0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10The show that takes the titans of the antiques trade
0:00:10 > 0:00:15and pitches them against each other to see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18That's amazing. Truly amazing.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Today, the champion of the North, David Harper,
0:00:22 > 0:00:27takes on the new boy from the South, James Braxton, in an all-out battle
0:00:27 > 0:00:31for profit, giving you the inside view on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Coming up, our experts show you how shopping for a deal can
0:00:36 > 0:00:38bring on a twinge of nostalgia.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41It's funny how when you see something, and it reminds you,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45suddenly takes you back, to not that very many years ago, when I was 18.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48They'll show you how a bargain is still a bargain, even if
0:00:48 > 0:00:50it's a bit of a pig.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55- It is ghastly, isn't it? - It needs a bit of work done to it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59And we'll see the lengths our dealers will go to to seal the deal.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Thanks, that's marvellous(!)
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Today's car boot bonanza pitches that master of the barter,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23devilish David Harper,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27against our well-to-do wheeler dealer James "Bingo" Braxton,
0:01:27 > 0:01:32to see who can make the biggest profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The stakes in this competition couldn't be higher.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39It's the veteran northern negotiator...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Give me a car boot any day of the week. I love them.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46..versus the new boy, have a go hero, by Jove!
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Why I've left car booties so long, I do not know!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Today they're going head-to-head at Ashley Heath car boot sale in Dorset.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Their mission is to hunt down the hidden gems amongst the hundreds
0:01:59 > 0:02:03of stalls, that they can sell on for the biggest possible profit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08They've each got £250 of their own money to spend,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and all the profit they make goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13There can be only one winner.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18It's time to put these mighty dealers to the test.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- David!- James!
0:02:22 > 0:02:26James, it's early, and we're in Ringwood in Dorset and the sun is shining on us.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Yeah, blessed is the booter!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It's shining on these good people, isn't it?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Car boot, have you been to a car boot?- Never.- Never?- Never.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37What about a plan of action, then, if you've never been to a place like this?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Why are you smiling so much, why aren't you worried?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I think there's just so much, isn't there?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- You just need a bit of cash to get by.- You've got £250.- And your plans?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I think for me, I mean, look around you, there is a sea of people
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and car boots and stuff pouring out.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54But you know, on occasions,
0:02:54 > 0:02:59out of those car boots come real antiques and for me, that is the big thrill.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02You can pull an antique or two out of a car book. Marvellous.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07Well good luck. I think you've got a greater chance of pulling out a Cliff Richard vinyl.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Ha! They are antique! - They're an antique!- Good luck.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14So it looks like the wily old champion of the North
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and the brave new hope of the South are the best of chums.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22But don't let looks deceive you. This is war!
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Veteran bootie hunter David is searching through the aisles,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30seeking out bona fide antique pieces, buried in the bric-a-brac.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34The best plan of attack at a car boot fair is to do exactly what James
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and I have done and get here when it's cold and early.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The sun is shining but it's still very chilly,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42because come about lunch time, this thing will be over
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and all the very best pieces are gone, so you've got to get up early.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Never mind any sleep-ins, and get trudging around.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53But the devilish one's new boy nemesis is anything but daunted.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55He's formulated a strategy
0:03:55 > 0:03:59and he comes armed with an indomitable optimism.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I've got a plan here. These people behind me arrived first.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07These people in front of me arrived last.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Let's go to the fresh pickings.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Hopefully they're still unloading their vans
0:04:11 > 0:04:15and we'll be able to leap on those bargains.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Follow me!
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Lead on, Bingo! This chirpy chappie's enthusiasm is infectious.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Car booting on such a fabulous day, I'm a happy bunny.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28As the apprentice launches himself into the action,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32the old master follows his finely-trained nose and it leads him
0:04:32 > 0:04:34to exactly what he came for.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Look at that. That is a real antique.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Good pieces of quality timber. That will hang on a wall.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48That started life at about 1900, part of a very grand, posh piano.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51You can date that very accurately by the style of the brass.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Very Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58This decoration is very Edwardian so it's circa 1900-1905.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Walnut, marquetry inlaid.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04And you can tell the difference between marquetry inlay
0:05:04 > 0:05:07and painted work by just running your nail over the decoration,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11because marquetry is literally wood cut into wood, almost like a jigsaw.
