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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
The show that takes the titans of the antiques trade | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
-and pitches them against each other... -Mwah! | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
..to see who can make the most money from buying and selling. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:15 | |
It's amazing, truly amazing. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
Get ready for a rip-roaring rollercoaster ride. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown, | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
the greatest challenge our experts have faced yet. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
Our sparring Spartans of the antiques trade | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
will be tested to the absolute limit as they're challenged to scour | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
the length and breadth of the country and Continent | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
to find antiques and collectables to sell on for profit. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
Coming up - our experts use every trick in the book to secure victory. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
140 euros and cost me a kiss. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
That's not the kind of deal Mark Stacey can do. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
And they keep their minds focused on the prize. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
The auctioneer among us has said I will make a profit on this. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
But who will take centre stage when it comes to winning? | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
Take a bow, dear. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
It promises to be a fight of mammoth proportions | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
as our experts go head-to-head for the title | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
of this week's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
This is the Showdown, where two of our finely honed antiques gladiators | 0:01:28 | 0:01:33 | |
compete for the biggest profit margin | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
and ultimate victory over their opponent. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
It's a battle of the Titans between dealer and auctioneer today | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
as the bulging biceps of Brighton, Mark "the Maverick" Stacey, | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
takes on Lincolnshire's rock hard ice queen, Kate "the Diamond" Bateman. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
# Are you a Gladiator? # | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
This will be a challenge unlike any other. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
A true test of their antiques know-how, saleroom stamina | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
and collectables contacts. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
Time to find out what's in store. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
-Kate, this is the nerve-wracking bit. -Yeah. -The Showdown. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
-I'm a little worried. Shall we open the envelopes? -Shall I start? -Go on. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-Uh-oh. -Kate and Mark, welcome to your finest and biggest challenge yet. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:19 | |
The Showdown. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
You must each buy eight items during your Put Your Money challenges. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:26 | |
-You have to buy two items at each event. -Right. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:30 | |
You can spend up to £1,000 of your own money. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
You can each sell up to four items wherever you want. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
The remaining items will go into an auction. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
Your auction will be in Cambridge in approximately eight weeks from now | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
in competition with your opponent. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
Choose your items wisely | 0:02:44 | 0:02:45 | |
because the winner will be the one who makes the most profit. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
You might have the advantage, being the auctioneer. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
You can sell four other items any other way, so half of it | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
-you can sell it to your dealer friends and contacts. -I'm very happy. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
-I think I'm going to go the other way. -The other way? | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
-Very good luck, Kate. -Good luck. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
The game is on. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
Both our antiques gladiators have £1,000 of their own money to spend | 0:03:06 | 0:03:11 | |
and that must include any restoration repairs and buying fees. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
It promises to be a cut-throat competition | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
and there can only be one winner - the one who bags the most profit! | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Our mighty contenders must buy two items in each of the buying locations | 0:03:22 | 0:03:26 | |
they visit during their week of Put Your Money challenges. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
A foreign market, | 0:03:32 | 0:03:33 | |
an auction, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:34 | |
a car boot sale and an antiques fair in the UK. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
The first battleground in today's epic challenge | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
is an antiques market in fashion-centric Paris. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
With 380 stalls, they need to take the bull by the horns | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
and dig straight in. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:50 | |
This has caught my eye. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
I know what you're thinking, it's only half a table. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
You're right, it is only half a table because it's missing its glass top | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
but that's cool, it's a console table so you'd put it up against the wall. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
It's only got its front two legs. I think a dealer would see the potential | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
and it's not very expensive to get glass cut. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
I reckon that's something we might be able to haggle over with the price | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
because it's obviously a bit damaged. So, see how we go. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
Get your haggle on, Kate, as across the market | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
your arch rival is lining up a sucker punch of his own. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:22 | |
Now, I've just found a very interesting piece of glass. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
It's from the 1930s, | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
it's acid-etched, which means the design's been burned out with acid. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
It's lovely. It's a nice big glass charger. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
There are one or two little air bubbles in that | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
but it's signed and I've just looked at it through my eye glass | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
and it's signed Daum Nancy, a very, very good name. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
It's priced 240 euros, which is not a bad price. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:51 | |
I'd like to get it for maybe 150 euros. We can ask. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
Maverick moves in for the kill. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-I was hoping we might get it for 140 euros. -150. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:01 | |
-You said 150... -I did, I did. Could I push you another five euros? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-Could we say 145? -What? -Please! -It's a... | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
And I... Possible or not? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-Yeah. -Are you sure? -Cash. -Cash. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
