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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.

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'Lovely!' 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! THUNDERCLAP, CACKLING

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Today's all-out battle for profit

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pitches ceramics connoisseur Eric Knowles

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against the master of memorabilia, John Cameron.

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Coming up, John pounces on the prime purchases before his opponent.

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I've ended up buying that now.

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I'm only buying it because I don't want Eric to get it.

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Eric The Unstoppable moves like lightning.

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I have seen something else up the road, so don't think me rude,

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but I'm going to make a quick dash.

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And The Hammer secures a sensational showbiz sale.

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OK, we've got a deal.

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He probably paid £20 knowing him,

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but it's OK, I want him to make some money.

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Thank you, David, you're very generous.

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It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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Grab your sword and tweak your moustache.

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Two mighty musketeers of the antiques trade are riding into town.

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In this epic bout, it's Eric "Knocker" Knowles,

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the Porthos Of Porcelain,

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who will have at ye for the most sumptuous of spoils.

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Duelling with John "The Hammer" Cameron,

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the dashing d'Artagnan of dealers

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who will run you through to get his gains.

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And at the drop of the gauntlet, they meet at dawn,

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rendezvousing at Porte de Vanves free market in Paris.

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They are under royal orders to capture the collectables

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and sell them on for a big profit.

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They have each got £750 worth of euros to spend

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and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.

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Honour is at stake.

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Eric Knowles and John Cameron,

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'tis time to put your money where your mouth is.

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-Hey.

-Good morning, Eric. Good morning.

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Bonjour. Hey, listen, you look the part. John, you look French.

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I've tried to blend in, but I don't think I'm going to fool anyone,

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because the last time I came here, Eric,

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I actually addressed a woman as "Monsieur".

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What are you going to be looking for?

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My main strategy today is I'm looking for decorative things,

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things with a bit of visual impact.

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You're a bit of a French decorative arts man, so what about you?

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I love the deco and I love the nouveau,

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but the problem here is, yes, it's here, but at a price.

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-Talking of money, do you have your £750?

-Yes.

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Now, that equates to about 825 euros, is that right?

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Yeah, and it looks like it's burning a hole in your pocket.

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It certainly is. So let's go and spend some stuff.

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May the best man win. Au revoir. And there is my French for the day.

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And so today's swashbuckling skirmish begins.

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Our two mighty musketeers ride out to outdo each other

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in their quest for the finest antiques that France can offer.

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But will it be all for one and one for all?

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First of all, I've only got a limited amount of time,

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because this place closes at two o'clock in the afternoon.

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The last time I was here,

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there were a few deco and nouveau people over the far side,

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so I am going to go in there first, because it is important

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that I get off the mark and make a couple of buys as quickly as possible.

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So speed is of the essence to Knocker,

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but what is The Hammer's cunning plan?

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I did say to Eric that I was looking for decorative things,

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but really, I'm going to have a good root in some of these cabinets,

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try and find those little treasures.

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I have made a bit of a faux pas already, though,

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I forgot my jeweller's loupe,

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so I'm going to have to use the naked eye

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in order to scrutinise those little marks.

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Forgetting his magnifier puts John at a disadvantage,

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but you can bet he won't be telling his opponent,

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as this game is all about having an eye for the prize.

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So, who will be first off the mark?

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It's The Hammer, and he's found something

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that's not to be sniffed at.

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That's quite sweet. That's a little silverplated snuffbox.

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It's a novelty snuffbox modelled as a sailor's cap,

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with a little anchor on the top.

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It's got 140 euros on it, though, and it is silverplated.

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There's not a great deal of age to it,

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I think it's probably mid-20th century.

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Excusez-moi, sir, do you speak any English?

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Because my French is awful.

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You do? Saviour. You have got 140 euros on that,

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what's your very best price?

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-I don't want to mess you around.

-The very best would be 100.

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-100 euros would be your very best price?

-Very best price.

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I think I will have to take it. Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much indeed.

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And thank you for speaking English, it makes my job slightly easier.

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So its first blood to the Flashing Blade

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as he captures the cap snuffbox for just under £91.

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While it's looking like plain sailing for The Hammer,

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our Knocker seems to be rather adrift.

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I'm maintaining inner calm.

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Whereas I'm also trying to avoid showing outer panic,

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because I have been going for the best part of about 45 minutes

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and I've not bought a single thing.

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Go on, Eric, the bargains are out there, you've just got to search.

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# I've been searching low and high... #

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The mighty Hammer is a man of action

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and he's spotted a French classic to crow over.

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Excusez-moi. Combien?

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MAN SPEAKS FRENCH

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Trois cent cinquante.

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-Trois cent...

-It's 350.

-350.

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-It's a nice thing.

-Lalique.

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Yeah, it's Lalique. It's not terribly old.

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-It is a little expensive for me.

-How much do you pay?

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-Hm. I don't wish to insult you.

-"Insult". What is "insult"?

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-I don't wish to offend.

-Ah.

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What is your very, very, very best price?

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"Very best price" - three little words every stallholder dreads.

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Very good price, 250.

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It's a drop of 100 euros already,

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but is The Hammer going to chicken out?

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I would pay 200.

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-No, 250...

-Listen, you're a good man.

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Just give me price.

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£200, I would give you £200.

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John, you're not in Portsmouth now, it's euros here.

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So with The Hammer locked in battle,

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is Knocker in any danger of evening the score yet?

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Time is pressing and I've yet to make a purchase,

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but I can assure you the intent is intense.

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Eric, we need action, not intent.

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John is still haggling for the Lalique.

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I will pay you £200. No?

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Give me 220.

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Oh, this guy is good, but The Hammer strikes back.

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210.

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-OK, give.

-I've ended up buying it now.

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I'm only buying it because I don't want Eric to get it.

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-There's 200.

-Give me ten, now.

-Yes, I'll give you ten.

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-All right?

-Merci beaucoup, John.

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And fortune favours our bold buccaneer

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as he shells out just under £191 for the glass cockerel.

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I've just purchased this Lalique model of a cockerel,

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but there are no chips on that, that's very, very important with Lalique glass.

