0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08the show that takes the titans of the antiques trade
0:00:08 > 0:00:13and pitches them against each other, to see who can make the most money
0:00:13 > 0:00:16from buying and selling.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18That's amazing, truly amazing.
0:00:18 > 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 > 0:00:32for profit, giving you the inside view on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Coming up, David teaches us the basics of dealing.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37We've got to spend some money.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40If you don't spend it, you can't make it. It's as simple as that.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43James proves it's often the little things that count.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48A good gauge of an item is whether it opens and closes properly. And it does.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52And we reveal the lengths our dealers will go to seal a deal.
0:00:52 > 0:00:58- Can I walk around the streets now without this falling off? - Not in Alston, David, not in Alston.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Get ready for antiques overdrive,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18as we release "Devilish" David Harper
0:01:18 > 0:01:22and James "Bingo" Braxton into the bear pit of the auction.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Bargains - you can run but you can't hide!
0:01:25 > 0:01:32First up, from the North, he can turn old to sold in a nanosecond. It's "Devilish" David Harper.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36You've got to scan these cabinets and then scan them again.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40My advice is, don't just take ten minutes. Ideally, take a couple of hours.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46From the South, smooth-talking profit-rocket, James "Bingo" Braxton.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I'm up here, standing, alert, ready to go.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Both our troopers have stumped up £1,000 of their own money,
0:01:55 > 0:02:02but they must spend it wisely, because every penny of profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Today, we're in Stroud in Gloucestershire, where in 1830,
0:02:06 > 0:02:11the world was introduced to a new invention - the lawnmower.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Our experts will be mowing through 875 lots at the auction rooms,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20on the hunt for items that will make them serious hay, when it comes to selling.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23David Harper and James Braxton,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Devilish!
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- So you've decided to get out of bed! - I did. Have you been here hours?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Since 3am.- Well done. Due diligence.- Absolutely.
0:02:36 > 0:02:42So here we are, just outside Stroud, a rather nice part of the world.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45It is. When I was given directions to the city centre,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I didn't realise you passed over a cattle grid.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- A bit of a shock, was it? - It was! Have you got much marked?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Plenty of things marked. I think we'll be looking at smaller items.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59We're up to Lot 875, tomorrow is the furniture.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03We'll be going home with small things. Lots of silver.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- So well out of my depth!- Me, too! Do you have any plan of attack?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12To spend my budget. £1,000 I need to spend today.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18James, I want to actively encourage you to spend all of your money. For me, gentleman's accessories.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22We all know gentlemen love to spend money on themselves.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- So shall we go and spend some money? - Let's do it!
0:03:26 > 0:03:31They'll need bargain-spotting spectacles, as they rifle through the auction
0:03:31 > 0:03:34on the hunt for the antique ammunition they think will net them
0:03:34 > 0:03:37a whopping profit and today's Put Your Money... crown.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42It's the Devilish one who's first to spot an item of interest.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46This one sort of falls into the category of a gentleman's accessory.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49You can imagine a gentleman after dinner bringing out this wonderful
0:03:49 > 0:03:56three-bottle coloured glass tantalus set, full of fantastic liquors and serving his guests.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01As far as silver plate goes, that is a fantastic quality item.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Each bottle is individually blown, coloured glass.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Any markings on the underside?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It's very difficult to date silver plate accurately.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Unlike real silver, you don't get a proper hallmark
0:04:16 > 0:04:19telling you who made it and in what year.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24But we've got some markings on the base which will give us the maker, but certainly 1890.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29You must always look for rubbing - what we call in the trade "bleeding" - with silver plate.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Underneath there is a base metal of a copper.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36As it's cleaned over the years, the silver plate will wear away.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41That's rather nice. Look at that figure. That's a female form. Or is it just my imagination?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Looks a bit like a woman, which is even better.
0:04:44 > 0:04:52While David's seeing ladies, James is seeing double. He's getting drunk on potential profit.
0:04:52 > 0:04:59Lot 145 reads "two glass oil bottles with silver-lidded tops and decanter labels".
0:04:59 > 0:05:05Oil bottles. These ain't oil bottles. They're known as whisky noggins.
