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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

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the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts

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against each other in an all-out battle for profit...

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I'm a double-your-money girl.

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..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.

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You've got to be in it to win it.

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Each week, one pair of duelling dealers

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-will face a different daily challenge...

-Lovely!

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We've got some work to do, let's go.

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..putting their own money and their hard-earned reputations on the line

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as they see who can make the most money from buying and selling.

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Get in there. Ha, ha, ha!

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Today, veteran showman of the rostrum

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Charlie "the Charmer" Ross...

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-Here we go.

-..pits his wits and antique-buying muscle

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against the woman who'll never stint on the vintage,

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Katherine "The Great" Higgins.

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Coming up, Charlie's chirpy chatter leads to a bidding blunder...

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..and while I was talking, they sold it.

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..Katherine has her eye on a potential prize-winning profit...

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I think there's money to be made here.

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How much remains to be seen, but it's definitely a winner.

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And when it comes to selling,

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Charlie finds out there's nothing like a dame...

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What do you want?!

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It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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Prepare yourselves for an epic battle of the sexes,

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as taking each other on today

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are two of the most formidable antiquarian opposites

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ever to walk the earth...

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Don't be fooled by our first contender's legendary charm.

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He's the dapper and debonair dealer with the big personality...

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I've just bought something.

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..and a ruthless eye for the prize.

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It's the mercurial master of the auction arts...

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Cigar, sir?

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And his eye-catching adversary is dazzling but deadly.

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Nearly had a deal there.

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Her fiery determination and knockout antiques knowledge

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pack a very unladylike punch.

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It's the ice-cool Queen of the Collectables...

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Less than top estimate. Bingo.

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This clash of the connoisseurs

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gets underway at Sworder's saleroom in Stansted Mountfitchet,

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where there's a hefty 845 lots up for grabs.

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Both our dealers have each stumped up £1,000 of their own cash

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and every penny of profit goes to their chosen charities.

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So, Charlie Ross and Katherine Higgins,

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it's time to put your money where your mouth is.

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-Katherine, good morning.

-Good morning, Charlie.

-It's cold.

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Have you got a note of what you've got to spend?

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£1,000, but it's not actually 1,000,

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-because you take out the buyer's premium...

-Oh, yes.

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It's about 800, isn't it?

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-We've got to be canny buyers today.

-You are always a canny buyer.

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But it's my first time here.

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There'll be plenty of things, good quality, nice auctioneer, lovely cup of coffee.

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Can't go wrong.

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Together, this dynamic duo might seem like the perfect match

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of suave smoothie and striking sophisticate.

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But when they're pitted against each other, it's a no-holds-barred

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barnstormer of a battle, as they tussle to take each other down.

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Our Titanic twosome leap straight into action,

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scoping out as many of the wares as they can before the bidding starts.

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And our mistress of miscellanea

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is planning on group buying to win this bout.

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My strategy today is all about maximising profit,

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probably out of group lots.

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So, say something is estimated at £50 and it's got ten items in it,

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then each of those items individually, you could sell those for £20 or £30 each,

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so that does maximise your profit.

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Whether it will work has yet to be proved.

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And our favourite tweedy type has his own title-winning strategy,

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which he reckons will have this fight in the bag.

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The real problem with a saleroom is you mark up a few lots

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and if you don't buy them,

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you get under more and more pressure as the day goes on.

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So my strategy is to look at some early lots

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and get them bought straightaway.

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But it's Katherine who's first to spot some items

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that she thinks could help her to victory.

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This is what really excites me.

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Look inside here. Oh, my gosh.

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This is someone's wedding.

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These are lovely photographs.

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I suppose you... It's one of those classic lots

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where you have to buy the trunk in order to buy the photographs.

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I love Charlie to bits but he's got no X-ray vision

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and he just can't see through things like this.

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I can, so I'm one step ahead.

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One step ahead always.

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Yes, with superior powers like that,

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it's no wonder she's known as Katherine The Great.

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And she's showing no fear of putting a very stylish boot

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into the Charmer from the get-go.

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So, while the great one is choosing her weapons,

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Charlie the Charmer is weighing up some precious metal.

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It's a composite lot. There are two pairs of cufflinks

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and a ring. But what really took my eye

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was that there are a pair of John F Kennedy cufflinks here

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and also a pair of French gold cufflinks. Quite like this lot.

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If you buy a composite lot,

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you've got three different chances of getting a profit.

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Hang on, that sounds like Katherine's strategy.

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Has the Charmer been ear-wigging?

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The great one is eyeing up some jewellery fit for a queen.

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This is where I'm going off the rails

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because I'm looking at buying something I really like myself.

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I should be keeping my financial head on, but it's just so beautiful.

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Why is it great? It's an Austro-Hungarian ring.

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It's dating from about 1870s. Beautifully tooled, very elegant

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and I think the estimate is £50 to £80.