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I'm in Knocker territory here -

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this is the sort of thing he would definitely have picked up.

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He is, there's no doubt, an authority on Lalique.

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This is a kind of strategy. I picked this up because I think he would have bought this.

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I've removed this piece from the game so the Knocker can't buy it.

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Hopefully it won't backfire on me,

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but anyway, let's see what Eric's got to say when he sees it.

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A provocative and downright fiendish move from The Hammer there.

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This game can be won or lost on strategy.

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But Eric has been busy

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and finally he has spotted a piece with potential.

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I came across this ceiling light. It is Empire style.

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I know full well it's not of any great age

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but I know how much these things cost back in the UK, because I bought one.

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A little bit bigger than that. The best price is 100 euros,

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a green light went on in my head which said "buy, buy, buy".

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So that's exactly what I'm going to do.

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And buy he does, splashing out just under £91 for the chandelier,

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which will need to be rewired

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and safety-checked before it can be used in the UK.

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I'll tell you what, I feel an awful lot better now I've made that buy.

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It is almost like scoring the first goal in a game of football

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and bearing in mind that we've got a Pompey supporter at the far end,

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I am just wondering how many he's knocked into the net.

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So Knocker shoots and scores

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and The Hammer's even found some useful footwear for him.

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Look at those, I bet Eric remembers playing football in those, eh?

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Jumpers for goalposts.

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Ooh, The Hammer puts the boot in!

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But there are no yellow cards in this game.

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Now, it's coming up for half-time here in Paris

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and Knocker's looking to even up the score.

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I've not seen this particular design before.

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I've been offered it at the very best price of 80 euros,

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so I'm not sure who I'm going to sell that to,

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because you really need a pair,

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but I'm going to keep that in reserve and I may be back later.

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I like it, but there may be something around there that I like even more.

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So Knocker is still on the lookout,

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prowling this market and keeping a wary eye out for his opposition,

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but The Hammer is a master of disguise.

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So our Eric might find himself getting a little confused.

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Do you think Eric will recognise me around here?

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John, how's it going? Oh, I'm so sorry. Excusez-moi.

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Trying to keep my eye out for Knowlesy while I'm down here.

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-Bonjour, John, how's it going?

-No, no, monsieur, no.

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Excusez-moi. Excusez-moi.

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I found a picture that I think Eric should most definitely buy.

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This is all too much.

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John Cameron has merged into the entire French nation.

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-John, is it really you? It is.

-Eric.

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I've been looking all over the shop for you.

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I mean, I'm bumping into folk that are dead ringers for you.

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-I've been embarrassing myself.

-Well, great sage, I hope you spent a bit of time

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actually looking for bargains instead of looking to me.

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Well, I've been looking to see how you've been getting on,

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so I might as well ask the question.

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I've bought a few things. How about you? How are you finding it?

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I don't mind admitting I'm finding all the right pieces

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but not at the right prices, so as time is of the essence,

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I'm going to scoot, but remember - you're buying for Britain.

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I'll catch you later.

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Looking a little bit nervous there, if you don't mind me saying so.

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We're halfway through the game,

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so let's remind ourselves how things are playing out

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between the young blade and his senior swordsman.

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Both our dashing dealmakers

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had up to £750 of their own money to spend today.

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Eric has largely kept his spending sword stuck in his scabbard,

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notching up only one buy and spending £90.91,

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leaving a fraction over £659 in his kitty.

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John is sticking to his strategy of pace and stealth

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and has made two hits with his pair of buys costing him £281.82,

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with £468.18 left to play with.

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So, it en garde for round two and the rules of engagement

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are to seek out the spoils from this street market

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before it closes down for the day.

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Time is of the essence

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and both our duellists are feeling the pressure.

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I looked into that man's eyes and I saw pure terror.

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So it's no small consolation, because look at that...

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That is the best I can do. The pressure is on.

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Right, there are stallholders actually starting to pack away here.

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So this is when we start making panic buys.

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I think Eric is panicking just a little bit more

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because he is struggling to find those things.

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However, he knows the story about the hare and the tortoise.

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I don't put it past him to catch me up.

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You're right to be wary, John, because it's the tortoise

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who is first to strike by spending on some silver.

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I've just bought this... Wait for this, it is a sort of crumb scoop,

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but look at it, it's lovely, it's art nouveau.

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It dates from around about 1900, give or take maybe five years.

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It's actually stamped for Gallia,

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which is a trade name for Christofle,

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but I think it's a pretty good buy.

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I'm very happy with that.

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Yes, a telling thrust delivered by our veteran Knocker

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as he nets the nouveau for £100.

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Will there be an answer in riposte from his younger rival,

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who's spotted an intriguing piece?

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Interesting, a little enamel piece there. It has got some age to it.

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It would have had a little thermometer in here,

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which is long gone, but I still think that's interesting enough.

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Nice condition other than that. Should get a sale out of it.

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The Hammer's parry keeps him still one step ahead

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as he bags the novelty item for 50 euros - that's £45.45.

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So The Hammer is fizzing with confidence

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and with time fast running out, Eric knows he's got to get a shift on.

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So I'm going to go back to a few of the things that I saw earlier

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that I was thinking about and make that quantum leap and buy them.

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Yes, a new tactic for Knocker.

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Move very fast.

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And he dashes back to that vase that he put on the backburner earlier on.

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I've decided to go with the vase. I like its pedigree.

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It's getting late in the day, so it was in reserve

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and I'm glad I saw it earlier.

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Fantastique. Thank you.

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Our resident pot-aholic hands over 80 Euros.

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That's £72.73.

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So that one's in the bag. I've seen something else up the road.

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So don't think me rude, but I'm going to make a quick dash.

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MUSIC: "Run Run Run" by Jo Jo Gunne

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And while this duel

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is turning into a dealing dash for Knocker,

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The Hammer is showing some Gallic cool

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by casually snapping up a bronze and glass centrepiece.

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Most definitely my bargain of the day.

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But I know you're asking, "What is it, and why has he bought that?"

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Well, it's a tazza, or a centrepiece,

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used in the centre of a table to put cakes

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or something like that on, for display.

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It probably dates from the early 20th Century,

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when you see a lot of pressed glass around.