0:05:05 > 0:05:12These were set at people's place settings at smart occasions for the very nationalistic,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15who thought wine was the drink of a foreigner.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19They would have whisky. They're valued at £25-30.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22These normally make £50 plus.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25# There's whisky in the jar... #
0:05:25 > 0:05:29A fascinating find from Bingo, but there's a whole catalogue to get through
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and David's a man for good timekeeping.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38This is a classic stainless steel, probably 1950s, 1960s, gentleman's wristwatch.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44Look at the face, it says Tudor. Tudor is actually made by Rolex.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48If you look at the back, it says oyster case.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Rolex were the people who invented this, which is waterproof.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55The shape of an oyster - closes nice and tight.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59The Tudor is a cheaper brand, but it's effectively the same watch.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03And estimated at 250-350.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Doesn't seem to be ticking. Might need a service, but I'll put it down, anyway.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10With the auction about to commence...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12We'll crack on, make a start.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16The Devilish one unleashes the wild beast within.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19You must behave like a hyena.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22You've got to wait for the opportunity,
0:06:22 > 0:06:29follow what's going on and if you think something is a bargain, go with your instinct and bag it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34- And as if to prove his point... - Lot 42, £40 with me and two.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Five. At 48, I am bid this time. 50. At five. Thank you. At 55.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44I have at £55. We'll sell then if there's nobody else at £55. 55.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49I don't really quite know what I've bought, but it looked quirky.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52He's smoking!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55David's taken a big risk and spent just under £65 with auction fees
0:06:55 > 0:06:59on a silver tobacconist's display pipe, which he's yet to see.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03That was a prime example of behaving like a hyena.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It wasn't selling for the money, so I've nabbed it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09"THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN" LAUGHTER
0:07:09 > 0:07:11He's laughing and he's at it again.
0:07:11 > 0:07:18The bidding has started on the tantalus David spotted earlier and it's already reached £150.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23At 150 I have. At 150. 160. £160, sitting.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28If I wasn't bidding against one other person in this room, I think I'd have bought that for £80.
0:07:28 > 0:07:35Disappointing, but I feel better for not buying it. I would have had to pay £170, plus commission.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40So I've talked myself into the fact that I'm happy. I'm not really!
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Having kept a watchful eye on David's bidding, will James fare any better?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Lot 54, the next lot, it's the rather nice art nouveau-style photograph frame.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I'm hoping I can get it for under 40.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I think Bingo is about to perform.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Lot 54. A larger frame.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03He's got quite a stern look on his face. Oh, the glasses are off!
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- Oh, he's in.- £40, thank you. Oh, jumped right up. 48, we've gone to.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13He's looking shocked! Go on, James! Go on!
0:08:13 > 0:08:1660 bid, thank you. At £60 this side. At 60.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18£60. £60.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23I got it. Slightly more than I hoped to pay for it, but the thing
0:08:23 > 0:08:26about auction is, without the goods, where's the profit?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So Bingo's bitten off his first buy,
0:08:29 > 0:08:34a silver photograph frame for nearly £71, including fees.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Moments later, he nails his second buy.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Another photo frame. This time, for just under £26 with fees.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45He's being the hyena.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Bingo the hyena.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49MANIC LAUGHTER
0:08:49 > 0:08:55Beating Devilish at his own game, Bingo's taken an early lead, with two purchases to David's one.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01With Devilish watching from the wings, Bingo battles another bidder to his third buy in a row.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- 65. At 65. At £65, this side. At £65.- Put it down!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Got it in the end!
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- There we go. - It's a hat-trick of hits.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15This time, he's pocketed an oval silver tobacco tin
0:09:15 > 0:09:19for nearly £77 including fees.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25David can only stand and stare, as with seconds to gather his gusto, Bingo's arm's back up in the air.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29For a tad over £33 including fees, the blighter's flung himself
0:09:29 > 0:09:32into the lead with a set of propelling pencils.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35That's one thing you should never do at auction.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Those terrible knee-jerk purchases. The estimate was 30-45.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45I saw the auctioneer struggling, so I helped him out and bought them.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51Very charitable, old boy! David, desperate to get back into the action, has also blindly bid
0:09:51 > 0:09:56and bought a Roman silver dress pin for just under £130 including fees.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01After bidding, he nipped out to see if he'd struck lucky.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06I haven't even looked yet. This is my 2,000-year-old Roman pen.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Erm...
0:10:14 > 0:10:19I don't know what it is about antiquities, but I'm very often sadly disappointed.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23I kind of expect something bright and shiny and new looking
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and I would have loved that peacock to have been blue.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Oh, dear! Maybe not the Roman treasure he was hoping for.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Now, back to Bingo.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37His whisky noggins are up next and quick as a flash, there goes that arm.
0:10:37 > 0:10:4175. He won't like this. It's jumped to 95.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- He's in again.- 110, 120, 130, 140.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- He's going to go it all! - 170.- 170?!- Go on, James!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Last one. Last one.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- 180, I'm bid. 180, I've got. - Go on, let him have them, at 180.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- In the room, 190.- 200. - At 200, I'm bid.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- No. £200.- Estimated at 25-30. What?!
