0:00:02 > 0:00:06This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show pitching TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 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
0:00:22 > 0:00:24will face a different challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Lovely! - We've got some work to do, let's go!
0:00:26 > 0:00:31Putting 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!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Get ready for a rip roaring, rollercoaster ride.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48The greatest challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Our tussling titans of the antiques trade
0:00:51 > 0:00:53will be tested to the absolute limit,
0:00:53 > 0:00:58as they're challenged to scour the length and breadth of the country and continent
0:00:58 > 0:01:00to find antiques and collectables
0:01:00 > 0:01:02that they must then sell on for profit.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Coming up, Eric demonstrates his steely resolve.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11We don't bend under the strain, do we, Eric? No, no, we don't.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14John is forced to take desperate measures.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15I had to bite the bullet and buy it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Either that or I'm going to end up with too few items.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I hope I don't regret that.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24And when it comes to selling, the auction has its ups...
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- 100.- Oh!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28We've hit the big time, eh?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30..and its downs for our boys.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- I just want... - Just want to go home.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Welcome to the showdown.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Pitting two of our most renowned and successful antiques experts
0:01:55 > 0:01:57against each other in the ultimate of challenges.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Our fearsome fighters are two of the antiques world's
0:02:00 > 0:02:03most prestigious professionals.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06It's the wholesome, hard-hitting heavyweight from the north,
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Weighing in against the slick, South Coast Slugger,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14John "The Hammer" Cameron.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17This intense challenge will see them going head-to-head
0:02:17 > 0:02:19over four rounds in the ring,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24and will test their knowledge and stamina to the absolute limit.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25So let's find out what's in store.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Good to see you, Knocker.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34So with round five of the Burnley Bantamweight
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and South Coast Super Heavyweight. Is this Queensberry rules?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Let me tell you, John, it says here,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44"John and Eric, welcome to your final and biggest challenge yet.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45"The showdown.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47"You must each by eight items
0:02:47 > 0:02:49"during your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51"You have to buy two at each event.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57"So you can spend up to £1,000 of your own money."
0:02:57 > 0:03:00"Well, you can each sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02"The remaining items will go into auction.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06"Your auction will be in Gloucestershire, in direct competition with your opponent.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08"Choose your items wisely.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11"The winner will be the one who makes the most profit."
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Well, nothing new there, old boy,
0:03:12 > 0:03:17but I think a case of guard up and into the ring.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Yes, this is going to be one fierce fight!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23But which one of our boys will make the most profit?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Both our antiques heavyweights have £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31that must also cover any restoration, repairs and buying fees.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Our keen contenders must buy two items
0:03:33 > 0:03:35at each of their usual hunting grounds.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39A UK antiques fair, an auction, a car boot sale
0:03:39 > 0:03:43and a foreign antiques market.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46So with gloves on and mouth guards in,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48it's seconds away for round one,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51the antiques fair at the Lincolnshire Antiques and Home Show,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54the largest show of its kind in Europe.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Our boys will have to battle their way
0:03:56 > 0:03:59through thousands of stalls to grab the best of the spoils.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04But they'll also have to remember they have three more rounds ahead of them.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So they'll need to keep some money in the tank.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Buying in at the right price is one thing.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I've got to sell four at auction and four privately,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It's a balance of what you're able to get a profit out of privately
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and making a profit at auction,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19where you've got to take commission into consideration.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So The Hammer is coming out of his corner with caution,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25but Knocker is already dancing round the ring.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28You can never be sure with auctions.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31You really are flying by the seat of your pants
0:04:31 > 0:04:36because you can lead a horse to water but can you make 'em drink?
0:04:36 > 0:04:41So I'm going to be looking for what I can only call dead certs.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Who will be the first of our collectables clobberers to strike,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and beat his opponent to the punch?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Our seasoned pros are quick to get their bearings,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53and it's The Hammer who closes in first on a wooden toy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57The important thing with these, they're little, carved, wooden toys,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00they get legs broken, you get pieces lost, they were played with.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03So it's important to check that you've got everything there.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05This looks early 20th century.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09A lot of them were made on the continent.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13But the chap wants £350 for it. It would be a bit of a risk.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- What's the best price you'll do on it?- 320. It's a cheap lot.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Can I think on it? - Tell you what, be a game man, give me £300 for it now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22250 and I'll walk away.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Go on. Going to smack me.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Give me £300 and I'll give you a tenner back. That's 290.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- There's only £40 between us. Go 270, then.- 280.- 275.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- We're in the middle.- Go on, then.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And after a volley of bartering,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40John's closed the deal with a clout.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I have seen these sell for £500-£600 before,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46so hopefully the profits will come flooding in.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49That's an impressive start from the young pretender.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51How will his veteran opponent fight back?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'm looking at a Lalique bird.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I'm told it could be mine for £60.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01The good thing about it is it's actually signed R Lalique,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04so you know it's got to be before 1939.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07The minus is it's got a little chip here
0:06:07 > 0:06:09and it's got a little chip there.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10But that I can tell you,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14if it was in mint condition would be £200-£300.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16At £60, it's probably worth a punt.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20There something else here, and that this vase.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25I love this because this is Royal Worcester.