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It's on the front cover of the catalogue - not a good sign -

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but I guess it shows that I have got impeccable taste.

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That's what it's all about.

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Mmm, she's no shrinking violet,

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but she may have made a bit of a tactical boo-boo.

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The auction has started and our lady is still rifling through the wares,

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which gives her dashing opponent free rein on the bidding floor.

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the Charmer's first lot is up.

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French gold cufflinks. Do I see 240? 280.

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300. 320. 340. 360.

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380. 400.

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420...

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Charlie's embroiled in a bidding war.

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480. £480, on my right...

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Oh, it's one of those days, Rossco.

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Mark something up at 450 quid. Listen to it.

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640, on the right. Selling at 640.

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640 plus premium, of course, would be my whole budget in one go.

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Ooh, what a blow for the Charmer.

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His first attempt at a purchase dashed in flames.

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And to make matters worse, his foe has entered the fray.

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My lot is just about to come up.

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Katherine's Austro-Hungarian garnet ring is next under the hammer.

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I think Katherine is about to bid on something.

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He's looking as though he's going to bid on this lot.

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It's really cat and mouse this, isn't it?

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She keeps peeping over to see what I'm going to be bidding for.

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Austro-Hungarian garnet, there we are.

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£70 is bid, 80 where now? £70 is bid.

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-80.

-Here.

-70. 80. Lady's bid at 80.

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Takes it from the commission. So?

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-552.

-552, thank you.

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She's bought something!

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Yes, Katherine makes the first purchase of the day...

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What the heck was that?

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..bagging the garnet ring for a total of £99.20, including fees,

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and she's chuffed to bits.

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Less than top estimate. Bingo.

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But it's an enthusiasm not shared by the Charmer.

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She has just bought an Austro-Hungarian

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garnet and turquoise set ring.

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Yuck.

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Fired by her success, Katherine's bidding again,

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this time on a gilt pendant reliquary.

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552, thank you.

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And again, she strikes, securing the pendant for £74.40, including fees.

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I think it's a great piece of British history.

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This sort of reliquary would have been worn at the end of a rosary,

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used very much as part of the accessory

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for religious worship in the Tudor era.

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I'd love to unite it with somebody who is passionate about Tudor history.

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Our great lady is now ahead by two purchases,

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while her opponent is struggling.

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No more.

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the Charmer's just lost out on another set of cufflinks.

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I get the impression this is a bit of a one-sided competition.

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It is at the moment, Charlie, old bean.

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Frustrated twice in a row?

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the Charmer is starting to feel the pressure,

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but his rival is merciless.

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She's spotted another Austro-Hungarian piece -

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a brooch - and she's going for it.

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-552, is it?

-Thank you.

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That's a third purchase for the great one,

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at a cost of £55.80, including fees.

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Our laughing lady is racing away with this competition,

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leaving the Charmer in her wake.

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They're ghastly to my taste,

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but then I suppose a lot of people would say I have no taste.

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Ghastly to you they may be, Charlie,

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but you're still three purchases behind, sir!

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And Katherine couldn't be more thrilled.

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When you see a piece of Victorian jewellery for just under £50,

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you've just got to buy it.

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It seems extraordinary that it is so cheap, really.

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It's a lovely piece, not only because it looks great from the front,

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but the back is equally nicely designed.

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I think it would look smashing on any lady's outfit. Look at me here.

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Wonderful. That goes perfectly with what I'm wearing.

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Since I can't have it,

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I've got to find somebody who will equally appreciate it.

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I think there's money to be made here.

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How much remains to be seen, but it's definitely a winner.

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Well! So far, Charlie the Charmer's talked the talk,

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but he hasn't made a single buy.

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Here we go.

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He's now got his beady eye on a Tiffany & Co sewing case.

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Come on, Charlie!

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Tiffany, most famously known, of course, for its glasswork.

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There's a lot of chat over there, but not very much action.

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This is an ivory sewing case...

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..called a necessaire.

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I'm going to do my Mr Ross impression now.

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This is...

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# You've got a beautiful smile

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# You're obsessed with talking!

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# You'll be coming to bed...#

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-About 1910, 1890...

-# Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit...#

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It's a very high quality lot.

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Recognise anyone, Charlie?

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And while I was talking, they sold it.

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-Oh, disaster.

-705.

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So, the moral of that story, Rossco,

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is don't rabbit on about the lots you're about to buy,

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because by the time they come up, you've missed them.

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Stung for the third time today,

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the Charmer is spurred into bidding on a pair of silver saucepans.

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-He has them.

-I've just bought something!

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507, thank you.

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Oh, my gosh. It's his first buy.

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-Well, I never did.

-# Alleluia... #

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And about time too!

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With commission, Rossco's just spent £136.40

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on a lot he didn't even view before he started bidding.

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He's taken a huge gamble, but will it pay off?