0:05:11 > 0:05:18- £25. Would £15 get it? - £20 would buy it.- £20?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21£20 for something that's 110 years old, hand-made,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and would probably cost £500 to make it?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- It would, yeah. - Go on, I'll have to have it. £20.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Marvellous, thank you very much. - Thank you.- Cheers.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34The devilish one is the first to strike in today's competition.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Sticking to his game plan
0:05:36 > 0:05:41and bagging an antique piano panel with candle holders for just £20.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45But our David is not done with his treasure chest of a stall yet,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49and the next thing to catch his eagle eye is a 1960s pond yacht.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51What sort of money could that be for me?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- I'll give it to you for £50. - Could you? Is that the absolute best?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- It is, yeah.- Couldn't do £40?- I couldn't, no. I paid that for it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Would you meet me halfway and I'll have a go?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It'll be the first pond yacht I'll have ever bought in my life.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07And I'll go and sail it. If it sinks I'll lose all my £45, it's gone down,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- it's literally at the bottom of a pond!- It definitely won't sink.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Do it at £45 and I'll take a chance.- Go on, then. - Good man, thank you very much.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20This is the absolute truth, I have never in my life bought a pond yacht,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24but I have always had an inkling for one, but whenever I've seen them,
0:06:24 > 0:06:28they've always been so much money, so, in one stall,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I buy a proper piece of cabinet-made Edwardian furniture,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34and then literally a few feet away,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37a pond yacht made in probably the 1960s or '70s,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40so that will be a lot of fun. I hope!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43David is a dealer in his element today,
0:06:43 > 0:06:47that double purchase is an almighty start to the game.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49But it looks like Bingo's battle plan of bee-lining
0:06:49 > 0:06:51to the fresh booty might be about to pay off.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I like this, it's got great turning, a lamp standard.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00It's made of beech, you can see the flecking here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We know it's not oak or mahogany or walnut.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Good weight, probably weighted.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09So if you bump into it, it doesn't fall over, as demonstrated, OK?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12You can bash it, whatever. Rather nice.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Obviously you need to add a little value here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Needs re-wiring and it needs a nice shade.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22I know just the fellow to do this. Anyway, the nasty business of price.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28I'd walk away if it's £20 or £30, but if it's below that, I'm interested.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- How much have you got on this? - £10.- £10?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35That's that, I'm interested, I'm interested in it, then.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40But it's beech, let's see if we can do a bit of bargaining. Fiver?
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- Split the difference. £7.50.- £7.50? And a little bit for luck, £7?
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- Go on.- £7, he's still smiling! He's smiling. Thank you very much indeed.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Give me a shake on that, £7. That's really kind.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00In his first deal of the day, Bingo proves his mettle.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05That's £7 for a beech lamp standard, and it's chocks away for Mr B.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12The devilish one has a comfortable lead on his opponent,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14and he's determined to keep it that way!
0:08:14 > 0:08:20- Has James Braxton been to see you? - No, he hasn't, he was over there. - I will, I'll send him in to you.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But if I send him in, will you charge him a bit more?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Of course, for you I will.- Would you mind?- I'll double up.- Good man.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- I shall double up. - Perfect, it's a plan.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31In fact, there you go, I'm going to change my plan.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34My plan is to get stallholders to charge James Braxton much more money,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36then I will have a better chance of winning.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41No more Mr Nice Guy! It seems the devil in our David is on the rise.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44DRAMATIC CRASHING
0:08:44 > 0:08:49But Bingo is far from floundering. He's found a pair of ashtrays.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53I like these, they're nice, aren't they? Good weight.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- They are, Whitefriar. - Whitefriar? Ahh! Very nice.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- And by Dickens, our boy seals the deal at £10.- Thanking you!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Our warring warriors have bagged two items each,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09but our car boot veteran shows no sign of easing the pace.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- He's spotted a collection of four milking stools.- These are unusual.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Are they fresh?- I'm not sure if they're kosher or re-pros.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I've seen these coming in from, I think, Eastern Europe.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Copies of 18th century little milking stools or child stools.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- If they're a reproduction, they're very good.- They're very, very good.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Even the nails themselves.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Hand-forged nails, or pretending to be at least.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- What sort of money are they? - They're £15 each.- £15 each?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I'll do you a deal, £50 for the lot.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- I might have a go. Could I buy the lot, a tenner a piece?- Yeah.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Good man.- How's that?- I'll have a go, thank you very much. Cheers, yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55And David bags his third purchase of the day,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59four 18th-century-style milking stools for £40,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02which means that, once again, James is playing catch-up,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but his tactic of sticking to the late arrivals
0:10:05 > 0:10:08is unearthing some interesting pieces.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Tell me about this pot. It's rather nice.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- It's Colin Kellam.- Colin Kellam? - I think that's how you pronounce it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17He's quite well known for the cockerels
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and the farmyard-type animals.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- But there's no room left in my kitchen.- Are you overflowing?- Yes!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- This is rather nice. - A nice stoneware bowl.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- It has a good feel about it. - Yes.- How much have you got on this?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- I was looking for £6 for that one. - £6. Also this caught my eye.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Yes.- I like the fellow there.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Oh, it's got quite a lot of damage at the back, isn't it?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I don't think it's damage,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46it's whether it's a bookcase or a wall piece.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- It depends which way up you hold it. - How do you think it works?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53I've been having it like that with books in.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- I see.- That looks quite attractive on the end.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57But looking at it, I know nothing,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59but I'm figuring that if it sat that way,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02that would be why there would be something on the top.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05So you might have had a structure around here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08This is against the wall. It's nice, isn't it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10How much have you got on that?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- That was 14. - Could you do the two for 15?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I could do the two for 16 and then we'd both be smiling.