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And it features the 12 signs of the zodiac.

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The bottom has a cast bronze base.

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It is a bit customer-specific, I'll agree.

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But I do have someone in mind.

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Our dashing dealer has it in the bag for £22.73.

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So The Hammer stays ahead by four buys to three.

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But what of Knocker's sprint for the spoils?

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Can Eric calm his panic and snatch the deal of the day?

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Deux-cent-quatre-vingt. C'est cent-quatre-vingt.

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-OK.

-180.

-180?

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-Yes.

-OK.

-It's model de Rochard.

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This is last-minute buying, but you can get a bargain at the end here.

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That was at 280 euros. It's now 180 euros.

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Not a bad discount.

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Eric strikes hard and fast for the clock,

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paying a shrewd £163.64.

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-I love you!

-(SHE LAUGHS) Ah! Me too!

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Our Eric knows how to play the game.

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A little bit of charm doesn't go amiss with the French!

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They know how to take it.

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-So, merci beaucoup. Au revoir.

-Au revoir.

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I'm going to dash on, because there's something else I've seen.

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Yes, look at him go.

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Knocker is now firing on all cylinders,

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and it's not long before our rapier blade

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closes in on his next potential purchase.

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I'm having a lesson here in French fireside furniture.

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Because if these were chenaise, they'd have support.

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So when you think of chenaise in England

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you're thinking hand irons or fire dogs.

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Whereas this, of course, has got almost like a fender effect.

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And what is more, it is adjustable.

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So although it looks like it's only for a small fire,

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you can expand it for a larger fireplace.

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So fits any, which is not a bad deal. Oh yeah, but how much is it?

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-In English?

-One million.

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One million?! THEY LAUGH

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For you, I make this 60 for you.

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-60 euros?

-Yes, because I am good.

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Yes, you are very good to us! I'm feeling a Franco-Anglo bond.

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We are doing the best for d'Entente, here, are we not?

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D'accord!

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Dernier prix? Best price, 60?

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-60. Yes, because we go.

-OK, no, no. Take my money!

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Decision made,

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Eric hands over £54.55 for the French fender.

0:17:030:17:07

At last, Knocker takes the lead over his rival.

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But The Hammer is the picture of composure.

0:17:100:17:12

How much are the little port and starboards?

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-For the pair?

-Yeah.

-90.

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-90? Ouch!

-Cheap!

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-What does that say? 30 Euros?

-35 for the pair.

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It used to be 60.

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I'd like to give you 60 for those and 30 for those.

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60 for those? No.

0:17:300:17:31

OK, I'll tell you what. 70 for those and 30 for those. 100.

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-You've got a deal.

-Good man.

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And with a lightning lunge, The Hammer hits the target

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with two buys for under £91.

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Two marine-themed lamps for £63.64,

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and the Laurel and Hardy ceramic heads for £27.27.

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These are used for ships, for being able to know your left and right.

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And an easy way to remember is the drink, port, is red.

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If you remember there's no more port LEFT in the bottle, there's left.

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And your starboard is right.

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But around Portsmouth,

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I've got to be able to sell those and make a profit.

0:18:050:18:08

Quite like those.

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I bought them together

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with my biscuit porcelain Laurel and Hardy here.

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Now these were probably made in Germany, I would have suggested.

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Obviously of the period, around the '30s.

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And you can see the little holes around their shoulders there.

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They would have had cloth bodies sewn to them. But these are intact.

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There's no cracks or chips anywhere.

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They're a bit of fun. Everyone loves Laurel and Hardy.

0:18:330:18:36

And at 30 euros if I can't make a profit on that,

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all I can say is,

0:18:380:18:40

that's another fine mess you've got me into, Eric.

0:18:400:18:43

Mmm, there's no stopping the hard-hitting Hammer.

0:18:430:18:46

He's now notched up six buys to his opponent's five.

0:18:460:18:48

But Eric's last-minute dealing dash

0:18:480:18:51

has once again paid dividends.

0:18:510:18:54

Come and have a look at what I've just purchased.

0:18:540:18:57

Bonjour, Madame.

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Such a stylish sort of champagne bucket, don't you think?

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I've always done well.

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It's got a nice mark on the base.

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Date-wise, I suppose we're looking at round about 1930.

0:19:060:19:10

I like it. I've just paid 65 Euros for it.

0:19:100:19:13

And this, which again, I thought was nice and stylish.

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I paid 65 for that.

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So both items that would look well on any Art Deco table.

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And for that sort of money, I'm not going to leave them behind.

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So it's touche from our titan of the trade,

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as he stumps up just over £59 each

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for two pieces of silver plate.

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With the stallholders packing up, Knocker has had to run back

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and grab the heron clock he bought earlier.

0:19:430:19:46

Here's a wonderful clock

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which is more a piece of sculpture, I think you'll agree.

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I've got two sort of crested storks, or they're egrets,

0:19:510:19:55

and they're actually gilt metal. So they're not bronze.

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But I can tell you the rest is marble.

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It was very much a last-minute purchase.

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That's when you get the odd bargain.

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And I think I did.

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I'm done and dusted.

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Knocker's seven items put him one-up on John.

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But The Hammer has one last buy up his sleeve.

0:20:110:20:14

Last little sneaky purchase of the day

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is this little classic Citroen car.

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There's no age to it. It's a modern collectable.

0:20:190:20:22

But I do know somebody that owns one of those cars.

0:20:220:20:25

So hopefully that's a sale in the bag.

0:20:250:20:28

But if he doesn't want it,

0:20:280:20:29

it's going to end up in the shelf in my office.

0:20:290:20:33

And with that last jab,

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The Hammer grabs the model car for £18.18.

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With the market closing around them

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and the sellers all shutting up shop,

0:20:400:20:42

our duelling dealers must now call it a day.

0:20:420:20:45

Our bargain buccaneers each started the day

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with £750 of their own money to spend.

0:20:480:20:51

Eric "Knocker" Knowles started sluggishly,

0:20:510:20:54

but eventually sprang into wallet-wielding action,

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with seven items bought for a total of £600.01.