0:06:25 > 0:06:32Date-wise, it's probably around about 1885 to 1890.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33It's in good order.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I know that price sticker says 55,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41but I've already spoken to the owner and I know I can have this for £40.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45So I can have the two for £100.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I think the profits should be in my favour.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52# I'm like a bird I only fly away... #
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Yes, that's a superb one-two combo from our Burnley boxer,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59whose bought both his showdown items in one strike.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03The Hammer's now behind on points, and he must be feeling the pressure.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07But it's only a matter of time before the punches come raining back.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I'm quite happy about this, I'm a little bit optimistic.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12It's a large copper Arts and Crafts tray.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I did spot this little monogram down here, HW.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I think it's the mark of Hugh Wallace.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21A copperware Arts and Crafts metalware worker
0:07:21 > 0:07:24working in the early part of the 20th century.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I eventually bargained this for £45.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Judging on the weight, I think it probably scraps at about that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36As the bruising first round of this buying bonanza draws to a close,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38let's check how much our dealers have spent so far.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43They each had a budget of £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Eric "Knocker" Knowles is ducking and diving, spending £100.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51That leaves him with a handsome £900 in his kitty.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56John "The Hammer" Cameron is bobbing and weaving, spending £320,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00leaving him with £680 still to spend.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01The Hammer's come out hard and heavy
0:08:01 > 0:08:03while Knocker's playing the long game,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06and there's still three more rounds to get through.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10So it's seconds out for round two the auction.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12And it's time to come out fighting
0:08:12 > 0:08:15at Duke's auction house in Dorchester.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Our two battling bidders must bear in mind the buyer's premium
0:08:19 > 0:08:21that will be added to their purchases,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23as they go into take down two more items
0:08:23 > 0:08:25for their showdown extravaganza.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Once inside, they waste no time in sizing up the wares
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and consulting their catalogues.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32And, once the auction begins,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35it's the beefy bruiser from the South
0:08:35 > 0:08:37who swings first... for a paperweight.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Lot number 181, a paperweight. £60. I'll take 70.
0:08:41 > 0:08:4580, 90. 90's with you and I'll take 100.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48At 90, 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50140.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54At 130, the gentleman bid, I'll take 140.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56At £130.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Thank you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01A very decorative thing. I've got a potential person in mind for it.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04No pressure, Eric, no pressure.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11We don't bend under the strain, do we, Eric? No, no, we don't.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16So, The Hammer pays £160.42 with commission.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And does he think it's worth it?
0:09:18 > 0:09:22It's a 19th-century Tunbridge Ware paperweight.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25This type of decoration is unique to Tunbridge Wells around Kent,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30and was very popular in the late 18th and early 19th century.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It's almost like a mosaic.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35You lay coloured sticks down, so you make a pattern,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and it's glued together and sliced across the grain.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Looking closely at the detail, you can just see the image, make it out,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45it's like a little geometric pattern. It's a good-quality item
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and another one that hopefully will help me knock the Knocker.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Having taken the Tunbridge Ware, the Hammer is flying.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53It looks like plain sailing
0:09:53 > 0:09:56as he bids on a 19th century picture of a boat.
0:09:56 > 0:09:5960. Five. £65.
0:09:59 > 0:10:0170?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03At £65 going.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07That was what you call impulse buying.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10This is where things get really risky.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15And the picture goes to The Hammer for £80.22 including commission.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18A spur-of-the-moment buy, but will it make a profit?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22This is my little impulse purchase. You can see what it is.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23It's a little sailing scene.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27It was catalogued as "naive school", which is often the term you see
0:10:27 > 0:10:30when things look a little inaccurate in places.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Looking at the glass, we can see it's got air bubbles,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35that tells us it's original 19th century glass.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39All in all, not a bad buy. I should be able to get a profit out of that.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I don't think the profits will sail away,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43but I think we'll make a profit.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46# Sail away, sail away Sail away... #
0:10:46 > 0:10:50With The Hammer striking twice, Knocker is on the ropes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Our Eric's got to retaliate, and fast.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55505, I'm going on this lot.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It says Glasgow School, I'm not sure.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00At £30. Anyone with five? 40. 45.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03At the back of the room and I'll take 50.
0:11:03 > 0:11:0950. 5. 60. 5. 70. 5. 80. 5.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11£80, your bid, sir, I'll take five.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14£80, 85 anyone? All at 80.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20And Knocker's nabbed the watercolour for £98.72 including fees,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23and he's chuffed to bits.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27It's just a wonderful image. She's wearing a sort of kimono.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30She's very much around about 1895, maybe 1905,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32not much later than that.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I've got to do my homework again with this one.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40She has got potential. Just what she's worth is another matter.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43This is what you might call a speculative buy.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47After landing the lady in the kimono, Knocker's on a roll,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49and he's closing in on a piece of furniture.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I'm going to have a go at an Edwardian mahogany display cabinet.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It's the sort of object which looks really good
0:11:56 > 0:11:59with Arts and Crafts pottery displayed in it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Let's see how we go.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04400. £90, I'll take 100 now.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06£100. 110 anywhere?