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Two sauce boats,

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Chester, 1927, not a lot of weight but a lot of style.

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Look at that. You'd think they were 18th century, looking at them.

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Hooped feet...

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scrolling handles.

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Very nice.

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Phew! the Charmer could have come a right cropper there.

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Our dapper dealer is back in the game

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and now he's got his eye on a job lot of silver items.

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It's catalogued as two silver vinaigrettes,

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a child's silver rattle

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and two silver boxes, and that's exactly what we've got here.

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A decent George III box,

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with nice, chaste engraving on it

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and this, in fact, is a vesta.

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There is your striker for your match.

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Here, you have a vinaigrette.

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Put your little wad in there with your smelling salts.

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And then finally, we've got the child's rattle here,

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which is silver.

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Um, it's got damage.

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The rattles here, all the way round,

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but they're not all the way round because you can see one, two, three

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little brackets missing there...

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So, very ornate but damaged.

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As the bidding begins,

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and with Katherine still two buys ahead of him,

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it's crunch time for Charlie.

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God, that was close.

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Yes, the Charmer triumphs by a nose,

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notching up his second purchase

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for a hefty £545.60, including fees.

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That is over half his budget in one fell swoop

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and that brave buy puts him right back in the race.

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-It's a baby's game, this.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Who's your script writer?

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-Me.

-You need to change it.

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Ooh! Well! With that war of words over,

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our two powerhouse profiteers retire to their corners.

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Time, then, to see how much they've spent so far.

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Charlie and Katherine both arrived today

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with £1,000 of their own money to spend.

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Katherine The Great was quick off the mark,

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bagging three purchases for £229.40,

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leaving her £770 still to spend...

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..while Charlie the Charmer battled through his early frustrations

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to buy two items and spent a total of £682,

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leaving him with 318 in his kitty.

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Today's bruising battle between our antiques avengers is ramping up.

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They're watching each other like hawks

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and our resident charmer is about to prove he's an expert in psychological warfare

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with a little bit of taking the mick.

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Now this is Katherine Higgins.

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Head nearly on the roof, new wig, flash coat,

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very enthusiastic about things that I think look awful.

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Charlie, it's more about this.

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And I have it, and you don't.

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I think she's referencing the fact that I have very little in the hair department.

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He just can't do glamour. He just can't do it.

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At least mine is an acceptable colour.

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Mi-aow! The claws are most definitely out.

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Nothing is going to stop our red queen from seeking out ways of getting one up on her opponent.

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She's got her eye fixed on a set of 11 signed celebrity photographs.

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92, £40 is bid....

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# Falling in love again... #

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But, when the bidding starts, there's a mischievous glint in The Charmer's eye.

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At 45...

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And he's bidding!

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Five...

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Can't help it.

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Oh, and he's got them.

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The silver-tongued assassin snatches the vintage snaps

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from under Katherine's nose for £55.80, including fees.

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Rossco, your luck is changing.

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-Did you buy those?

-I did.

-Botheration.

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-I was going to nip in and...

-You can have one, with a small profit.

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-Which one would you like?

-That's a good buy.

-Goodbye!

-It's a good buy. Goodbye!

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Yes, The Charmer's got one up there, and reveals his favourite

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of the photos he's swiped from his red rival.

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They're all great images, but this, I think, is particularly good.

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And this is Marcel Marceau, the master of mime.

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Genius, a complete genius. But, er, I'm very thrilled with it.

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Some will be worth a few pounds more than others but,

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if you average them out at £10 each, that's £110.

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That is doubling my money, there or thereabouts.

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Fighting talk from The Charmer,

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but Katherine the Great hits back hard and fast.

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She bids on - and wins -

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a World War I officer's service record,

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with letters and photographs, for £62, including fees.

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The Red Lady means business.

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Next up, she's bidding on a mixed lot, which includes two tea sets

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and a cut-glass table lamp.

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She wins the lot for £55.80, including fees.

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and there's one part of this group buy that she has no doubts about.

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This is a fantastic screamingly Deco tea service by Alfred Meakin.

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Nice, established Staffordshire pottery firm. I love it.

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It's got that sort of zig-zag decoration,

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lovely, vibrant orange colours,

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the little detail, the line around the inside of the rim,

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which matches the delicately painted line on the handle itself.

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Very, very neat. Very, very decorative.

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# Another one bites the dust. #

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Katherine the Great is on a roll.

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I went on a bit of a spending spree, then.

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And, with a quick one-two,

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she lands another one smack-bang on The Charmer's chin,

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with the purchase of a portfolio of watercolours and etchings

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for £68.20.

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What I caught a glimpse of was this.

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It's a folio of pictures,

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but it was this image of an Edwardian lady,

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just casually sitting and relaxing.

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It's a really wonderful piece of artwork and I can see

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that a costume collector would really like to have that.