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John "The Hammer" Cameron matched the veteran stroke for stroke

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with seven buys of his own, spending £459.09 all in all.

0:21:070:21:11

With both memorabilia musketeers surviving the combat unscathed,

0:21:110:21:15

it's time for them to down their swords and compare their spoils.

0:21:150:21:19

Well, we've done it.

0:21:190:21:20

I don't know what the French word is for 'knackered', but I feel it!

0:21:200:21:23

Oh, my God! It doesn't get any easier, does it?

0:21:230:21:26

What do you think of this?

0:21:260:21:27

Well, I know what you did! I know what you did!

0:21:270:21:30

I saw this and thought of you.

0:21:300:21:32

I thought, "I've got to buy that, just so Eric can't."

0:21:320:21:35

-I am sorry.

-No, I'm not going to say anything.

0:21:350:21:37

But I think half the beak's missing. I'm not a bad loser.

0:21:370:21:39

What about this? I didn't know you were into buying doorstops.

0:21:390:21:42

(HE LAUGHS) You cheeky!

0:21:420:21:44

But I thought that was a very handsome clock.

0:21:440:21:47

I tell you what, that'll be one expensive doorstop, I can assure you.

0:21:470:21:50

I tell you what, you take your two old birds.

0:21:500:21:53

-I'm going to take my cockerel.

-Yep!

-And I'll see you soon.

0:21:530:21:56

The purloining of their Parisian plunder

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has put our sterling swashbucklers in fine fettle

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for the greater challenge which now awaits them.

0:22:030:22:06

They've got to sell all their items for the most profit they can get.

0:22:060:22:10

And all the money they make will go to their chosen charities.

0:22:100:22:13

So our duelling dealers return home

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to gird their loins for the fight ahead.

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Knocker, to beautiful Buckinghamshire.

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And The Hammer, to the heavenly Hampshire coast.

0:22:210:22:24

Knocker wastes no time in talking up his impressive armoury.

0:22:240:22:28

Well, after a very busy day in Paris,

0:22:280:22:31

where I might be accused of a certain amount of panic-buying,

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one item's given me a bit of a surprise.

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It's this plated serving dish.

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Because you can see that it's constructed

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in such a way as to have a double motif.

0:22:420:22:46

Because that, to me, is the face of a lioness.

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It's just a good quality item.

0:22:490:22:51

As for my clock, I think it's stylish.

0:22:510:22:53

And the same holds true of the crumb scoop.

0:22:530:22:56

As for the pottery vase, well,

0:22:560:22:58

I think that might be something of an academic piece.

0:22:580:23:01

And finally, over here, my very modern champagne bucket.

0:23:010:23:05

I'm hoping I'm going to come out ahead.

0:23:050:23:07

Eric also has to sell his fire fender and his chandelier.

0:23:070:23:11

The Hammer is casting his eyes over his hefty haul.

0:23:110:23:15

Back from my adventures across the English Channel

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and my French buying trip in Paris.

0:23:180:23:20

I really like my Laurel and Hardy porcelain heads.

0:23:200:23:23

I have someone in mind for those.

0:23:230:23:25

The other item I bought with somebody in mind

0:23:250:23:28

is my gilt bronze and glass astrologer's plate.

0:23:280:23:32

My port and starboard lamps, always good sellers

0:23:320:23:34

around these parts on the south coast.

0:23:340:23:37

And also my little Citroen model car.

0:23:370:23:40

But I think my most favourite item has to be the Lalique,

0:23:400:23:43

that I know Eric would have bought.

0:23:430:23:45

So I think that me nipping in there

0:23:450:23:47

certainly moved me up the pecking order

0:23:470:23:49

in terms of potential profit.

0:23:490:23:51

John also has to sell his enamel thermometer holder

0:23:510:23:54

and his cap snuff box.

0:23:540:23:56

So, without further ado,

0:23:560:23:58

our swashbuckling seekers of profit spring into action,

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using all the tools of the trade at their disposal.

0:24:020:24:04

They'll be ravaging in the pages of their contacts books

0:24:040:24:08

as they seek to find buyers for all their items.

0:24:080:24:11

But until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,

0:24:110:24:14

no deal is truly sealed.

0:24:140:24:16

The heroic Hammer is philosophical about the pressures

0:24:160:24:19

of the journey ahead.

0:24:190:24:21

If I win, I've beaten the legendary Eric Knowles.

0:24:210:24:24

And if I don't, well, it's not so bad.

0:24:240:24:27

I got to play against my idol.

0:24:270:24:29

It's a bit like a lower division footballer

0:24:290:24:32

saying that they once shared the field with George Best.

0:24:320:24:36

Very magnanimous, John.

0:24:360:24:37

And the George Best of Burnley is feeling equally generous.

0:24:370:24:41

It's funny, you know, when I think of Portsmouth now,

0:24:410:24:44

I think of John Cameron,

0:24:440:24:46

but I do think of him as...

0:24:460:24:49

sartorially, he is the peacock, if you will, of Put Your Money.

0:24:490:24:53

Well, the preening peacock might have something to say about that.

0:24:530:24:57

WOLF WHISTLE

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And cranking up the horsepower in his mighty white van,

0:24:590:25:02

Knocker's first port of call is to a specialist dealer in Oxfordshire.

0:25:020:25:07

He's hoping Ant will be fascinated by his fire fender,

0:25:070:25:09

a red-hot Parisian purchase at £53.55.

0:25:090:25:14

I tell you, there's no better place to be in this particular season

0:25:140:25:18

than when you've got that roaring fire.

0:25:180:25:21

Which brings me neatly to fireside furniture.

0:25:210:25:24

Yeah, I see you've got a bit of metal with you.

0:25:240:25:26

I have, it's more than metal, it's a work of art.

0:25:260:25:28

I thought that was a very nice quality object.

0:25:280:25:32

Now, you've seen a few of these in your time,

0:25:320:25:34

so I'd be interested to have your comments.

0:25:340:25:38

Well, it's quite a nice casting.

0:25:380:25:40

It's not a bad example, probably late 19th century.

0:25:400:25:42

I was going to start round about £130 or something like that.