0:12:06 > 0:12:07All done at £100.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's a lovely, lovely display cabinet.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I did look it over, didn't see any damage.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20It's at moments like this you think, I'd better have another look!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24So Knocker's nabbed the cabinet for £123.40,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26but is it worth the money?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29This is a quality piece of furniture.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It should be stamped by a maker but it's not.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34That was money very well spent.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36So Knocker's delighted with that,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39and while he pats himself on the back,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42we move on to assess the spending so far.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47From the £1,000 they started with, Eric has now spent £322.12.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Leaving him £677.88 in his kitty.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58John has spent more - £560.64.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04Leaving him with £439.36 for the last two rounds.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's seconds out for round three of the showdown,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and this battle is now going international.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12After a brief time out for a towel down,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16our pugilistic pair will be trading blows in Paris.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18With a stack of euros in their pockets,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21they'll be seeking out their two showdown items
0:13:21 > 0:13:23straight from the streets of the French capital.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26So, John, we're at the halfway point.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29We're are here to do a little bit of buying in La Belle France.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Here today, I'm looking for things at a price that I can get a profit on.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34How about you?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37You've got to be careful. Fantastic things here,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39but they don't always translate into saleable
0:13:39 > 0:13:42once you get them the other side of the English Channel.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Anyway, listen, bon chance, my dear friend,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- and I'll see you later in the day. - See you in a bit.- OK.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51The Hammer has spent over half his budget already.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Will he continue to throw caution to the wind in Gay Paris
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and launch straight into his buying?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I'm going to think about this.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00This is quite nice, I do like that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I was about to shake hands there
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but I just noticed a bit of damage to the foot there.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10This is cold painted. It feels like spelter, it's quite light,
0:14:10 > 0:14:1219th century.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17And this is for taking the excess ink off the nib of your fountain pen.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19It's quite sweet, it would have appeal
0:14:19 > 0:14:23to people that collect desk items, pens, inkwells, that sort of thing.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27But that little bit of damage is just making me slightly unsure.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31So a hesitant start from The Hammer, but for now he put it behind him
0:14:31 > 0:14:35and makes a decisive move on something shellfish related.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Yes, our South Coast Slayer is back in his comfort zone.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45I've bought a set of four 19th-century French pottery shellfish plates.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48No chips or cracks in them, which is very important.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Very typical of the things that Minton were making
0:14:50 > 0:14:52back in England in the 19th century.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57I should be able to find myself a buyer on home territory.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03And The Hammer dishes up £72.73, but what of our Eric?
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Seems our fearless fighter's been distracted by a very lovely lady.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11# You make me feel naked... #
0:15:11 > 0:15:14There she is. I mean, she's pure art deco.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I'm assured it's all original cos what you've got...
0:15:16 > 0:15:19which appears to be a bronze figure, but it's not.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It's gilt metal, it's spelter. It's a white metal.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24But, you know, to be honest with you,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27it doesn't really matter because something like that,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30it's just so evocative of the art deco period, you know.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33And the lady has been very English friendly towards me
0:15:33 > 0:15:36and said I can have that lamp
0:15:36 > 0:15:37for 200 euros.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41And I think there's a smidgen of a profit in there.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Knocker pays £181.82,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and the lady of the lamp is in the bag.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48And he means serious business,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51dodging and diving through the stalls
0:15:51 > 0:15:53before he pounces on another item.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58This is quite... It's just a nice opalescent dish.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59It's on a chrome stand.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02I've just been talking to the gentleman here
0:16:02 > 0:16:06who tells me it's Sabino. He's told me that 90 is the best
0:16:06 > 0:16:08so, merci beaucoup. Thank you.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12So, with a glass dish costing him £81.82,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Knocker's cross-channel shopping is done.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16But what of The Hammer?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18He's gone back to the pen nib wipe
0:16:18 > 0:16:20he spotted earlier.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Has the price moved at all?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I told you...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I told you 90.
0:16:28 > 0:16:3090.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Would you wrap it for me?- Yes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:3690. I've had to bite the bullet and buy it.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Either that or I'm going to end up with too few items. I hope I don't regret that.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42So, the hard-hitting Hammer has no choice
0:16:42 > 0:16:46but to pay the original price of 90 euros for the bird.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48That's £81.82.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Round three is now over,
0:16:50 > 0:16:55and both our profiteering pugilists retire to their corners
0:16:55 > 0:16:57with the items they hope will net them a pound in profit.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Of his original £1,000,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Eric has now spent £585.76,
0:17:03 > 0:17:08leaving him with £414.24 in his showdown kitty,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12while John has spent £715.19,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17leaving him £284.81 available to spend in round four.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21And so we come to the final round of buying...
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Our duelling dealers' brutal last bout
0:17:25 > 0:17:30takes place at the Sunday market and car boot fair in the Hertfordshire town of Hitchin.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Their challenge is to each find two potential profit makers
0:17:33 > 0:17:37amidst the range of stalls bulging with booty.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41It's all about sorting the quality wheat from the cheap chaff.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45It's The Hammer who goes soaring into action first.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49When it comes to aviation, there aren't many more iconic planes
0:17:49 > 0:17:51than Concorde. A joint venture between
0:17:51 > 0:17:54France and England, she was the Rolls-Royce
0:17:54 > 0:17:57of the skies. Her first flight was in 1969,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59her last in 2003.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02But look at this.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It's a little silver brooch pin there.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06At £5, I've got to make a sky-high profit.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11# Flying high... #
0:18:11 > 0:18:14With The Hammer flying high with his first buy,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16could his opponent be in hot water?
