0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:08against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:11in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I'm a double-your-money girl.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19You've got to be in it to win it.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:22 > 0:00:24a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Lovely! We've got some work to do. Let's go.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30..putting their own money and their hard-earned reputations on the line.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36As they see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Get in there!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Today, super-suave smoothie Charlie Ross
0:00:42 > 0:00:47takes on right royal rummaging redhead Katherine Higgins.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Coming up -
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Katherine heads to foreign climes
0:00:52 > 0:00:54to uncover the truth about a long-lost treasure.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59This is the moment of truth. I'm going to unveil this photograph.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Charlie takes on a world champion in his bid for top profits.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Good stuff, Charlie.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And proof that if you snooze at a car boot sale,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11you most definitely lose.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12I don't believe it!
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I saw this stall, and now it's gone.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Take your marks, as today the athletes of the antiques trade
0:01:35 > 0:01:38will be going head to head in a thrilling race to see
0:01:38 > 0:01:42who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45It's Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47the fine furniture fancier from Oxfordshire,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51who's a master of persuasion when it comes to doing a deal...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Does that come free with it?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57..versus Katherine 'The Great' Higgins, the queen of collectibles,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00who takes no prisoners when she spots a bargain buy.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Katherine The Great is going to win again.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06They're hoping for a championship performance today
0:02:06 > 0:02:08at Battersea car boot sale in London.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Their goal is to swiftly swipe the trusty treasures
0:02:12 > 0:02:14that they can sell for the most money.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17How much is this fine tome, madam?
0:02:17 > 0:02:22They've each got £250 of their own cash to spend
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I've got to stay focused here.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Charlie Ross and Katherine Higgins,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I can't make up my mind!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Miss Higgins!- Charlie.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Lovely to see you.- And you.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Well, we're at Battersea car boot. Are you feeling comfortable?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Not in the slightest. But you are! - I'm feeling quietly confident.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You look very perky, with your £250.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I'm feeling this is the place I'm going to find
0:02:52 > 0:02:54all my Georgian brown furniture.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57You've heard about my reputation, then?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I think I can feel a race coming on.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We're on a racetrack. On your marks, get set, go!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08As they burst off the starting blocks,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10both our crafty contenders know that strategy is
0:03:10 > 0:03:15as important as speed when it comes to winning this contest.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17This is a big, big boot fair.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Most of these cars have been unpacked for half an hour or so.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The new cars that are arriving are up the other end.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Get the goods while they're fresh.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35I'm going to try and put aside all the things that I really like
0:03:35 > 0:03:37and buy things that I think will make a profit,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40which is part of the game, really.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43But I do get a bit waylaid. Higgins likes fashion.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I bet Katherine's buying handbags and things like that. Girly things.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Dresses, boots, shoes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Mr Ross - just your shape and size.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Perhaps surprisingly, Katherine homes in on second-hand denim.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I know someone who does very clever things with jeans.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15They're probably not going to stay as they are now.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I think they're going to be scissored and cut up a little bit.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22These will turn into something you've never seen in your life before.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26And Katherine gets two pairs of jeans for a snip
0:04:26 > 0:04:27at just £1.50 for both.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Thank you.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31She's done the first deal of the day and is right at home
0:04:31 > 0:04:33in the bustle of the boot fair,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37but our fine furniture fancier is way out of his comfort zone.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I've got to try and move away from my usual train of thought.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I've got to think modern
0:04:44 > 0:04:49and buy things that people can use in their houses or their gardens,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52because I don't think it's going to be full of antiques here.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Katherine is going to be in her element here,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and I'm, frankly, like a fish out of water.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04The Charmer may be struggling,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07but he isn't giving up at the first hurdle. Oh, no.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09He soon spots something which he hopes
0:05:09 > 0:05:11will pack the opposition a real punch.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15If I were to buy those and get them signed,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18people collect things like that,
0:05:18 > 0:05:19signed by famous sportsmen.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- How much are your boxing gloves, sir?- Only a pound.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- A pound?- Yeah.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28One pound boxing gloves!
0:05:28 > 0:05:29One pound is a steal.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Charlie gets the boxing gloves for a knockout price.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34One pound!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36One pound.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39But Katherine The Great is also fighting hard
0:05:39 > 0:05:42to find treasures that may turn a tidy profit.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- I hate to say it, but I would do a pound.- Two pounds.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Got a bit of dirt in it! Needs cleaning.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49£1.50?