0:11:18 > 0:11:1916, course, come on.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26By Jove, our new boy has charmed his way to a double whammy
0:11:26 > 0:11:29for just £16 which puts our southern gent
0:11:29 > 0:11:31on four purchases to David's three.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34But no item of value, no matter how small,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38escapes the laser-beam focus of our northern champ.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41That brings back many happy memories.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46My first proper watch when I was 18, my mum bought me a gold Rama.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Rama is a Swiss maker, a very small maker.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51This one probably dates to the 1950s or 1960s.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Really good, high quality. I have still got mine.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59It's dog chewed, it's cracked, it's got dents in it,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02but occasionally I still wear it and it works just perfectly.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05A very good thing.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09It's funny how when you see something and it suddenly takes you back to,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13not that very many years ago when I was 18, but still.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21I know my poor mother had to save up a long time for it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26But anyway I have still got it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29My first proper watch when I was 18.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Aw, now that brings back happy memories.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Your parents obviously had more money than mine. Mine was a Timex.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Come on, David, before you get all misty-eyed,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41let's see if you can bag the thing.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- What kind of money is that? - I have got 85 on that.- 85.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- Would 50 quid buy it? - I could come down to 75.- Really?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52That really is...
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I don't know whether I'm being led by my heart here
0:12:56 > 0:13:00because it reminds me so much of my watch.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It is a nice try, David, but this vendor's not falling
0:13:03 > 0:13:06for your heart-rending tales of timepieces gone by.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Do it for 70 and I'll have it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Good man. Thank you very much indeed.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Led by my heart more than anything else,
0:13:14 > 0:13:15but I don't think it matters.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18As long as I can turn it over and make a small profit.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You get to own something of fantastic quality for a very short time
0:13:21 > 0:13:23and that's part of the thrill.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Not quite the bargain he was hoping for,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27but David has sealed the deal
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and our brave boys are level pegging with four items each.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36It's anyone's game and jolly hockey sticks,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39our Bingo's back at his favourite stall.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42When I was here before, this did catch my eye.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46I've been looking elsewhere, but I've been drawn back by the stick.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Tell me about it. It's a nice item. It's old.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It is old. I don't know how old,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55but it certainly isn't the sort I used to play with.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I think this is something my mother might have played with.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01This is sort of '40s, '50s. How did you come by it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I must admit, I found it on the tip. - Which requires no money.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10It does require money. But of small worth.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- How much do you want for it? - I thought because it is so good
0:14:13 > 0:14:16and you look like a hockey player, £8.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19£8?! I thought you were going to say 80p! What about £4?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- What about six?- £6, £5, come on.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- £5.50.- £5.50, that's a deal.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Yes, well done, Bingo, that's a goal.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33With James on five items and David on four,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37this clash of the titans is still too close to call.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- I knew it, you've saved me a seat, James.- Come and sit down.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Isn't this just marvellous?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- How is your first car boot going? - Lovely.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Rushing around, buying stuff, sitting down having an ice-cream.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Is it filling a void, James? - I think it is.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56There has been a gap in my life and now I have found it.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57I feel complete, David.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I think this is one of the best car boots,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03for your first car boot, you've been very lucky.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- Am I spoilt?- You're totally spoilt. I've been to some horrors.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12This is an absolute stonker. How are you getting on spending?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Yeah, I'm doing well, I'm buying masses, but I've spent about £50.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19You're kidding? I've spent loads of money.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Every time I say I'd like that, I go to reach for a 20 quid
0:15:22 > 0:15:24and they say, "That will be four."
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- How disappointing is that? - They have got no idea, have they?
0:15:28 > 0:15:33I bought something today that I have never in my life bought.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- And I think it's amazing that I bought it at a car boot fair.- What?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- I'm not going to tell you. - Cliff Richard record?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I might have bought it for you. What about you?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Have you bought anything exciting? - One item is exciting
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- which I think I'll send to auction. - Really?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Are you going to save it till the end of the day to reveal to me?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I will.- I think we've got five minutes,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57shall we just enjoy it and then get back into the melee?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yeah, that would be lovely. Good idea.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04And as our brave boys snatch five minutes' respite
0:16:04 > 0:16:06from the cut and thrust of buying,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08let's take a look and see how they are tallying up.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13They both started the day with £250 of their own money.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19David has made four big purchases and spent a total of £175
0:16:19 > 0:16:23leaving him with just £75 to spend.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28James is ahead on purchases, he's bagged five items,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30but has only spent £38.50
0:16:30 > 0:16:35leaving him a whopping £211.50 in his kitty.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Our trading titans hurl themselves back
0:16:40 > 0:16:42into this cut-throat car boot corker.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45And they are champing at the bit to get stuck in.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49James is just so fallen into this car boot thing like that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I really thought he was going to be a fish out of water,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55struggling, but he's having a great time.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59This is a marvellous place. Really enjoying this morning.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Back out into the fair and get some more spending done.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Why I have left car booties so long, I do not know.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Hmmm, Bingo is hooked.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Booting is in his blood and he's not about to let up.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16He's making a beeline for the swine.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It is ghastly, isn't it?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It needs a bit of work done to it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Do you want an offer from me? £1.- £1?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- How does that sound? - Put an 0 behind it.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Put an 0 behind the pound?! - And that is a bargain for you.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36That's not a bargain for me, chief. It's quite fun, though.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Can you help me out? Nine?
