play canny on that one.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02The buying bonanza was just the start of this ferocious battle of the sexes.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Back home, our feisty fighters now focus everything they have
0:21:09 > 0:21:12on selling their wares for maximum profit.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17As well as securing sales, they'll also face an evil twist - the auction,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21where they could stand to lose everything they've fought for
0:21:21 > 0:21:24if their strategies aren't planned to perfection.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28They must now decide which of their items they'll risk under the hammer,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31with only the auctioneer as an ally.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37In Northamptonshire, auctioneer Kate, who's no stranger to salerooms,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40has thought long and hard about her choices.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I've finally decided which items I'm going to put into the auction.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46The rugs, which I got from the auction.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50But they were so cheap, I can't imagine I'm not going to make a profit.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55My silver-plated cruet set. The three items I got from the car boot sale.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The costume jewellery and the table.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I thought I had a private buyer for this
0:22:00 > 0:22:02but it's given me nothing but headaches.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I paid about £45 for it in the French market
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and I had to have the glass cut, which cost me £20,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11which is quite a lot more than I was expecting.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I have to put at least four into the auction, so let's see.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17The Diamond is feeling the pressure.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25In Brighton, veteran dealer Mark has also bravely chosen the items he'll risk at auction.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I've decided to place five items into the auction.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Firstly, the beautiful vases from that job lot, remember?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I like these because they're nice, honest antique items.
0:22:36 > 0:22:3819th-century. And being a pair,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42it might appeal to both the trade and the private buyer.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The lovely Victorian box I purchased in the car boot sale.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47The oak chest I've looked at a lot.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I think it might appeal to the type of buyer
0:22:50 > 0:22:52that's going to the Cambridgeshire auction.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55The lovely Limoges panel from Paris I've chosen
0:22:55 > 0:22:58because it's got St George on horseback
0:22:58 > 0:23:02surrounded by rather nice maidens.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It just might appeal to the odd academic or two.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10The chair came from the antiques fair. I've decided to put this in, again, largely because of the price
0:23:10 > 0:23:15and because it's ripe for someone to buy for redoing.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Kate, you may well be the auctioneer, but trust me,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24when the gavel falls, these are the winning lots.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Our warriors have selected their auction artillery and they must now
0:23:30 > 0:23:34turn their attention to finding buyers for all their other items.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39The Diamond still needs to sell a Punch and Judy paperweight,
0:23:39 > 0:23:43a Victorian clock, and her French drawing of a lady.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47The Maverick has to find homes for a glass dome Nancy dish,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51a pair of steel stars, and his 19th-century pot lid.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Both our heavyweight hustlers hit their phones,
0:23:56 > 0:24:01raid their contacts books and toil all hours to secure those sales.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04They'll do anything for profit but, until they've shaken on it
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11In Brighton, Maverick Mark gets swiftly down to business
0:24:11 > 0:24:15with the French glass dish that cost him over £131.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18He's meeting Paul, who's acting on behalf of a friend.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Lovely quality. There are quite a few marks on it, I have to say.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28I think those are air bubbles, to be honest with you.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- You know, it is hand-made. - Yes. Absolutely, yes.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- It's not machine-made. - I can appreciate that.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Well, we have to get to the crunch of the problem now, don't we?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Which is...- Which is price. - Absolutely.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I think we could go to 220,
0:24:41 > 0:24:46but I don't really want to put much more of a higher price on it than that.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Right. I wouldn't want to go below £250.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- I really wouldn't want to sell it for below that. - OK, we've got a deal.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57An outstanding start for tough negotiator Maverick.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02He waltzes off with an incredible profit of just over £118.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06In Northamptonshire, his rival has high hopes for her Punch paperweight
0:25:06 > 0:25:10after contacting local Punch and Judy performer Chris.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13One, two, three.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Will it make him pleased as Punch
0:25:16 > 0:25:18and will it make her a profit on the tenner it cost?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21That's the way to do it!
