0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:04 > 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 > 0:00:19That's amazing! Truly amazing.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Get ready for a rip-roaring, rollercoaster ride.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24It's The Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is showdown.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29The greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Our sparring Spartans of the antiques trade will be tested
0:00:33 > 0:00:35to the absolute limit as they're challenged to scour
0:00:35 > 0:00:38the length and breadth of the country
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and continent to find antiques and collectables to sell on for profit.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Coming up. The battle lines have been drawn.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Look at that, there's a book about me and Eric at this auction. The Duel.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Knocker falls head over heels.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55I don't want to sell it cos it's such a lovely pot.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58And has Paul found a new career?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Couldn't find any anywhere. - Very good.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05It promises to be a rough and ready rumble, today,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09as our antique experts go head-to-head for the title
0:01:09 > 0:01:13of this week's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30This is the showdown where two heavyweights of the antiques world
0:01:30 > 0:01:35go head-to-head in pursuit of prizeworthy profits.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37An ultimate showdown supremacy.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40First into the frame, The Master.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It's Eric "Knocker" Knowles, maestro of the gavel
0:01:43 > 0:01:45and sultan of the saleroom.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49If, um, if I look happy, it's because I am.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54He's up against The Apprentice, Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Don't be fooled by his boyish charms, this second-generation
0:01:58 > 0:02:02dealer has bargain-hunting blood pumping through his veins.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Hopefully, we'll get one over on that Eric Knowles.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07This will be a challenge unlike any other.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10A true test of our dealers' antiques acumen,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13selling skills and profit-hunting prowess.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Time to find out what's in store.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Hey-up.- It's showdown.- Yes, it is.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Well, we've got our instructions for today.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Shall I start the ball rolling? - Go on, then.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29"Eric and Paul, welcome to your final and biggest challenge yet,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31"the showdown."
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Now, "You must each buy eight items
0:02:33 > 0:02:36"during your regular Put Your Money challenges."
0:02:36 > 0:02:40And, "You have to buy two items at each event."
0:02:40 > 0:02:45It says here that, "You can spend up to £1,000 of, yes, your own money."
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Right, OK. "You can each sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52"The remaining items will go into an auction.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54"Your auction will be in Cambridge.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57"In approximately eight weeks from now
0:02:57 > 0:03:00"in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Ah, that's a good idea, isn't it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03"Choose your items wisely
0:03:03 > 0:03:08"because the winner will be the one who makes the most profit."
0:03:08 > 0:03:11An auction in Cambridge, there we go. That's a challenge and a half.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Let's get this straight.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14If we're going to Cambridge, we'll be going to an auuuction.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- OK?- Oh, I do apologise.- No, no, I'm here to teach, I'm here to teach.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Thank you very much.- See you later. - See you later, mate.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24And actually, Knocker, you're here to buy.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Both antique-acquiring assassins are equipped with £1,000
0:03:27 > 0:03:30of their own money which they can spend on antiques
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and any restoration fees and repairs.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34The dealer with the most money to show at the end
0:03:34 > 0:03:37will take the showdown crown.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42They'll be hunting in familiar territory.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47A UK antiques fair, an auction, a car boot sale
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and a foreign antiques market.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51First, Round One, an Antiques Fair.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Our bargain boys are in Malvern where there are over 700 stalls
0:03:56 > 0:04:00overflowing with potential profit-busting bargains.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02So, what are our boys on the hunt for?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Good quality Chinese porcelain, jade, that sort of thing.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Paintings always do well at auction
0:04:08 > 0:04:12because if you can find the right artist, you've cracked it, really.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I'm going to go looking for, what you might call, the quirky.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Things where, you know, there's just that element of chance
0:04:19 > 0:04:24that, with the right people, that item, or whatever, could fly.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28So, I'm going to put my trust in a woman.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30And her name is Lady Luck.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34MUSIC: "Luck Be A Lady" by Frank Sinatra
0:04:34 > 0:04:37And while Knocker tries to woo Lady Luck,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40his archrival is preparing to pack the first punch
0:04:40 > 0:04:42on a pretty painting.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44This is a very, very popular scene, in the late 19th century.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It's a nice, gilt frame.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It's got a little bit of foxing around it,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51where the colour has faded slightly.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52How much is your watercolour?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55The watercolour, best on that would be 350.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57350. Do you know where that is, actually?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Yes, it's the Athog hills near Barmouth, Mid Wales.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Mid, it's Welsh, right, OK. Mid Wales.- Thomas Danby.- Thomas Danby.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Who was renowned for, sort of, Welsh landscapes.- Right.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08That's food for thought.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And I shall have a think on that one and I'll try and see
0:05:10 > 0:05:14if I can find some more information about Thomas Danby.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- All right.- Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19The man from Morecambe's pressed pause
0:05:19 > 0:05:20on the purchase of the painting.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25But Lady Luck is smiling on our cunning connoisseur Knocker.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He's spotted something that he really likes.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Well, I instantly liked this because it's so stylish
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and I can tell you now that it's German.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Now, you're probably wanting to know how on Earth can you tell
0:05:36 > 0:05:38that this was made in Germany?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Well, you're here to learn, everybody, you're here to learn.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44So, you turn it upside down, look. And it says Germany, there.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47That's a pretty good pointer, isn't it? I mean, let's be honest.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51But I think this one was probably made in West Germany.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53It's nice, it's stylish.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Excuse me, madame, could I ask you the price on that? And what...?