0:18:220:18:25

Katherine is now racing away again,

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racking up six purchases to The Charmer's three.

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Next on her shopping list is a lot she spotted a earlier,

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which contains some old 78s and sheet music.

0:18:360:18:39

-552.

-Bing Crosby would be proud of me.

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And Katherine snatches up the lot for £22.32, including fees.

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Katherine is in complete control of the game,

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and cements her lead when she goes for her eighth lot,

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a group of decorative plates,

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and bags them for a cost of £49.60, including fees.

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Katherine has upped her lead to a staggering eight purchases

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to Charlie's three.

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Where has that Charmer got to?

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Oh, there he is.

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And, to prove he's not larking about, The Charmer has picked out

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an item that could put him back in the frame.

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This is a modern gilt mirror, the sort of thing that might be given away, almost, in a saleroom.

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Certainly wouldn't make much money, but, if you went into a retail shop to buy it,

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you'd pay quite a bit of money for it.

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The snag with this lot - I looked it up in the catalogue,

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and do you know what it said?

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It said, "A large gilt-framed mirror,

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"together with... a large modern landscape."

0:19:460:19:50

That is the most ghastly picture I have ever seen in my life.

0:19:530:20:01

Not to your taste, then, Rossco.

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But can the Charmer make any headway on Katherine by getting hold of that mirror?

0:20:050:20:09

No more, sir. Not a penny more.

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Oh, no! Charlie takes a beating yet again.

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The Charmer's running out of chances. But all is not yet lost.

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-What's your next one?

-You wait and see.

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Charlie's got his eye on this signed print of a World War II Lancaster bomber.

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-£20!

-Oh, yes!

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Yes, look at the delight.

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The Charmer bags purchase number four for just £24.80,

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including fees.

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And there's no doubt that this is the purchase

0:20:390:20:42

Charlie's been holding out for.

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I can't be more thrilled with any other purchase today.

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Here we have the Lancaster bomber,

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which was the British number-one bomber in the Second World War.

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This is signed by Leonard Cheshire, who got the VC,

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who was probably the most famous...

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..bomber crew member in the whole war.

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But there must be plenty of people

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that would like an iconic memory

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of the Bomber Command in the Second World War.

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As the end of this auction draws ever nearer,

0:21:150:21:18

both our daring dealers are still looking for the bargains

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that could swing the competition.

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The Charmer has spotted a lot he likes, but could it be out of his league?

0:21:230:21:27

I like a good rocking horse. Nicely carved.

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It needs a little bit of restoration, but it's Edwardian.

0:21:330:21:36

Its estimate - 200 to 300.

0:21:360:21:38

I wouldn't mind it for a couple of hundred.

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Although he's only notched up four purchases,

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The Charmer has spent a lot more than his opponent,

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who's still got almost £500 left to spend.

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And it's Katherine who makes a play for the rocking horse,

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and wins it for £359.60, including fees,

0:21:530:21:58

getting her own back on Charlie's vintage-snap stealing

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earlier in the day.

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It's nicely carved, it's got lovely facial detailing.

0:22:040:22:08

It's not perfect, it's not brilliant.

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I must be able to improve on what I paid. Whether I will double my money is another question.

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And with that, the auction draws to a close.

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The gavel gets its final bang

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and the lucky buyers congratulate themselves on purchases well made.

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So, how much of their £1,000 budgets

0:22:240:22:27

did our battling behemoths finally spend?

0:22:270:22:31

Charlie the Charmer's strategy of buying early

0:22:310:22:33

wasn't exactly successful.

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He bought only four lots, spending a total of £760.60.

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Katherine the Great stuck to her strategy of buying group lots,

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going in hard, fast and often,

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bagging a total of nine purchases and spending £847.92.

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So which of our duelling dealers is set to win today's battle of the sexes?

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Before the selling spree starts,

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Katherine and Charlie size up each other's spoils.

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I'm sorry, but there's the quality end of the table, isn't there?

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-And there's the sort of drossy end.

-There is quality here.

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I, personally, find that ring the most attractive thing.

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And I don't think I'm going to be alone.

0:23:190:23:21

I'm sure you know what you're doing with that.

0:23:210:23:23

-You're clearly a baby at heart.

-Missing the odd bauble.

0:23:230:23:26

-The baby is not going to be bothered by that.

-Everything I've got has got potential,

0:23:260:23:30

and, yeah, I think you've got SOME potential there.

0:23:300:23:34

I found it extraordinary how quickly the budget went.

0:23:340:23:36

I bought something for 500 quid, which is this mixed lot,

0:23:360:23:41

and then the sauce boats, and then there wasn't much left.

0:23:410:23:44

-You'll have fun selling that lot, won't you?

-I can't wait. It'll be very entertaining.

0:23:440:23:48

I can't wait either.

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Having bagged all their auction booty,

0:23:540:23:57

our antiques avengers now face an even tougher challenge -

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to sell it all.