0:11:07 > 0:11:14- 220. 220.- Whisky noggins... - £220.- 240, I'll give you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- At 240's the bid. - I think he's been drinking!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20And we'll sell at 240.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24I've got to give him a bit of an applause for that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Oh, dear! That's blown his money! That's done it!
0:11:28 > 0:11:34I've made some friends in the room. 240!
0:11:34 > 0:11:35A quarter of James' budget gone.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40More than £283 including fees on the set of whisky noggins.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Pleased top have secured them. Not so pleased with the price.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Unbelievably, Bingo's bidding streak is still going strong.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52At £32 bid. At 32.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57He's spent just under £38 including fees on a silver cheroot holder.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I seem to have developed a fair wind now. We're going!
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Quite the understatement, Bingo! You're going like the clappers!
0:12:04 > 0:12:08What on earth is Bingo doing? He's buying everything in sight!
0:12:08 > 0:12:15Bingo's not done yet. He's spied a silver tankard and, once again, the stakes are high.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19150. 160. 170. 180.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- 190.- Go on.- At £180 in the room. Selling at 180.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- He's not mucking about, is he? - No, he isn't.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30James sealed the deal on his seventh item
0:12:30 > 0:12:35for just over a whopping £212 with fees.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- James Braxton, you are a superstar! - Thank you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42I've certainly paid for my lots, David.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Once I've started bidding, I've hung in there and secured the goods.
0:12:46 > 0:12:53I've paid too much for some items, but they're good items. I should be able to retail them well.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Gentleman's accessories. Successful plan?- Not very successful at all.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Going drastically wrong. Everything I wanted, I was outbid.
0:13:01 > 0:13:08- You're buying on price. - Always. If you pay too much, you've got nowhere to go.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11You might have the best item in the world, but you don't have a market.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16I don't know why you're hanging around. Let's get back in there.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- I'm off to blow the rest of my money.- You're good at that!
0:13:20 > 0:13:25As our claret-trousered chaps return, it's Bingo who's made the early spending headway.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30They both started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34David has made two purchases and, with fees included,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37has spent almost £195.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40He's still got over £805 left to spend.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43At the opposite end of the buying scale,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45James has bagged himself seven buys,
0:13:45 > 0:13:51spending just under £740 with fees, leaving him over £260 left to spend.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58In round two, David has to get bidding - and fast -
0:13:58 > 0:14:00if he's to make up ground lost to Bingo in round one.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04I've really got to just create a bit of action.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10I haven't seen this next lot. 18 carat gold gentleman's cufflinks.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15Scrap value, they're worth £280. They're estimated at 200-250.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21If I can buy them within the 200-250, I'm safe. Here we go. I've got to spend some money.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24If you don't spend it, you can't make it. It's as simple as that.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Wise words, David.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- It's rather nice looking. - This is David's lot.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Straight in at £150. 160.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38170. 180. I'm out at 180. Is there 190? 190. 200. 220. 240.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41230. 240. 250.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46245. 250. 255, sir?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- No. At £250, standing. Is there 255?- David!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- I want to spend some money! - 260, sir?- Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57265? At £260, I'm selling in the room at 260.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Solid gold bidding from the Devilish one.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05He takes the cufflinks for just under £307 including fees
0:15:05 > 0:15:09and he's stuck with his plan of buying gentleman's accessories.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13So this is the first time I've handled the 18 carat gold cufflinks
0:15:13 > 0:15:19and we've got the leopard's head looking right at you, which tells you they were made in London.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22We've got a rose embossed in the middle.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26If you were to look closely at the shape of that cufflink,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29this is where it can get very exciting.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Does that not look like the shape of a rugby ball?
0:15:33 > 0:15:40And RFU, Rugby Football Union. A rose, the English rose.
0:15:40 > 0:15:47I'm holding a pair of 18 carat solid gold Rugby Football Union cufflinks.
0:15:47 > 0:15:53That changes these things into items that may well be just worth £300 in scrap
0:15:53 > 0:16:01to items that may well be worth substantially more, but it means, now, research.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06But the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up. That is exciting.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Has David finally found the treasure he's been searching for?
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Back in the auction room and James is also going for gold - a gold bracelet.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Lot number 302. Vintage gold double bracelet. Star setting.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24And commission straight in at £70. At £70. With me.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30Would you like 80, sir? 80. 85. 90. At £85, standing. Is there 90?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31At 85. Selling at 85.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- That's my little foray into the jewellery section.- Well done!
0:16:36 > 0:16:43And for a smidge over £100, he buys his eighth item, a vintage gold bracelet.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44I like this piece.