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- The deff on that one is 35.- 35. And that's, that's...- That's the deff.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06That's the deff. OK, all right. Well, I'm not hard of hearing.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10So, £35. I'm going to spend my money and I'm going to buy that
0:06:10 > 0:06:13from this lady for £35 and I'm very pleased to do so.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Knocker is a pot-a-holic
0:06:16 > 0:06:20and it seems he simply can't get this lovely vase out of his head.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24MUSIC: "I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Head" by Kylie Minogue.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28'It's handsome. I like it. I don't want to sell it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30'I don't want to sell it. I don't want to sell it.'
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Well, Knocker, the rules are the rules
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and you're going to have to sell it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39After a spot of research, the Muscles from Morecambe
0:06:39 > 0:06:43returns to that lovely painting and dishes out a mammoth handshake.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44I'll have it for 280.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- All right, I'll buy that, thank you very much.- My pleasure.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49That's good. I said today, I'm not going to buy anything damaged.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I just hope that I can do something with this mark in here.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- But, potentially, that's a very nice painting.- Yeah, yeah, I think so.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57That's a big price paid.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Mr Morecambe has blown over a quarter of his budget already.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04And it'll need more money spent on it for restoration.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Has he paid too high a price?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Knocker has also pushed on in the purchasing race
0:07:10 > 0:07:12and has nabbed his final item.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13But what is it?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Well, I've just bought this very weird-looking lamp.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23I say lamp, in actual fact, it's got two candles.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Now, they're actually sprung so, you know, when this candle burns down,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32the actual candle is pushed up on a spring.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36So you don't get candle wax, necessarily, dripping everywhere.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37I've just paid £50 for it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I can see somebody, hopefully,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43paying in excess of 100 and maybe a bit more.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So, I think I might be onto a bit of a winner with this one.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Knocker's clearly hoping his lamp will light up this competition
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and extinguish Paul's chances like a candle in the wind.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The Morecambe marauder is hot on his heels, though,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00netting a 19th-century vase for just £35.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03This is definitely going to come home with me.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It's a made for the Emperor, the Emperor of Morecambe, I think.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09We bow to you, oh Emperor of antiquities.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Our duelling duo have wreaked haggling havoc
0:08:12 > 0:08:14at this antiques fair.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16So, let's check up on their spending.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20They each had a budget of £1,000.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Eric has kept spending to a minimum, having shelled out £85,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26leaving him with £915
0:08:26 > 0:08:28for the next three rounds.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Paul has blasted his way through Round One and splashed out £315,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36leaving him with £685 to spend.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Round Two. The Foreign Antiques Market.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Our pair of prize-winning profit-pursuers find themselves
0:08:44 > 0:08:47in France at an antiques market in Reims.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This intimate market is full to the brim with bargains just waiting
0:08:51 > 0:08:53to be brought back to Blighty.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55And our boys march right in.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Paul wants to have his cake and eat it and spies
0:08:58 > 0:09:00a nice-looking silver server set.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Best price, le meilleur prix. - Le meilleur prix. Soixante.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- Je prendrais pour soixante.- Oui, OK. - That's 60. 60, I'll buy it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Merci beaucoup, madame.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17He forked out just under £55, that's a sweet-tasting deal
0:09:17 > 0:09:19but anything Paul can do, Eric can do too.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21He's already swooped in and snapped up
0:09:21 > 0:09:25a pair of crystal glasses for just under £64.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Smashing.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33It's one-all in this French frenzy but Knocker homes in
0:09:33 > 0:09:36on his second buy, faster than you can say fashion.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Ladies at home, I'm asking you the question,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44would you wear this Hermes scarf?
0:09:44 > 0:09:49It's the best in French luxury, er, couture, could I say couture?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I think I can. Cos I just did.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- Qu-est-ce que c'est votre meilleur prix?- Cinquante.- 50. Oui.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Merci beaucoup.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Well, who'd have thought
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Knocker would be haggling for Hermes?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05He nets the scarf for just over £45
0:10:05 > 0:10:07and wraps up his buying for the day.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Our hero Hayes needs one more purchase here
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and soon homes in on a 19th-century Majolica bowl.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And he's determined to drive a hard bargain.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24OK, the gentleman said 250 Euros is the minimum. I think it's worth that.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29I'm trying to, I'm going to offer him, est-ce que je peux offrir...
0:10:29 > 0:10:31deux cents vingt-cinq?