The Maverick's tough negotiating clearly hasn't put the vendor off his breakfast | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
and savvy Stacey bags an almighty purchase at nearly £132. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
Across the market, his rival is trying out a favourite bargaining technique | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
on the half table vendor. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-Cafe noir sans sucre, sans lait. -OK, 48 and a black coffee. Fini. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:41 | |
Merci, monsieur. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
With the coffee included, that's nearly £45. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
Mark isn't about to be outdone though. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
I've found something quite interesting here. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
It's a little enamel panel. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
Limoges in France produced a lot of ceramic factories | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
but also a lot of enamelling. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
-Is it possible we can do it for 50 euros? -The best I can do is 60. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
-Merci, I'll take it. -You'll take it? -60 euros. Thank you. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
That's got a potential of making a profit at auction. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
Mr Stacey, what have you been buying? Show and tell! | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
-No, I'm not showing you. -Really? | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
-I'm going to cover the price. -All right. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
I've just found a lovely Limoges enamel plaque. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
If that came into your saleroom what would you put on it as an auction estimate? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-£60-£100, I suppose. -I think you're being a bit mean. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
I've just bought it off the gentleman for 60 euros. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
-That's all right, you'll make a profit. -I think so. -That's about a tenner a naked lady. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:41 | |
You've heard it from the horse's mouth, so to speak! | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
The auctioneer amongst us has said I will make a profit on this. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:48 | |
Never trust the opposition, Stacey. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
He bags his second item for just under £55 | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
and he's home and dry in this first round. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
The debonair Diamond knows her couture | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
and her flair for French chic draws her to a slightly saucy item. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:05 | |
These are really interesting. What they are, are costume designs. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
They are by this guy here, Be'tout. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
The one that's caught my eye is this racy lady up here. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
She is so 1930s, it's ridiculous. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
Think of all those Chiparus figures, all these Art Deco dancers. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
I really like her but it's at 190 euros. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
I need to bring the price down, | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
so let's see what we can do with the dealer. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-Monsieur, un moment? -Oui, je vous ecoute. -J'adore ca. J'adore ca. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:34 | |
-C'est combien, le absolument meilleur prix? -Alors, donnez-moi 140. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
-140 euros. -Plus...un baiser. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
And a kiss! | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
-Le baiser, c'est livre! -C'est typiquement francais! | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
I can't say no. The kiss is free so we've agreed on 140 euros and a kiss. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:51 | |
Absolument. Le baiser? Merci, monsieur. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:56 | |
# A man eater, make you work hard, make you spend hard | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
# Make you want all of her love. # | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
I'm so pleased with that. 140 euros and it cost me a kiss. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
Not the kind of deal Mark Stacey could do. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
They don't call her the Diamond Diva for nothing. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
With just over £127 and a sweet kiss, she's sealed the deal. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
As if we ever doubted her. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
At the end of the foreign market round, | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
our gladiators are neck and neck. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
Both our dealers started out with £1,000 of their own money. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
Mark spent just over £186, | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
leaving him with a little under £814 for the next three rounds. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:37 | |
His rival, Kate, has spent just under £172, | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
leaving her with a tad over £828 in her kitty. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:45 | |
Battle scarred but with fire in their bellies, | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
our antiques gladiators are back in Blighty and chomping at the bit for round two. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
Their buying bonanza continues at Thompsons Auctions in Harrogate. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
It's a general sale so our warriors will need to flex all their treasure-hunting muscles | 0:08:58 | 0:09:03 | |
to root out the two hidden gems they need. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
They've got plenty of cash burning holes in their pockets | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
but our duo have to factor in saleroom fees | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
on top of every purchase, so the pressure is sky high! | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
Five, I have. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
Our gladiators have only had a short time to suss out potential profit | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
before the sale gets under way. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
Now the moment has come and the hammer begins to fall. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
First into the fray is Mark and he's decided to bid on a job-lot of, | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
well, everything but the kitchen sink by the looks of it. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:36 | |
Fiver, fiver away. Five pounds, eight, ten, 12, 15. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
No, 12 on my left, at £12. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-So tempted to raise my paddle right now! -12. -What's in there, then? | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
-Spill the beans. -No, no. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
It's a brave and some may say risky move for the Maverick. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
But for five boxes of, erm, stuff for just under £15 with fees, | 0:09:52 | 0:09:57 | |
it's a bargain buy. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:58 | |
Later in the day our hammer hero discovers | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
exactly what he's got for his money. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
One, two, three, four, five boxes of mixed household china and books. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:11 | |
There's a '50s vase there. We've got a carriage clock. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
There's a decanter. We've got a vase that goes with the vase over there. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:21 | |
We've got a lovely little duck. Nothing much in there. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
It's a saltpipe. There we are. I have no idea what a saltpipe is. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
Maverick Mark decides to pick out a few pieces as potentials for selling | 0:10:29 | 0:10:34 | |