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Their aim is to make as much profit as they possibly can

0:24:020:24:05

and all that money will be going to their chosen charities.

0:24:050:24:09

Our heroes head for home to plot out their selling campaigns.

0:24:090:24:13

The Charmer, to the idyll of eye-catching Oxfordshire.

0:24:130:24:16

And the Great One to the cool chic of her apartment in cosmopolitan London.

0:24:180:24:22

There's no time to lose, and, straightaway,

0:24:220:24:26

the Charmer is assessing his mighty haul.

0:24:260:24:29

Actually, I'm very happy with what I've bought.

0:24:290:24:32

I'm particularly happy with the Leonard Cheshire signed limited-edition print.

0:24:320:24:37

These vestas and vinaigrettes are fabulous.

0:24:370:24:41

I've got a good chance, splitting them up, of making a profit.

0:24:410:24:45

I love the signed photographs, particularly the one of Marcel Marceau,

0:24:450:24:49

and the sauce boats are pleasing

0:24:490:24:52

although they are 20th-century items.

0:24:520:24:54

And what of our Red Queen?

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How does Katherine the Great rate the weapons in her armoury?

0:24:580:25:01

I'm beginning to panic, actually. I have got quite a lot of things to sell.

0:25:010:25:05

I had a blitz at that auction and I have begun a trail to find

0:25:050:25:10

someone who has Hungarian links, a bit of Hungarian in their family.

0:25:100:25:17

Someone who would really appreciate the Austro-Hungarian ring,

0:25:170:25:20

and the potential that it has as a future collectable.

0:25:200:25:23

And I've also got this Austro-Hungarian brooch.

0:25:230:25:26

I think I will probably sell that onto a specialist dealer in Austro-Hungarian jewellery.

0:25:260:25:30

Gosh, this was a group lot but I've got clever ideas

0:25:300:25:33

for the three directions this could take.

0:25:330:25:36

This folio of drawings - it was a gift, really.

0:25:360:25:40

Each one of these illustrations has got something

0:25:400:25:44

that will attract a buyer.

0:25:440:25:45

Katherine will also have to shift a reliquary,

0:25:450:25:49

a rocking horse, some 78 records and sheet music,

0:25:490:25:54

a World War I officer's record with photos, and some plates.

0:25:540:25:58

Nothing like a bit of hard work for a girl.

0:25:580:26:01

Our two determined dealers must now hit the phones as they go all out to find buyers for their items.

0:26:010:26:09

But until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.

0:26:090:26:13

Charlie the Charmer is one step ahead

0:26:130:26:16

of Katherine the Great straightaway.

0:26:160:26:18

While at the auction, he was approached by a collector

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who was interested in one piece of the silverware that Charlie bought for £540.60.

0:26:220:26:28

It was the larger of the two vesta boxes.

0:26:280:26:31

So the Charmer has invited the potential purchaser back

0:26:310:26:35

to Rossco Towers.

0:26:350:26:37

Is that as you remember it?

0:26:380:26:41

Now that I see it in the daylight, it looks, yes, the same, but, um...

0:26:410:26:46

-But nicer.

-I can see the slight blemishes on it today

0:26:460:26:49

in the sunlight.

0:26:490:26:51

John Wilmot is the maker and I think it dates to 1898.

0:26:510:26:56

What do you think? £150?

0:26:560:26:59

As an Irishman, I would like a deal.

0:26:590:27:02

I will settle on £140 as the cartouche is engraved.

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So I'd knock a little bit off for that.

0:27:060:27:09

I should have asked you for £160. Then you might have offered me £150.

0:27:090:27:12

-Ha-ha! I think £140 is fine.

-Thank you.

0:27:120:27:15

It's a flying start for Charlie's first piece of silverware

0:27:150:27:19

and the wily veteran also pins down a deal for the smaller vesta box

0:27:190:27:24

for £125, along with one of the vinaigrettes for £40,

0:27:240:27:29

which means he still has two pieces left to sell.

0:27:290:27:32

In his campaign to shift the second vinaigrette,

0:27:330:27:36

Charlie makes up trip to silver dealer Daniel, in London's West End.

0:27:360:27:41

-There it is.

-Instantly, looking at it, you can see with this engine turning, it hasn't been worn.

0:27:410:27:45

Imagine that going in and out of a pocket, being handled and polished,

0:27:450:27:49

you start getting smooth patches on it, and it's not,

0:27:490:27:51

it's really crisp. That's really nice.

0:27:510:27:53

-£210?

-I think that's very fair. £210, I think that's incredibly fair.

-Marvellous.

0:27:530:27:57

Charlie, lovely to see you.

0:27:570:27:59

So with that humdinger of a deal done,

0:27:590:28:02

Charlie just has one piece of his silverware lot left to sell -

0:28:020:28:05

that silver rattle.