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- This is my item that I bought. What do you think?- Very interesting.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- Price-wise, I was looking for about £100 for it.- 100 is an awful lot.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I could go down a bit. How about 80? Something like that.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37All I can think is, if my other half at home,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41when I go home and tell her I've spent £80 on a paperweight,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42she'll go ballistic.
0:25:42 > 0:25:49- She might. What would keep her happy, do you think?- Erm, 65-ish.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Something around that region. - How about 70? That's a round number.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- How about 70? Something like that. - Go on, then. You're a hard sell.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03- You'd better shake HIS hand for it. - What do you say, Mr Punch?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That's the way to do it!
0:26:05 > 0:26:11Yes, that is the way to do it, and that give canny Kate a cracking £60 profit.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Our Judy is off to a flying start.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19And in Brighton her Mr Punch is also calling on showbiz friends.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23He's brought his pair of stars to another pair of stars who are rehearsing their show.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27The glamorous Miss Jason and Maisy Trott.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30They cost the Maverick a steep £115.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34He'd better hope the ladies are feeling generous.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Come on, girls!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- How are you?- Very well.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46I was hoping to get about £250 for the pair.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- 250 quid?!- For the pair. I thought they were so you.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58- They are, but not for £250!- You can have them engraved with your names.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Do they light up?- For that money, you can have them engraved with our names!
0:27:01 > 0:27:06So if we pay the full price, what do we have engraved on there?
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Your stage name, of course. - Let's shake hands.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18Mark snares his £250 asking price and, after the £17 engraving costs,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22there's still a show-stopping £118 profit.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Deal done, there's no dragging showgirl Stacey off the stage!
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Look at that. A face only a mother could love!
0:27:30 > 0:27:35# Let's go on with the show
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Face front!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40# Show. #
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Take a bow, dear.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46He's an antiques hero.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48No, dear. Mark Stacey is an antique!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54From one old antique to another.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58In Oundle, young Kate has brought her Victorian four-glass clock
0:27:58 > 0:28:00to expert dealer Joanne.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03It cost her a whopping £300 plus a cup of tea.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Can the Diamond still make a profit?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- How about 340?- 340?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- 350.- Oh, dear!- Come on!
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- You're the only person that can bring this clock to life.- I'll pay you 350.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22350, brilliant. I'm glad it's gone to a good home. Thanks ever so much.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25The Diamond Diva is mightily relieved to wind up
0:28:25 > 0:28:28with just over £48 in the bank.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32She's on a roll and the sparkly one's next stop is Cambridgeshire.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I'm here at Ely with its beautiful cathedral to see a friend of mine.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40He's David Palmer and he's a freelance auctioneer and sometimes does auctioneering for my saleroom.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I'm here in his capacity as dealer
0:28:42 > 0:28:44because he loves this kind of thing, racy ladies.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47This ravishing female cost me about £130.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50I'm hoping to get any profit over that
0:28:50 > 0:28:53but I'm sure once he sees her he's going to fall in love.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Let's see what he thinks.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Because David is such a keen collector of erotica,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01surely he is the perfect man to sell to?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04But Kate knows all too well,
0:29:04 > 0:29:08haggling with an auctioneer makes for a very tough sale.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Isn't she gorgeous? She's come all the way from France.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- What do you think?- Yes, I like her. - What sort of money do you see her at?
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- Ooh, 80 to 100.- 80 to 100! Come on, 200 at the very least.- 200!
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- She's amazing, look at her. She's gorgeous.- It's just a sketch.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27David, take me home!
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- We'll have a deal at 140.- 150.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- So, you'll get 140, then.- No, 150!