0:18:16 > 0:18:19How much is that?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20- That's £5, sir.- It's an odd number.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25I know they like dealing in even numbers but, listen...
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Shall we say £4?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32I didn't want to twist your arm, but if you're going to offer me that £4 rather than five, I'll say yes.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I think my heart was ruling my head with this, actually.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39I bought it simply because one, it's old.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40It's about 1860.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44And two, it is unusual because it is a hot water plate.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47So, you would actually fill it through that hole with hot water,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51so whatever was put on the top of there would be kept nice and warm.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55I never normally buy anything damaged. It's got a small chip.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It's one more in the bag, you might say.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So, Knocker notches up his first car boot purchase,
0:19:01 > 0:19:02evening the score.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06And The Hammer retaliates by going in hard on Knocker territory
0:19:06 > 0:19:08as he eyes up some porcelain.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12You sure I can't tempt you, 15 quid for those figures?
0:19:12 > 0:19:13I'll have to risk my wife's wrath!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Well, would you take that risk?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Yeah, I'm willing to. Yeah. - 15 quid?- Yup.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25My final showdown purchase, this pair of Spanish porcelain figures.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27They're very much in the style of Ladro,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29very distinctive Spanish porcelain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31But condition-wise, they're excellent.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33They do have some extremities there which are quite easily damaged,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35especially wrapping them and unwrapping them.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Should turn a profit. You never know.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Might turn out to be the goose that laid the golden egg.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46So, The Hammer's hoping there'll be no egg on his face with that buy.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Elsewhere, our crown prince of pottery buys another piece of porcelain.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I suppose I've bought what was, to all extents and purposes,
0:19:52 > 0:19:57a German bestseller, in probably round about 1880 or 1885.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00It is a figure that would have gone on your mantelpiece.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02There would have been this one
0:20:02 > 0:20:05and a companion figure with a small girl at the other side.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And I've just paid £8 for this.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12But it is a little bit of sort of social history
0:20:12 > 0:20:13because if you turn it around,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16you'll see that it's got all these little sort of holes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20That, in actual fact, would be for your spools.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24This little area here would be for your friction matches,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and the idea being that you would strike it against the side
0:20:28 > 0:20:29or down here.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33I've seen lots of them, and this one, unfortunately, has got damage to it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Just little bits of damage.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Bit irritating, but for the money, it was worth a go.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42So, that urban myth about Knocker not buying anything damaged
0:20:42 > 0:20:44is dashed once again.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Round four is now over,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51and our antiques fighters of fortune have now purchased all their showdown items.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Time to assess their overall spending.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Our battling bargaineers started this epic showdown
0:20:57 > 0:21:01with £1,000 of their own cash to buy eight items.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06At the final bell, Eric's total bill comes in at £597.76,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09while John has been less cautious.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11He spent £735.19 in all.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Before our brave boys go their separate ways,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20there's just time for them to take a look at each other's trophies.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Hey.- Eric, Eric. - Hey, Mr Cameron. Listen.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I don't think you've read the rulebook.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28We're supposed to buy two objects today, not one!
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Well, there is a pair of those, but I did buy another item.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34It's this, this little brooch. What you think? Do you need your glasses?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37No, no. Listen, I know a Vulcan bomber when I see one!
0:21:37 > 0:21:38It's Concorde.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Oh, is it? Oh, right. That's all you're going to go with because we've got to put four to auction.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Yup. Ah, well. Some of them, I see, are overpaid for,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47so I'm a bit concerned about taking a chance, putting THOSE into the auction.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Hang on. Hang on a minute. Hang on a minute.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52You keep telling me about this overpaying business.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57I think that this is just a sort of psychological ploy.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00The next time I see you, we're going to be in the...