0:28:050:28:08

Only then will he know how much profit he's made on the whole lot.

0:28:080:28:11

Time for Katherine to enter the fray.

0:28:130:28:15

Heading for the Shropshire countryside,

0:28:150:28:18

where she's lined up a sale of the rocking horse she spent £359.60 on.

0:28:180:28:23

She's meeting specialist dealer and restorer Sally.

0:28:230:28:26

-I feel like a child in a sweet shop here.

-So do I!

0:28:260:28:30

I think we probably have the largest collection in the country.

0:28:300:28:34

One thing, instantly, I can see you're not afraid of condition.

0:28:340:28:39

The main thing about the horses that look perhaps a little forlorn now

0:28:390:28:43

is that they've been very well loved in the past.

0:28:430:28:46

There's something very sad about seeing a horse that isn't or hasn't been loved.

0:28:460:28:50

So, can Sally work her magic on this particular horse?

0:28:500:28:54

Well, there we go. The moment of truth. What do you think?

0:28:540:28:58

-He's been well loved, hasn't he?

-Yes!

-He's had some adventures.

0:28:580:29:03

He has had adventures, actually.

0:29:030:29:04

Do you have a price in mind?

0:29:040:29:06

Around about the £500-ish mark.

0:29:060:29:11

OK.

0:29:110:29:13

I would go to £480.

0:29:130:29:16

£480 sounds a very decent and fair price.

0:29:160:29:21

-Thank you.

-OK.

0:29:210:29:23

So the flame-haired vixen of vintage makes a galloping profit of £120.40

0:29:230:29:28

on the rocking horse,

0:29:280:29:31

putting the pressure right back on the Charmer...

0:29:310:29:34

who is concentrating on another of his group buys.

0:29:340:29:37

He's headed for the Richmond Theatre in Surrey

0:29:370:29:41

with the vintage signed photographs he so deftly swiped from under Katherine's nose.

0:29:410:29:45

What's going on here? Cinderella. Who's in it?

0:29:450:29:49

Graham Hoadly, great old mate of mine, and his passion,

0:29:490:29:52

apart from being on the stage,

0:29:520:29:54

is collecting signed photographs of great stars.

0:29:540:29:59

HIGH-PITCHED VOCAL EXERCISES

0:30:000:30:03

Sounds like Hoadly to me.

0:30:040:30:09

What do you want?! Oh, it's you.

0:30:090:30:13

-How are you, Graham?

-I'm all right, Charlie. Come on in.

-Thank you.

0:30:130:30:16

Come for some beauty tips, have you? He goes for girls with hairy chests.

0:30:160:30:20

-Before we carry on, I'm going to take my wig off.

-Oh, all right.

0:30:230:30:28

I shampooed my hair with Wash and Go. I did, and it went, ha!

0:30:280:30:34

-Here we go.

-Right.

0:30:340:30:36

-Ah. Now that's Isabel Jay.

-Now who have we got here?

0:30:360:30:40

-Someone in a rather sexy pose.

-A very sexy pose.

0:30:400:30:43

That's Gabrielle Ray, who was a great picture postcard beauty.

0:30:430:30:48

-Who have we got here?

-That's Lillian Gish.

0:30:480:30:51

Great, great silent film star. Went on into the sound period, of course.

0:30:510:30:56

-Well, that, that's Fay Compton.

-That's a name I've heard.

0:30:560:31:00

Well, yeah, she's very well known. She appeared in films later on

0:31:000:31:03

but she was a great theatre star.

0:31:030:31:06

Ah, Gertie Gitana. Gertie Gitana. I believe her name was, at one point,

0:31:060:31:12

rhyming slang for "banana", so, "I'm going to have a nice Gertie Gitana."

0:31:120:31:16

-You can't live without these, can you?

-I can't.

0:31:160:31:19

No, what do you mean I can't live without them?!

0:31:190:31:22

-Are you trying to sell me them?

-I am.

0:31:220:31:24

I'm not that interested now you say that.

0:31:240:31:26

-They're kind of dull, these people.

-100 quid?

0:31:260:31:28

-70?

-90?

0:31:300:31:32

-85.

-I think that's fantastic.

0:31:320:31:35

Shaking on £85 for the ten photographs has given Charlie

0:31:350:31:38

a profit of £29.20 already,

0:31:380:31:40

with the photo of the mime legend Marcel Marceau still left to sell.

0:31:400:31:46

Sterling work from the Charmer. And Katherine's no slouch either

0:31:460:31:50

when it comes to travelling the length and breadth of the country on the trail of a sale.

0:31:500:31:55

She's motored to a china sourcing company in Warwickshire

0:31:550:31:59

with her two tea sets.

0:31:590:32:00

120 for that and then you give this for free.

0:32:000:32:03

-I tell you what, £130 for everything. Does that sound good to you?

-OK.