0:25:420:25:46

Yeah, like I say, Eric, fenders have become very unfashionable.

0:25:460:25:50

Demand isn't very good.

0:25:520:25:53

Come at me with it, let's see where we go.

0:25:530:25:55

-The market is very flat at the moment.

-OK.

0:25:550:25:58

And I was thinking more like 75.

0:25:580:25:59

If we could come in nearer sort of 95...

0:25:590:26:03

The important thing is,

0:26:030:26:05

I've come in here as your mate, and I want to go out as your mate.

0:26:050:26:08

Let's go 85 and then I can make my profit

0:26:080:26:10

and we'll enjoy owning it...

0:26:100:26:12

-OK, 85, come on.

-Done.

-You've done a deal.

0:26:120:26:15

Yes, Eric's all fired up with a profit of £30.45,

0:26:150:26:19

a steady start for our veteran.

0:26:190:26:22

Now it's time for his sharp-dressed young adversary to hit the road

0:26:220:26:26

and find a home for his toy car.

0:26:260:26:27

And he's planning to sell it to an owner of the full-sized version,

0:26:270:26:31

Portsmouth acquaintance, Mark.

0:26:310:26:34

Have a look, what do you think? Here's the car.

0:26:340:26:36

-Is it the right model?

-John, it's definitely the right model.

0:26:360:26:39

So how long was she in production for?

0:26:390:26:40

They commenced manufacture in 1934,

0:26:400:26:43

and although production stopped for the Second World War,

0:26:430:26:47

they commenced production immediately after the war

0:26:470:26:49

and carried on right up until 1957.

0:26:490:26:52

Well, she is slightly later still, but what do you think of her?

0:26:520:26:57

Nice quality die cast model.

0:26:570:26:58

The detailing is where it's good,

0:26:580:27:01

even down to the odd colour yellow wheels and the tiny indicators

0:27:010:27:04

on the high quarters.

0:27:040:27:05

-Is it worth 60 quid to you?

-I would've said not, John.

0:27:050:27:07

-I would've thought probably more like 35, maybe £40?

-£40?

0:27:070:27:12

-Go on then, Mark. I'll tell you what, I'll even throw in that.

-Ah.

0:27:120:27:17

To keep the dust off!

0:27:170:27:18

-Any chance of a lift home?

-Yep, no problem.

0:27:180:27:20

I know I don't speak much French, but I think you'll agree, Eric,

0:27:200:27:24

that some of my sales have a certain je ne sais quoi.

0:27:240:27:27

Mm, our now cosmopolitan competent drives off with a profit of £21.82,

0:27:280:27:33

but that's not going to trouble the Burnley Baron,

0:27:330:27:36

who's on the trail for a sale of his champagne bucket, with Art Deco dealer Wayne.

0:27:360:27:40

Would 95 suit?

0:27:410:27:43

If you call it £90, we're all right.

0:27:430:27:46

OK, 90 quid. All right, all right.

0:27:460:27:48

So, a sparkler of a deal there for Knocker,

0:27:480:27:51

netting him almost £31 profit.

0:27:510:27:53

Now, The Hammer is all suited and booted

0:27:530:27:56

for the next phase of his selling. He's dressed to impress

0:27:560:27:58

and to try and sell his cake stand.

0:27:580:28:01

# I'm gonna get dressed for success

0:28:010:28:05

# Shaping me up for the big time, baby

0:28:050:28:09

# Get dressed... #

0:28:090:28:11

I'm here to see my friend, Anna, a keen cake maker,

0:28:110:28:14

and I've brought along my glass and gilt bronze zodiac centrepiece.

0:28:140:28:18

She seen the photograph. She wasn't too impressed with it,

0:28:180:28:21

so looking into my stars, I think I've got a hard sell on my hands.

0:28:210:28:24

What do you think?

0:28:240:28:26

It's a lot nicer in the flesh.

0:28:260:28:28

Oh, that's a relief!

0:28:280:28:30

-Um, I really like the details on the legs.

-You like it?

0:28:300:28:33

-Yeah, they're really pretty.

-So, put a price tag on it?

0:28:330:28:36

-£50.

-£50?!

0:28:360:28:38

I actually thought it was worth at least double that.

0:28:380:28:40

It's nice, I wouldn't say it's worth more than 50, £60.

0:28:400:28:45

Well, we're moving in the right direction slowly.

0:28:450:28:47

-Make me another offer.

-£75.

0:28:470:28:49

I'll tell you what, make it £80 and you've got a deal.

0:28:490:28:51

-Go on, then. You've got a deal.

-Well done, thank you very much.

0:28:510:28:54

So it's a very sweet profit of £57.27 for our happy Hammer,

0:28:540:29:00

who gets an unexpected bonus with this sale.

0:29:000:29:03

-I have actually made a little surprise for you.

-Oh, Anna!

0:29:030:29:06

-Is that for me?

-That's for you.

-Oh, fantastic.

0:29:060:29:09

Knowlesy?

0:29:090:29:11

-Who says you can't have your cake and eat it?

-# Hammer time... #

0:29:110:29:14

Now, Knocker is fuelling up to make a big sale of his own.

0:29:140:29:17

He's loaded up his white van and he's pulled up in Southport,

0:29:170:29:20

hoping to offload his vase, crumb scoop and platter.

0:29:200:29:24

He's taking a punt on specialist dealer Paul

0:29:240:29:26

wanting to take all three.

0:29:260:29:28

I know that you're an academic, as well as a shop owner.

0:29:280:29:32

Well, flattery gets you everywhere.

0:29:320:29:34

But that's from the Paris Expo of 1937.

0:29:340:29:37

-But I just thought it was a stylish piece.

-I don't know the manufacturer.

0:29:370:29:42

No. In some respects, it makes me feel a little bit better,

0:29:420:29:44

because, you know, I'm sort of flying by the seat of my pants.

0:29:440:29:49

When it comes to, sort of, prices,

0:29:490:29:52

both of these, I was looking around the 100 mark.

0:29:520:29:55

This one, minimum of around about £130.

0:29:550:29:58

This one, I may be able to get a collector,

0:29:580:30:00

it depends what sort of deal he can do on it, Eric.