0:16:44 > 0:16:52Nothing solid about it, but it's 9 carat gold, it's hallmarked and set with these attractive little stones.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I'll do a little testing when I get home, ascertain what they are.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Even if they are diamonds, they're very small, they are chips.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04A good gauge of an item is whether it opens and closes properly.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07And it does. It's a pretty little item and gold is doing well.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09There may be a profit.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13The clock is ticking and David is back on Devilish fighting form.
0:17:13 > 0:17:19He's a lover of antique timepieces and the time is up for the one he spotted earlier.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Right, here comes my Rolex Tudor watch.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I don't want to say that too loud.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31I am bid straight in at 250. 260. At 250. 260.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36270. 280. 290. 300. 305. 310.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40I'm out at 310. 320? At 310 in the room. Is there 320?
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- At £310 in the room, is there 320? - Come on!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Despite the high end bids, he fights to the finish
0:17:50 > 0:17:54and seals the deal at just under £366, including fees.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Well, that, I've got to say, is an absolute relief.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01There's not going to be a fortune in profit, but there will be a profit.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Without drawing breath, the Devilish one goes in for the kill
0:18:05 > 0:18:10on a Lalique plate, setting himself back just under £57, including fees.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13As long as it's in good order, that's a good little buy.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18People will buy purely, as I've just done, on the name.
0:18:18 > 0:18:25Crikey! David's now giving Bingo a run for his money. Speaking of Bingo, where is he?
0:18:25 > 0:18:30I'm waiting here for Devilish David, who's still scratching around in the sale room.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Luckily for him, he bought some gold cufflinks, otherwise he would have been out for the duck.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38QUACKING
0:18:38 > 0:18:43Thanks, Bingo(!) Now in the final throes of this buying half,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46David's got his well-trained eye on one last piece.
0:18:46 > 0:18:53Coming up is a Royal Doulton glass vase. You never think of Doulton
0:18:53 > 0:18:58as a glassmaker, but they did experiment and they went into that field.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03It's as good a quality as their pottery. 12 inches tall.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I have seen it, it's in good condition, it's quite plain
0:19:06 > 0:19:11but I have a buyer for retro vintage things and that falls into that category.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14So here we go. This is going to be bought purely on price.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Let me see if I can bag a piece of Royal Doulton glass.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22I've got £10. Have I got 12?
0:19:22 > 0:19:2614, sir? 16. 18. 20.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32I really don't want to pay more than £20. Erm...22, yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36At £22. Am I bid for five? At 22. Selling in the room at 22.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And with fees, David's final buy of the day
0:19:41 > 0:19:44sets him back just under £26.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49Now there's a piece of good quality glass, if ever you're going to see it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Made by Royal Doulton.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Every single piece is different. It's understated, but it's sophisticated.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00It's not bright or garish. It's just got style and it's got quality.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And listen to this. A way to test good quality glass
0:20:03 > 0:20:07if it's in good condition is just give it a little ding like a bell.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08DING!
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Rings absolutely beautifully.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14If there's a crack, or any previous restoration, it would sound like this.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15THUNK!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18As dead as a doornail. Can you imagine that on a windowsill
0:20:18 > 0:20:22with light coming in from behind it? It would light up beautifully.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Or, on a living room table, with a lamplight reflecting,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28it would look absolutely delicious.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35The gavel has fallen on today's action-packed auction battle
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and now it's time to find out who has spent what.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42Our dealers both started the day with £1,000 of their own cash.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46"Devilish" David Harper forked out just under £950
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and picked up six purchases.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53But James "Bingo" Braxton led from the front with eight purchases,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55setting him back just £840.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01With both budgets blown, it's time to size up the opposition's items.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05What's happened here, David? I met you at half time and you were struggling a bit,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- but you've brought something to the table.- I did a Braxton.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Hand in the air, just buy anything, at any cost.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Get them nailed. What about you?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Are you some kind of secret silver dealer? All I see is silver.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Some silver sellers would have been thrilled I was in the room today.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Every time I picked up my hand, obviously, people sought comfort
0:21:27 > 0:21:31in the fact that I was going for it and they started putting up theirs.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36My best buy of the day, my best hope value has got to be the rugby ball.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Yeah, they're fun, aren't they?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- If you can leap those to Martin Johnson, you're away.- Absolutely.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I'll be putting some research into those babies.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Let's get on and sell. Good luck.- Get selling.