and donates the rest to charity. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:35 | |
That's one buy in the bag. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
Now, his opponent is poised and ready for her first move. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
469 - two Persian rugs. I have a ten bid. 12 now. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
-£12. -12, lady's bid. 15 now. In the room at £12. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:50 | |
-Two for 12. -Selling at 12. -Magic carpet! | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
-You're looking very confident there. -I'm looking smug! | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
I just think that's cheap. £6 each for a hand-knotted woollen rug?! | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
A triumphant Kate bags the rugs for just under £15 with fees | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
and later in the day she gets up close and personal. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:10 | |
Hello, down there. I'm so pleased with these. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
Can you see how the colour changes here? | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
You've got a light grey background here and this one's darker. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
This is called a brash and it's really sought-after in older rugs | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
because it shows that it's been hand-dyed with vegetable dyes. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
If these were in my auction, | 0:11:26 | 0:11:27 | |
I'd be estimating the two together at maybe £100 to £150. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
I can't believe I'm not going to get £50 for these. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
Yes, fighting talk from our Lincolnshire lady. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
Has Kate's saleroom experience given her the edge over her opponent? | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
She thinks it's all over, but Maverick's coming out fighting. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
Oak cupboard, 713. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
60, five, five, 70, five, and one more, 80 in the room. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:53 | |
In the room now at £80. Selling at 80. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
-You got that. -I rather like that. It's very decorative. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
A weighty win for Stacey, | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
netting an Edwardian cabinet for just over £99 with fees. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
Mark's got his two items in the bag but, with the auction over, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
the Diamond is refusing to say die. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
What I was after is, there are some costume beads, 95 down here. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
-They have a £20 reserve. -Yeah, he said you could do it for 18. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
-That's fine. -Brilliant! I will have those. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
A last-minute deal by saleroom-savvy Kate. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
Just over £22 for the box of necklaces. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
And with that, it's time to ring the time-out bell on the auction round. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
Mark has bought items great and small today | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
and Kate has kept it cheap and cheerful. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
But which tactic will be the winning one when it comes to selling? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
Time for a quick look at the bank balances. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
Our duo each went into battle with £1,000 of their own money. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
Mark has spent just over £300, | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
leaving him with nearly £700 to spend in the next two rounds. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:55 | |
His opponent, Kate, has spent a touch over £209 so far, | 0:12:55 | 0:12:59 | |
leaving her with just under £791. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
Buckle up for round three of this epic bargain bonanza | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
as our warriors prepare to unleash car boot carnage | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
at a sale in Leicestershire. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
Rooting out potential profit amongst car boot clutter will push our duo to the limit | 0:13:14 | 0:13:20 | |
and it's our dark-haired Diamond who packs the first punch. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
-What's this, then? What do you know about this? -It's a paperweight. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
It was made by Gaunt. I'm assuming it was from London. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
Here we go. JR Gaunt. What do they do? | 0:13:31 | 0:13:33 | |
-They make car badges, Masonic medals. -Like car mascots and stuff. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
-I quite like it. How much do you want for it? -£10. -I can't really say no. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
I'm not even going to haggle with that. I like that. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
That'll be a punch in the eye for Stacey as well. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
The gloves are well and truly off. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
It's 1-0 to canny Kate, but the Maverick won't take that lying down. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
-Can we get anywhere near £10, sir? -I'll go £12.50. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
-£12 and you've got a deal. -£12, then. -That's very kind of you. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
Wham! That's 1-1. A Victorian box for just £12. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
Watch your back, though, as our Diamond Diva is taking this car boot by storm. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
I've got these three items and I'm really pleased. This one's not very much. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:19 | |
It's just a little coin holder called Magic Pocket, made of brass. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
This one is really cute. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
This is a tape measure but it's in the form of a fishing reel, | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
which is quite cool. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:28 | |
I think a fishing enthusiast would really like that. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
But this is what I really wanted. This is an actual antique. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
Hooray, we found one today! | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
This is Meiji period, so 1910, 1912, something like that. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
A Japanese little brass snuff box. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
It's a little bit battered and it's not signed, but I think that's a really nice piece. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:48 | |
I'm sure a collector is going to love that. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
So, for £10, I'm thrilled with that. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
Our Lincolnshire lady can sniff out an antique a mile off | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
and that's Kate bought up for round three already. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
But Maverick's hot on her heels. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
I spotted this a bit earlier on. It's a 19th-century pot lid. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
Generally referred to as Prattware because of these types of colours. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:10 | |
This would have gone on, originally, a little pot underneath, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
within which would have been housed some gentlemen's relish. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
It's got a little bit of damage and it's priced up at £45, | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
but the dealer kindly offered it to me earlier on for £20. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
Sir, is there any chance you could let me have it for £15? Please? | 0:15:25 | 0:15:30 | |
-I'm just thinking about my children! Yes, that's fine. -Oh, you're kind. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
Thank you very much. Yes! An antique! | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
