0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I'm a double-your-money girl.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16..and 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 > 0:00:25- will face a different daily challenge...- Lovely!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28We've got some work to do. Let's go.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32..putting their own money and their hard-earned reputations on the line,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34as they see who can make the most money
0:00:34 > 0:00:36from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Get in there!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Today's all-out battle for profit
0:00:41 > 0:00:44pitches maestro of memorabilia, Mark Stacey,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48against that likeliest of lads, Mark Franks.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Coming up,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Mark Franks goes in hard and heavy.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56I went straight to my limit, just to blow him out the water.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Cheeky man!
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- Has Mark Stacey made a costly mistake? - I'm completely mad, aren't I?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And Franksy risks it all on a challenging restoration.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Can we keep it cheap?
0:01:07 > 0:01:10This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Oh, getting all carried away!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Today, two heavyweights of the antiques world
0:01:29 > 0:01:33remind us that giants still walk the earth.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Take your ringside seats
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and watch them slug it out
0:01:37 > 0:01:39in a desperate battle for profit.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43In the red corner, it's the belter from Brighton.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45He floats like a butterfly and stings like a wasp.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Oo-hoo!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It's going to be a right royal battle today in this saleroom.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57In the blue corner, it's London's lean, mean, dealing machine.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02He's a streetwise scrapper and he packs a hefty punch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I'm just having a walk in the park.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Our courageous contenders are battling it out today
0:02:10 > 0:02:13at Charterhouse Auctions in Dorset.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16It's got the nice, clear mark underneath, Mintons.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Their goal is to find the knockout pieces
0:02:19 > 0:02:21that they can sell on for the biggest possible profit.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23You CAN sell these for big bucks.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26They've each got £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Please, please, let me buy it!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Mark Stacey and Mark Franks,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Hello, Mark. How are you? - Good morning, Mr Stacey. How are we?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46I'm very well. I'm itching to get into the saleroom in sunny Dorset.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Listen, I've got a confession to make.- Oh, yes?- I've already been in,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51had a look round, and marked a few locks.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I'm sorry, mate. I couldn't wait. - Did you find all the bargains?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56There's a few quirky things that I'm really interested in.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- And to be honest, we've got £1,000 to spend... - Less commission, of course.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01That knocks a bit off.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Because you're more experienced and knowledgeable than me... - WHISPERS: Oh, gosh, here we go!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09..I wanted to make sure that I got in there, stole a march, and had the heads-up already.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Well, I'm very pleased I'm putting you under pressure, Mark. But I've only got one thing to say.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- What's that?- I need to get in there and have a rummage.- Come on, then.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17BELL RINGING
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Ring that bell!
0:03:18 > 0:03:21As our heavyweight contenders enter the ring,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25it's clear they're poles apart in style and strategy.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27As an ex-auctioneer,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30it's The Maverick who should be right at home here.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35But it's Franksy who reckons he's got the upper hand on the old timer.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I'm a very happy bunny today.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Grinning all over the place.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42And do you know why? Because I got here early,
0:03:42 > 0:03:43and I beat Mark to it.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I viewed the sale already.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48My trusty auction catalogue has all the information I need.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Every single item in this place I've looked at twice.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I'm so confident, you can't believe.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Mark Stacey's panicking like mad out there, but I'm not.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I know what's in this sale.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I don't want big, ugly wardrobes.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I don't want boring tables and chairs.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I want the more unusual items that people aren't looking to buy
0:04:06 > 0:04:10cos you'll buy them cheaper and you'll make more money.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12And what's it all about? Money!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Bosh!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16The lad is on fire.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Our ball of energy has a rock-solid plan to target the unusual.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23From the very get-go, The Maverick is on the back foot.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'm really rushed, actually,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27cos I've only got about an hour to view the sale.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31So, it's a bit of a panic because a lot of the things I want to look at are in the cabinet.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I'm going to have to ask people to bring them out, which takes up a lot of time.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I have marked a few bits of furniture.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Those are a bit trickier cos they're later on,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44so do you leave a lot of money left for those?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Then, of course, they might not be in your budget, anyway.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49They're scary times, really.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Breathe, Mark. Breathe.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Our Brighton boy knows he's at a disadvantage here
0:04:54 > 0:04:56as Franksy's already scoped all the wares
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and knows EXACTLY what he's going to be bidding on.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Glass, glass, china, china.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Glass, glass, china, china.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Not interested at all.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Doesn't do it for me.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Mark Stacey, you can have it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11What I DO want to have a look at...