0:10:31 > 0:10:37- OK.- Is that OK?- Oui.- Deux cents vingt-cinq is 225 Euros. OK.- Oui.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Merci beaucoup, monsieur.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43And some Hayes bags the bowl for just under £205,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45another huge purchase
0:10:45 > 0:10:47from our blonde bombshell.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And with that, it's time to ring the timeout bell on Round Two.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So, let's have a quick look at the balances.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Eric has kept things tight to the max,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00spending just over £194 which leaves him
0:11:00 > 0:11:02nearly £806 to play with.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Paul has already spent over £574,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09leaving nearly £426
0:11:09 > 0:11:11for the next two rounds.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Round Three the Car Boot.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Our collectables colossi have headed back to Blighty,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22bruised and battered but bloodthirsty for bargains.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Colchester in Essex, the Roman capital of England
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and the scene for our gladiators' next mighty battle.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36There are 700 stalls for our dealers to pore over. And they're off.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40And, once again, it's the Morecambe maestro who takes an early lead.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46Isn't that fantastic? I've bought myself a 19th-century plaque.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Of Mr Jean Baptiste Adolphe Aderer.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I'm not sure who he is but I'll find out, definitely.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I'll look up the...research the foundry mark
0:11:54 > 0:11:56and the artist's signature.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I'll get all that together, get it into an auction and, hopefully,
0:11:59 > 0:12:00get one over on that Eric Knowles.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Hmm, fighting talk.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06He splashed out a sizeable £120 on that bronze plaque.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09So much for the spending slowdown.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10MUSIC: "Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Eric has got money to burn and is ready to splash some cash.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17# Hey! Big Spender. #
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Come on, Knockers.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21# Hey! Big Spender. #
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Let's see some serious money.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25# Big Spender. #
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Well, I bought a table for a tenner. - Or not, then.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Eric's pleased with his '70s tile table.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35But cheap and cheerful isn't usually Knocker's style.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Maybe he's saving himself for a show-stopping finale.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40In the mean time,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42the Morecambe's spending tornado keeps on spinning.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I've never seen such a big collection of clowns.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I'm not looking at you there, mate. There you are.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51But these are the sort of thing, I used to love these type of things.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55If you went to Murano, which is near Venice in Italy,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57this is the sort of thing you used to bring back
0:12:57 > 0:13:00as, like, a tourism item, 1950s, 1960s.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03You get these wonderful glassblowers that are working in Italy
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and they would make these fantastic mirrors and chandeliers.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07And, at the end of the day,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10they'd have lots of remnants of bits of colour.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12So, they would mould these bits of colour into these items
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and sell them off at the end of the day quite affordably.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16I'll have a think on them.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Those glass clowns have put Paul in a funny mood
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and he can't help clowning around.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Come on, Mr Morecambe, back to work
0:13:27 > 0:13:31because your rival is about to get down to business
0:13:31 > 0:13:32with a very curious-looking object.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Is there, what you might call, a good price to be had on it?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I think I offered you a base price of about £60, didn't I?- You did.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- But you could twist my arm to about £40, I think, today.- £40, OK.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- It is a little bit specialist.- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48And if I was to take it to the right place,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I know it's probably worth another hundred or so on top of that.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- But...- Oh, what a schmoozer.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- But I can afford to do it for you for that price.- Can you? Good lad.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59A knockout blow from Burnley's best, but what on Earth is it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04That hooks onto your fireside, on your front grate.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07You can put a kettle on there.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11If you want to keep it hot, whatever's in there, push it forward.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Then, if you want to cool off, bring it back towards you
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and away from the fire grate.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20What I like about it is the way that it's just been,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24it's pierced with this very, sort of, neo-Gothic design.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Which tells me it must date from around about 1850, 1860.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Because this is Victorian Gothic Revival.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34And that's Knocker done for Round Three.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36He can go and put the kettle on now.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39But Paul isn't quite ready for a tea break, yet.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43He still needs one more purchase. So, returns to the glass clowns.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I've got, I've got to ask you for 12 quid each for them.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- 12 quid a piece.- Yeah.- So five would be 60 quid.- That's right, yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Do you know what? I like you. - I like you too.- Good.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And I think, to be honest with you, we're both a couple of clowns, aren't we?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Five figurines for £60 and Mr Morecambe ends Round Three
0:15:01 > 0:15:02with a bang.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05So, time to check up on their spending.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Eric, once again, has kept his wallet close.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12He's only spent just over £244, which leaves him
0:15:12 > 0:15:14with nearly £756 to play with.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Paul is eating through his budget.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23He spent just over £754, which leaves him
0:15:23 > 0:15:26with just under £246 for Round Four
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and any restoration he'll need.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36With his £1,000 budget fading fast, Paul has decided
0:15:36 > 0:15:40to get his painting restored before we enter the final buying round.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So that he knows what he's got left to spend.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45He's travelling over to see Richard,
0:15:45 > 0:15:46an expert restorer of fine arts.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52But Paul doesn't even know if he'll be able to afford the restoration.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Right, you're in luck, in that...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56this is all one piece of paper.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Right.- So, that's going to cheapen the overall job.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Can you get the painting looking as...you know, better for £200.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10That's my maximum. It's not the case that I don't want to pay any more, it's just...