0:05:49 > 0:05:54A clear bargain, the glass dish is Katherine's for just £1.50.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59It's made by pressing the glass into a mould,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01so you get this fantastic almost-faceting
0:06:01 > 0:06:03that you get with cut glass
0:06:03 > 0:06:05in a very kind of humble way.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Cupcakes galore would look lovely in there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Yes, The Great One has shifted into top gear,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and hopes to stretch her early lead
0:06:14 > 0:06:17by doing a deal on a 1960s tableware set.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- 65 for the lot. - Yeah, that's too much.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I don't think it is.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25You can have it for 55.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I'll do 50. Yeah, perfect, OK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- I'll have the whole lot of it.- Sure.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Even that broken bit.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I'm sure I can find a sugar lump to go in there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37A nifty haggle
0:06:37 > 0:06:41and our Great lady dishes out £50 for the set of tableware.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Our mistress of modern design reckons she's on to a winner.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Look at that for style.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48You cannot beat it.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Cylindrical shape. So what does that say? We're into the 1960s.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It's Magic City from Portmeirion, one of my favourite, favourite designs.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59The power of dreams is in my hand,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01and I'm going to make my dreams come true.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yes, if she rubs hard enough,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09she might just get her wish of victory over Charlie.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14This is more my scene.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17The Charmer just can't seem to focus today.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20There's so much on offer at the boot sale,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22but none of it is his kind of thing.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Desperately looking for antiques.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's not going to be easy.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Plastic toys. You know, you might be able to buy something for a pound
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and sell it for £2. I need to buy something for a pound or £2
0:07:34 > 0:07:38and sell it for £30 or £50 in order to beat that Miss Higgins.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Katherine The Great has found her rhythm buying here at the boot fair,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44and is now determined to get a deal
0:07:44 > 0:07:47on a pair of stainless steel coffee pots.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Can we do a 30, 30-ish?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- 40, 40...- 30...
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The 35?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- 35. That's a deal. - 35. Perfect.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01And we've done a samba in the transaction.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Katherine's done a piping hot deal,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07getting both the coffee pots for £35.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Welcome to the wonderful world of stainless steel.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13They're designed by Robert Welch,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15a great, great stainless steel designer.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I'd like to think I could find a very appreciative home for them,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22someone who has a great bond with stainless steel, just as I do.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Katherine's dancing for joy, but Charlie is in big trouble.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32He's now three items behind his rival and has only spent £1.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Perhaps he can break his bad run with a set of chairs.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Those are stylish, aren't they?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Really stylish. They're nice.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They're probably quite comfortable, too, aren't they?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- What have you gone for?- 100. - 100?!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Don't be silly. That's why you haven't sold them, of course.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51HE LAUGHS
0:08:51 > 0:08:52£100 is just too much for The Charmer,
0:08:52 > 0:08:57and he turns his attention to a tall stand or torchiere.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59How much is your torchiere?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- That is 20.- Is it £20?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04They're very saleable objects.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I bought one at a boot fair quite recently for £5
0:09:08 > 0:09:12and I sold it very well at £15.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Trebled my money.- £15 would be good.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16I think then we've got a proper deal.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18A tenner, and I'd take it away now.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- A crisp £10 note. - You can take that for 10.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Ten of the best.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Thank you very much.- Did that come out of your house as well?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Yes, it did.- Is there anything left in your house?- Yes, the stairs.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- The st... - HE LAUGHS
0:09:30 > 0:09:33And I'm going to come back and buy those chairs off you later,
0:09:33 > 0:09:34but at my price.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37At last, Charlie's done a deal.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39He touches down with the torchiere for £10.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43He's starting to find his form.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45The History Of Music?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47That is pretty optimistic, isn't it, really,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50to sum up the history of music in a tome that size?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52HE LAUGHS
0:09:52 > 0:09:55There's a song here entitled To My Mistress.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57HE LAUGHS
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Right up my scene, that one.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00To My Mistress.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02How much is this fine tome, madam?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- £5.- £5?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Is it really?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Mmm.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Might be tempted by that, you know.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Might just be tempted.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14At £5, the book on music history
0:10:14 > 0:10:16isn't quite hitting the right note with Charlie,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20but he's determined to get a bargain in the bag and catch up
0:10:20 > 0:10:23with race leader Katherine The Great.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Can I have look at this badge, sir, please?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27What's that come off?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- I like that. - I think it's off a racing team car.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32It could be off a racing team car, couldn't it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36It's plated and enamelled. How much is this object?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I was wanting a fiver for it, but...
0:10:38 > 0:10:40But? You know, I like that.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- I'll do it for three quid as it's yourself.- Why?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45What do you mean, why? Because he likes me, my dear!
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Why do you think he'd do it for three quid?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Not a lot of downside, is there, at £2.50?- No.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- £3!- What? Is that what he said?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Yes, he said £3.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Nice try, Charlie, but no cigar.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00So he tries a different tack by adding another item to the deal.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- What does it say on the bottom of it?- Royal Canadian Engineers.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05The Royal Canadian Engineers.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08If I bought this thing, would that come free with it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Let me see. Which one is that? - It's that.- What about...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13It's the Royal Canadian Engineers.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- We'll do the two for five. - Here you are, that's four...