0:05:13 > 0:05:14..is this.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Now, I know absolutely nothing...
0:05:17 > 0:05:18about sport.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21But what I DO know is this
0:05:21 > 0:05:24is a signed cricket bat.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And there are people on here that I've never heard of,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31but it's the England team and the Australia team of 1972.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I do fancy having a go at this. The estimate's very low.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It's sort of 30 quid.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39This can actually hit a six.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Our irrepressible cheeky chappie
0:05:41 > 0:05:45is all over this showroom and loving it,
0:05:45 > 0:05:46while our poor old Maverick
0:05:46 > 0:05:49is wading his way through an endless sea.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55If that's broken, my name's Mark Franks.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59With time pressing, it's best to stick to what you know,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03and The Maverick soon spies some pretty porcelain ladies.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I do like that as a lot. It's quite interesting.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I don't know what the estimate is.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10£50-£60.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And they call them "Art Deco style".
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Well, a couple of them might be Art Deco style,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17but there are a couple in there that are period ones.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Of course, I live by the sea,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and we have lots of bathing beauties in Brighton,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23even in the winter, allegedly.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25But that's quite a nice little lot and I might bid on that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32And now, gentlemen, it's time to step out from the comfort
0:06:32 > 0:06:35of your corners and follow the bright lights
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and the roar of the crowd,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39for round one is about to begin.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42It's going to be a right royal battle today in this saleroom.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It all comes down to this.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Time for our boys to make the right moves,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53pick off the right pieces and get in the ring.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56First up, now, lot number 800.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Hang on a minute! Only one of them's made it!
0:06:59 > 0:07:01At 90. At £90 away.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Ooh! Franksy's already pinpointed the exact lots he wants to bid on,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09and until they're up, it seems our south London slugger
0:07:09 > 0:07:11isn't even leaving his dressing room.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13An unusual bit of troika. Troika pottery...
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I'm feeling extremely lonely here.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16There's no Mark Franks.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Does he know the auction's started?
0:07:19 > 0:07:20580. 600.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Mmm. The Maverick's unnerved, but already,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26he's spotted a lot in the catalogue, consisting of three Creel plates.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27680 and away now. 680.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31£20 I have here with me in the bidding. At 20, at 20, at 20.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33And five. 25 standing right at the back at 25.
0:07:33 > 0:07:349733.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Oh, and he's got them!
0:07:36 > 0:07:40The Maverick walks away with the Creel plates for £30.86,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42including fees.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Now, what have I bought here?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Because I didn't really look at them when I was looking at the stand.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But I've bought three French plates.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49There's one here of a chateau.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53I love these borders here with the grapevine borders.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56But we're looking at sort of, I suppose,
0:07:56 > 0:07:57early 19th century.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00But maybe a French restaurant or something would like them,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03you know, for their intimate wall.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Put three of them up together,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07encourage people to drink lots of white wine
0:08:07 > 0:08:09or red wine with the grapevines.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Oh, I'm getting all carried away!