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- Gosh, you are a charmer, eh?- I'm trying.- OK, we'll do it for 200.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17That's fantastic, is been an absolute pleasure, Richard,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20a real craftsman. I can't wait.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Including restoration this painting will cost Paul £480.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26But that doesn't seem to have dampened his spirits.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Our brave hero is convinced he's onto a winner
0:16:29 > 0:16:31but only time will tell.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34And so to Round Four. The Auction.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Our tough northern negotiators are at the Duke's Grove Auction in Dorset.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44They frantically need to scour the 700 lots going under the hammer
0:16:44 > 0:16:47today, on a search for a last-minute bargain.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53I've got, well, about £750 of spending power.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56But, in real terms, that means I can only spend about 600
0:16:56 > 0:16:58cos I've got the premiums to put on and all that sort of thing.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Right, OK.- And, on that basis, how much have you got to spend?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Well, I bought some real quality items before this auction.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06No, Paul, you're hedging. How much have you got to spend? Come on.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- I've got £50.- £50.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Well, actually, about 35, with the commission, to buy two items today
0:17:10 > 0:17:12which is going to be a nightmare.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I think we're in a parallel universe today.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Hmm, it's a tale of The Prince And The Pauper
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and Paul is going to be very limited on what he can buy.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25So, he heads straight to the tatty, old books.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28There's a book about me and Eric, here, at this auction, The Duel.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- 50, 50.- The auction kicks off
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and the books are flying off the shelves.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- At 80.- No, sorry.- 90.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43All these books that are in the catalogue at £10,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45this one's just gone from £90.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I think I'm going to have to listen out for the auctioneer.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49As soon as he says, "This is a fiver, this is a tenner."
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I'm going to buy it, whatever it is.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Could be a bike, could be a washing machine.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Paul's under the cosh but you know what they say.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57MUSIC: "When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean
0:17:57 > 0:18:00When the going gets tough.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02# The tough get going. #
0:18:02 > 0:18:04The tough get going.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08At £20 at the back of the room. At 20. I'll take five from anywhere now, then.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Going at £20, at the back, for the Chinese lot, I sell.- Thank you, sir.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Thank you, sir, well done.
0:18:13 > 0:18:1620 quid, a bargain, actually. There we are. Should do this more often.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21And it's one-nil to Paul. Never under estimate this northern hero.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25With saleroom fees, that's just under £25.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26And later in the day,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28he gets his hands on them.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32So, these are very modern Chinese items
0:18:32 > 0:18:34but they're made in a very traditional manner.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38It's called Blanc de Chine, which is pure, white porcelain.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42It was made maybe 20, 30 years ago, but aren't they well presented?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It must be worth 40, 50,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48perhaps even £60 as a good pair of quality vases.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Well, you can live in hope.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Paul's got pound signs in his eyes
0:18:52 > 0:18:56but he's still got one more lot to buy and only £21 in his kitty.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Can it be done?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- At five, 10, anywhere? Come on, give us 10.- Go on.- 10 is bid.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Well done, thank you for helping me out.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07At £10, right at the back, there, at £10. Goes.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Thank you very much, sir. There we are. Right.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I've just bought Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13a collection of books on fishing.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16That's me spent, I think. That's 30 quid, I can't buy anything else.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20But I've managed to do it. It can be done. There we go.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21We never doubted you.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Bagging the books for nearly £12 with fees, our Morecambe hero
0:19:25 > 0:19:28flew close to the wind, but he did it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32That's Paul's showdown buying done and dusted, over to you, Knocker.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36With hundreds of pounds burning a hole in his pocket,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40it's time for Eric to show the saleroom what he's made of.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43There's a Boulle work inkstand going under the hammer
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and Knocker is determined to make it his own.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49150, 160. 170.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54£160, I'll take 170. One more, 170. 180? 190?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57At 180, now, I'll take 190. All done on this one, then?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00At £180.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Bingo.
0:20:02 > 0:20:051486.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09If, um, if I look happy, it's because I am.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Well, what I've just bought is an inkstand by Lund of Cornhill.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Now, they were a top, top retailer.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17I think, date-wise,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21they said Regency, but I think it could well be around about 1830.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24So, maybe just into William IV.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27But it's, um, it's Boulle work.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32At £180, I'm thinking I've got the bargain of the sale.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33We'll watch, wait and see.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38At just over £222, Knocker spends nearly as much
0:20:38 > 0:20:42on the inkstand as on all his other items combined.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45And with the end of the sale in sight, he wastes no time
0:20:45 > 0:20:47throwing his bidding card into the air
0:20:47 > 0:20:50for a piece of Regency furniture.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51All done at 140?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Yes, he's speechless.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Eric nets the dumb waiter for just under £173.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04A triumphant flying finish which heralds the end
0:21:04 > 0:21:06of the showdown buying.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10It's been an epic battle for these two treasure-hunting Trojans
0:21:10 > 0:21:14as they fought across the country and continent in pursuit of victory.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17So, let's check on their final spending.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Our duelling duo started this epic showdown with £1,000 each
0:21:23 > 0:21:25of their own cash.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31Eric's final spree took his total spend to a touch under £639.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Paul bought big and, with the painting restoration included,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38his total stands at nearly £991.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Before these battling bargain hunters head home
0:21:43 > 0:21:45to tackle the selling,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48they get one last chance to size up the competition.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49I've got just the book for you,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52it's Dave Whitlock's Guide To Aquatic Trout Foods.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I've been looking for that for years.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59I think, I think I'm more a candidate for Fly-fishing For Duffers.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00To be honest, I don't think any of these items
0:22:00 > 0:22:02are going to go to auction.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Listen, you know, I'm here to give you words of encouragement.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08But I'm not.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Well, good luck anyway, mate.- OK. Listen, let's head north.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Do you want something to read on the train?- No, no.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Are you sure?- No, it's too heavy for me, is that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21With the buying behind our brave, bargaining boys,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24they must now turn their sizeable skills to selling.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26They need to offload all their stock
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and achieve the highest possible profit.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33The dealer who makes the most money can look forward to taking