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- I've got to make some kind of profit. - 140.- Oh, you're a tough nut.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- So you mean I've over-bid again. - Go on, 140.- 140.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Done at 140.- Look at that.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50Our rock-hard Diamond holds out for a cheeky profit of just under £13.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Hardly the deal of the day but every little helps that charity pot.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58On Brighton's beautiful seafront, the Maverick
0:29:58 > 0:30:03is trawling for his own profit with his fishy antique pot lid.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07He's come to the oldest fish restaurant in town to see manager Roberto
0:30:07 > 0:30:10and he's looking to reel in more than the £15 he paid for it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14This was made in the 19th century, about 1830, 1840.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- Very nice, very nice.- I'm not asking an awful lot for it, I don't think.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I'm hoping to get between £30-£40 for it.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25OK. You start on 40, shall we start on 30?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28How is that?
0:30:28 > 0:30:34Well, I think in that case we're going to meet in the middle and say 35.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- 35... - Or are you going to batter me down?
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- I tell you what, as you've got a nice face...- Thanks!
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Flattery gets me everywhere... - So have you.- Thank you very much.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- You see, it works. £32.- OK.- 32.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- 32, I think.- Wonderful.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Roberto took the bait and Mark nets himself a tasty profit.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- But our hungry hustler has bigger fish to fry.- I love fish and chips.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- OK.- But I'd love to know how you do all that battering.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Is it possible you can show me? - Yes, we can arrange that for you.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Pull it out gently.- Pull it out...
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Don't do this at home. Don't do this at home.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Just leave it slowly like that. That's it. It's in.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I think I've found a new career.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30So, at the halfway stage of our mammoth selling contest,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33how are our duelling dealers holding up?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Diamond Kate's steely resolve has netted her three sales
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and make her just over £121 profit.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Maverick Mark's daring endeavour has also given him three sales
0:31:44 > 0:31:48but he has the edge, with just over £253 profit so far.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56Mercenary Mark may have nosed ahead but it means nothing at this stage.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Every one of our duo's remaining items will be sold at auction,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04where our gladiators will have to stand and watch as their fate unfolds before them.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07At this final battleground tensions are high as our contenders
0:32:07 > 0:32:09prepare to face their fears.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Kate, the auction showdown. Are you nervous?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- I'm excited, but no reserves. - I know. It's worrying, isn't it?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18The potential for disaster is massive.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23I really do hope you make a profit. No, I really do. No, I do, honestly.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- I don't think he means that.- I really do, I really do mean profit.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30And so the brawling begins.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Our feisty pair part to prowl the saleroom, surveying their own treasures
0:32:35 > 0:32:37and sussing out the competition's.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I decided to out this lovely pair of vases back in to auction.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I'd bought them at the job lot.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I paid just under £15 for them, which is not bad.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I thought they might be worth £30-£50,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52which is a jolly good profit if I can sell them for that.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55But imagine my delight when I saw in the catalogue
0:32:55 > 0:32:57the estimate is £80-£120.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01If it makes anywhere near that, there'll be smiles all round for me.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I'm not sure about Diamond Kate though.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07He's put a cheeky estimate of £80-£120.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10There is only one word for that - wildly optimistic. That's two words!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Incredibly optimistic.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16I don't think he's going to get that but he might because he's a jammy so-and-so.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Let's just hope he fails miserably, shall we?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Here are my rugs.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Mark was very rude about these when we bought them in the other auction
0:33:24 > 0:33:27but they look good here surrounded by this nice furniture.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31It cost me just under £15 and I'd be amazed if there isn't a profit here.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I think he's going to have to eat his words.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37I thought the rug and carpet market was on the floor at the moment
0:33:37 > 0:33:39but she swears by them.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42The estimate is £60-£80. You make your mind up.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45The auctioneer doesn't think they're old either.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48But if they are and they make a lot of money I'll be eating my words.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50It's all-out war today.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Our pair are in position but the usually composed auctioneer's nerves
0:33:54 > 0:33:56are getting the better of her.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59I normally love auctions but this is just horrible actually.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- That's because you're not up there. - I'm on the wrong side of the paddle.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08First into the fray are the Diamond's controversial rugs,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10which cost her just under £15.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13You were really rude about these but they might make real profit.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18I wasn't rude about them, Kate. I was just giving a frank assessment.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- It's the sleeper of the sales! - Yes. Of course it is.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Oh, here we go.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Starting at £20... - £20.- I've made a profit!