0:21:50 > 0:21:56It's Act II of this avid contest and our bargaining battle boys now turn their attention to selling.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00They need to shift their stock and rake in as much profit
0:22:00 > 0:22:05as they possibly can, because only one man can take the title.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Our soldiers of the second-hand return home to map out their selling strategies.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12James "Bingo" Braxton to the South, East Sussex,
0:22:12 > 0:22:18and "Devilish" David Harper to the North, Teesdale, where he's assessing his historical haul.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22The Roman toga pin was a bit of a shock when it seemed so dull
0:22:22 > 0:22:25but now on reflection, I actually really love that thing.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29The Lalique plate, I would have loved that to have been earlier,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33but you've got the name, you've got the brand, the style, the quality.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35The Royal Doulton vase - cracking.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38First piece of Royal Doulton glass I've ever bought
0:22:38 > 0:22:45and the 18-carat solid gold Rugby Football Union cufflinks were a find-and-a-half.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47They've got great potential.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51As well as all that, David also has to sell his silver pipe
0:22:51 > 0:22:53and a vintage watch.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57And what does Bingo Braxton make of his treasures?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Nine-carat gold bracelet. I paid only scrap value for it.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03I should get a profit.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The propelling pencils, that was a mistake.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10One of them didn't have its tip. I shouldn't have bought them.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13I must have set a record price for whiskey noggins,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16£283 with the buyer's premium.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20If I make a small profit, I'll be a lucky man.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24James will also have to try his luck with lots of silver.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Two silver photo frames, a silver tankard, a silver tobacco tin
0:23:29 > 0:23:31and a silver cheroot holder.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Our crafty competitors will be pulling out all the stops to find buyers for the items.
0:23:35 > 0:23:42But until they've shaken on it, and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Time waits for no man and, as the clock starts ticking on the selling side of this competition,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51both our commandos of collectables are carving through their contacts books.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57The Devilish one soon finds a suitor for the watch that cost him just under £366
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and he lives just seconds away.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I've got a man, a mate of mine over the road, who has an antique shop
0:24:04 > 0:24:10who is absolutely red hot for a good gentleman's, stylish watch, just like this.
0:24:10 > 0:24:16The deal is, he doesn't want to be spending £100-£150 on having to service this thing.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20I've said to him, I will wear it for several days, make sure it's keeping good time.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22I've done exactly that.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27I've wound it every day and this watch is keeping absolutely perfect time.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31That may be, David, but is it the perfect time to sell?
0:24:31 > 0:24:32- Right, then, Anthony.- Yes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38I am going to reveal something to you that I know you want very badly.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Ha-ha! I've seen that bad boy before. Very nice, David.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Looking a bit better now? - Yes, what have you done to it, cleaned it?- I've cleaned it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Does it work?- Yes.- Is it ticking?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- It is ticking.- Very nice. - please try it on.
0:24:57 > 0:25:03It's got to be around about the '60s, '70s, early 70s, 1960-something.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06The documentation, it's 1967.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- It's a nice watch. - We've got the papers.- Like it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- We've got the original guarantee. - Yeah.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's going well for the Devilish one, he's in the driving seat.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Let's talk about the money, David. I do like the watch. What sort of money do you want?
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- £600.- £600! That's good!
0:25:24 > 0:25:29- Sorry, 700, would that be better? - No, I would like to buy it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35600 quid. I can't give you 600 quid, David.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- You think of another price and hand it back.- Erm, 550.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Will do 500.- Give me 525.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I can't, David. I want the watch, £500.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I want to give you £500, cash, now.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Oh, dear.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Now!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04What happened there? He was bossing it and now he's been bulldozed into the sale!
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- I'll have to owe you 50 quid. - Owe 70 and we're done.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15David, £500... I've just given you 450.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21Look, 455, we're done. £500? David, come on.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Seal the deal.- Good.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27My goodness me, Anthony's tough negotiation tactics
0:26:27 > 0:26:30made the Devilish one look like a naughty schoolboy.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36A rich one, though, because David's just taken over £134 profit.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Bingo's also ready for his first assault on selling.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44He's been worried about his propelling pencils since he made the purchase
0:26:44 > 0:26:46and now he just wants to draw a line under it.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50He's arranged a meeting with a local pen dealer called Hans,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53with a faint hope of making a Hans-ome profit.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57I'll tell you how much I paid for them. I paid £38.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59HE LAUGHS
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I just want to get out of it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:11You know, the most I would want to give for this, to be truthful, is £25.
0:27:11 > 0:27:18£25. Hans, I'm not going to argue with you. Take them! Very gratefully.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25That sale leaves James over £8 down, but he can't stay bitter about it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28He really needs to push on and sell the silver tankard,
0:27:28 > 0:27:33that after restoration costs, set him back just over £222.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35He's come to Lewes, home to the Harveys Brewery.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40Master brewer Miles has expressed an interest.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45I've got this tankard and I thought, who would like a pint tankard? I thought of you.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47There is said fellow.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- It's made by a company, James Dixon, made in 1943...- Right.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56..which might explain why it isn't so heavy, because...