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- Nine.- Nine is the offer. - Yeah, come on then. OK.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Well done. Thank you. It's a great sale.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50If you could deliver it...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Deliver it?! That would be an extra fiver!
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Yes, that is £9 paid for Percy,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58but has our Bingo made a pig of a buy?
0:17:58 > 0:18:04I don't know why I've bought this, it's pretty ghastly, isn't it?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07It's concrete, reconstituted concrete, so shoved in a mould.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11We have this tacky gamekeeper going on here.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14But he's a rather fun, humorous pig.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18I've got a buyer for this back in East Sussex, I hope.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23At £9, it's still pretty ghastly, but in a funny way I like it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Good for you, Bingo.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Let's hope someone else does and you could be bringing home the bacon.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35David has picked up a lady. And he spent just £1 on her.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37If you could imagine her on a side table,
0:18:37 > 0:18:42on a picture stand underneath a lamp in the right place
0:18:42 > 0:18:48she could look like a 19th-century work of art
0:18:48 > 0:18:51worth hundreds or thousands of pounds.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53But instead she costs a quid.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57And David's quest for the unusually decorative doesn't end there.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01This is unusual stock for car boot, isn't it?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03The African tribal pieces are interesting.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I quite like that stool.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09They say it's Congolese. Is it from the Congo, do you know?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Yes, so I'm told.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I have had African art before,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16but the thing is with this stuff, it's very difficult
0:19:16 > 0:19:20to put an accurate date on it because it can be cheap and nasty,
0:19:20 > 0:19:21as a tourist piece.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Or if it was 19th century by a known tribe,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and a known character, and you can paint a picture
0:19:28 > 0:19:33and tell a story, these things can be worth hundreds of pounds.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34But I don't know.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Well, David, if you don't know,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39you will have to take a deep breath and jump.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What would the very best...
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It's the end of the day, you want to go home?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- 25.- 20?- Yes.- Go on then, lovely.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Thank you very much for being an absolute delight.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54So, I don't know what it is really.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55It's obviously African,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57whether it's Congolese, I have no idea.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Maybe a little bit of research,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03but it doesn't really matter whether he's ten years old or 50 years old,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05he's within that bracket.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I think I'll get my super-duper wax on that,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11spent 10 or 15 minutes buffing him up and he'll look cracking.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I think for 20 quid, it's a car boot bargain.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19David bags himself an African stool for just £20.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Our boys are neck-and-neck on six purchases each.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25But the devilish one is way ahead on spending.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Bingo has still got just over £200 in his pocket,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and very little time left before the final whistle.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34So, go Bingo!
0:20:34 > 0:20:39I like this. Good sound fellow. Nice and weighty.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44A three-tier occasional table. Got a bit of age, sort of '20s, '30s.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Has done some good service.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Now how much have you got on that? - £5, probably.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Not a lot of money, is it?- No.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Nice turning, isn't it?- Yeah, yeah. - Very nice turning.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- It wants a good polish up.- Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00OK, I'll take it for a fiver. There you are.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03You can have a nice new one as well!
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Yes.- Good, thanks a lot.- Thank you.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11£5 isn't the biggest spend, but Bingo has notched up another addition to his arsenal,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and swiftly follows it up with a lampshade.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- £1.50.- £1.50?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20£1.50, done.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The lucky fellow even gets another lamp stand thrown in for free.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27He's gone lamp crazy. Our brave boys are booted out.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30So it's time to find out who has spent what.
0:21:30 > 0:21:37Devilish and Bingo started with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42David made six purchases but spent £196.
0:21:42 > 0:21:49James bought eight items, but he did it for a tiny spend of just £54.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54We'll see who's played the blinder when our boys start selling.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59But now it's time for our duelling dealers to sneak a peek at each other's booty.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I didn't expect really to end up in a car boot,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06actually physically in a car boot, James.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- Welcome to my boot! - To your world - your new world of car booting!
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Looking at your items, I'm beginning to see experience at car boots.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20I think you're just being very modest and very kind. Looking at your items, I have got to say,
0:22:20 > 0:22:25I mean, the pig is absolutely, fantastically, positively revolting!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- It really is ghastly, isn't it? - I think it is great!- Yes, it is!