Mark proves he too can root out treasures from the trash. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
The Diamond and the Maverick spent a measly £20 and £27 respectively. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:51 | |
So, at the end of the car boot round, how are our duo faring? | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
They both started this challenge with a budget of £1,000. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
After round three, Mark has spent over £327 | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
so has just under £673 to spend in the final round. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
Kate has spent over £229, leaving her nearly £771 for round four. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:18 | |
We're into the final furlong of this epic race | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
and this last round takes place at Swinderby Antiques Fair in Lincolnshire. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:25 | |
The sun may not be shining, but there are plenty of dealers selling here today | 0:16:25 | 0:16:30 | |
and the pressure is one for our duo to pack some final killer punches. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
I think we've got to buy something bigger because we need bigger profits. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
I know, and we've not had that much choice. I think here should be easier. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:43 | |
You need that buzz. You need something to speak to you. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
I have two items that need to talk to me and I want them to talk to me and not you! | 0:16:45 | 0:16:49 | |
-So I'm going to go. -Not a chance! | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
Steady on, Mark! | 0:16:52 | 0:16:53 | |
Both our bargain bloodhounds are desperate to sniff out the best treasures. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
I'm hoping that something screams, "Buy me!" | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
The finishing line is in sight | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
and Maverick is determined to reach for the stars. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
-Could I just ask you how much these pair of stars are? -£85 each, sir. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
-85 each? -I know. -Why are they so expensive? -They're stainless steal. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
If I took the pair, what would be the very least you could take for them? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
-About £150. -£75 each. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:28 | |
I'm going to think about these, because it's quite a lot of money. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
You could almost say, it's up in the heavens, that price! | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
Mark is being cautious. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:38 | |
A risky strategy, as his opponent shows no such restraint. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:43 | |
She's resorted to her trusted old trick of throwing in a cuppa as part payment. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
-Your cup of tea. -Are you taking it now? -I'll take it now. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
-That's marvellous. Enjoy your tea. -Thank you very much. -Stay dry. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
Thanks very much. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:56 | |
Right, well, I've just bought this clock | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
and I'm really pleased with that. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
It's a four-glass clock, meaning basically it's got four sides. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
It's Victorian and it's a really nice quality. £300 and a cup of tea. I'm really happy with that buy. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:11 | |
1-0 to the Diamond Dealer. With the tea, that's £301.50. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:16 | |
A mighty purchase, and quick as lightening | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
canny Kate makes it two in a row. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-90. Go on. 90 and we shake hands. -Go on. -90 quid. -Shall we shake hands? | 0:18:22 | 0:18:27 | |
-You may kiss my hand, if you wish?! -May I? -There we are! Thank you. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
Our Lincolnshire lovely is on a charm offensive, | 0:18:31 | 0:18:35 | |
bagging the Victorian silver-plated cruet set for £90. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
That's Kate over the finishing line | 0:18:38 | 0:18:40 | |
in today's epic showdown extravaganza. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
But her steely-willed opponent is never far behind. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
What have I bought here? I don't know, but I've spent £15 on it. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:52 | |
It's actually, I think, in rosewood, which is a really expensive wood. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
We've got nice cabriole legs in the front | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
which indicate it's Victorian, around about 1860. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
I think, for 15 quid, I'm sitting on a jolly good profit here. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:09 | |
Another buy in the bag for the Brighton Basher. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
With the clock ticking down on today's antiques adventure, | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
Mark knows exactly where he's headed for his final showdown purchase. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
At the end of the day, you don't really want to take them home with you. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:25 | |
-That depends how much you offer me! -I was thinking of 100, but is that pushing you too far? | 0:19:25 | 0:19:30 | |
-130 would be better. -Oh. -I know. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
-I've come down from 175. -You have. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
-130. 110? -We'll split the difference. -115. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:40 | |
-We've got a deal. Thank you so much. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
That's a colossal final purchase for our star-gazing supremo | 0:19:43 | 0:19:48 | |
and heralds the finale of the showdown buying. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
It's been a battle of epic proportions as our duelling duo | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
fought across the country and Continent in pursuit of profit. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
But what have they both spent? | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
Our resilient rivals started this ultimate challenge | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
with £1,000 of their own cash. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
Maverick Mark has kept his spending low. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
At just over £457, he's used less than half his budget. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
Diamond Kate Bateman built up to a spending spree finale | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
and her total stands at just under £621. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
Time for the bit we all love. Our duo to size up the enemy's goods. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
-We've finally got all eight of our items. -I know. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
-It's been a struggle, hasn't it? -To get all eight, it's been harsh. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
I'm impressed with your two little purchases there. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
They're small but beautiful. The clock is gorgeous. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
The stars are going to come out for me when I sell these. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-The star of the show, are they? -Absolutely. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
It's going to be hard to choose which items to put into the auction and which to sell privately. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:52 | |
Very hard. We're going to have to think and play canny on that one. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
The buying bonanza was just the start of this ferocious battle of the sexes. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:02 | |
Back home, our feisty fighters now focus everything they have | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
on selling their wares for maximum profit. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
As well as securing sales, they'll also face an evil twist - the auction, | 0:21:12 | 0:21:17 | |