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- He said four!- OK, four, then.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Go on, darling. I love you.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Charlie eventually pins down a price of £4 for both badges.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Oh! Marvellous.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Well, I'm going to research the Royal Canadian Engineers
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and I'm also going to find out what racing team
0:11:33 > 0:11:35that car mascot comes from.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It's been a hard-fought first lap around the car boot sale
0:11:39 > 0:11:42this morning, but now it's time to see how the score cards stand.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Charlie and Katherine each started the day
0:11:46 > 0:11:49with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross has only scored small money buys.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56He's done three deals and spent just £15,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00leaving him with £235 in his kitty.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Katherine 'The Great' Higgins is on cracking form.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07She's bagged four buys so far and spent £88,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10leaving her with £162 to spend.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Charlie The Charmer needs to dig deep in his hunt for a bargain,
0:12:17 > 0:12:18and spots a character jug
0:12:18 > 0:12:22which he hopes will give him a sporting chance of making money.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25There we go. The Hampshire Cricketer.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Actually, I thought it was Geoff Boycott when I first looked at it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It looks very like Geoff Boycott.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35One of the most famous opening batsmen ever to play for England.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38This will be a Doulton character jug.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42They made thousands and thousands of character jugs,
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and some of them, the rare ones, can be worth a lot of money.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49This they would have produced a lot of,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and this was produced to celebrate
0:12:52 > 0:12:55100 years of county cricket at Southampton. Limited edition,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but not that limited, because they made 5,000.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01And this is number 3842.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04How much is your character jug, sir?
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- £20, sir.- £20, sir.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- There's the certificate. - And the certificate.- And the box.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- And the box.- Yep.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- Are you susceptible to an offer? - 15. There you are.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17There is, as they say, no downside.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20As a cricket lover,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21I can't profess to like that,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24but I certainly can sell it, I reckon.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- I think so. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Charlie backs the Toby Jug for £15,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30but only time will tell
0:13:30 > 0:13:33whether he'll clear the profit boundary with it,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35or just be trapped leg before wicket.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38One Hampshire cricketer.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40With her rival making a comeback,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Katherine Higgins needs to keep on track
0:13:42 > 0:13:44in her hunt for a bargain buy.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I've got to stay focused here.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51And it's not long before she sniffs out another potential purchase.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Now, just bear with me here,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57because I know we're looking at something
0:13:57 > 0:13:59that is pretty tatty round the edges
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and the frame isn't great,
0:14:01 > 0:14:02but I'm in the middle of London
0:14:02 > 0:14:05and I've seen something from home and I've got a bit kind of nostalgic.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09This is a rather nice portrait of a football team.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The Worplesdon Football Club from the 1930s,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15the '31-'32 season, for £4.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Katherine The Great hopes to score with her photo of the footballers.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22This match may be entering its final buying stages,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25but she knows it isn't over until the final whistle.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28You know, you've got to keep hunting till the very end,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32till the sun goes right down, it gets totally dark,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34the prices come down -
0:14:34 > 0:14:37that's when the real sleuths are out.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Katherine The Great is going to win again.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Very, very famous hatmakers, Lock & Co.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Charlie has only managed to find small-money deals so far today.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48But no hat!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So it's time for a change of tactics.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56I have seen something earlier which was too much money,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59but by this time of day, it's probably got cheap enough.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Hello, my dear! Back again.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Charlie's hoping to narrow the gap on his rival
0:15:05 > 0:15:08by doing a deal on a silver buckle,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10which is up for sale at £40.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- You see, if it were Victorian... but it's 1909, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I just think the chaste decoration, hallmarked.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- It's very pretty, though, isn't it?- It's lovely.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23But you don't want to go home with this, do you?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24SHE LAUGHS
0:15:24 > 0:15:26You do not want to go home with this object.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28You want me to go home with it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Come on, Charlie,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32you can't hypnotise her into giving you a good deal!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35What about 25 quid? Go on. Do it for 25 quid.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Aargh!- You on your knees?!
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Yeah. Not often I get on my knees to a young lady.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- 25 quid.- Go on, then.
0:15:43 > 0:15:4525.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I lurve you.- And The Charmer's persistence pays off.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- 25 quid of my hard-earned cash. - ..hard-earned cash.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54And I am thrilled with that. Thank you, my dear.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56You're welcome.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Quick, while the old man's missing!