0:32:030:32:07

And it's a lip-smacking sale of £130 for the Great One's crockery.

0:32:070:32:13

And she sells the glass candle holder that she brought along

0:32:130:32:16

with the tea sets for an additional fiver.

0:32:160:32:18

So her total profit on this group lot comes to £79.20.

0:32:180:32:24

Why not treat yourself to a nice, reviving cuppa, Katherine?

0:32:240:32:28

The Charmer has been researching his Lancaster bomber print,

0:32:280:32:33

signed by the original Dambuster himself, Leonard Cheshire.

0:32:330:32:37

And he's now on his way down to London

0:32:370:32:39

and the headquarters of the charity founded by this World War II hero.

0:32:390:32:45

Can Charlie fly in and get a good deal with Managing Director Elias?

0:32:450:32:49

I would like to see a couple of hundred pounds for it.

0:32:490:32:52

-I tell you what, can we put it up there?

-Yeah.

0:32:520:32:55

This will give me a better sense of what it's going to look like.

0:32:550:32:59

That is nice.

0:32:590:33:01

I tell you what, I tell you what, 110 quid,

0:33:010:33:05

I think, is actually a very generous price.

0:33:050:33:08

-Do you?

-Yes.

-What about 175?

0:33:080:33:12

-I think 150.

-Put it there.

-Thank you.

0:33:120:33:16

That's brilliant. I'm thrilled it's here. Thank you very much.

0:33:160:33:19

So Charlie's bang on target, and after framing costs,

0:33:190:33:24

takes off with a profit of £106.60.

0:33:240:33:27

Both our antiques avengers have been chasing

0:33:290:33:32

up and down the country and the sales are racking up.

0:33:320:33:35

Charlie is off to a great start with six sales,

0:33:350:33:38

five of them from job lots,

0:33:380:33:41

and he's made a profit so far of £105.20.

0:33:410:33:44

Katherine has sold just two of her lots at this midway stage

0:33:440:33:48

but is sitting on a pretty profit of £199.60.

0:33:480:33:52

Having notched up nine buys at the auction to Charlie's four,

0:33:540:33:57

Katherine's got to crack on.

0:33:570:34:00

After researching her packed portfolio of prints,

0:34:020:34:04

she's identified the Oxford pub that features in one of them.

0:34:040:34:08

I really like detective work. I like completing the story.

0:34:100:34:14

The best part of that has been identifying all those scenes

0:34:140:34:18

from that folio of pictures and drawings

0:34:180:34:20

that I bought at the auction.

0:34:200:34:23

So without further delay, our modern Miss Marple hits the road

0:34:230:34:27

to present the newly framed print to the pub's marketing manager, Amanda.

0:34:270:34:31

I think this painting's just amazing. It's got so much history and heritage,

0:34:310:34:36

and it's so relevant to the local area.

0:34:360:34:39

-It'll just be amazing hung up in this site.

-OK. You like it.

0:34:390:34:42

Pictures come at a price, I'm afraid.

0:34:420:34:46

-What about, er, 110?

-110 sounds good.

0:34:460:34:50

For £110, I might actually even hang it on your wall myself.

0:34:500:34:55

And with more prints in the portfolio to sell

0:34:550:34:58

before we know the extent of her profit,

0:34:580:35:00

our rampaging redhead heads down to Findon in East Sussex

0:35:000:35:04

with a print featuring the village's sheep fair.

0:35:040:35:07

Her sleuthing skills have led her to Alastair,

0:35:070:35:10

who helps run the fair today.

0:35:100:35:13

And he's not sheepish about paying £125 for the print.

0:35:130:35:16

-You've got a deal.

-Deal done.

-Thank you very much.

0:35:180:35:22

And the mean queen of the vintage scene goes on

0:35:220:35:25

to sell a selection of the other prints from the portfolio

0:35:250:35:28

online for a total of £300.61,

0:35:280:35:31

which, after deducting framing costs,

0:35:310:35:34

gives her a total profit on the entire lot of £457.43.

0:35:340:35:39

And now pray silence, for the Charmer is about to attempt to sell

0:35:450:35:49

the last of his signed photographs, Marcel Marceau.

0:35:490:35:52

He's back in Oxford and hoping to win over theatre director

0:35:540:35:58

and mime enthusiast, Guy.

0:35:580:36:01

JAUNTY GALLIC MUSIC

0:36:010:36:05

What a result for the Charmer.

0:37:060:37:09

That £20 by means that his total profit from the signed photos

0:37:090:37:12

comes to £49.20.

0:37:120:37:15

Katherine the Great has still got six sales left to make.

0:37:160:37:19

She parts with her Austro-Hungarian brooch

0:37:190:37:23

for a small loss of £1.80.

0:37:230:37:25

But she's hoping to better that with the sale of the Austro-Hungarian ring.

0:37:280:37:33

So she heads for Surrey to target her contact, Grace.