0:30:000:30:03

But I want you to be comfortable because I want to do more business with you.

0:30:030:30:06

-Would 75 show you a profit, Eric, on that one?

-80 might.

0:30:060:30:09

Well, we've known each other for a long time,

0:30:090:30:12

and I would go 80 for you.

0:30:120:30:13

80 quid, OK.

0:30:130:30:15

Now, when you find out that it's by Raoul Dufy or somebody like that.

0:30:150:30:18

I will not tell you at all!

0:30:180:30:21

-Put it there.

-Many thanks.

-You're a star. Excellent.

0:30:210:30:23

Oh, that's a bit of a disappointment for Knocker,

0:30:230:30:26

a small profit of just £7.27 on the vase.

0:30:260:30:30

And he'll have to find another buyer for the platter and the crumb scoop,

0:30:300:30:33

and that's got to be good news for his rampaging rival,

0:30:330:30:36

The Hammer, who's sniffed out another deal.

0:30:360:30:39

He's on his way to Southampton,

0:30:390:30:41

where he's tracked down the perfect purchaser for his novelty snuff box.

0:30:410:30:45

I'm here to meet Geoff Holt, antiques collector-dealer,

0:30:450:30:48

but also well known for being the first disabled sailor

0:30:480:30:51

to sail single-handedly around the UK and across the Atlantic.

0:30:510:30:55

So I'm hoping he's going to take a shine to my silver-plated snuff box,

0:30:550:30:58

Sailor's Cap.

0:30:580:31:00

I'm really intrigued to know all about this sailing...

0:31:000:31:03

I've been at sea since we last met!

0:31:030:31:06

I think you have.

0:31:060:31:08

How did this all happen? Around the UK and the Atlantic.

0:31:080:31:10

Yeah, I went round Britain on my own in 2007.

0:31:100:31:14

That took a third of a year to sail round Britain,

0:31:140:31:16

and then more recently, I sailed across the Atlantic in 2009,

0:31:160:31:20

and that took a month to sail 3,000 miles.

0:31:200:31:22

I sailed back to the beach where I had my accident.

0:31:220:31:25

I've been really lucky and honoured and privileged

0:31:250:31:28

to be able to do that.

0:31:280:31:29

Well, I know sailing plays a big part in your life

0:31:290:31:31

and you're very passionate about it, but I know you are very passionate

0:31:310:31:34

-about antiques and collectibles as well, Geoff.

-Yeah.

0:31:340:31:37

Which is why I'm here. What do you think? It is quite novel.

0:31:370:31:39

It is.

0:31:390:31:41

My first reaction, John, is it's much bigger than I was expecting.

0:31:410:31:44

Let me have a closer look, maybe, at this.

0:31:440:31:46

I mean, crikey, I could not not want that, could I, really?

0:31:460:31:50

That's got to be...

0:31:500:31:52

Careful what I say, I don't want to show my enthusiasm too early,

0:31:520:31:55

but that's lovely.

0:31:550:31:56

So I guess the real question, John, is how much are you looking for?

0:31:560:31:59

I'm hoping around £180, something like that.

0:31:590:32:01

It's not silver, John.

0:32:010:32:03

No, I know it's not silver!

0:32:030:32:05

I'm thinking, realistically, 120 here, John.

0:32:050:32:08

It doesn't give me much of a profit.

0:32:080:32:10

Now, I'm sadly driven by profit at the moment,

0:32:100:32:13

because my oppo is Eric Knowles.

0:32:130:32:15

-Oh, why didn't you say so?

-So you mean you'll increase your bid?!

0:32:150:32:18

I'll increase the bid, let's say...

0:32:180:32:20

if you can call it 150, we can shake on 150.

0:32:200:32:24

150...

0:32:240:32:25

I can't counter that. 150, I will take 150, Geoff.

0:32:250:32:30

-Are you happy with that?

-I'm happy with that, 150.

-Shake on the deal.

0:32:300:32:33

-We've got a deal.

-Fantastic, I'm happy with that.

0:32:330:32:35

And it's a tidy profit of £59.09 for Gentleman John.

0:32:350:32:40

The Valiant Varlet also goes on to sell his port and starboard lamps

0:32:400:32:45

to a local dealer, sailing away with a profit of £96.36.

0:32:450:32:50

Both our marauding musketeers have been fighting fiercely

0:32:500:32:53

right from the get-go.

0:32:530:32:54

So far, Eric has sold three of his items

0:32:540:32:56

and has bagged a profit of £68.63,

0:32:560:33:00

while John has made four sales at this midway stage,

0:33:000:33:03

and he's also ahead in cash terms,

0:33:030:33:05

with a profit of £234.54.

0:33:050:33:08

As the battle rages on,

0:33:100:33:12

The Hammer has three items left to sell, while Knocker has four.

0:33:120:33:16

And the Burnley Blade's hoping to offload three of them

0:33:160:33:19

in one fell swoop.

0:33:190:33:21

He has high hopes that a dealer in Westram will be his savoir.

0:33:210:33:24

But, when our White Van Wonder starts unloading his booty,

0:33:250:33:28

disaster strikes.

0:33:280:33:31

I just put this dish down on the pavement,

0:33:310:33:34

next to the lamppost over there, and I heard a pop, I heard a bang

0:33:340:33:38

and I came out and I found that a car had mounted the pavement

0:33:380:33:44

and actually run over the thing!

0:33:440:33:46

And it's driven off. I'm a victim of a hit and run! It's just...

0:33:460:33:51

Well, it's just...

0:33:520:33:54

Excuse me, I'm just having one of those off-camera moments, sorry.

0:33:540:33:58

Oh, poor Eric.

0:33:580:34:00

Knocker's knackered platter has shattered his chances of profit

0:34:000:34:04

and, if he expects any sympathy from The Hammer, he's sadly mistaken.

0:34:040:34:09

The antiquarian upstart is off to Yorkshire

0:34:110:34:13

with his Laurel and Hardy porcelain heads. And on his trek to the frozen North,

0:34:130:34:17

he's finding out there's no business like snow business,

0:34:170:34:21

as he comes face-to-face with his celebrity chum,

0:34:210:34:24

David Gest.