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- There was not as much around in the war.- Exactly!
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- And people were more thrifty, weren't they?- They were, yeah.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10It's a strange thing that you should have phoned, because my daughter has her 21st birthday coming up
0:28:10 > 0:28:14and I really feel that, coming from a line of brewers,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18she really ought to have something which has a brewing context.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I think it would actually sit very well with dried flowers in it,
0:28:21 > 0:28:26if she doesn't want to use it for the obvious, which I don't think she probably will.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32A mug of that period is very charming, because she is named after her grandmother,
0:28:32 > 0:28:36who, at the time this was made was in the Dutch Resistance
0:28:36 > 0:28:40and waiting for my father to come over and liberate Holland.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Oh, fabulous.
0:28:41 > 0:28:47For those reasons, I think there is a place for it within our household.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- I'm looking for £300 for it.- Right.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56When I saw it, I was thinking in terms of around 275-280.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59280? Right, OK.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04- Could I squeeze you a bit? How about 290?- It's done.- Very good.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Thank you very much, indeed. - It's a pleasure.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12Cheers to the king of selling. James makes nearly £68 of frothy profit.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19The town of Barnard Castle, named after the Norman castle around which it was built,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21is the selling nerve centre of one Devilish David.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Researching an item's past can add value and the Devilish one
0:29:26 > 0:29:31has dug up some interesting information on his gold cufflinks.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35I've spoken to the Rugby Football Union Museum, who were very helpful.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40It so happens that 1971 was the 100th anniversary,
0:29:40 > 0:29:45the centenary of the setting up of the Rugby Football Union -
0:29:45 > 0:29:46a highly-important date.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Very kindly, they went into their records and, look at this,
0:29:49 > 0:29:56they discovered an entry dated 26 September, 1969 -
0:29:56 > 0:29:59gosh, this is brilliant - in the directors' minutes after a meeting,
0:29:59 > 0:30:04where they were discussing, or proposed, the production of cufflinks
0:30:04 > 0:30:07to celebrate the centenary in 1971.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Fantastic! However, later on, there is no more mention of them.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15I think they are either the only ones in existence,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18or a set of a very few.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21If I put them into an auction with an online sale,
0:30:21 > 0:30:26with a good description of what these things really are, with that provenance,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29that means I'm not just trying to sell to one person,
0:30:29 > 0:30:33I can sell these things to anybody, anywhere in the world.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37That's the only way you can get big money for something like this.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Sweet charity! The Devilish one thinks he's cuffed a real gem.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Will putting his rugby cufflinks into the scrum of an auction
0:30:44 > 0:30:48provide profit or pain? We'll find out later.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54Next, David pops down the road to see his contact Suzanne, a dealer of retro artefacts.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58He thinks she might be interested in his £26 Royal Doulton glass vase.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Will she?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- Hello, gorgeous. - Hello, David, how are you doing? - Very well, how are you?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Wow, I'm very well. Better now.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12- Oh, is that because of me or the vase?- No, definitely the vase.- Come on, Suzanne, please!
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- It's stunning. - It is stunning, isn't it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Have you had much experience with Doulton glass?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20In all honesty, I didn't even know that Doulton did glass.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- The shape's divine- Hold it.- Wow!
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- That's actually lighter than I thought.- Yeah.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Do you not have an idea of age? I think it's '70s, '80s.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I don't think it's any earlier. It could even be 1990s.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Royal Doulton don't exist now. - No, they don't.- That's it.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- So, how much?- 50 quid-ish?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- That actually was the figure I had in mind.- 50-ish?- Yeah.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- I couldn't argue down on that, it's worth that and more. - Couldn't I have said 70, then?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49No.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51THEY LAUGH
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- 50?- Shake on that.- Wonderful, thanks Suzanne, always lovely. - You are welcome. Thank you.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Deal done, David.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02The Devilish one makes a touch over £24 profit on the Doulton vase.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Well, the perfect item for the perfect shop and you might have noticed
0:32:06 > 0:32:08that I could have got more money there, but it doesn't matter.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Er, David, it does matter.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14The aim is to make as much profit as possible.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It was pitched just right for a nice, quick sale and a nice, quick profit.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20We'll let you off that one, David,
0:32:20 > 0:32:26especially as he sells his pipe and puffs out a profit of just over £25.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31We're nearing the halfway point of this joust between our two brokers of the bargain.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35So far, Devilish David has sold three of his six items
0:32:35 > 0:32:39and has amassed a profit of over £183.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Bingo Braxton has some catching up to do,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45so far he's only managed to sell two of his eight items
0:32:45 > 0:32:49and his profit currently stands at nearly £60.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Our brave Sir Bingo, knight of the pound table is ready to fight back.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Armed only with his whiskey noggins and his shield charm,
0:32:59 > 0:33:05he rides his trusty four-wheel steed to London to meet Ranald McDonald,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08the proprietor of a Scottish restaurant.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Ranald, I've only spoken to you on the telephone,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I've never actually met you before, but I know, I hope,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17this will be something dear to your heart.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Have you seen these little fellows before?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I am very intrigued and excited.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24What really struck me was the word, "noggins".