0:22:28 > 0:22:34Hopefully my buyer will love it. Your pond yacht is a winner. That is glorious.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38You know, James I've never bought a pond yacht. That's the item I've never bought.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- How much did you pay for that? - What do you think?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- 50 to 100?- Yeah, 45.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47That's a good buy. Well done. Well done, well done, very good.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- What's your favourite item? - I think that's amazing for a fiver.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- The three-tier of occasional table. I'll lose the casters, they add nothing to it.- Yeah, sure.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Well, it's been a fabulous day, James. Thanks, great fun.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- Good luck, David, on the selling. - You too. Best of luck.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Come on, this is an epic battle, not a mutual-appreciation fest.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13They're charming chaps, these two, without a doubt,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16but the time for pleasantries is over.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Now our proud profit pursuers will face an even tougher challenge.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22They've got to sell, sell, sell,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26with the aim of making as much profit as they possibly can,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30because only one man can reign victorious.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Our Vikings of the vintage return home to plot out their selling strategies.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40To the south, East Sussex, the stomping ground of Bingo Braxton.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45And to the north, Teesdale, the realm of the devilish one.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50The Indian carved figure at £1 was THE steal of the day.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53And for me, the best bargain of the day.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I will make good money on that one. Just you watch me.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00As well as his Indian carved figure, David will also have to sell
0:24:00 > 0:24:05his marquetry panel with candleholders, an African stool,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07four 18th-century milking stools,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11a '50s gold watch and a pond yacht.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15And what does the irrepressible James think of all his bounty?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19The concrete pig is quite comical. It's a rather fun little item.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25It wasn't a lot of money. I've got some neighbours who rear pigs. They'll love it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28He also needs to sell his two ashtrays,
0:24:28 > 0:24:33a beech lamp standard, a lampshade with a free stand,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35an Edwardian book bracket,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37this stoneware cockerel bowl,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40a hockey stick and a three-tier table.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Our canny competitors will be pulling out all the stops to find buyers for their items.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48But until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54So, it's three, two, one and Bingo blast-off!
0:24:54 > 0:25:00Like a rocket, he burns his way across East Sussex on the hunt for his first potential sale.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05I'm off to see a friend, Joe Hall. He's an interior designer.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I've sent him a photo of my oak table.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11He rather likes it, and I rather hope to make a profit from it.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14And we rather hope you do too, Bingo.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Joe, I've brought you this lovely little table. Shall I...
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Here is the fella. What do you think, Joe?
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- Quite like it.- Good.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26As you know, oak, you have a couple of oak things round about you.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- But what I liked about it was the fact it was three tiers.- Yeah.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32And it had this open side,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35so you could put it next door to a sofa or whatever,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and then you have these rather nice galleries retaining.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42I like these little trolleys, though, I think they're very useful.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44How much would you give me for this?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45- £15?- 15...
0:25:48 > 0:25:51£15! Dear, oh, dear.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54What, and sell it for 100?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57BINGO LAUGHS
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I was thinking somewhere in the region of 30 to 50, Joe.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01HE LAUGHS
0:26:01 > 0:26:05OK, 30 or 50. I think I prefer the 30 to the 50.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- I can sell you it at 30, Joe.- Yeah?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Yep, go on. - Got ourselves a deal.- Thank you.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Three tiers for Bingo!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It may look a laugh a minute for beaming Bingo
0:26:15 > 0:26:19but he's sold his triple tiered table for a £25 profit
0:26:19 > 0:26:21and he powers into the lead.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25But Devilish David's never been one for hanging about.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29He's heading for Darlington, with the African stool he bought for £20,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32to pay a visit to a friend who deals in African artefacts.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Sean.- David.- Good to see you.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- Likewise, and welcome.- Are you well?
0:26:38 > 0:26:39What on earth have you got?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42What do you think about that handsome chap?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- He's handsome.- He's very handsome.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Lot of character. Looking at that, I see a lot of character.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51He signifies something to some tribe somewhere.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I'm hoping you're going to enlighten me.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Where it's from exactly, I have no idea,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58but it's going to be very interesting finding out.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01The size of his hands signifies something,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05the thinness of his body and the long legs and the long limbs
0:27:05 > 0:27:06and that face all mean something.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10He looks quite subservient. You're serving on him as you sit on him.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Yes.- So I wouldn't say he's a deity.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- No. Not like a god, then.- Precisely.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I think he'd be for nothing at 50 quid.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- I think 50 quid would be stretching it.- Really?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I think I'd offer you £40 for it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24But I don't want him to be offended,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28because who knows what kind of a figure he is?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32But I reckon you paid between £18 and £22 for that
0:27:32 > 0:27:34so I think £40 is spot on the money
0:27:34 > 0:27:37for both of us to make a handsome profit.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- Scarily, you're bang on. I paid £20 for it.- Ah, right.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- So you're bang in the middle. - Between 18 and 22 is 20, isn't it?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I'll take your money. Double bubble. - A pleasure, David.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Our whirling dervish of a dealmaker makes a tidy little profit of £20.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Another sale in the bag!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Oh, just look at that devilish delight.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04But it's going to be much harder beating Bingo than that bongo.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07David takes another great leap forward
0:28:07 > 0:28:10when he sells his watch and makes a profit of £50.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13He's a moneymaking machine!