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I think it's the county of Gloucestershire, if I'm not mistaken.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Look forward to it, Eric. - Oh, I look forward to it, too.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- May the best man win.- OK. - See ya.- All right.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15And now, our fearless fighters return to base,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18where they must refocus their energies into selling
0:22:18 > 0:22:21all their items in order to achieve the highest possible profits.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24The dealer who makes the most money will take the title,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27but as this is the showdown, that's not the end of the story.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Both our dealers have eight items to sell,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and at least four of them must be sold at auction
0:22:34 > 0:22:37without any reserve price.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40So, it's a white-knuckle ride, where our boys could win big
0:22:40 > 0:22:43or they could crash and burn.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Both our experts must start by choosing which of their weapons
0:22:46 > 0:22:49will go under the hammer, and which will be sold privately.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53So, I'm going to send to auction the items I paid the smallest amounts for.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58And in theory, they'll make minimum losses if they do sell under what I paid for them.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59So, going to auction
0:22:59 > 0:23:01are my Spanish porcelain figures,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04my silver Concorde brooch,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06my oyster plates
0:23:06 > 0:23:07and my copper charger.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Hopefully, I'll sell my Tunbridge Ware
0:23:09 > 0:23:11desk weight IN Tunbridge Wells.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13My naive boat painting
0:23:13 > 0:23:16should end up somewhere around on the south coast.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19My nib wipe... haven't a clue yet where I'm going to sell that.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21And then there's my Noah's Ark. I'm hopeful
0:23:21 > 0:23:23the profits will come flooding in,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26and The Hammer will reign supreme.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Mmm. A considered and confident plan from The Hammer,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32but his rival, Knocker, has been giving the game just as much thought.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Now, I've decided to go at auction
0:23:35 > 0:23:37with the Lully Bird.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I'm also going to go with my
0:23:39 > 0:23:41pottery figure of the boy with the horse
0:23:41 > 0:23:43because it has got some damage on there.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I'm also going to put in my arts and crafts cabinet,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49my Royal Worcester vase which is very much
0:23:49 > 0:23:52in the aesthetic movements.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57But it is a big ask to put items on which you've spent hard cash
0:23:57 > 0:23:59into an auction without reserve.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04Well, them's the rules, Knocker. And there's no backing out now.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Eric also needs to find private buyers for
0:24:06 > 0:24:08his print of a woman in a kimono,
0:24:08 > 0:24:09the iridescent dish,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11the lady-shaped art deco lamp
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and his hot water plate.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16But remember, until our dealers have shaken on it,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and the money's changed hands,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Our two tireless troopers hit the phones,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and it's Knocker who's first out onto the road,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28taking his print of a lady in a kimono
0:24:28 > 0:24:31to London's famous Liberty store to meet dealer Patch.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38I fell somewhat in love with this girl when I spotted her.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39- I think it's a lovely thing. - Good.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Whether it's a Liberty dress, who knows?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It's difficult to track that sort of thing down.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45But certainly of the period.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I mean, it's certainly going to be sort of, you know, 1905, 1900, that sort of time.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Excellent, excellent. - So, I think that's a good thing.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I was hoping it was somewhere around...
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Round about the £320 region.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Yeah. I mean, to be honest with you, the problem is with that,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I mean, it is just a watercolour.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Yup.- Also, I think, you know, not being signed...
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- In that sense, I think that it has to be less than that, I'm afraid. - OK.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Realistically, we're looking at about 250.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Well, let's try 280.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13To be honest with you,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I mean, 250 is really where it's going to need to be.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17- Is it?- It is.- OK.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- The reframing alone's going to cost £100-odd.- OK.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24So, if there was a token tenner stuck on the end of that?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Fine.- £260?- Fine.- Are we all right with that?- That's fine.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29You're a gentleman, but I knew that all the time.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31So, Knocker pockets a hard-won
0:25:31 > 0:25:35and tidy profit of £161.28.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37A flying start for Eric.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42And The Hammer also kicks off his sales campaign with some artwork.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44He's heading to Portsmouth dealer Andrew
0:25:44 > 0:25:46with the sailing boat watercolour he bought at auction.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- I'm looking for a couple of hundred pounds for it.- Really?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52I would say... It's a condition problem.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I mean, actually, the frame's nicer than the picture! I mean, it's about a £100 mark.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57It's not brilliant, I'm afraid.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Could we meet possibly in the middle there, do you think?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- And I'm not making any profit. - I'll do 140 on it, OK?- 140?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06That gives me hardly anything, actually.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08You're lucky not to lose on it, to be honest!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10THEY LAUGH
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Can we squeeze a little bit more? 145?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Go on, go on.- Yeah?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Yeah, all right, then. - You're a gentleman.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Don't spend it on any more jackets, though!
0:26:18 > 0:26:20JOHN LAUGHS
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Ouch! It's a cool profit of £64.78 for John's watercolour.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27But Knocker is still ahead,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and our Burnley buccaneer is on the road again,
0:26:29 > 0:26:34hoping to tempt Southport art deco dealer Paul with his glass dish.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39I was hoping for somewhere around the sort of 130 mark,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42but... Why did I say but?
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- Cos it puts me on the back foot, doesn't it?- It really does. Perhaps it needs to in this case!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I want to sell it to you, Paul. Come on.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51I would only sell that for the £100 mark.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53What would I SELL it for?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I don't mind, Terry. I'm almost at the break-even point.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58But, listen, this is not an emotive issue.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I'll put my cards on the table.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Now, if you offered me £90, then you'd make me...
0:27:05 > 0:27:06You might be in for a £10 profit,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09and I think I might be just about breaking even.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Oh, we'll do a deal, then.- OK. - We will do a deal.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15So, a relieved Knocker does a deal for £90,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19giving him a small but perfectly formed profit of £8.18.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23But he'll have to up the ante if he wants to keep the pressure on The Hammer.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Our South Coast Swaggerer has been doing his homework,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and he's taking a trip to Rye.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31He's off to see dealer Steve,
0:27:31 > 0:27:32who specialises in Tunbridge Ware,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36just like the paperweight John bought at the auction.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40I think that looks like the work of Thomas Barton.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41What would you say?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Well, I think you've been doing your homework quite well
0:27:44 > 0:27:46cos that's my view as well.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48What sort of age would you put on that?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Would you put that sort of last quarter of the 19th century?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I think that's as much as I want to
0:27:53 > 0:27:56narrow it down, really. It's very difficult to be very precise.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Well, I was hoping for round about 280, something like that.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I'm sure you were, yeah.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I would like to buy this, and we've got good customs here.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06So, I don't think I could get 280 for it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08I will give you 220 for it.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- And 220's a very good price. - It is a bad price.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It does give me
0:28:12 > 0:28:14a modest profit. I don't suppose you could go into more?