0:22:33 > 0:22:34all the glory.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37The loser will have to face a world of pain and humiliation.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This is their ultimate contest. The showdown.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46And there's a real twist in this tale. The auction.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49With no reserve price on any of their auction lots,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51they stand to lose big if no-one bids.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57But they could also walk away with a fortune.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The key to this competition will be
0:23:00 > 0:23:02selecting the right items for auction.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06So, Eric, which items are you planning to put under the hammer?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I've gone for a mixture of quality and quirky.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11When it comes to quality,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14it doesn't get much better than Saint-Louis glassware.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I can tell you now that that is one very beautiful scarf.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21When it comes to the quirky, well, I've gone for the student's lamp.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25It's all there. It's marked up by a firm called Williams and Bach.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29It's a bit of a relic, but very few of these have survived.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Then, something traditional,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32something British, in every sense of the word.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34A dumb waiter.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I'm loathe to sell it, in fact, I'm loathe to sell all these things.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40And I'm trying to come to terms with the fact
0:23:40 > 0:23:42that I've got to sell them without reserve.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Paul has got his restored painting back
0:23:44 > 0:23:47and is eyeing up his items for auction.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51First one has to be this fantastic bronze plaque of Adolphe Aderer.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Now, he was a critic-cum-author, French guy,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58dates from around about the turn-of-the-century.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Not too well-known in this country but known abroad.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I do know that the auction that these are going into
0:24:04 > 0:24:05is Internet linked.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07So, hopefully, that should create the interest,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10which is why I've put that one in this particular sale.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14We've got this fantastic Canton enamel vase, the yellow ground.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17This planter is a fantastic 19th-century Majolica planter.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The showstopper has to be this fantastic watercolour
0:24:21 > 0:24:23by Thomas Danby.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26His work regularly brings over £1,000.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Before that,
0:24:27 > 0:24:32our bargain buccaneers have to find buyers for their other items.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Eric will need to shift his German vase, tiled coffee table,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39trivet and Boulle work inkstand.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43And Paul will need to find homes for his silver server set,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45his set of clowns,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50a pair of Chinese vases and a job lot of sporting books.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55But, until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Our brutes of the bargains are up and running
0:25:00 > 0:25:03and Paul is first out of the traps.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06He's travelled the 250 miles from Morecambe to London
0:25:06 > 0:25:09with the silver server set that he paid nearly £55 for.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15But can Mr Hayes convince silver specialist Daniel
0:25:15 > 0:25:17to fork out a decent sum.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20There we go. Now, can you tell me anything about those?
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- I bought these out in France. - OK.- In a place called Reims.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Nice design.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27But I've been on the Internet to try and find similar sets
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and they're described as a foie gras set.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Are they?- Have you had anything like this before?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I have and you get them in different sizes as well.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38As to whether it's foie gras, I think it's probably a bit debatable.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- OK.- I think they're just a lovely little serving set.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Now, the hallmarks are, obviously, different
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- to what you find here in the UK. - They are, Paul.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48And what I'm going to look for, which is very hard to find,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52in the mark there's a very, very tiny one, number one.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53- Or number two.- Right.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56This will tell me whether it's, if it's number one,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58it's going to be a 950 standard.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- OK.- Which is the French higher grade. Sterling is 925, as we know.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Right.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- If it's number two it's going to be an 800 standard.- OK.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11- So, it's a bit like saying it's 95% pure or 80% pure.- Yeah.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And, just looking at it, then, which I'm very pleased to see,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16there is a number one. So, it's a 95%.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- So, are you going to give me a price or am I...?- No, I can, if you like.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Sort of, 20, 25 a piece.- Right. - How does that sound?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Which puts you, sort of, between £80 and £100.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26That's what I was expecting, what I was thinking.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- I may be well underestimating them at that.- Could be.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Could be, there we go.- OK. - How do you rate them, yourself?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's interesting cos, yes, I think certainly at £25 a piece,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I have one of my regular dealers coming in.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- I would certainly have bought them for £100.- Well, then.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42So, if you want to sell them for that,
0:26:42 > 0:26:43I feel like I've had a bit of a deal.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Can we shake on that?- I think so. - Merci, monsieur.- Thank you.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Fantastic.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50A great start for the Muscles from Morecambe.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52That silky smooth silver sale
0:26:52 > 0:26:55gives him over £45 profit.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01But could he have asked for more?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Well, he can't pause to ponder on this
0:27:03 > 0:27:05because he races on to his next sale.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07He takes the Chinese vases that set him back nearly £25
0:27:07 > 0:27:09to Stratford-upon-Avon to show Raymond,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12a dealer in Chinese artefacts.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20- How do you say 35 in Mandarin? - Mandarin, san shi wu kwai.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- San shi wu kwai. - Exactly.- San shi wu kwai.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Well, there you go,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27he learns some Mandarin and takes home a profit of over £10.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29With a two-nil selling lead over the master,
0:27:29 > 0:27:35our apprentice Mr Morecambe can start his journey home happy.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40But Eric "Knocker" Knowles is ready to dish out a dealing masterclass.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45He's had the Boulle work inkstand restored at a cost of £108.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Meaning he spent a total of over £330 on it.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52But the veteran is confident of making a decent profit
0:27:52 > 0:27:56and he's travelled down to Hertfordshire to meet Martin,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58a dealer contact of his.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03First of all, date-wise, I think we're looking around about 1830.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I think we're looking at about William IV.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09As you notice, it's, actually, inlaid in ebony.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12It does have a maker's mark in there, Martin.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14If you look in the draw, it says, there we go.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- Is it Lund of Cornhill?- That's it. - Very good maker, yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20He was a renowned maker of the 19th century.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Probably earlier than 19th century, about 1830, 1840.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27But this one, yes, it's fine quality.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29What and you're looking to sell this to me, are you?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I am, indeed. It would be lovely to get the magic five
0:28:32 > 0:28:33but am I pushing it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- I think it needs to be slightly south of five.- Can we go to 490?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I was going to say 485, that sounds a decent figure.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44485, you've got yourself a deal. OK, good lad.