where they could stand to lose everything they've fought for | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
if their strategies aren't planned to perfection. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
They must now decide which of their items they'll risk under the hammer, | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
with only the auctioneer as an ally. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
In Northamptonshire, auctioneer Kate, who's no stranger to salerooms, | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
has thought long and hard about her choices. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
I've finally decided which items I'm going to put into the auction. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
The rugs, which I got from the auction. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
But they were so cheap, I can't imagine I'm not going to make a profit. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
My silver-plated cruet set. The three items I got from the car boot sale. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:55 | |
The costume jewellery and the table. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
I thought I had a private buyer for this | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
but it's given me nothing but headaches. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
I paid about £45 for it in the French market | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
and I had to have the glass cut, which cost me £20, | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
which is quite a lot more than I was expecting. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
I have to put at least four into the auction, so let's see. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
The Diamond is feeling the pressure. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
In Brighton, veteran dealer Mark has also bravely chosen the items he'll risk at auction. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:25 | |
I've decided to place five items into the auction. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
Firstly, the beautiful vases from that job lot, remember? | 0:22:28 | 0:22:33 | |
I like these because they're nice, honest antique items. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
19th-century. And being a pair, | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
it might appeal to both the trade and the private buyer. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
The lovely Victorian box I purchased in the car boot sale. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
The oak chest I've looked at a lot. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
I think it might appeal to the type of buyer | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
that's going to the Cambridgeshire auction. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:52 | |
The lovely Limoges panel from Paris I've chosen | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
because it's got St George on horseback | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
surrounded by rather nice maidens. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
It just might appeal to the odd academic or two. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
The chair came from the antiques fair. I've decided to put this in, again, largely because of the price | 0:23:05 | 0:23:10 | |
and because it's ripe for someone to buy for redoing. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:15 | |
Kate, you may well be the auctioneer, but trust me, | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
when the gavel falls, these are the winning lots. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:24 | |
Our warriors have selected their auction artillery and they must now | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
turn their attention to finding buyers for all their other items. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
The Diamond still needs to sell a Punch and Judy paperweight, | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
a Victorian clock, and her French drawing of a lady. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:43 | |
The Maverick has to find homes for a glass dome Nancy dish, | 0:23:43 | 0:23:47 | |
a pair of steel stars, and his 19th-century pot lid. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
Both our heavyweight hustlers hit their phones, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
raid their contacts books and toil all hours to secure those sales. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:01 | |
They'll do anything for profit but, until they've shaken on it | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
In Brighton, Maverick Mark gets swiftly down to business | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
with the French glass dish that cost him over £131. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
He's meeting Paul, who's acting on behalf of a friend. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
Lovely quality. There are quite a few marks on it, I have to say. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
I think those are air bubbles, to be honest with you. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:28 | |
-You know, it is hand-made. -Yes. Absolutely, yes. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
-It's not machine-made. -I can appreciate that. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
Well, we have to get to the crunch of the problem now, don't we? | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
-Which is... -Which is price. -Absolutely. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
I think we could go to 220, | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
but I don't really want to put much more of a higher price on it than that. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:46 | |
Right. I wouldn't want to go below £250. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
-I really wouldn't want to sell it for below that. -OK, we've got a deal. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
An outstanding start for tough negotiator Maverick. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
He waltzes off with an incredible profit of just over £118. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:02 | |
In Northamptonshire, his rival has high hopes for her Punch paperweight | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
after contacting local Punch and Judy performer Chris. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
One, two, three. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:13 | |
Will it make him pleased as Punch | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
and will it make her a profit on the tenner it cost? | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
That's the way to do it! | 0:25:19 | 0:25:21 | |
-This is my item that I bought. What do you think? -Very interesting. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:26 | |
-Price-wise, I was looking for about £100 for it. -100 is an awful lot. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:31 | |
I could go down a bit. How about 80? Something like that. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
All I can think is, if my other half at home, | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
when I go home and tell her I've spent £80 on a paperweight, | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
she'll go ballistic. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:42 | |
-She might. What would keep her happy, do you think? -Erm, 65-ish. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:49 | |
-Something around that region. -How about 70? That's a round number. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:54 | |
-How about 70? Something like that. -Go on, then. You're a hard sell. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
-You'd better shake HIS hand for it. -What do you say, Mr Punch? | 0:25:57 | 0:26:03 | |
That's the way to do it! | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
Yes, that is the way to do it, and that give canny Kate a cracking £60 profit. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:11 | |
Our Judy is off to a flying start. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:13 | |
And in Brighton her Mr Punch is also calling on showbiz friends. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
He's brought his pair of stars to another pair of stars who are rehearsing their show. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
The glamorous Miss Jason and Maisy Trott. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
They cost the Maverick a steep £115. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
He'd better hope the ladies are feeling generous. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:34 | |
Come on, girls! | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
-How are you? -Very well. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