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Could you do 230?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I think 220's a pretty good offer.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Meet me in the middle. 225.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- All right.- Oh, good man!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And The Hammer notches up
0:28:23 > 0:28:26a weighty £64.58 profit.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28That's a heavy-hitting deal from John.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But Knocker's not resting on his laurels.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35He's off to Westrum, where he's lined up a possible sale
0:28:35 > 0:28:39for the Kirby art deco lamp he bought in France with dealer Chrissie.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41This is my girl.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I'm going to put her like so, so you can see her
0:28:44 > 0:28:46in the flesh, quite literally. But the shade
0:28:46 > 0:28:48is really strange.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49It's a lovely shade.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- It's almost like patterned crystal. - Do you think it's original to the piece?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I do think it's original to the piece.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57And what are you looking for, Eric, please?
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Well, I was looking for somewhere in the region of £280.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03ERIC LAUGHS
0:29:03 > 0:29:06I'm sure we'll find common ground here
0:29:06 > 0:29:08so, just tell me,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10where would your starting gambit be?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Quite a bit lower. I think I'm round about the 200.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Maybe that's a bit cruel.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17knowing what I paid for it,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I would be prepared
0:29:20 > 0:29:23to part with it for £220.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Thank you very much.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Just like that!
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Now that's when I should have gone in at 250. Did you see that?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Snapped the hand off!
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The lamp will need to be rewired and tested
0:29:34 > 0:29:36before it's in full working order,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39but it's a solid profit of £38.18
0:29:39 > 0:29:41from that snappy sale for Knocker.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44The Hammer is remaining focused
0:29:44 > 0:29:46with his eye on the showdown prize.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48After some research, he's spotted a gap
0:29:48 > 0:29:51in the collection of Brighton's Toy And Model Museum.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53They don't have a model of Noah's Ark, but he does,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57so he's hoping that Christopher, the Museum's founder and director,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00won't be able to do without it.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- I was surprised to learn you didn't have one in the collection.- I know.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- And so here it is. Do you know anything about them?- Not a lot.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I know a heck of a lot of good ones were made in Germany
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and I often said we really should have a Noah's Ark here,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18because it's very fundamental to the collecting of old toys.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21The value in these lie in the amount of pieces you've got there.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24We've got over 30 pieces here.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The boat itself is in excellent condition,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31the only thing I would say is this label here,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- which tells us the story of Noah, has perished away.- OK.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- So Chris, what are your first impressions?- Very good.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I like it very much. It fits the bill.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43So this is something that could end up in a cabinet?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45It will end up in a cabinet.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48That, in itself, would bring me lots of joy.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52This one here today, though, I am looking for around £400.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54How would that sound?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I would probably like to do a deal with you.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Can we do something? - What do you have in mind?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Um... 350?
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Do you think you could meet me halfway? Think you could do 375?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Well, I'm sure we can.- Yes?- Yes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Delighted. You've made my day and I've helped put
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- a Noah's Ark in the museum. - Thank you.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17So, with the Ark model making him £100,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20the profits continue to flood in for the happy Hammer.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Knocker is keeping up his selling momentum.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25He's journeyed to Henley-upon-Thames
0:31:25 > 0:31:28to sell his hot water plate to dealer, Abba.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32It is a hot water plate and they are rare.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35This one, I've got to point out, has got a tiny little chip.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Having said all that,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41I'm looking for in the region of £15 on that.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43What would you be prepared to pay me?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- I would give you £10 for it.- £10?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49I tell you what, I'm just ahead of the game at £10,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52so if you're prepared to pay 10, we'll do a deal.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54OK. Excellent.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57It's a small profit for our warhorse, just £6,
0:31:57 > 0:31:59but it all helps.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Now, for his final face-to-face sale,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04the young pretender is headed to Southsea, where he's hoping
0:32:04 > 0:32:06dealer Ian could be just the man
0:32:06 > 0:32:09to take the bird nib wipe off his hands.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I know the nib wipe has seen better days but, you know,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15you really don't see these any more.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Including this and that and one about four years ago,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20I've not seen many at auction.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22They really don't turn up these days.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Quite rare things, aren't they? What were they used for, John?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28You know, this would literally be to wipe the excess ink off your nib,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30wouldn't it?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I think they're more decorative than for use, don't you?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37These days, I think they do make interesting items, especially
0:32:37 > 0:32:40if you have a grand desk and you have it decorated
0:32:40 > 0:32:43with vintage pens, perhaps a pen stand. You interested?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45How much is it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I was looking for about 180.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50The very, very best I would give you is 150 quid, John.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- That's the very best? - That is it. Yeah.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55You've got a very serious look there, Ian.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58I am serious today. It's business today.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00It gives me a profit, it's not a major profit,
0:33:00 > 0:33:01but it gives me a profit.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- I'll take your 150.- Brilliant. - Thank you very much.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05So it's a serious deal,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09but one to write home about nonetheless for The Hammer
0:33:09 > 0:33:11netting him £68.18 in profit.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15As we approach the halfway point of this selling skirmish,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18let's see how our boys are doing in the quest for profit.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Knocker has sold four items
0:33:21 > 0:33:24and bagged himself £213.64.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26The Hammer has also sold four items
0:33:26 > 0:33:29but he's made slightly more -
0:33:29 > 0:33:31£297.54 profit.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36But the wheeler-dealing must all end there.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Our towering titans of the trade
0:33:38 > 0:33:41must sell everything else at auction -
0:33:41 > 0:33:44a place where they're in the hands of the auctioneer
0:33:44 > 0:33:46and totally powerless in negotiating prices.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Today's mighty battle of the gavel takes place in Cirencester.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Eric, how are you? - I'm all right, John.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I've obviously not read the dress code,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59because I'm feeling I've dressed down. Are you going to a wedding?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I thought we were going out dancing afterwards.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04In your dreams, in your dreams!