0:34:29 > 0:34:3025, 30.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- 25, anywhere? I've sold at £30. - 30 quid!
0:34:34 > 0:34:38That's brilliant! I'm really pleased with that.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42If they're paying 30 quid for those I haven't got a chance with my quality items.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Wiping the smile from the Maverick's face, Kate's rugs do the business.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51That's her first profit, just over £9 after saleroom fees.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53She's immediately in the firing line again.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59This time it's the table and glass top she paid just under £65 for.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02But a distressed Diamond has suddenly lost her nerve.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- I don't want to listen. - I'm nervous for you!
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- At £30 commission here. - 30.- Come on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:1335 a table, at 35 anyone? Anyone with a £35 bid?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17This one goes at once, twice and officially at £35.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Ooh! The hammer falls at £35.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24With costs that makes the Diamond a loss of just over £36.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27But she refuses to lose her sparkle.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- I will take that loss, actually, on the chin.- That's the spirit, Kate.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Things could improve with her next item, the silver-plated cruet set.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39But our experienced auctioneer has some regrets.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42I've probably paid a bit much. I paid £90 for these.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4565, 70. 75, 80...
0:35:45 > 0:35:51- Keep going.- 85 bid. On bid at 85. I shall sell at £85.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58Maverick barely disguises his joy at his rival's misfortune.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00After fees, it puts the suddenly rocky Diamond
0:36:00 > 0:36:03just under £21 in the red.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06The Lincolnshire lady desperately needs a result with her box of necklaces.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09# I gave you diamonds and pearls...#
0:36:11 > 0:36:12- £40 on this.- 40.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16# Give you the world...#
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- 50 bid.- Keep going! - They all want it at 55.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- That's brilliant.- Final. Thank you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25What did we sell it at? A profit!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Little dance of happiness!
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Come on, Mr Grumpy. - I'm really pleased for you actually.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34THROUGH GRITTED TEETH: "I'm really pleased for you!"
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Yes, the Maverick couldn't be more pleased for his rival.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Our Little Miss Sunshine gets her sparkle back
0:36:40 > 0:36:43with a profit of just over £22.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46She can afford to be nice about old Mr Grumpy's first lot.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49How you can fail to make a profit on the French chair?
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- If you like it, and look at the items you bought, I haven't got a chance.- Isn't he mean?
0:36:54 > 0:36:5655. 55, an absentee bid.
0:36:56 > 0:37:0055 there, 60 the lady's bid, at 60. £60 the chair, selling at £60.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- Once, twice and we're done at £60. - That's not bad, is it?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09There you go. See how happy it makes you!
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Come on, Mark, it won't kill you to celebrate.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16The chair provides his first profit of the day,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19just under £43 with fees, and he's off to a flying start,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22as the £12 Victorian box from the car boot...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24£60, then it goes. Once, twice...
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Jammy devil.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28..sells for a whopping £60,
0:37:28 > 0:37:32giving him a profit of just under £37 including costs.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35It's an incredible start for the Brighton bruiser
0:37:35 > 0:37:38but his next lot, the oak chest,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40has the seasoned performer's nerves jangling.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45I paid just over £99 for it. They have estimated it at £200-£300.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50Generous! I think you might scrape a profit, might be all right.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Just like all my other lots, so far, you mean?
0:37:53 > 0:37:58£110, £120, £130, £140, £150, £160.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- Come on! Yes!- £180 in the room.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06190 on the web, sir. £190 bid. Is everyone done online at £190?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Sold.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Wow! I need some fresh air after that! Three profits so far!