I was hoping to get about £250 for the pair. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:46 | |
-250 quid?! -For the pair. I thought they were so you. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:52 | |
-They are, but not for £250! -You can have them engraved with your names. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:58 | |
-Do they light up? -For that money, you can have them engraved with our names! | 0:26:58 | 0:27:01 | |
So if we pay the full price, what do we have engraved on there? | 0:27:01 | 0:27:06 | |
-Your stage name, of course. -Let's shake hands. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:10 | |
Mark snares his £250 asking price and, after the £17 engraving costs, | 0:27:12 | 0:27:18 | |
there's still a show-stopping £118 profit. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
Deal done, there's no dragging showgirl Stacey off the stage! | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
Look at that. A face only a mother could love! | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
# Let's go on with the show | 0:27:30 | 0:27:35 | |
Face front! | 0:27:36 | 0:27:38 | |
# Show. # | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
Take a bow, dear. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
He's an antiques hero. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:46 | |
No, dear. Mark Stacey is an antique! | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
From one old antique to another. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:54 | |
In Oundle, young Kate has brought her Victorian four-glass clock | 0:27:54 | 0:27:58 | |
to expert dealer Joanne. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
It cost her a whopping £300 plus a cup of tea. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
Can the Diamond still make a profit? | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
-How about 340? -340? | 0:28:06 | 0:28:10 | |
-350. -Oh, dear! -Come on! | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
-You're the only person that can bring this clock to life. -I'll pay you 350. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:18 | |
350, brilliant. I'm glad it's gone to a good home. Thanks ever so much. | 0:28:18 | 0:28:22 | |
The Diamond Diva is mightily relieved to wind up | 0:28:22 | 0:28:25 | |
with just over £48 in the bank. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
She's on a roll and the sparkly one's next stop is Cambridgeshire. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:32 | |
I'm here at Ely with its beautiful cathedral to see a friend of mine. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
He's David Palmer and he's a freelance auctioneer and sometimes does auctioneering for my saleroom. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:40 | |
I'm here in his capacity as dealer | 0:28:40 | 0:28:42 | |
because he loves this kind of thing, racy ladies. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:44 | |
This ravishing female cost me about £130. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:47 | |
I'm hoping to get any profit over that | 0:28:47 | 0:28:50 | |
but I'm sure once he sees her he's going to fall in love. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
Let's see what he thinks. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
Because David is such a keen collector of erotica, | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
surely he is the perfect man to sell to? | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
But Kate knows all too well, | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
haggling with an auctioneer makes for a very tough sale. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:08 | |
Isn't she gorgeous? She's come all the way from France. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
-What do you think? -Yes, I like her. -What sort of money do you see her at? | 0:29:11 | 0:29:16 | |
-Ooh, 80 to 100. -80 to 100! Come on, 200 at the very least. -200! | 0:29:16 | 0:29:21 | |
-She's amazing, look at her. She's gorgeous. -It's just a sketch. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
David, take me home! | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
-We'll have a deal at 140. -150. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:31 | |
-So, you'll get 140, then. -No, 150! | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
-I've got to make some kind of profit. -140. -Oh, you're a tough nut. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:38 | |
-So you mean I've over-bid again. -Go on, 140. -140. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
-Done at 140. -Look at that. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:44 | |
Our rock-hard Diamond holds out for a cheeky profit of just under £13. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:50 | |
Hardly the deal of the day but every little helps that charity pot. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:55 | |
On Brighton's beautiful seafront, the Maverick | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
is trawling for his own profit with his fishy antique pot lid. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
He's come to the oldest fish restaurant in town to see manager Roberto | 0:30:03 | 0:30:07 | |
and he's looking to reel in more than the £15 he paid for it. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:10 | |
This was made in the 19th century, about 1830, 1840. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:14 | |
-Very nice, very nice. -I'm not asking an awful lot for it, I don't think. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:19 | |
I'm hoping to get between £30-£40 for it. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
OK. You start on 40, shall we start on 30? | 0:30:22 | 0:30:25 | |
How is that? | 0:30:26 | 0:30:28 | |
Well, I think in that case we're going to meet in the middle and say 35. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:34 | |
-35... -Or are you going to batter me down? | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
-I tell you what, as you've got a nice face... -Thanks! | 0:30:37 | 0:30:42 | |
-Flattery gets me everywhere... -So have you. -Thank you very much. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:46 | |
-You see, it works. £32. -OK. -32. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:50 | |
-32, I think. -Wonderful. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
Roberto took the bait and Mark nets himself a tasty profit. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:58 | |
-But our hungry hustler has bigger fish to fry. -I love fish and chips. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:03 | |
-OK. -But I'd love to know how you do all that battering. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:07 | |
-Is it possible you can show me? -Yes, we can arrange that for you. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
-Pull it out gently. -Pull it out... | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
Don't do this at home. Don't do this at home. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:18 | |
Just leave it slowly like that. That's it. It's in. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
I think I've found a new career. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:24 | |
So, at the halfway stage of our mammoth selling contest, | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
how are our duelling dealers holding up? | 0:31:30 | 0:31:33 | |
Diamond Kate's steely resolve has netted her three sales | 0:31:33 | 0:31:36 | |
and make her just over £121 profit. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
Maverick Mark's daring endeavour has also given him three sales | 0:31:39 | 0:31:44 | |
but he has the edge, with just over £253 profit so far. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:48 | |
Mercenary Mark may have nosed ahead but it means nothing at this stage. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:56 | |
Every one of our duo's remaining items will be sold at auction, | 0:31:56 | 0:32:00 | |
where our gladiators will have to stand and watch as their fate unfolds before them. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:04 | |
At this final battleground tensions are high as our contenders | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
prepare to face their fears. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
Kate, the auction showdown. Are you nervous? | 0:32:09 | 0:32:13 | |
-I'm excited, but no reserves. -I know. It's worrying, isn't it? | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
The potential for disaster is massive. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
I really do hope you make a profit. No, I really do. No, I do, honestly. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:23 | |
-I don't think he means that. -I really do, I really do mean profit. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:28 | |
And so the brawling begins. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