0:15:58 > 0:15:59SHE LAUGHS
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Thank you!- OK.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04At five deals apiece, this race is now neck and neck.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06He's a real charmer.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08He sure is!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Katherine is thinking crafty creativity might just be her way
0:16:12 > 0:16:15to stay a step ahead of her rival.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I bought some jeans earlier that I think
0:16:17 > 0:16:20could be transformed into something else,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24and the same girl also transforms vinyl into something else.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26All will be revealed.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But I'd have to get these really cheaply to make it work,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31so I'm going to ask some prices.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I don't really mind what I'm buying.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34That's not what's important.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37It's the price that I'm buying it for that is.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41You've got an array of things here. What generally...?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Yeah, they're all very rare records from the '70s.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Oh, I don't want them to be rare. - They are pretty rare.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- I want non-rare...- Non-rare.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51..cast-offs.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56The Great One pinpoints and buys four LPs for just £1.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Just watch, wait and see what happens to them.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01It's going to be a real adventure.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03The boot fair is beginning to wind down,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07but The Charmer is still after a big money buy.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09He heads back to the chairs he saw earlier,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12hoping that they might now be cheaper.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Oh, no! I don't believe it!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- I'm afraid they were sold. - You sold 'em!- I did indeed.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21You good man. My four chairs.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- You see, he who hesitates is lost! - Absolutely.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Tell me you didn't sell them for 20 quid.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- 80.- 80 quid?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Tough luck, Charlie. You're too late, old bean.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Really stylish. They screamed '60s at you.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Is Katherine about to take advantage of Charlie's mistake?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47That's quite quirky, isn't it?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Little brush for the fire.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52That's rather nice, with the Victory on top. Isn't that sweet?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Katherine sweeps away Charlie's chances of catching her
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- by bagging the hearth brush for just £1.- Thank you.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Thanks very much.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I know collectors of brushes, strangely,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07so that might appeal as well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Five minutes left.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Just five minutes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14To do more buying!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Time is running out, and having missed out on the chairs,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Charlie hot-foots it back to the stall with the music book,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23hoping that this late in the day, he might get it for a song.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's still here!
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I'm still absolutely tickled to death that a volume that size
0:18:28 > 0:18:32can purport to be the history of music.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Would you take a couple of pounds from me, sir?- I'd take three.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Three.- Yep.- I should have gone in at a pound,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- then you'd have taken two! - As it's the end of the day.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Three quid. I'll have it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45The Charmer's offer late in the day
0:18:45 > 0:18:49hits the right note with the seller, and the music book is his for £3.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Pleasure to do business with you.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Bye-bye.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55The car boot sale is drawing to a close
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and many sellers are shutting up shop,
0:18:57 > 0:19:02but our queen of collectables is desperate for that one last buy.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I saw this stall and now it's gone,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and it had teacups and saucers on it and I don't know where it's gone.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10And it's getting very dark and I'm slightly worried
0:19:10 > 0:19:12that people are kind of packing up their things
0:19:12 > 0:19:14and I might have missed my moment,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16so I'm going to carry on hunting.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19But even the disappearing light isn't going to stop The Great One
0:19:19 > 0:19:22bagging a final purchase for £2.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It feels like it's almost midnight
0:19:24 > 0:19:26cos it's completely dark around me
0:19:26 > 0:19:32and I can barely see the design on these little tea plates,
0:19:32 > 0:19:33but they are very sweet.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Tulips and an anemone by Shelley,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43so we're talking lovely 1930s tableware,
0:19:43 > 0:19:44and I'm really pleased with them.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I think they will go very, very well, actually,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50with my glass bowl that I bought earlier.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54The sale is over, and with daylight swiftly departing,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57our sparring Spartans cross the finishing lines
0:19:57 > 0:19:59with just moments to spare.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04They both started the day with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross mounted a late charge after a slow start
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and finishes having done six deals and spent £58.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Katherine 'The Great' Higgins ends the day with eight purchases,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21spending a total of £96.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26But this game is all about who will make the most profit.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Our experts have gone the extra mile in search of a bargain,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33so now they get a chance to size up each other's car boot buys.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Are you finished?
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Well, not really, but the world around me has sort of vacated.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Everyone's gone home and I can't shop any more.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Neither can I, because I can't carry anything.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Why can't you carry anything?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Cos I can't pick anything up!
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Oh, God.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50What a boy's toy.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Did you find any antiques?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I did see antiques, but I didn't buy them.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Oh, that's lovely!- Do you like that? - Yeah, very, very nice.
0:20:58 > 0:21:001909, so not quite Victorian,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03but it's beautifully decorated
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and I think I can sell that.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I rather fell in love with this,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and I find seeing things out of context is extraordinary. London,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12but it's something from home, my local Surrey area.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Well done, you! - So it's unlocking the past for me.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Have some lovely research.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'm going off to find a boxer.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Have fun! Bye.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Our antiques athletes must now swap their running shoes
0:21:29 > 0:21:32for thinking caps, as this is
0:21:32 > 0:21:34where the going gets really tough.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Buying their boot fair booty was just the start of today's challenge.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Charlie and Katherine must now go all out
0:21:41 > 0:21:43to sell their hard-won wonders
0:21:43 > 0:21:45in an all-out battle for the biggest profit