0:34:240:34:26

-David, it's good to see you again.

-Good to see you.

0:34:260:34:29

Now, usually when I see you, I'm selling something for you.

0:34:290:34:31

Today, my attempt is to sell something to you.

0:34:310:34:34

The fact that you collect memorabilia, you know,

0:34:340:34:37

you're rubbing shoulders and friends with all these big names,

0:34:370:34:40

was there ever a temptation to say,

0:34:400:34:42

"Do you mind signing this for me?"

0:34:420:34:44

I mean, the only autograph that I was ever a little nervous about

0:34:440:34:48

asking for was John Cameron, because of his great work on television.

0:34:480:34:53

Well, without any further ado, they need no introduction.

0:34:530:34:57

Here we have two French bisque porcelain heads.

0:34:570:35:02

These would have been sold as blanks to sew onto the body,

0:35:020:35:06

so these would be on a cloth body.

0:35:060:35:07

So, what do you think of them?

0:35:070:35:09

Well, I've seen these at Woolworth's for 19p.

0:35:090:35:12

No, just teasing. I've got to get the price down right away.

0:35:120:35:17

-So what do you think of them?

-I love them.

0:35:170:35:19

And I've collected a lot of things on Laurel and Hardy.

0:35:190:35:22

-They're fabulous and I love them.

-You do like them?

-Yeah.

0:35:220:35:24

Tell me where your starting point is.

0:35:240:35:27

I think they're worth about £300.

0:35:270:35:29

That's pretty high. That's pretty high.

0:35:290:35:32

We're going to have to lower that a bit.

0:35:320:35:35

-Make me an offer, David.

-How does 150 sound to you?

0:35:350:35:38

It doesn't sound too bad.

0:35:380:35:40

You think you could stretch to 200?

0:35:400:35:42

No, I think I could stretch it to 150,

0:35:420:35:44

and I'm pretty strict when I buy something.

0:35:440:35:48

I think that's what I would pay for them.

0:35:480:35:51

150, your final offer, David?

0:35:510:35:54

In pounds, not dollars.

0:35:540:35:57

£150, and I will take it.

0:35:570:35:59

OK. We've got a deal.

0:35:590:36:02

He probably paid £20, knowing him,

0:36:020:36:04

but it's OK, I want him to make some money.

0:36:040:36:07

Thank you, David, you're very generous!

0:36:070:36:09

David's £20 guess isn't far wrong.

0:36:090:36:12

John bought the heads for just over £27

0:36:120:36:15

and so makes a spectacular showbiz profit of £122.73.

0:36:150:36:21

Back in Kent, never-say-die Knocker has dried his eyes

0:36:210:36:25

and is trying to put his platter calamity behind him,

0:36:250:36:27

and he goes in fighting for a dynamic deal

0:36:270:36:30

on his clock and crumb scoop with local dealer John.

0:36:300:36:34

When I saw it, I just instantly liked it,

0:36:340:36:37

because of it being sculptural.

0:36:370:36:40

-Condition-wise, it's going to need a bit of a clean, obviously.

-Yep.

0:36:400:36:43

We tend to look at all of that and try and bring it back to its original finish,

0:36:430:36:46

so I have to allow for that.

0:36:460:36:49

It's unusual to have these sorts of birds, as you know,

0:36:490:36:52

but for that, it is interesting. But it's a limited market.

0:36:520:36:54

So with something like this, if my opening gambit was around about...

0:36:540:36:58

£240...? But you tell me where you would be comfortable, John.

0:36:580:37:02

I'm probably going to be nearer 180.

0:37:020:37:04

Is there any way we can get to that 200 mark?

0:37:040:37:07

-I'm happy to do it at 200.

-Are you sure?

-That's fair enough.

0:37:070:37:10

So it's a profit of £36.36 on the gilt and marble clock.

0:37:100:37:14

Now, Eric sets to work on the crumb scoop.

0:37:140:37:17

To see me ahead of the game,

0:37:170:37:19

I'm looking for around about £120 on that.

0:37:190:37:24

-How about £100?

-If we could do £110, it sees me in the right direction.

0:37:240:37:29

-OK.

-OK. You're a star, you really are.

-Thank you.

0:37:290:37:33

Eric makes a modest £10 profit on the crumb scoop.

0:37:330:37:35

Poor old Knocker

0:37:350:37:37

is really struggling for the big money today.

0:37:370:37:40

And John also offers £20 for the battered silver platter,

0:37:400:37:44

a loss of £39.09 that Eric knew he'd have to take.

0:37:440:37:48

All of which should hearten The Hammer.

0:37:480:37:50

Our South Coast swashbuckler is taking a day trip to Brighton

0:37:500:37:54

to meet Jeff, a specialist in Lalique car mascots,

0:37:540:37:58

at his garage HQ.

0:37:580:37:59

There we are. Have a look at it. Post-war production, obviously,

0:37:590:38:03

it's a later one. The first one, I believe, was 1928, wasn't it?

0:38:030:38:06

That's right, yep. The in-between war, it would have been intaglio,

0:38:060:38:10

that's to say moulded within the piece,

0:38:100:38:12

and it would say Lalique France,

0:38:120:38:14

it's the only one that didn't have the R for Rene.

0:38:140:38:16

It's in very nice condition, there doesn't seem to be any faults.

0:38:160:38:19

So is it something that can make its way into the cabinet?

0:38:190:38:22

It definitely can, at the right price, yes.

0:38:220:38:24

-I'm looking for about £400.

-Right.

0:38:240:38:27

At 400, it would come in its box with certificate.

0:38:270:38:30

I could come up to the 300 mark on it.

0:38:300:38:33

Could you go to £350?

0:38:330:38:35

Well, I said 300, you're saying 350, I'd meet you halfway at 325.

0:38:350:38:40

OK, that seems fair enough. I've made a profit,

0:38:400:38:43

-let's shake on that. £325.

-All the best, yes.

0:38:430:38:46

Thank you very much, Jeff.

0:38:460:38:47

So, it's a none too paltry profit of just over £134,

0:38:470:38:52

and our John is never short of a pun or two.