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I've only ever heard the word "noggin" from one of the person.
0:33:27 > 0:33:34My late, great godfather, he always used offer his guests a noggin. It always stuck in my mind.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37They're known as noggins because they're a smaller measure.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40They're utterly charming. I've never seen anything like them before.
0:33:40 > 0:33:47- I'm looking for around £300 for these.- It's difficult to really value them.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- They're than usual, aren't they? A novelty.- Very unusual.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I notice you refer to noggins, don't you? What do have there?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58We have a noggin of whisky served with our haggis.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02We sell a 2.5 centilitre glass, which you pour over your haggis.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Or drink with your haggis. - It makes it, does it?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- It makes it taste of whisky! - Which is a good thing.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Which is a good thing.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16- I definitely, sincerely, really want them.- Good.- Why don't we say 275?
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Can I just squeeze you a bit? I want to come out of it with a small smile.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- 290?- OK, 290.- That's a deal. Thank you very much, indeed.- A pleasure.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Thank you!
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Cheers again, Bingo!
0:34:30 > 0:34:33He bagged a tasty little profit of nearly £7 pounds.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39They've found their right home. I'm so pleased to have got out of them.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43OK, it's only £7 profit, but I'm a happy man.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Our dynamic dealing Duke, Devilish David,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50is driving due north to dispose of his Lalique bowl.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54He has a date with Janice, a dealer in Alston
0:34:54 > 0:34:58and the dastardly devil goes into charm overdrive.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Of all the people I know, you're going to appreciate that.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Tell me you don't.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07It's very nice, David. Lalique.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Ah, you see.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Modern, possibly in the '70s. It's sweet, Cherub in the middle.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19I do think they did a series of these plates at Christmas time,
0:35:19 > 0:35:25- produced one each Christmas, I believe.- But it's quality. You know quality, Janice, don't you?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- You love quality. - I love quality. It is Lalique.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33- It would be all right for £25, David.- Would be marvellous for £25!
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Let's say it owes me 60. - Yeah.- How about 80?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Just because it's you, David, I'll give you 80.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- You're a dreamboat. You are, honestly, Janice.- Or a fool.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46No, you get better every time I see you. Lovely, thank you very much.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- You are welcome, David. - Yeah, works every time.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55You devil, you, he's made just over £23 on that sale.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01He's not finished with Janice yet. She's helping him prepare for the sale of his Roman dress pin.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Those of a nervous disposition might want to look away now.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Toga me up.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11So, David, your right shoulder needs to be there.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Right shoulder, there. Like so.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Hang on a minute, do you do this often?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Let's hope we don't stab you in the process.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- If you let go, does that work, then?- No.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Can I walk around the streets now without this falling off?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Not in Alston, David. Not in Alston.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Let's have a look, see if I can wander around.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Janice, will you let go of my toga! Honestly!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It's falling off, David.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Like that, and that holds it all together.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45FANFARE PLAYS
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Easy, Toga!
0:36:46 > 0:36:49He's off to his next sale, if he doesn't get arrested first.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52# You sexy thing, you sexy thing, you... #
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Thankfully, fully-clothed James Braxton has taken his nine-carat, £100 bracelet
0:36:56 > 0:37:01to his contact, Chris, and he needs a solid gold sale to get back in the race.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- It's good to find you on such a lovely day.- Nice to see you.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Excellent weather. - I know, glorious.- Absolutely magic.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- It really is lovely. - What do I owe this pleasure?