0:28:44 > 0:28:50Yes, that's great work. A massive profit of nearly £155 for Knocker.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54After the sale of the inkstand, is the writing on the wall for Paul?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Mr Morecambe is at risk of looking silly
0:28:57 > 0:29:00if he doesn't pull another sale out of the hat.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05So, he arranges a meeting with a local entertainer, Ali the clown.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09He's got two things on his mind. One, to sell a couple of clowns.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- So, I'll tell you what I'll do, for cash.- Go on.- I'll do 38 quid.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Check.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18And two, to realise a childhood ambition and become a clown.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Couldn't find any anywhere. - Very good.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Someone stole a toilet from the local police station.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29And the spokesman said, "We've nothing to go on."
0:29:31 > 0:29:32That's good.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Why are there no aspirins in the jungle?- I don't know.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Why are there no aspirins?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Cos the parrots-et-amol. - Aaah.- See.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Oh. Check. But our Hayes can't juggle two jobs at once.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48So, it's back to the selling and he manages to sell
0:29:48 > 0:29:51his remaining glass clowns to reap a combined profit of £8.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54And he's not done there.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58He takes his job lot of books that cost him nearly £12
0:29:58 > 0:30:01to see bookshop owner Richard in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Up to about £30.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05- Shall we shake on that, then?- OK.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07That's a real good deal, thank you so much.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11And nets over £18 profit from that £30 sale.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13And that's the end of
0:30:13 > 0:30:16the private selling chapter for Mr Morecambe.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Eric, on the other hand,
0:30:17 > 0:30:21still has plenty to do before he can retire for tea.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24But he thinks he's brewed up the perfect potential sale
0:30:24 > 0:30:25for his trivet.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I'm in lovely Shropshire and I'm here to meet Rupert Acton Scott.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Now, Rupert owns a Victorian cottage and, the thing is,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37when you walk in through the door, you're back in 1860.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40But the one thing he hasn't got in his cottage is a trivet.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41And have I got a trivet for you, Rupert.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Now, let me tell you, I paid £40 for it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45I'm not going to take less than 80.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49And, I've got to say, that he'd be barmy not take it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Will Rupert think Knocker's Victorian trivet is terrific?
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Well, I've got the prince of trivets for you.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Only in so far as, well,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02what is wonderful is the fact that it's not your average trivet.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05What makes it a prince is the fact that I know who made it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Ah.- Because if we look on the back, it's very faint
0:31:09 > 0:31:13but in there you'll find WT,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15and a star.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20- And that's William Tonks. - Right.- Of Birmingham.- Ah-ha.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- So, quite a well-known maker.- Yes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27But what I find pleasing about it is this lovely pierced design.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Yes, it's beautiful.- Pure Victorian Gothic Revival.- Yes, yes.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33It's got a lovely, little ceramic handle because, obviously,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- that's going to stay cool. - Absolutely.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37When everything else is hot.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Let's give it a go, shall we? - Oh, that's not too bad, is it?
0:31:40 > 0:31:41There we are.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Let me just say that I was looking for somewhere in the region
0:31:44 > 0:31:45of about £100.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- I would be prepared to pay £60.- When it comes to, you know, the final.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- Yes.- I think we might do 75. - 75, well, I think that's a deal.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Put it there.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58It may look like it's from a bygone era
0:31:58 > 0:32:02but Knockers hammered out a very modern profit of £35.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07In London, he goes on to sell his retro, tiled coffee table
0:32:07 > 0:32:08to vintage dealer Karl.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Er, 20. £20.- Er, £20, sounds good.