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Bingo urgently needs to get back into the race.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21He's going to see his old friend Andrew, who owns a lighting factory,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24for some help getting his beech lamp standard
0:28:24 > 0:28:27into peak selling and safety condition.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Andrew, here is the lamp standard I spoke of.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- And here is the rather ghastly shade.- You're not joking.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40What, it wouldn't past many tests then?
0:28:40 > 0:28:41It would not pass many tests.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43I want to sort of transform this item.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47I want to sort of recycle it for a more contemporary buyer.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Now, what would you suggest?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Well, fine lines, fine edges,
0:28:51 > 0:28:55and colours as well, you can use colours with it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Something like, perhaps, something like that.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01It's probably got one or two little marks in it, but it's...
0:29:01 > 0:29:04You're taking me well out of my comfort zone, there, Andrew.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07It's something I wouldn't have normally chosen.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- You always said I was an old fogey. - I've got a coat for you too.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14This is finest yurt!
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- This, certainly, is bringing me into the future.- It is, very much.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18How much is it going to cost me?
0:29:18 > 0:29:23It's slightly second, it's been used, it's not what you actually wanted,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27so this would now sell through a retail shop
0:29:27 > 0:29:29for about, say, 30 quid.
0:29:29 > 0:29:3230 would be fabulous, and it transforms the whole thing.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I think you've got real added value there.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Right, well, I'm counting now. Five minutes.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Bingo spends an extra £30 from his kitty
0:29:41 > 0:29:43on getting his lamp up to standard.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46But he's quick to start making money back.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49He nets a £30 profit from his ashtrays
0:29:49 > 0:29:52and then wallops one into the back of the net
0:29:52 > 0:29:54by selling his hockey stick for £30,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56making nearly £25 profit.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Bingo's really taking the game to his nemesis.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04But devilish David, King of Barnard Castle
0:30:04 > 0:30:08(in his dreams, anyway), isn't about to surrender.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10He's got a hunch his friend Astley
0:30:10 > 0:30:13might be interested in his marquetry panel.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- So, you are into recycling. - Yeah.- In a big way.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- This has been recycled once already. - OK.- Now, I'm thinking for you
0:30:21 > 0:30:24and your coat requirements, your hats and scarves,
0:30:24 > 0:30:25could you do something with that?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Absolutely. Look, it's wonderful.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31What I would like to do, if I could get some other walnut,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35is put a small shelf along here as well, just sticking out so much,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38to put gloves or whatever when people come in.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Good idea.- You know?- Good idea, yeah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44And, Astley, as you know, antiques are not expensive.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46This panel, if you got someone to make that for you,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50it would cost you hundreds and hundreds of pounds.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52If you could find anybody good enough...
0:30:52 > 0:30:55To do that craftsmanship. No, you couldn't. Not nowadays.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I don't know where you'd go with that. Absolutely not.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03I could start somewhere about £30 for that. You're not far wrong.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Really? You're not far wrong. I was going to ask for 45 quid.- Oh, wow.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09What do you mean, "Oh, wow"?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12£45 for something made 100 years ago, fantastic quality?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- OK, make it 40, perhaps. - Will you have it?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- I'll have it for 40.- Invite me round for tea when you've got your hats.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Oh, Sir Sell-a-Lot does it again.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25He pillages £20 from the treasure chest of profit.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Has that put the devilish one back in the driving seat?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Well, so far, Devilish David has sold three of his six items
0:31:32 > 0:31:35and has a profit of £90.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37But Bingo is hot on his heels.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39He's also sold three items
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and has amassed a profit of nearly £80 along the way.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46It just couldn't be closer
0:31:46 > 0:31:48and brave Sir Bingo of Sussex
0:31:48 > 0:31:52is ready to launch his next almighty counter-strike in the battle
0:31:52 > 0:31:54for the Put Your Money crown.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59He's taking his concrete porker down the road to his neighbour Jo,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02who, let's just say, has a bit of a thing for the piggies.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- You look excited.- Yes, I am.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- And you've got a little collection here, haven't you?- I have, yes.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Here we are.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Well, he's a very fine pig, James.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26He's got wellies on,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28lovely jacket.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- I like that, floppy ears. - He's rather fun, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Now, how does it compare to others?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Well, it's rather nice.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38How much are you willing to give me for this?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41How much are you asking, James?