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Listen, shall we go and face the music?- Lead on, Father!
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Before the bidding begins, our brave boys snatch a quick look
0:34:10 > 0:34:12at each other's wares.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16This is Eric's little Worcester vase. I actually quite like this.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19It's a good piece and at 30 to 40, the auctioneer's estimate,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I think there's profit in there.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I won't be surprised if that makes around £100. I think that's a good lot.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26I know John paid £45 for this.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30I can say that he's on a rising market,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33because scrap metal is very much the order of the day.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37This piece is typical of Eric. It's a lalique press moulded bird,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40which he tells me is pre-war.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42The auctioneers, however, have described it as modern.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Together with those chips on the base, that could deter some bidding.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48With a bit of bad luck it could go cheap!
0:34:48 > 0:34:51John went and paid
0:34:51 > 0:34:54just a little over £72 or 80 euro.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The auctioneers obviously have great faith in them,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01because they've put £100-£150.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03But what price decadence? That's what I say!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Right now, there's very little between
0:35:06 > 0:35:09our daring dealers, so they've got a tense time ahead of them.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13And the first lot of interest is John's Spanish figurines that he
0:35:13 > 0:35:15bought at the car boot sale.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19My Valencia porcelain figures, Eric, my pastoral figures
0:35:19 > 0:35:21both carrying a goose,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- paid 15 quid for them.- 15 quid? I thought you paid 25.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- No, 15 quid. - Must've been a dream I had.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Oh, no, it wasn't a dream, it was a nightmare. I remember it now. OK.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I can start you here on the book at a massive £8.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- At £8 I have for this. - £8bid.- Tenner if you like.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40At £8, 10, 12, 15.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Get this lad out of trouble. - Oh, 15!- 20.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4622, 25 if you like. At 22 here.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49At £22, 25, 28...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- 28? What?- And it's in the room.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's the Spanish ambassador and his wife!
0:35:55 > 0:35:59At £35. To my right, at 35.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03So with a price of £35 less fees,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06that's a profit of £7.28 for John.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Heh!- Valencia figures. It's the way forward.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Have you done your genealogy? I think there's some Irish in you.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14You've got the luck of the Irish about you!
0:36:14 > 0:36:18And The Hammer's hoping his luck will last for his next lot -
0:36:18 > 0:36:22the Oyster plates he bought in Paris for just over £70.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I'd like to start you here at a mere £60.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27BOTH: 60?
0:36:27 > 0:36:28At £60 I have here.
0:36:28 > 0:36:34At £60, at 5, 70, 5, 80, 5,
0:36:34 > 0:36:3790, 5, 95, 100, and 10,
0:36:37 > 0:36:40120, 130,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42at 130, 140 now,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46at 140, 150 on the phone, the book's out at 150.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50At 150 - you all sure? At 150...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53What a result for our South Coast swashbuckler!
0:36:53 > 0:36:57A rip roaring £42.47 profit
0:36:57 > 0:36:58for his plates after fees.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Now it's Knocker's turn to feel the pressure as his first lot -
0:37:02 > 0:37:05the Royal Worcester vase - goes under the hammer.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08If you're all sure now at 70.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Whoa!- In profit?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Just. I think I'm just in profit on that one.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15The vase sells for £70,
0:37:15 > 0:37:20scraping him a small profit of £10.56 after fees.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22His next lot is another piece of porcelain -
0:37:22 > 0:37:26the boy and donkey figurine he got for just £8 at the car boot fair.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2920 to get on, at £20, 5, 30,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- 5, 40, 5...- Going your way. - Wow!
0:37:32 > 0:37:35At 50...
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- 50 it is.- Remarkable. Look at the grin now!