0:37:340:37:39

Well, my father's Hungarian, so I've got a real interest

0:37:390:37:42

and affinity, but never really explored the jewellery side.

0:37:420:37:47

So I think it's really exciting.

0:37:470:37:49

All the right noises are coming from your side.

0:37:490:37:51

It's liked, you have an affinity with it, there's a heritage link.

0:37:510:37:56

But it's that million-dollar question.

0:37:560:37:58

I would have a price tag of about £500 on it.

0:37:580:38:04

Wow!

0:38:040:38:06

So, how much can Katherine make on the ring? We'll reveal all later.

0:38:060:38:12

Now, the Charmer has sold four pieces of silver from his group buy.

0:38:120:38:16

But he's still got the most intriguing piece left, a baby's rattle.

0:38:160:38:21

So he's back in London to meet silver dealer Martin.

0:38:210:38:24

The maker's mark is JA, which I think is for Joseph Angell.

0:38:240:38:28

-A name of which I've heard.

-Quite a distinguished,

0:38:280:38:31

top-ranking London silversmith between 1810, 1820.

0:38:310:38:37

-And what is this?

-It's coral.

-Is it coral?!

-It's coral.

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From the eastern Mediterranean.

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Coral was used in rattles like this as a chewing stick

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-for the teething child.

-Is it worth £400?

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I think it probably would have been had it had one or two more bells to it.

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I think I'd give you, in this condition,

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£300 for it.

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-What about meeting me halfway?

-I'll tell you what, we'll deal at 340 if you pay for the coffees.

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-OK?

-Done!

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Charlie's got to make sure he factors in the costs of the coffee,

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but with that top dollar deal he's made a total profit

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on the group lot of silver of £305.

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With the Charmer going great guns on the silver front,

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he makes a saucy little profit of £13.60 on his pair of sauce boats.

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That means this charming man is done and dusted.

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So, what of Katherine's remaining four lots?

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The sheet music sold online for £29.65

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and the old 78s were sold to a collector for £55,

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giving the Great One a total profit on the lot of £59.36 after fees.

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Her remaining lots, she sold online.

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The reliquary made a small but blessed profit of £2.10.

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The World War I officer's record

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and photos sold for a loss of £61.09.

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And the plate sold for a shattering loss of £29.38 after fees.

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So, after losses like these,

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can Katherine the Great still grab the winner's crown

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or will the Charmer's last silver deal

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bring him rattling back into the frame?

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Both our ace antiques agent have given this battle their all.

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They each had £1,000 to spend at the auction in Stansted Mountfitchet.

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Charlie kept it simple with four lots,

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spending £781.20 including restoration fees,

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while Katherine splashed out on nine purchases

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with a total spend of £856.90 including framing costs.

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But the only thing that matters from here on in is profit.

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All the money Charlie and Katherine have made from today's challenge

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will be going to charities of their choice.

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So without further ado, it's time to find out

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who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

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-Hello, you.

-Lovely to see you.

-My Charmer.

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How did you do? That auction! It was quite exciting.

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I was quite pleased with what I bought.

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You bought hundreds of things!

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Every time I looked round, there you were, bidding.

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-When a girl's got to buy, a girl's got to buy.

-Did you sell them all?

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I did, actually, I did. The rocking horse was quite fun.

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The rocking horse was nice. I liked the rocking horse and I marked it in my catalogue.

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But you must be rattling with success, I'm sure.

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Ho-ho-ho-ho! Very good. My rattle did well.

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Sold it to a silver dealer and I'm thrilled with the profit.

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-He was actually at the auction.

-Really?

-Yeah, but he didn't want all the other bits,

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so that was what you call an easy sale.

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Come on, then. Show me what you've got, Higgins.

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-Well, I'm feeling quite confident here.

-I'm not surprised, really.

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-One, two, three!

-OK.

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Oh!

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Yes, girl power wins the day!

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Do you know, Katherine, you're twice as good as I am?

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And I'm going to buy you a very small lunch.

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To be expected, darling.

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So Katherine's group buying strategy really paid off for her,

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but how much did that ghastly ring go for in the end?

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I guess, budget, in my mind, was about 300, 350.

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I think it would be lovely if we could settle on...

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approaching 400.

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-I'd be comfortable with that.

-OK. I think 400's a really good price.

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You will be the belle of the ball. £400.

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So that one ornate item gave Katherine the Great

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a fantastic profit of £300.80.

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I think I did quite well.

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Just... Girls have the winning edge - it's quite true, it's evident.

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We can do it. Charlie, for an experienced auctioneer,

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I did expect better things.

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I have succumbed to girl power.

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I thought I'd done quite well, really, my profit was chunky.

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But hers was outrageous. She's very good.

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Well, can our crestfallen Charmer turn it all around?

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Charlie attempts to take Katherine's crown tomorrow

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when the battle commences at the Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex.

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