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Um, I'm asking, of course,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46a lot of money for this rare and important piece.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Absolutely.- Our little piggy,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I was hoping between sort of £30 and £50 for him.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Were you really?- Yeah.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55How do you rate him?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I rate him about £15.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- 15?- Yeah.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Now, could you double it, Jo? How about 30?
0:33:04 > 0:33:0530, I'll have him.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Good.- And he can go with my collection.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Kerching! Bingo makes £21 profit from his statue,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14and it's all going into his piggy bank.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Oh, that's very kind of you, Jo. - That's all right.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Thank you for my pig.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Funnily enough, while I'm here, I've got something else in the car.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Oh, no.- Can I...? You stay there, and I'll quickly run along.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28MUSIC: "Benny Hill" theme
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I say! What's he up to?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41You like to do a little light painting in the evening, don't you?
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Yes, I do, James.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Now, what do you think of this very fine fellow?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47It's a pretty grotty old fellow
0:33:47 > 0:33:52but it needs your magic touch, doesn't it? Your painterly skills.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- I suppose I could do a paint job on it.- You could do a paint job.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- That's what I thought. - Fiver?- Fiver?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02How about a tenner for the two, Jo? Come on!
0:34:02 > 0:34:03£7.50.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- £7.50 for the two?- Yeah.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- £7.50?- Yeah.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Because I've got to paint the shade, James.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- You'll paint the shade as well? - Oh, yes.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16So, how will it look in the end?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Fabulous.- OK, tenner, then.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Oh, thank you!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Oh, he's delighted with that one.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Bingo will try every trick in the book to make a sale,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32and he certainly has fun doing it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36He takes home £8.50 profit from the lampshade and free stand.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38He's really going for now.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42He takes his stoneware cockerel bowl to his friend Sarah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46It's fully decorated. Would you be happy giving me £20 for that?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I'd be very happy to give you 20 for that.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52And makes a healthy £14 profit from the sale.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Bingo the Bargaining Behemoth blasts on.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58His book bracket's been to Benedict for restoration
0:34:58 > 0:35:02and now Mr Braxton brings it to buddy Bill Bruce near Brighton,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05and he bargains brilliantly!
0:35:05 > 0:35:0645?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Could you go the extra measure? Do you think it will lift them?
0:35:09 > 0:35:13It's good, James, actually. I can really imagine somebody buying that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- That sounds like a deal. 45? - Yes. Fabulous. Thank you. Done.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19The clock man takes the bracket for £45,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23which gives our James £20 profit after restoration fees.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Once again, the game has turned. Bingo's taking the advantage.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30The devilish one needs to make a sale.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Otherwise, he could be cut adrift.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36So, he takes his pond yacht down to the banks of the River Tees
0:35:36 > 0:35:38to meet an old antique dealer friend.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Mel, come on, talk to me about this pond yacht.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- It's a boy's toy. I know you love toys.- I like this sort of thing, yes.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48It's probably quite a good quality thing.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Could it be for you? - Depends on the price.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55OK, if I said to you it's under 100, would that make you really pleased?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Yeah, I would expect it to be... - How far under 100?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Around about 75 quid.- OK.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Would you go 85 quid, if it actually is seaworthy?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Prove to me it'll sail, I'll meet you halfway. 80 quid.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- OK, let's shake on that.- OK.- If it doesn't sink, you give me 80 quid.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Yes. - Ohh, David's got his legs out!
0:36:18 > 0:36:22So, let's get this straight. If it sails, it's a sale!
0:36:22 > 0:36:23MEL LAUGHS
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Thanks, Mel, it's marvellous(!)
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Wahay! Oh! My legs are...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35What do you reckon, Mel? Is it floating?
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- It's definitely floating, yes. - Do we need any more?- No.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Can I come out? - You can come out, now.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49The ship sails, and David docks a decent profit of £35.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53How much did you pay for it? 80? Should have been 800!
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Cheap at half the price!
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Well, I'm even more freezing cold than I was a few minutes ago.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I'm drenched.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05My trousers feel very heavy indeed, but you know what?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08That was fantastic. I feel invigorated,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I made some profit and I feel alive!
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Marvellous! Love it!
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Good for you, David.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Enthusiasm like that will put you on top of the world!
0:37:20 > 0:37:24The devilish one goes on to sell his 18th-century style stools
0:37:24 > 0:37:28for £100, which gives him a stratospheric profit of £60
0:37:28 > 0:37:31and blasts him way into the lead.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36All Bingo's hopes now rest on his beech lamp standard that he's had had fully restored and tested.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41He needs to get a good price for it, if he's to take today's crown.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44So he's off to London to see James, an old school chum.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I'm here to see a great friend of mine,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49who runs this shoe business. Currently, he lives upstairs,
0:37:49 > 0:37:54but he's about to move and I know he wants another lamp standard.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Let's see if I can make a profit.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Mr C.- Mr B.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04I know that your poor wife, Ute,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07has never had her own lamp standard, has she?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10No, and I thought it would be quite a nice treat to...