0:21:45 > 0:21:47and the winner's crown.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Over in Oxfordshire,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Charlie The Charmer is plotting over his prize purchases.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58There weren't many antiques per square inch in that boot fair.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02I think in front of you, you see one item, or possibly two,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04that could be called antiques.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07But I'm quite intrigued by the boxing gloves.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11I'll get those signed, hopefully, by Barry McGuigan,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15ex-world champion boxer, which will transform their value.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Cricket I can never resist.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It's Royal Doulton, it's a limited edition,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22so it has a collector's value.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26The book will not be difficult to sell.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30It's fascinating, with its historical content.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So we've got half a dozen things. Some will be easy to sell.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Some will be a bit harder. But overall, I think I'll make a profit.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39How big will the profit be?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Anybody's guess.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Charlie also needs to sell the two badges,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46the belt buckle and the torchiere.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52But there's a certain queen of collectables,
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Miss Katherine Higgins,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57who hopes to put a stop to Charlie's profit plans.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58I went completely mad,
0:22:58 > 0:23:02bought everything in sight and here it all is.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I'm going to put the jeans and the LPs together.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I think they would go to a girl I know
0:23:08 > 0:23:12who will take them from what they are now and transform them
0:23:12 > 0:23:14into fashionable accessories
0:23:14 > 0:23:17that you have never seen in your life before.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Stainless steel.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It's such a design statement.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I've also got the Shelley plates
0:23:24 > 0:23:26and this lovely pressed glass bowl,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30and these two sets of things will be perfect for vintage tea parties.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I can just see them, lovely little muffins coming out of them
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and little bon-bons in here. It's going to be glorious.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Charlie, you could be in for a little bit of an adventure
0:23:39 > 0:23:42when it comes to competition with me, cos, you know,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I think I'm ahead of the game so far, and the ladies are going to win.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Katherine may have thrown down the gauntlet to Charlie,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but she also needs to find homes for her hearth brush,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55her Portmeirion tea and coffee set,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58and the vintage photo of the footballers.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Our duelling dealers must now hit the phones
0:24:00 > 0:24:04and contact potential buyers, knowing that no deal is truly sealed
0:24:04 > 0:24:08until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It's Katherine The Great who's first off the blocks.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16She's come to Watford with plans for the LPs and the jeans.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18She's hoping to sell them to Selina,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22who transforms old items into arty accessories.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Wow. Hang on, I need time to adjust.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29I'm in, like, Aladdin's cave of customisation.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Yeah, it's all scraps and recycled bits and pieces from everywhere.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35From friends, charity shops, car boot sales.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Katherine paid £1 for the LPs and £1.50 for the jeans,
0:24:39 > 0:24:40but will Selina offer her more?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43We can make all different sorts of things out of them.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46We can make cushions or handbags.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47- Really?- Skirts.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49A lot of things you can do with denim.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It didn't stop there, the shopping.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I bought you rather a nice selection of vinyl,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57but I can see you've got some here.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I'm absolutely taken away with that.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- Isn't that spectacular?- Thank you. - So my records could become this.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Absolutely, yeah. - I'm just astonished.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11OK, so, maybe for the jeans, £15,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13something like that for the pair.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- OK.- And then the records, about 10?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I'd do 15 for the two.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20What about 20?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- That's in the middle, isn't it? - OK. £20.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26You're a star.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28It's a crafty first deal from Katherine,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31making a combined profit on both items of £17.50.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38And her car boot booty will find new life as customised accessories.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Charlie Ross - could you sell your second-hand jeans for a profit?
0:25:43 > 0:25:44I don't think so.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48And Katherine The Great isn't stopping there.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50She's headed to Staffordshire,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54hoping for a sale of the stainless steel coffee pots that cost her £35.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Katherine's done her research and tracked down the grandson
0:25:58 > 0:26:01of the founder of the company that made them.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05So what will Nigel think of Katherine's car boot finds?
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Oh, my goodness! How beautiful.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14This is the Camden Coffee Set, 1957.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18The first time anybody had ever put teak and stainless steel together,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20so we've got a teak knob and a teak handle.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24The left-hand one is for hot milk,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26and this is for the coffee,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31and the idea is that you pour them both at the same time.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36So it's been well looked after, so you did well to spot it.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38So what does that mean the price is?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42I'd like to think around about £70.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44That does justice to it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47If the sugar bowl was there...
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Oh, yeah, you see, I knew when I bought it I was missing something.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I would think at least 50.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Well, I'd be happy with that sort of figure.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59If we could get up to 55, I'd be even more happy.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02We're not going to fall out over £5,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04so 55 will be fine, Katherine.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Cheers.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Nigel gets to add the coffee pots to his collection,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and Katherine clears a £20 profit.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18It's time for The Charmer to fight back
0:27:18 > 0:27:20against Katherine's money-making ways.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23He's come to Burlington Arcade in London
0:27:23 > 0:27:26with plans to sell the belt buckle that he paid £25 for.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30So will dealer Daniel like what he sees?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- What do you think?- Buckles aren't the greatest of sellers,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35but this is just superb engraving.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- It's gorgeous.- It's really not worn at all, is it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40And it's nice marks. It's Edwardian.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- I think it's about 190...- 1909?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Yes, sounds about right.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- And that's gorgeous. - Would you buy it?- I would.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48That's the sort of thing one of my dealers would come in
0:27:48 > 0:27:50and offer to me for about £75,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- if you want to sell it for that. - £75.- I don't know
0:27:52 > 0:27:53- if that shows you a profit. - Put it there!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- It does.- Fantastic. That was easy.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Stick a cheque in the post.- I will.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- I've got to go.- Right.- All the best. - That is the quickest visit ever!