0:32:14 > 0:32:1625 would sound better.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Go on, 25.- 25, all right. You're a star.- Thanks.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21For £15 profit.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24And he sells his beloved German vase
0:32:24 > 0:32:27that cost him £35 to bar owner Heidi.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- 65?- Split the difference at 70?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- OK, done.- Is it?- Yup.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Which gives him a decent profit of £35.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40The gladiatorial auction battle is looming.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44So, let's check up on their all-important profits, so far.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Eric has sold four of his eight items
0:32:47 > 0:32:50and has a healthy profit of nearly £240.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Paul has also sold half his items but needs to put in
0:32:55 > 0:32:57the extra work at auction
0:32:57 > 0:33:02as his profit currently stands at nearly £82.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05MUSIC: "Carmina Burana, O Fortuna" by Carl Orff
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Time for our antiques bounders to face the ultimate test.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14Their remaining items are up for auction with no reserve.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17This could make or break their bid for glory.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18But before the hammer falls,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21our gladiators have one last chance to check out the competition.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Now, I have to admit that when Paul bought this bronze plaque, I did
0:33:27 > 0:33:33have my reservations because it's not an easy thing to move on.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Unless, of course, we can find members
0:33:35 > 0:33:39of the Jean Baptiste Adolphe Aderer Appreciation Society.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41I think they might be thin on the ground
0:33:41 > 0:33:43in this part of the world.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I don't want to be negative but I've got my doubts.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Now, what I am delighted about, not only is it a fantastic object,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53and I think so, but the auctioneer agrees.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57He's put an estimate of between £200 and £300. Which is great.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58It cost me 120 quid.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02So, there's definitely a good chance of a good profit in this.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I think that this has got a bit of life in it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08In fact, I'm hoping it just might, with a bit of luck,
0:34:08 > 0:34:09get into three figures.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Because it's got something called female appeal.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I think my mum wears one of these. Do you wear it like that?
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Is that how you wear it?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19He's paid the best part of almost £500.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22So, I can't make my mind up
0:34:22 > 0:34:25whether he's very brave or totally daft.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28OK, so here we are, this is my fantastic watercolour.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31It's here, it's restored. It's been well advertised.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33I've done all I can, really, with it.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Now, bearing in mind it stands me at about £480 with the restoration.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Thomas Danby's work do fetch over £1,000 in good condition.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Well, so, fingers crossed.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's the moment of truth for Paul and his watercolour
0:34:46 > 0:34:49that's now set him back £480.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54It's the first of our dealers' lots to go under the hammer.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Bit of interest in this one. Quite a nice painting.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Start at 240 on this.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04- 240. Really? OK. It's not bad. Come on.- 260, 280.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- 300, 320.- Come on, there must be somebody.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- 340, 360. 380.- Come on.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- 400.- 400. It's not doing so bad.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- £400, bid now. - Come on, we need a bit more.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- 400.- We know it's worth more.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- 420.- 420.- Come on.- 440. - 440, you're getting there.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- 440, bid.- Come on.- Come on. Oh, come on, one more.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- 460.- 460, come on, 480.- 480.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Bit more, come on.- 500.- Oh, 500.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34£500, bid.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Going for five.- No, a bit more, a bit more.- Bit more.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Aaah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- I'll tell you what...- I'm relieved.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48After selling fees, Paul's looking at a loss.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51I'm relieved at that. I'm delighted, to be honest with you.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52No, Paul, I said a loss.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- It's not going to make a hole in your pocket, that, is it?- No.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56- No, you're right.- You'll come good.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59But I tell you what, that restoration was well worth it.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04No, listen, the painting has made a loss of nearly £71.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Our Mr Morecambe doesn't seem to mind too much.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10And, up next, is Knocker's mahogany dumb waiter.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- What's it standing at?- It stands about 170.- 170 quid.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- About 172. Anyway, here it is.- Come on.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1965, the George III mahogany dumb waiter, there, look.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- And start at 150, here, on this one. At 150.- 150, you're in.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- 150.- There you go.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27£160 and selling then, once, twice.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Oh, no.- £160.- 160.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Well, it seems to be more of the taketh away, at the moment, chaps.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Because, just like Mr Morecambe,
0:36:39 > 0:36:40Knocker's profit pot takes a knock.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43He loses over £42 after fees.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Will Eric's silky scarf provide some salvation? Time to find out.
0:36:51 > 0:36:561453, the Hermes scarf, there, height of fashion, this one.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Start at 55 on this one. 60, 65. - Come on, Eric.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0470, 75. 80, 85
0:37:04 > 0:37:09- 90, 95.- Come on, Eric.- 100. 100 bid, there. On the scarf.- Wow.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10100, 110, new bidder.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- 120, thank you very much. £120 bid. - That's amazing for a scarf.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Oh, 130.- Now, are you sure? £130 bid on the scarf.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20I don't want anyone to be disappointed.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22I know it's not my wife cos I know where she is and she's locked in.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23£130 bid, then.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- At 130 I shall sell. - That is incredible.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- At £130. - That is a complete shock to me.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29He's back in business.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32with the sale of Eric's designer scarf wrapped up,
0:37:32 > 0:37:36after fees, Knockers made nearly £61.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Do you know what? At home, my missus has got a drawer full of scarves.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41I'd get back there and check through them.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Got to bring them straight down here.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46The pressure is on for Mr Morecambe, now, to make a profit.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Up next, is the yellow vase. How's he feeling?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Do you know, I really fancy this one, Eric.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56It's the yellow ground Canton enamel vase, you know,
0:37:56 > 0:37:5719th-century item.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I think this has got a really good chance. This was 30 quid.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02The auctioneer has put in at 100 to 200.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- How much did you pay for it?- 35 quid. - You paid 35 quid for it?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Can I just hold the arm again, please?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Yeah, but, yeah, but what worries me is you seem to be liking this.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Do you work out?