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- It would be very good, with her very fine needlework...- Exactly.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14..academic studies.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19The interior of the shade is green, so it's a very nice light.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- You remember those peaked caps we wore at school?- Absolutely.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- They had green underneath, to stop us fainting.- Absolutely.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I also thought, you know,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33beech is a wood very much in the shoemaker's lexicon, isn't?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Absolutely. Lathes are made of it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I believe the bark is used traditionally in tanning.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41What do you think would be a fair price? If you had to go
0:38:41 > 0:38:43to your local retailer here,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45how much do you think he'd sting you for?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- I was thinking, maybe 60 to 70? - Oh!
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Straight...I think they used to call those low blows!
0:38:52 > 0:38:57I need to get my waistband up a bit!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Oh! £60-£70
0:39:00 > 0:39:04just isn't going to be enough to swing today's competition.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06James will need to do a lot better than that.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09We'll see how he gets on...later.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12David, too, has one last item to sell,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14his carved Indian goddess head.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17His friend, Claire, is looking for props for her styling business
0:39:17 > 0:39:19and David thinks this could really appeal.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Claire, what do you think about that?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- I'm intrigued! - Where d'you think it's from?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Is it telling you anything? - Do you know what I'd do first?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I don't actually analyse it like that.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34It's like, an instinctive thing - do you like it?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37What's the appeal? And all the rest of it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40For me, that's a really on-the-nail prop
0:39:40 > 0:39:44for next season's collections. We're talking winter, not quite summer,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47but the next winters that are coming on, you know,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51there's a look, in festivals and celebrations.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- Ah, there you go.- This has got a key place for that.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59That could be, even, THE prop I've been looking for.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Claire, this is all absolute music to my ears,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05so let me just ask you some very basic questions.
0:40:05 > 0:40:12- First of all, do you like this? - No, not particularly.- Oh.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Right. Could you use it?- Yes.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Ah, that's better!
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Would you like to buy it?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Price, I think I would put it down to, but yes.- 20 quid.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30- Is that all?- Exactly. - Absolutely brilliant. There's no deal on that. That's good!
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- I'm really chuffed. Actually, are you sure that's 20?- Yeah, done deal.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Yeah, pleased.- Always lovely to see you. You're gorgeous!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Good to see you. - Thank you very much.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42£19 profit for the maestro at selling,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46but will it be enough to take the crown? It's time to find out.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Our trusty troupers have fiercely fought their way
0:40:49 > 0:40:53through this tough task.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56They both started with £250 of their own money.
0:40:56 > 0:41:02Devilish David Harper spent £196 on six purchases.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05James Bingo Braxton bought eight items, but spent
0:41:05 > 0:41:08just £99 including restoration.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Now, it's all about the profit.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13All the money that David and James have made
0:41:13 > 0:41:16from today's challenge will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18So, without further ado,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27James, you've got a spring in your step, you have! How are you?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Very well, David, how are you? - Wonderful!
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- You're feeling confident, I know you are!- I've done all right, I think.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36That dreadful pig of yours, I don't know why...
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Take those words back, young man! - I can't stop thinking about it!
0:41:40 > 0:41:42I sold them to very nice friends, near neighbours,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45they're pig farmers and they're going to paint it
0:41:45 > 0:41:49and give it a little sign, and welcome customers!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Whether it'll work for them, I don't know.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56- It may force customers away in droves!- But you found him a home! Well done to you!
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- How are you feeling? - Horribly nervous.- Really?
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- Genuinely, yeah, horribly nervous. - I think I'm over-egging mine!
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- D'you think so? Shall we do it?- Yes. - Three, two, one...
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Whoa! I've just pipped you! - Just pipped me!
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Yes! Yes!- Very close!
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Very good going. I think it's lunch on me, then? Maybe a cup of tea?
0:42:18 > 0:42:23- You owe me a cup of tea for that. Lead on!- Well done. Good show!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27It was a close one, but the crown goes to Devilish David.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Bingo Braxton needed a great price for his beech lamp standard,
0:42:31 > 0:42:33so how did he get on?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36How about around 100?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40I mean, 80 sounds better to me, to be honest with you, chief.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45- 80, 80, 80 sounds very fair. - All right, then.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50After restoration costs, Bingo was left with a profit of £43,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53not quite enough, this time round, old boy.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57I managed to buy some lovely little items, steady, steady,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00steady profit, but they just weren't enough.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02David pipped me.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07I just pipped James at the post and I had a fabulous time doing it,
0:43:07 > 0:43:11in the Tees, freezing myself half to death, but one of those moments
0:43:11 > 0:43:14where you don't like doing it at the time, but on reflection,
0:43:14 > 0:43:16actually, it was fabulous!
0:43:16 > 0:43:20David can't celebrate for long, because tomorrow our duelling dealers
0:43:20 > 0:43:23will cross swords at an auction in Gloucestershire.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Delicious!
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