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's nice when it works, isn't it, you know?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45You know what, I thought that wasn't going to do very well.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49I must admit, it went in there as a bit of a lost cause.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Eric's delighted with his surprise profit of £26.40 after costs,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57but will he be as pleased with the result of his next lot?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00His lalique bird is going under the hammer.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03190. It's been catalogued as modern.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05It's certainly not modern.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07It is a 1920s one, this.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11I'm going to start you here at £30 and that would be cheap.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14£30, 5, 40, 5, still cheap,
0:38:14 > 0:38:1750, at £50 in the back far left.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19At £50, 5,
0:38:19 > 0:38:2260, at 60, back in, 5 do you mean, sir?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24At 60.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26So how did that stand you in?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29That stands me at a loss,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31because I actually paid £60 for it,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34so I had bigger hopes than that.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36So the early bird didn't catch the worm?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39No, but I caught a cold.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40What a bitter blow for Knocker.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43He makes a loss of £17.52 including fees.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47The bird went cheap as The Hammer predicted.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51So, fortune isn't smiling on our Eric at the moment.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53And lady luck also deserts The Hammer
0:38:53 > 0:38:55when his copper charger plate
0:38:55 > 0:38:59goes under the gavel making him a loss of £10.60 after fees.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Dare I say it, Eric, I should have scrapped it.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04The Hammer will be hoping the next lot
0:39:04 > 0:39:07can put the smile back on his face.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09It's time for the Concorde brooch that cost him just £5
0:39:09 > 0:39:12to go under the gavel.
0:39:12 > 0:39:18- I can start you here at 15. - Oh, £15!- You're in.- 18. 20.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Two. 25. 30.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- At £30 now...- 30 quid! Oh!- 40.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Five. 50.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Hey!- Oh, my goodness!- 60.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Five if you like. At £60. - Go on, go on!
0:39:31 > 0:39:3270.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Hey, good lad!- At 75 here. 80 now.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Hey-hey!
0:39:38 > 0:39:4280, new blood. At £80. Five if you like. At 85.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- Hey, this could be three figures, this.- At £90.- Go on, make 100!
0:39:46 > 0:39:51At £90. Five! Do I see 100? 100!
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Ooh! We've hit the big-time, eh?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57At £100, you alone.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- What?- Come on. Certainly first class, all right?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Yes, it's a stunning profit of £69.80, including fees,
0:40:07 > 0:40:08for the Hammer.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12He's flying high once again, so, as the auction turns to furniture,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16can Knocker match him with his final lot, the cabinet?
0:40:16 > 0:40:22Selling here, then, at £100. You all done? 100 it is.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24So it's the final insult for Knocker,
0:40:24 > 0:40:30as his cabinet crashes to a loss of £48.60 after auction fees.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33What a disappointing end for our Eric.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- I thought that was going to do fairly well, Eric.- I'm... I'm...
0:40:37 > 0:40:39I just want to...
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Just want to go home. It's not that bad.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43It's been an up-and-down experience
0:40:43 > 0:40:46for both our soldiers at today's auction,
0:40:46 > 0:40:50but, before we see how they've done, let's recap on their spending.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Both our experts started the contest with £1,000 of their own money
0:40:54 > 0:40:56to spend on eight items each.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01After all costs, Knocker spent £597.76,
0:41:01 > 0:41:07and the Hammer spent more - a total of £735.19.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11All of the money that Eric and John have made from today's challenge
0:41:11 > 0:41:15will be going to charities of their choice, so, without further ado,
0:41:15 > 0:41:20it's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21ERIC CHUCKLES
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Hello, Eric.- Day of reckoning, day of reckoning.- It is indeed.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- I know I got lucky at the auction. - Certainly with your Concorde.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30I mean, you know, forgive the cliche,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32but it really did fly, didn't it, that one? It did.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37But I didn't get on too well with my private selling,
0:41:37 > 0:41:39if I don't mind being too honest about it.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- What about you? - Swings and roundabouts,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45because my auction was a little bit of a minus, I have to admit.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49My girl in the blue kimono, when I started looking at it,
0:41:49 > 0:41:54I realised it was probably a Liberty gown, and she did OK for me.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Shall we see how we did overall on the day?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- OK. You count me in. - One, two, three.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Ooh!- Oh!- The boy did well! The boy did well!
0:42:04 > 0:42:06He's a gentleman to the end,
0:42:06 > 0:42:10but our Eric's been hammered by his young rival from the south.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14But both our experts have been building up their profit pots all week,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17over a series of challenges. It's now time to reveal
0:42:17 > 0:42:21whether this week's overall champion will be John or Eric.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23We've got to find out how we did overall over five days.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Are you ready? One, two, three.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- Well, look at that! - Well, it was close, Eric.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Yeah, well, I think you're being kind.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38There's about 25% difference there and maybe a bit more.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Forget about the difference, the only consolation I have
0:42:40 > 0:42:43is knowing that I've taught you well over the years, lad.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47It's a resounding victory for John "the Hammer" Cameron.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Both our experts have made fantastic profits,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52and all the money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56My profit on the show is going to Action Medical Research,
0:42:56 > 0:42:59whose fundraising over the past 60 years has helped
0:42:59 > 0:43:02with some quite life-changing medical breakthroughs,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05saving and changing the lives of thousands of children.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09My chosen charity involves all those members of the armed forces
0:43:09 > 0:43:13doing their bit to try and keep us a bit safer.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16My charity is Help For Heroes.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Eric and John have shown that they can undoubtedly put their money where their mouths are,
0:43:23 > 0:43:29and they've proved that they can make a solid profit from antiques when their own money is on the line.
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