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Fast work from The Charmer,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and he dashes off with a tidy profit of £50 on the belt buckle.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11That was the quickest sale I've ever done in my life,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13and I've trebled my money!
0:28:14 > 0:28:16And faster than a speeding bullet, Charlie's off
0:28:16 > 0:28:18in pursuit of his next sale.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Lord's, please, sir.- OK.- Thank you.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26He's headed to Lord's cricket ground in north London
0:28:26 > 0:28:29with plans to sell the Toby Jug of the Hampshire cricketer
0:28:29 > 0:28:31to a former England player.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Not only is The Charmer a dealer with a plan,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38he's also in seventh heaven here at Lord's.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Oh! I can almost hear the sound of leather on willow.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46CROWD NOISE
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Charlie paid £15 for the jug at the boot fair,
0:28:50 > 0:28:55but will former cricketer Chris Cowdrey be bowled over by it?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Now, the Hampshire Cricketer.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Limited edition.- Of how many?
0:28:59 > 0:29:00Only 5,000.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02THEY LAUGH
0:29:02 > 0:29:04You shouldn't have asked that question!
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Have you got a house full of these sort of things or not?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- No, I've got a similar one, of Fred Trueman.- Oh, have you?- Yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15We use it for celery sticks and cheese straws.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17You know, you can see in the top of it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Why would you have a hole in the head as such?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Presumably they're expecting you to put something in there.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- The earlier ones had a lip on them and used as jugs.- Multi-purpose.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Royal Doulton, one of the great names of porcelain.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- 50 quid?- 50 quid?!
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I was thinking a little lower than that.- I'm a flexible man, Chris.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- £40?- I think probably I could run to 30.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- 35?- 35 it is.- Settle for that.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- I can do that.- Very good.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46The Charmer's made a profit of £20 on the jug,
0:29:46 > 0:29:47and hopes he's batted away
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Katherine's chances of winning today.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Oh, what an innings!
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Well batted, Ross.
0:29:53 > 0:29:5635, Cowdrey gone.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01But our Great gal isn't out for a duck.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Katherine's come to a company in Warwickshire
0:30:03 > 0:30:06which specialises in matching discontinued china,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10hoping to sell her Portmeirion tea and coffee set.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16So will the director of tableware, John,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19be willing to offer her more than the £50 she paid for it?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I love Magic City.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It's one of my favourite patterns from Portmeirion,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26and I think it's incredibly creative.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31The problem with Magic City is that
0:30:31 > 0:30:35it can easily mark and chip,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37so we must look very carefully at it
0:30:37 > 0:30:41before we negotiate a price.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46OK. I fear that there might be one here which is not at its best.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- No, that's not at its best, no. - Not at its best.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Are you going to break the news to me
0:30:51 > 0:30:54of how much you're going to ask me to pay for this wonderful stuff?
0:30:54 > 0:30:58I think about...130?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- I'm thinking more of £80. - Are you?- Mmm.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04And how do you arrive at that figure?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06By being very generous.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09SHE LAUGHS
0:31:09 > 0:31:10OK.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Do you think a sort of meeting in the middle,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15about 95, is...are you feeling comfortable with that?
0:31:15 > 0:31:1695 I'll go with.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- 95. It's a deal.- It's a deal.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I want to know now where's it going to go?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Oh, it's going to go with the rest of this,
0:31:23 > 0:31:24cos we have masses of it down here.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27And John ain't joking!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30There's china here as far as the eye can see.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33But Katherine's got a reason to smile.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37She's made a £45 profit on the price she paid.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41It's midway in this battle, and time to see
0:31:41 > 0:31:44whose money-making plans are in bits
0:31:44 > 0:31:47and who's dishing up big profits.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51So far, Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross has done two deals
0:31:51 > 0:31:53and he's made a profit of £70.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Katherine 'The Great' Higgins has done three deals,
0:31:57 > 0:32:01and she's slightly ahead with a profit of £82.50.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Now, our Katherine's a creative sort
0:32:05 > 0:32:10who isn't afraid of using her ingenuity and imagination
0:32:10 > 0:32:14to generate a sale. But has she just fallen down a rabbit hole?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Here I am in Wonderland, and it is slightly mad,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20because I'm sitting here having tea in the snow.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23But there is method in her madness.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26She wants to sell the glass dish and the plates to Julia,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29who runs a business hiring out vintage china.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I'm not just here to drink lovely cups of tea.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I've actually come to do a bit of business, and I've brought you
0:32:36 > 0:32:38two plates which haven't got anything to match with them.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Sorry about that. - That's not a problem, actually,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44cos lots of people that we hire to specifically want everything
0:32:44 > 0:32:46to mismatch, so they would look perfect with anything.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It's a very different shape, isn't it? It's the Eve shape,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52it's Shelley, and dates to about 1935.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- That's lovely. - I thought you'd like that as well.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55That's really pretty.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58It's a pressed glass dish, so it's actually pressed into a mould
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and then sectioned together,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04and those are very humble, but actually now,
0:33:04 > 0:33:05I love the reversal.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08It's actually used at the top end, you know, being on a wedding table.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Yes, pressed glass is just really popular at the moment,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15and it actually looks a lot more vintage than a cut glass would.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Julia is keen, but will she offer Katherine more than she paid?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24£1.50 for the glass dish and £2 for the plates?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26How much would you like for them?