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Anyway, this pleasure, I showed you that photo, didn't I, of the bracelet?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- You did.- Here we are. Get your mitts on it.- This is the actual thing.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- It's not too ostentatious, is it? - It isn't, no.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- It's in good nick, isn't it? - It is in good nick, yeah.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- I think it's nice because it's gold and not costume.- Yes.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- I've got to say that.- It gives it residual value, doesn't it?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It does, at the end of the day.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37I don't buy that much jewellery, but I am quite interested in jewellery.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Yeah.- I've been to several auctions and I'm learning.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44To make that now would be quite expensive but, I think,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46somewhere between 150 and 200.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52- I had more in my mind, about 120. - What about 175, Chris?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54No, I think it's too dear.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- 135?- 135, we're warming up.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I like your style, I like your style.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- What about 155, Chris? - I think it's still too heavy.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06150 and I'll do it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Go on then. 150.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Thank you, thank you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14Bingo Braxton makes nearly £50. A job well done.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19He's Davidus Devilus. Commander of the antiques of the North.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Royal servant to the Emperor profit. Owner of a wanted antique.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Wearer of a silly toga and he will have his sale.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I'm the first Roman on this site.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30For a long time.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32THEY LAUGH
0:38:32 > 0:38:35On the site of an ancient Roman fort in Cumbria, David has come
0:38:35 > 0:38:39to meet Elaine, a collector of Roman artefacts.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43But before they battle over price, it all turns a little Carry On.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Would you like to examine it? - Ooh!- Not really!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Yeah.- Would you like to remove it? - Hello(!)
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Back to business. David and Elaine soon agree a price.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- 190.- OK.- Happy?- Yeah. - You own it, well done.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04And the devilish one makes just over £60 profit.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06With four items still to sell,
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Bingo Braxton has plenty of catching up to do.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11He manages to sell his pair of silver picture frames
0:39:11 > 0:39:14to his keen photographer friend Annabel.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- What about 140?- Yes. I think that's perfect, James.- You have a deal.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22For a combined profit of just over £43.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24But he fails to sell his two remaining items.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30After restoration, he makes a loss of nearly £107 on his tobacco tin.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33And a loss of nearly £38 on his silver cheroot holder.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38The moment of truth has arrived for David and his cufflinks.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39The auction is about to start
0:39:39 > 0:39:43and to say David is excited is something of an understatement.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Well, here I am at one of my local auction rooms
0:39:45 > 0:39:49and there is nothing I can do for those cufflinks any more.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52They're in there, they're lotted, they're online
0:39:52 > 0:39:54and the auctioneer is very excited -
0:39:54 > 0:39:57so excited in fact that he's sent a press release out to
0:39:57 > 0:40:02the newspapers and they have featured in a national newspaper.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08How exciting is that? They're going to sell. Estimated at £400-£600.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Now, if they get anywhere near that top estimate
0:40:12 > 0:40:16I will not be able to control myself.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Remember, he paid nearly £307 including fees
0:40:19 > 0:40:23and wants to fetch around £600.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24Here goes.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Lot 245. The Rugby cufflinks.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31At £300.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- At £300. 320?- Go on.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- At £300. 320.- Internet.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- 340. 360. 380.- 380.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42400 in the room.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47- At 400 in the room.- 400 in the room. - 420.- 420.- 440.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- £420 on the net.- Come on.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Will the price go up further?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55We'll find out shortly.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59First, let's recap on our antiques adventurers' spending sprees.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02They both started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07Devilish David Harper spent nearly £950 on six purchases.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And James Bingo Braxton bought eight items
0:41:10 > 0:41:15but spent just over £880 including restoration.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18All the profit that David and James have made from today's
0:41:18 > 0:41:21challenge will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24So, without further ado, let's find out who is today's
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- James.- David.- The auction! My goodness me.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35It's not my happiest venue at all, buying at auction.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38No, I was taken for a right old kipper at that one, wasn't I?
0:41:38 > 0:41:42You became, within a nanosecond, suddenly a silver dealer.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43How did your selling go?
0:41:43 > 0:41:49Yeah, all right. I bought very high, I sold some of it slightly higher.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- Anyway, David, come on, I'm intrigued.- Are you? Really? OK.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Are you ready to go?
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- I'm ready to go.- Ready? Three, two, one.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Ouch!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04What on earth were you doing there?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Two no-sales, David, I'm afraid.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Oh, James, very bad for you. But very good for me.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Lunch is positively on me.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16A total thrashing for Bingo.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20So, did the devilish one make a huge profit from his cufflinks?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25£420. Oh, no. Bottom estimate.
0:42:26 > 0:42:34Oh, right. Darn it. £420. A very, very small profit. Devastating.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36But that's the way auctions go. You can't predict it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39It could have flown. I could have been celebrating.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40But I can't complain.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I didn't lose money.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I'm going to complain. I'm really fed up!
0:42:45 > 0:42:50After fees, David was left with just under £29 profit from the cufflinks.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54But in the end, it didn't matter. He was still the clear winner.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57My real failure were my no-sales.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01That lovely little Great War cheroot case and the pinch tobacco.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Bad luck on James, fabulous for me.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07But no time to celebrate for David
0:43:07 > 0:43:10because there's another challenge right round the corner.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Tomorrow, our dealers will
0:43:12 > 0:43:16battle it out at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire.
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