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Start at 45 on this one. £45 bid on the vase. At 45.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2145. Oh, you're ahead.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Come on. There must be somebody. - Come on.- 50.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- 55, 60.- Come on, then.- £60 bid.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29£60 bid, now. At £60 bid.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- 65.- 65.- 70, anywhere? At 65.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3465.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- That's a little back off it, isn't it?- Yeah, into the right side.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39You're into profit.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Come on, indeed.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45That's given our Mr Morecambe a tasty profit of nearly £18 after fees.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Back in the saleroom, our boys' purple patch is fading fast.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55Paul's Majolica pottery pot that cost him nearly £205.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57£130 bid. At 130.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Oh, dear.- I will sell, then, at £130.- Come on.- No.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Come on. Oooh.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08That sets him up with a loss of nearly £99 after fees.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12And Knocker, too, suffers a painful loss on his wine glasses.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Selling, then, at £65.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Oh. Somebody got a bargain. Somebody got a bargain.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- There you go.- Oh, that was a hurter. That was another hurter.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26MUSIC: "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Ouch, ouch, ouch.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37After fees that leaves him looking at a loss of nearly £11.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Finally, though, there's light at the end of the tunnel for Eric.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44When his student lamp that cost him £50.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Selling, then, at £90.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Quirky's winning the day today. - Certainly is.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Sees him off in style when he makes a profit,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54after fees, of over £23.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58All Paul's hopes now rest on the bronze plaque
0:39:58 > 0:40:00that cost him £120.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Now, I must admit, out of all of my items, this is the one I fancy.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09It's that fantastic bronze roundel of Adolphe Aderer.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10- Have you heard of him?- Never.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- He used to play for Burnley, apparently.- Really?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- No, he's a French critic but he's a nice one.- OK.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Let's hope the Internet comes in. And I need it today.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Interest in this. I'll start at 100 on this.- Come on.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Were in at 100 already, there we go. - 120, 130, 140.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Come on. Keep going. It's worth every penny.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31170, 180, 190. 200.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- 220.- 220, come on.- 220. - 220 in the room. £220 bid.- 220.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40240, anywhere? I shall sell then. At £220.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Hey, we're in the money.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46A solid gold sale of the bronze plaque.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Paul takes home a hefty profit of nearly £60 with fees.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55And that's the auction over.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Has Mr Morecambe's late success been enough?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I think we both ended up in a, very much, in a sort of level pegging, I think.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05It's nearly time to find out. So, let's check on their final spending.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Both our experts started the contest with £1,000 of their own money
0:41:12 > 0:41:15to spend at four different antiques events.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18After all costs, Eric spent nearly £747.
0:41:20 > 0:41:27And Paul spent nearly £991 on all eight items including restoration.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31All of the money that Eric and Paul have made from today's challenge
0:41:31 > 0:41:33will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36So, without further ado, it's time to find out who is
0:41:36 > 0:41:40today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41- Hello, Eric.- All right, dear, boy.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- The showdown was a tough call. - It certainly was. It certainly was.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I think we both had an item restored, didn't we?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50I think my painting, I was delighted with the results.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51Delighted with the price, really,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54it was the auctioneer's commissions that scuppered it for me.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- But it was nice to do that sort of thing, though.- Yeah.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I mean, from the auction point of view,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01I've got to say that scarf flew away, didn't it?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04That was an absolute shocker. I know nothing about ladies clothing.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Obviously, you know a lot about them.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- But that was great, wasn't it? - Anyway, we've gone there.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- We know what happens here.- Do we know?- I thing we do know already.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16One, two, three.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18BOTH: Oooh.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Very close, though, wasn't it? - Very close. Yes.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23The master takes it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26After today's loss, Paul may not have made the profit margins
0:42:26 > 0:42:29he'd hoped for, but both our experts have been building up
0:42:29 > 0:42:33their profit pots all week over a series of challenges.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37And it's time to reveal whether Paul or Eric will be this week's champion.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- Ready?- OK.- Go for it, one, two, three.- Oh.- What have we done?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Ooh.- Look at that. That's a fortune.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48The apprentice is given a dealing masterclass.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50A massive victory for Knocker.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Both our experts have made fantastic profits
0:42:52 > 0:42:56and all that money will be going to their good causes.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Well, my chosen charity is the Prostate Cancer Charity.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04And because it's one of those areas which affects
0:43:04 > 0:43:07so many families up and down the country.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10My chosen charity is The Loyne School of Lancaster.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12It's a school for people with learning difficulties.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Yes, it's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Eric and Paul have both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:20 > 0:43:24and proved that they can make a convincing profit from antiques
0:43:24 > 0:43:27when their own money is on the line.
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