0:33:26 > 0:33:2812, 15 for the pressed glass,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31and perhaps £10 for the plates?
0:33:31 > 0:33:36So where does that leave me? About 22, £25 in total.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38How about 20? Would that be OK?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Yes, 20 doesn't sound completely Mad Hatter-ish.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- That sounds ideal. - OK, that's lovely. Thanks very much.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Wonderful. Thanks, Julia.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49This tea party is far from nonsense.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Katherine's made a cracking combined profit on the glass dish
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and the plates of £16.50.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01The Great One also hopes to sweep away
0:34:01 > 0:34:05The Charmer's chances of victory with an impressive profit of £49
0:34:05 > 0:34:09when she sells the hearth brush to client Katie.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Wonderful.- Thank you.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14The queen of collectables is a selling tour de force.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Is Charlie going to need divine intervention to seize victory?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Well, I'm in the Catholic church in Bicester,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and I come here every Sunday night.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27No, not for a service, but to rehearse.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29It's where my choir sings, the Akeman Voices.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33And tonight, I've brought along The History Of Music,
0:34:33 > 0:34:37which I'm hoping Martin Quinn, our musical director, will buy.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I bought it at the boot fair. What did it cost? £3.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I can't help but make a profit.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Love the optimism, Charlie,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47but will the book on the history of music
0:34:47 > 0:34:49hit the right note with Martin?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Oh, wow. - It's got some great questions in it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54- I'm going to ask you one.- Oh.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Approximately when was Mozart's Requiem written?
0:34:57 > 0:35:001797.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Ooh! 1791.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05You have passed the test! Congratulations.
0:35:05 > 0:35:071941, this was given.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Can I interest you in this?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- I could add it to my collection, yes.- You could.- I could.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I'd like to get £20 for this book.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Maybe 15?
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- HE GASPS:- Do you know, I thought you might come in at 10!- 10?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22So 15, I'll shake you by the hand.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26It's a substantial profit, and I'm thrilled to have bought it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31A £15 sale price is music to The Charmer's ears
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and nets him a profit of £12.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37And his plans are in harmony,
0:35:37 > 0:35:38as he also makes £23.70
0:35:38 > 0:35:43selling the badges, one to a dealer and the other at auction.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45And he makes a further £25
0:35:45 > 0:35:49selling the torchiere to a local theatre group.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Time is nearly up on today's competition,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00and our antiques athletes are preparing for the last big push.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Katherine thought she had just one item left to sell,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06the photograph of the footballers.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08But when she took the back off the print,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10she was in for a bit of a surprise.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14She discovered that there was another photo underneath it,
0:36:14 > 0:36:15of a group of soldiers.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18What this picture shows us
0:36:18 > 0:36:21is the Black Watch Regiment in the mid-1880s.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23And then I noticed this signature.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27R Ellis Photo, Malta,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30and that has set me on a completely new course.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Richard Ellis, as I discovered
0:36:32 > 0:36:34when I spoke to the Royal Photographic Society,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36is one of the great Victorian photographers.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39What's the next part of the story?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I think I really need to take it to Malta and find out.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47And Katherine pays for flights out of her unspent kitty
0:36:47 > 0:36:51in order to do just that, on a quest
0:36:51 > 0:36:52to find out more about Richard Ellis.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Richard was an Englishman who arrived in Malta in the 1860s
0:36:57 > 0:37:01and had a long career as a photographer on the island.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04The archive of his work contains some 40,000 images,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08and is curated by his great-grandson Ian.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Katherine has agreed to meet Ian, along with local photographer
0:37:12 > 0:37:14and archive researcher Patrick.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Here we go.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20This is a photograph taken at Fort Saint Elmo,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and I believe the regiment is the Black Watch,
0:37:23 > 0:37:28which would have been the 42nd, 43rd or 44th.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32The regiment was stationed here between 1886 and 1889,
0:37:32 > 0:37:36so we can begin to date it, and what I love is that we've got
0:37:36 > 0:37:41the signature there that brings it back to here.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Not only has the print been returned to where it was taken,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Ian has also dug out the original negative,
0:37:48 > 0:37:50but it's suffered over the years.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52It does have slight damage.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57The negative has gone through a bit of mishap and handling,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01so we're pretty happy to have the print,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04which looks still in very good condition.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06As the original negative's damaged,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Katherine's print would be a valuable addition to the archive.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12But what will Ian and Patrick be prepared to pay for it?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18I do have to make a modest profit somewhere along the line,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21and I'm thinking around about the £300 mark.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23The print would complement the picture.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- Would you be prepared to accept 280 sterling for that?- Do you know what?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I would be delighted to take 280.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Can I shake hands with you both? I don't know how a girl does that.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I'm going to multitask.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Katherine's done a terrific deal
0:38:36 > 0:38:37on the rediscovered Richard Ellis print,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40and the photograph of the footballers,
0:38:40 > 0:38:43her original purchase, finds a new home
0:38:43 > 0:38:46with the modern day Worplesdon football team.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47..the early 1930s...