0:38:12 > 0:38:17I rather like this. I think I might come back.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Mr Grumpy is suddenly Mr Happy
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and can't resist gloating over his £56 profit after fees.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29It's the Diamond's final lot.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32After a tough day, she needs her brass car-boot collection
0:38:32 > 0:38:34of snuff box, tape measure and coin holder
0:38:34 > 0:38:39to reap her a glittering profit. Her nemesis is typically begrudging.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43It's a very interesting little lot. Meiji period, just.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Isn't he kind? - £20 bid in the lot now.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- That's not enough. Come on. - £20 on the lot. £25, £30, £45.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Wow! Kate, that's incredible.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Selling, then, at £45.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02- Well done, Kate.- Dance with happiness.- Oh, gosh!- That's great.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07- I only wish you the same success now! - Of course you do!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Sniping aside, it's an ecstatic end for Kate.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14After costs, she nets just over £26 profit.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19Now it's Maverick Mark who's biting his nails over his penultimate lot.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24He needs an advance on his £54.55 investment.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26This is the panel I bought in Paris.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31Maybe there's a Cambridge don out there who's studied Arthurian legend.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Somebody away with the fairies?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Oh, I do like people who are away with the fairies!
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Bidding in at £140 on this one.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- No!- It's a whopping starting bid.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Mark can't believe it.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47160. 170.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Stop bidding.- 180.- Come on! - I shall sell, then, at £180.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Wow!
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- Well done, sir.- There's gloating coming this way, isn't there?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I call that a jolly good profit, don't you?
0:40:00 > 0:40:05At just over £92 after fees, it's a huge profit,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07and the Brighton boy knows it.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11We're into the final bout of this brutal combat,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14and it's Mark who's bracing himself for one last blow.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18I've got those little vases I bought from the job lot at the auction.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- That you didn't know you'd got! They were under the table! - I only paid just under £15.
0:40:22 > 0:40:251492, the vases there.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2845, 50. 55, 60.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3270. 75. 80...
0:40:32 > 0:40:33In a shock turn of events,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37the bargain vases are taking the room by storm!
0:40:37 > 0:40:38120.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I shall sell, then, at £120.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Well, I don't know, Kate.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46I quit!
0:40:46 > 0:40:49There is no justice in this world!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I really do like this auction room!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53# What a feeling! #
0:40:53 > 0:40:55You bet he does!
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Those vases net him a staggering profit of just under £83 after fees.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It's a dramatic finale,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07as the ultimate saleroom showdown comes to a close.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Both our brave contenders started their mission with £1,000
0:41:11 > 0:41:15of their own money to spend at four different antiques events.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Kate spent just under £641, including restoration.
0:41:19 > 0:41:25But Mark was more frugal, spending a little over £474, including costs.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32All of the money that Mark and Kate have made from today's challenge goes to their chosen charity.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34So, without further ado,
0:41:34 > 0:41:40it's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41Kate, Kate, Kate!
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- Oh, Mark, it's the big one! - The showdown! What's your highlight?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48My rugs did all right. You pooh-poohed my rugs, but they got me a profit.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50You had some amazing results.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54I had some very good results. I picked exactly what the auction wanted, I think.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58And all my items at the auction did extremely well, even after commission.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Are you ready? - Go on.- One, two, three.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Oh!- Oh, Kate.- £400 off!
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Oh, no!
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I think that's quite a win.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Yes, a convincing victory for the Maverick today.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16But our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20so it's now time to find out how much they made in total.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Shall we?- I can barely stand the suspense. Go on, then.- Ready?
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- Oh!- Well, it wasn't too bad. - That's not too bad.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34I think I was very lucky with one or two items,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37but I thoroughly enjoyed working with you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39I really, really have smiled a lot.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42The least you can do is buy me a drink!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45And it's a mighty overall victory for the Maverick.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Both our experts have delivered outstanding profits
0:42:48 > 0:42:52and all that money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56I've got two children of my own and I wanted to choose a children's charity to help.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00I've chosen Cerebra. They help children with neurological problems.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02My chosen charity is Diema's Dream.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I was thrilled to help Russian orphanages create a safe,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08healthy and stimulating environment for children.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10It's been a week of gruelling battle.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Mark and Kate have both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:14 > 0:43:18and proved they can make convincing profits when their own money is on the line.
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