Our feisty pair part to prowl the saleroom, surveying their own treasures | 0:32:30 | 0:32:35 | |
and sussing out the competition's. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:37 | |
I decided to out this lovely pair of vases back in to auction. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
I'd bought them at the job lot. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:42 | |
I paid just under £15 for them, which is not bad. | 0:32:42 | 0:32:46 | |
I thought they might be worth £30-£50, | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
which is a jolly good profit if I can sell them for that. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
But imagine my delight when I saw in the catalogue | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
the estimate is £80-£120. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
If it makes anywhere near that, there'll be smiles all round for me. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:01 | |
I'm not sure about Diamond Kate though. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
He's put a cheeky estimate of £80-£120. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
There is only one word for that - wildly optimistic. That's two words! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
Incredibly optimistic. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
I don't think he's going to get that but he might because he's a jammy so-and-so. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:16 | |
Let's just hope he fails miserably, shall we? | 0:33:16 | 0:33:18 | |
Here are my rugs. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
Mark was very rude about these when we bought them in the other auction | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
but they look good here surrounded by this nice furniture. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
It cost me just under £15 and I'd be amazed if there isn't a profit here. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
I think he's going to have to eat his words. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
I thought the rug and carpet market was on the floor at the moment | 0:33:33 | 0:33:37 | |
but she swears by them. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:39 | |
The estimate is £60-£80. You make your mind up. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:42 | |
The auctioneer doesn't think they're old either. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
But if they are and they make a lot of money I'll be eating my words. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:48 | |
It's all-out war today. | 0:33:48 | 0:33:50 | |
Our pair are in position but the usually composed auctioneer's nerves | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
are getting the better of her. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
I normally love auctions but this is just horrible actually. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
-That's because you're not up there. -I'm on the wrong side of the paddle. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
First into the fray are the Diamond's controversial rugs, | 0:34:03 | 0:34:08 | |
which cost her just under £15. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:10 | |
You were really rude about these but they might make real profit. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
I wasn't rude about them, Kate. I was just giving a frank assessment. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:18 | |
-It's the sleeper of the sales! -Yes. Of course it is. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:20 | |
Oh, here we go. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
-Starting at £20... -£20. -I've made a profit! | 0:34:25 | 0:34:29 | |
25, 30. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:30 | |
-25, anywhere? I've sold at £30. -30 quid! | 0:34:30 | 0:34:34 | |
That's brilliant! I'm really pleased with that. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:38 | |
If they're paying 30 quid for those I haven't got a chance with my quality items. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:42 | |
Wiping the smile from the Maverick's face, Kate's rugs do the business. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:46 | |
That's her first profit, just over £9 after saleroom fees. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:51 | |
She's immediately in the firing line again. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
This time it's the table and glass top she paid just under £65 for. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:59 | |
But a distressed Diamond has suddenly lost her nerve. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
-I don't want to listen. -I'm nervous for you! | 0:35:02 | 0:35:06 | |
-At £30 commission here. -30. -Come on. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
35 a table, at 35 anyone? Anyone with a £35 bid? | 0:35:09 | 0:35:13 | |
This one goes at once, twice and officially at £35. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:17 | |
Ooh! The hammer falls at £35. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:19 | |
With costs that makes the Diamond a loss of just over £36. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:24 | |
But she refuses to lose her sparkle. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
-I will take that loss, actually, on the chin. -That's the spirit, Kate. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
Things could improve with her next item, the silver-plated cruet set. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:35 | |
But our experienced auctioneer has some regrets. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
I've probably paid a bit much. I paid £90 for these. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
65, 70. 75, 80... | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
-Keep going. -85 bid. On bid at 85. I shall sell at £85. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:51 | |
Maverick barely disguises his joy at his rival's misfortune. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:58 | |
After fees, it puts the suddenly rocky Diamond | 0:35:58 | 0:36:00 | |
just under £21 in the red. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
The Lincolnshire lady desperately needs a result with her box of necklaces. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:06 | |
# I gave you diamonds and pearls...# | 0:36:06 | 0:36:09 | |
-£40 on this. -40. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:12 | |
# Give you the world...# | 0:36:14 | 0:36:16 | |
-50 bid. -Keep going! -They all want it at 55. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:20 | |
-That's brilliant. -Final. Thank you. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
What did we sell it at? A profit! | 0:36:23 | 0:36:25 | |
Little dance of happiness! | 0:36:25 | 0:36:28 | |
-Come on, Mr Grumpy. -I'm really pleased for you actually. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
THROUGH GRITTED TEETH: "I'm really pleased for you!" | 0:36:31 | 0:36:34 | |
Yes, the Maverick couldn't be more pleased for his rival. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
Our Little Miss Sunshine gets her sparkle back | 0:36:37 | 0:36:40 | |
with a profit of just over £22. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
She can afford to be nice about old Mr Grumpy's first lot. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
How you can fail to make a profit on the French chair? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
-If you like it, and look at the items you bought, I haven't got a chance. -Isn't he mean? | 0:36:49 | 0:36:54 | |
55. 55, an absentee bid. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
55 there, 60 the lady's bid, at 60. £60 the chair, selling at £60. | 0:36:56 | 0:37:00 | |
-Once, twice and we're done at £60. -That's not bad, is it? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:04 | |
There you go. See how happy it makes you! | 0:37:06 | 0:37:09 | |
Come on, Mark, it won't kill you to celebrate. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:12 | |
The chair provides his first profit of the day, | 0:37:12 | 0:37:16 | |
just under £43 with fees, and he's off to a flying start, | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
as the £12 Victorian box from the car boot... | 0:37:19 | 0:37:22 | |
£60, then it goes. Once, twice... | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
Jammy devil. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:26 | |
..sells for a whopping £60, | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
giving him a profit of just under £37 including costs. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:32 | |
It's an incredible start for the Brighton bruiser | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
but his next lot, the oak chest, | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
has the seasoned performer's nerves jangling. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