0:38:47 > 0:38:49With the cost of Katherine's flight to Malta
0:38:49 > 0:38:52deducted from the sale, and her reframing costs,
0:38:52 > 0:38:56the photographs still prove a magnificent car boot discovery,
0:38:56 > 0:39:01providing The Great One a profit of £221.47.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04What a result!
0:39:06 > 0:39:08SHE SHRIEKS
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Katherine The Great is all sold up,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14but Charlie The Charmer has one last item to do a deal on -
0:39:14 > 0:39:15the boxing gloves.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18And he's got big plans for them.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Well, I'm here with one of the greatest world champions
0:39:22 > 0:39:27that these islands have ever produced, Barry McGuigan.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Now, Barry, when did you win your world championship?
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- I was 24 years old. I'm now 50, so work out the maths!- Yeah.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36- So it was 15 rounds?- 15 rounds.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40One of the last 15 rounders that there ever was in this country,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43and then from a medical point of view
0:39:43 > 0:39:45they reduced them down to 12 rounds.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Right. - So tell me about these gloves.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- I bought these in a boot fair for £1.- OK.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52And I thought with a signature from the great man,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54they could be worth hundreds of pounds, really,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57to a collector of sporting memorabilia.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00You can tell me...these are probably rubbish, aren't they?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03They're not rubbish. They're really from the '80s/'90s.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05These are eight-ounce, ten-ounce gloves.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07These would have been sort of kiddie gloves.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- So at a pound, I bought them well? - Yeah, you most definitely did,
0:40:10 > 0:40:13and I hope that by adding my signature to them,
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I will put another bit of value on them.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- However...- Yeah.- You don't get it that easy, Charlie.- Oh.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22You've got to do a few rounds on the punch pad with me.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- What, I have?- You have to. Well, that's the deal.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26If you don't, I don't sign them.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28HE LAUGHS
0:40:28 > 0:40:30So where do I do that?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- Down in the cellar. Let's go. - Come on(!) Oh, God.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Uh-oh. Barry's going to make Charlie work for that signature.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39What are The Charmer's chances?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43OK, try the jab. Again.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Again.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47BARRY LAUGHS
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Again. Again.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Oh, I say, he's not bad!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Nice uppercut, Charlie.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Well done.- Thank you. - Now I'll sign the gloves.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- How do you feel? - You'll sign the gloves?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I'm absolutely knackered.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04A noble effort from The Charmer,
0:41:04 > 0:41:08and he's got that all-important signature from Barry.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Will the gloves now turn a knock-out profit?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Will it be enough to beat Katherine The Great today?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14All will be revealed.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Oh!
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Each of our duelling dealers started out with
0:41:18 > 0:41:21£250 of their own money to spend.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross did six deals at the car boot sale
0:41:24 > 0:41:26and spent £58.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Katherine 'The Great' Higgins bagged eight buys,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33spending a total of 190.53 including flights and framing.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39But the only thing that matters now is who has made the most profit.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42All of the money that Charlie and Katherine have made today
0:41:42 > 0:41:45will be going to charities of their choice,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47so let's find out who is today's
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Put Your Money Where Mouth Is champion.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Ah! You're coming down to my level, I see.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Katherine The Great from on high.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57I have been somewhere hot.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59You've been abroad!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01I heard a rumour.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Yes, it's true. All the way to Malta.- Malta?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- It was great, yeah. - Well, you didn't invite me, did you?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Do you know, I wasn't allowed any old baggage?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Old baggage?! You're looking at a champion boxer here!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- Really?- Remember my gloves?- Yeah.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17I took them off to Barry McGuigan and he signed them for me.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Not before he'd made me box for about half an hour.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26Nearly killed me. But the profit, as you will see, is well worthwhile.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28OK, I'm sure it is.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Three, two, one. Let's see.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Hey! Yes.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Yes!
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Close, but not good enough.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40You've got me on the ropes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43So, Katherine is the winner, and why?
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Well, although the boxing gloves packed a punchy profit of £159
0:42:48 > 0:42:51when Charlie sold them to a sporting memorabilia collector,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54it just wasn't enough to beat The Great One.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Well, I thought I'd done really well. Thumping good profit.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02But can you compete with someone
0:43:02 > 0:43:05that buys an old photograph of some footballers
0:43:05 > 0:43:08and finds a priceless treasure behind them?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Nothing you can do about that.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Well, I couldn't be happier.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Charlie, I think you did pretty well, only, better luck next time.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20He may have been beaten by Katherine today,
0:43:20 > 0:43:23but things could all change for Charlie tomorrow,
0:43:23 > 0:43:26as our experts go all out for victory
0:43:26 > 0:43:28in the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is showdown.
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