0:38:520:38:54

My cockerel has gone home to roost,

0:38:540:38:57

I made a profit that certainly isn't chicken feed,

0:38:570:38:59

and making money in Eric's field of expertise

0:38:590:39:02

is definitely something to crow about.

0:39:020:39:04

And with his full range of hen-based hilarity exhausted,

0:39:040:39:08

The Hammer returns home to plan his final sale.

0:39:080:39:11

Knocker has made a foray into Hertfordshire

0:39:110:39:14

for his last selling trip,

0:39:140:39:15

and it's in the unlikely location of Foxholes Farm

0:39:150:39:19

that he's arranged to meet period lighting dealer Jeff,

0:39:190:39:21

to offload the chandelier he bought for just under £91.

0:39:210:39:26

I know that I've sent you an image of this wonderful luminaire,

0:39:260:39:30

-as they might say in Paris.

-It's interesting.

0:39:300:39:33

The thing that struck me about it was the quality,

0:39:330:39:36

and I believe that you have the qualifications

0:39:360:39:40

to actually bring this back to life.

0:39:400:39:42

-It needs rewiring.

-Yeah.

-Um, new lamp-holders,

0:39:420:39:45

testing et cetera, before we can sell it.

0:39:450:39:48

I'm just thinking that it may be, sort of, from the 1970s

0:39:480:39:54

-or maybe...

-I was going to say about 1960,

0:39:540:39:57

-so we're not far off there.

-No.

0:39:570:39:59

-It's a limited market.

-Is it?

0:39:590:40:01

-It's not as easy as crystal chandeliers.

-Yeah.

0:40:010:40:04

But there would be some interest.

0:40:040:40:06

I was coming in at about 220 on that, but go on.

0:40:060:40:10

There's a recession, Eric. A recession.

0:40:100:40:12

-Times are hard!

-Yeah.

0:40:120:40:13

I would be looking more like about 145, 150.

0:40:130:40:19

-I was hoping for nearer 180.

-170?

0:40:190:40:22

OK, 170, you've got yourself a French Empire hanging light.

0:40:220:40:28

Well, a good object with a reasonable profit,

0:40:280:40:32

and it just goes to show that where there's muck, there's brass.

0:40:320:40:36

Ay up, Eric!

0:40:360:40:38

And with that last bit of brass banked to the tune of £79.09,

0:40:380:40:42

that's Knocker's selling spree all done,

0:40:420:40:45

while The Hammer still has one more deal left to strike,

0:40:450:40:47

and he's hoping to tempt dealer Ian with his novelty thermometer holder.

0:40:470:40:51

I'd like about 130, 140 for it.

0:40:530:40:55

-Can you come down a few degrees?

-Arr!

0:40:550:40:59

A few degrees! How many degrees?

0:40:590:41:01

I'll give you 100 quid.

0:41:010:41:03

I think that's a fair offer, £100.

0:41:030:41:05

So, The Hammer gets a temperature-raising profit

0:41:050:41:09

of £54.55.

0:41:090:41:10

Both dashing dealers have battled bravely throughout this duel,

0:41:100:41:14

but who's wielded his wallet with the most wisdom?

0:41:140:41:17

Both our experts had £750 worth of Euros

0:41:170:41:21

to spend at the Parisian flea market.

0:41:210:41:23

Eric made seven purchases, spending a total of £600.01.

0:41:230:41:28

John also made seven buys, spending £459.09 in all.

0:41:280:41:34

But the only numbers that matter from here on in

0:41:340:41:37

are those they make in profit.

0:41:370:41:39

All of the money that Eric and John have made from today's challenge

0:41:390:41:42

will be going to a charity of their choice.

0:41:420:41:45

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

0:41:450:41:48

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

0:41:480:41:51

Hey, Mr Cameron, or should I say, comment allez-vous? Or whatever.

0:41:510:41:56

Tell me about your Laurel and Hardy, how did they go?

0:41:560:41:59

They were all right, they actually got me out of a fine mess.

0:41:590:42:01

I sold them, no less, to David Gest,

0:42:010:42:03

who is a collector of film and music memorabilia.

0:42:030:42:06

Well, I'm already trembling, I'm already trembling.

0:42:060:42:08

Do you remember my Art Deco silver-plated dish?

0:42:080:42:14

-With the nice jewelled handles?

-Yes.

0:42:140:42:16

But believe it or not, I just put it on the kerb

0:42:160:42:20

and along came a car, mounted the pavement and flattened it.

0:42:200:42:23

I'm not grinning about that, Eric,

0:42:230:42:25

but I hope you at least sold it for scrap.

0:42:250:42:27

Well, more or less! More or less.

0:42:270:42:30

-Let's see how we did, anyway.

-Let's see.

0:42:300:42:32

-TOGETHER:

-One, two, three.

0:42:320:42:34

Ooh, that's a big price. Oh, look.

0:42:340:42:36

-Oh, my goodness!

-My goodness me.

0:42:360:42:38

Well, I am absolutely shocked there, Eric. I really am.

0:42:380:42:41

So, anyway, my consolation is knowing that you've won,

0:42:410:42:45

you actually put the drinks on the table.

0:42:450:42:48

So it was victory for The Hammer on the Continent,

0:42:480:42:51

and I'm not one to crow, even though I did buy and sell that cockerel

0:42:510:42:54

just so Eric couldn't.

0:42:540:42:55

But I am pleased with my victory,

0:42:550:42:57

because when it comes to the heavyweights of the antiques world,

0:42:570:43:00

they don't come much bigger than Eric Knowles.

0:43:000:43:02

Well, I've got to eat humble pie,

0:43:020:43:04

because that was a colossal total from my competitor there.

0:43:040:43:08

It probably helped having a certain David Gest on your side,

0:43:080:43:13

but as for poor old Laurel and Hardy, in my case, well,

0:43:130:43:17

it's another fine mess they've got me into.

0:43:170:43:21

So, can the Porcelain Price pull it back in tomorrow's show,

0:43:210:43:25

when he takes on the sharpshooting Hammer once again,

0:43:250:43:27

at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire?

0:43:270:43:29

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