I paid just over £99 for it. They have estimated it at £200-£300. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:45 | |
Generous! I think you might scrape a profit, might be all right. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:50 | |
Just like all my other lots, so far, you mean? | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
£110, £120, £130, £140, £150, £160. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:58 | |
-Come on! Yes! -£180 in the room. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:01 | |
190 on the web, sir. £190 bid. Is everyone done online at £190? | 0:38:01 | 0:38:06 | |
Sold. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:08 | |
Wow! I need some fresh air after that! Three profits so far! | 0:38:08 | 0:38:12 | |
I rather like this. I think I might come back. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:17 | |
Mr Grumpy is suddenly Mr Happy | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
and can't resist gloating over his £56 profit after fees. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
It's the Diamond's final lot. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:29 | |
After a tough day, she needs her brass car-boot collection | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
of snuff box, tape measure and coin holder | 0:38:32 | 0:38:34 | |
to reap her a glittering profit. Her nemesis is typically begrudging. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:39 | |
It's a very interesting little lot. Meiji period, just. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:43 | |
-Isn't he kind? -£20 bid in the lot now. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
-That's not enough. Come on. -£20 on the lot. £25, £30, £45. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:49 | |
Wow! Kate, that's incredible. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:53 | |
Selling, then, at £45. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:56 | |
-Well done, Kate. -Dance with happiness. -Oh, gosh! -That's great. | 0:38:56 | 0:39:02 | |
-I only wish you the same success now! -Of course you do! | 0:39:02 | 0:39:07 | |
Sniping aside, it's an ecstatic end for Kate. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:10 | |
After costs, she nets just over £26 profit. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:14 | |
Now it's Maverick Mark who's biting his nails over his penultimate lot. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:19 | |
He needs an advance on his £54.55 investment. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:24 | |
This is the panel I bought in Paris. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:26 | |
Maybe there's a Cambridge don out there who's studied Arthurian legend. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:31 | |
Somebody away with the fairies? | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
Oh, I do like people who are away with the fairies! | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
Bidding in at £140 on this one. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
-No! -It's a whopping starting bid. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
Mark can't believe it. | 0:39:43 | 0:39:45 | |
160. 170. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
-Stop bidding. -180. -Come on! -I shall sell, then, at £180. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:51 | |
Wow! | 0:39:51 | 0:39:52 | |
-Well done, sir. -There's gloating coming this way, isn't there? | 0:39:52 | 0:39:57 | |
I call that a jolly good profit, don't you? | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
At just over £92 after fees, it's a huge profit, | 0:40:00 | 0:40:05 | |
and the Brighton boy knows it. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
We're into the final bout of this brutal combat, | 0:40:07 | 0:40:11 | |
and it's Mark who's bracing himself for one last blow. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
I've got those little vases I bought from the job lot at the auction. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:18 | |
-That you didn't know you'd got! They were under the table! -I only paid just under £15. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:22 | |
1492, the vases there. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
45, 50. 55, 60. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
70. 75. 80... | 0:40:28 | 0:40:32 | |
In a shock turn of events, | 0:40:32 | 0:40:33 | |
the bargain vases are taking the room by storm! | 0:40:33 | 0:40:37 | |
120. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:38 | |
I shall sell, then, at £120. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:41 | |
Well, I don't know, Kate. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:45 | |
I quit! | 0:40:45 | 0:40:46 | |
There is no justice in this world! | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
I really do like this auction room! | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
# What a feeling! # | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
You bet he does! | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
Those vases net him a staggering profit of just under £83 after fees. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
It's a dramatic finale, | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
as the ultimate saleroom showdown comes to a close. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:07 | |
Both our brave contenders started their mission with £1,000 | 0:41:08 | 0:41:11 | |
of their own money to spend at four different antiques events. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
Kate spent just under £641, including restoration. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
But Mark was more frugal, spending a little over £474, including costs. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:25 | |
All of the money that Mark and Kate have made from today's challenge goes to their chosen charity. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:32 | |
So, without further ado, | 0:41:32 | 0:41:34 | |
it's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:40 | |
Kate, Kate, Kate! | 0:41:40 | 0:41:41 | |
-Oh, Mark, it's the big one! -The showdown! What's your highlight? | 0:41:41 | 0:41:45 | |
My rugs did all right. You pooh-poohed my rugs, but they got me a profit. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
You had some amazing results. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
I had some very good results. I picked exactly what the auction wanted, I think. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:54 | |
And all my items at the auction did extremely well, even after commission. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
-Are you ready? -Go on. -One, two, three. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:01 | |
-Oh! -Oh, Kate. -£400 off! | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
Oh, no! | 0:42:05 | 0:42:06 | |
I think that's quite a win. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:08 | |
Yes, a convincing victory for the Maverick today. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:12 | |
But our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges, | 0:42:12 | 0:42:16 | |
so it's now time to find out how much they made in total. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:20 | |
-Shall we? -I can barely stand the suspense. Go on, then. -Ready? | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
-Oh! -Well, it wasn't too bad. -That's not too bad. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:32 | |
I think I was very lucky with one or two items, | 0:42:32 | 0:42:34 | |
but I thoroughly enjoyed working with you. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
I really, really have smiled a lot. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:39 | |
The least you can do is buy me a drink! | 0:42:39 | 0:42:42 | |
And it's a mighty overall victory for the Maverick. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:45 | |
Both our experts have delivered outstanding profits | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
and all that money will be going to their chosen charities. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:52 | |
I've got two children of my own and I wanted to choose a children's charity to help. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:56 | |
I've chosen Cerebra. They help children with neurological problems. | 0:42:56 | 0:43:00 | |
My chosen charity is Diema's Dream. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:02 | |
I was thrilled to help Russian orphanages create a safe, | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
healthy and stimulating environment for children. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:08 | |
It's been a week of gruelling battle. | 0:43:08 | 0:43:10 | |
Mark and Kate have both put their money where their mouths are | 0:43:10 | 0:43:14 | |
and proved they can make convincing profits when their own money is on the line. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:18 | |
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