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Stop me before I start eating frogs' legs!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Mark needs to hop it, as there's another lot in the catalogue.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22He fancies having a go at a Victorian stoneware mug
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and a Staffordshire-style figurine of a boy shining shoes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28£60 and away now. 60. 70. 80.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30At £80 I have now.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32At 80. At 80. 90.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Standing at the back at £90. At £90 I have now.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Standing right at the back at 90. Away selling this time at 90, at 90.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43He wins the mug and the figurine for £111.06,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45including costs.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47The Maverick's years of experience as an auctioneer
0:08:47 > 0:08:48are serving him well,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51and he's stolen an early lead on the absent Franksy
0:08:51 > 0:08:53with two lots to nil.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I think he looks rather jolly, don't you?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I know it's not to everyone's cup of tea,
0:08:59 > 0:09:00but I could live with him.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03And it's got Staffordshire style.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I think it's going to date a sort of 1900 or so.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07So, going over 100 years old.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10But I just think it's got a lot of character,
0:09:10 > 0:09:11a lot of charm.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It's just really, really lovely.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Who on earth I'm going to sell it to, I don't know.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21But maybe it will look nice in an old-fashioned cobbler shop.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24On the other hand, of course, I could just be talking a load of cobblers.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Despite the initial nerves,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30The Maverick is on a roll.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Next up, under the hammer, are the bathing beauties
0:09:33 > 0:09:36that our Brighton boy took a fancy to first thing.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I've got Deco style porcelain ladies here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42And straight in here at £35.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Higher for 35. 45.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4550. 60.
0:09:45 > 0:09:4770. Standing at £70 I have. At £70 and away.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I suppose it'll be at 70.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Well, I'm quite pleased with those, actually.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53I think they're quite nice.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56And more importantly -
0:09:56 > 0:09:58how can I put this delicately? -
0:09:58 > 0:10:00they're showy enough.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Mmm. They sure are!
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Mark's backed his saucy swimmers for £86.38,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08including costs.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Franksy is now playing serious catch-up,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14but you can never second-guess the London lad, and you just never know
0:10:14 > 0:10:16when he might suddenly pop up.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- What did you get up to?- Nothing.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Like a Praying Mantis,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Franksy's been biding his time,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27waiting for one of the items on his strike list to come up.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29And now the cricket bat is about to go under the hammer.
0:10:29 > 0:10:3160. 70. 80. 90...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- God, I feel so confident! Why IS that?- I don't know.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Is it that strong coffee you had this morning?- It was!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And I'm straight in here at £25. I have now 25.
0:10:40 > 0:10:4135.
0:10:41 > 0:10:4245.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45At £45 I have now. Done. Going. Selling away. 50.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47With the hand at £50. And away now.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49At £50 standing far away.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Selling going away at 50. At 50.
0:10:51 > 0:10:5250 is 8899.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Mark Franks has made a purchase.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Would that be a six?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Or would he be run out on that one?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It's got to have a chance. 50 quid plus commission.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Should be all right.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Franksy wins the cricket bat for £61.70, including fees.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09He knocks the place for six, and then he's gone.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10He's disappeared.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12He's gone for a lie-down!
0:11:12 > 0:11:14How much did he pay for that?
0:11:14 > 0:11:1550 quid?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Biding his time between bidding on his targets,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21our cheeky chappie is free to engage
0:11:21 > 0:11:24in some psychological warfare
0:11:24 > 0:11:26with the opposition.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Mark, chocolate? Do you think you should?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Cheeky man!
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Damage done, our mover and shaker's ready to bid again
0:11:33 > 0:11:36on a lot consisting of two big bottles of whiskey.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40£40 and away, please. 40 to get them going. 40.
0:11:40 > 0:11:4120 to start them. £20 and away now.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43£20 is bid. 20.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44£20 I have for the whiskey. At 20.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46At 25. 30.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Standing at £30 now.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Standing right there at 30. Done. Going.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Selling away at 30.
0:11:51 > 0:11:5330 quid!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55That's four litres of whiskey!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Mark Franks is showing a lot of bottle in this bout
0:11:58 > 0:12:01and wins the whiskey for £37.02, including fees.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Get ready for the celebration. - A lot less than the £50-80 estimate.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Now, I think that four litres for £37 sounds cheap.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16My plan of action is to go to a public house
0:12:16 > 0:12:17and I know just the one
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and try and sell him this.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22And I'll drink to that.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Well, not while working, I won't.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Well, he'd better keep a clear head,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29as this fight for bargains is only just beginning.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30It's been a tough first round,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and it's time to see how the scoreboard is looking.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Mark Stacey and Mark Franks each had up to £1,000 of their own cash
0:12:42 > 0:12:43to spend at auction.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Experienced auctioneer Mark Stacey
0:12:46 > 0:12:48struck the first blows in this contest.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52He spent £228.30 on three items,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56leaving him with £771.70 to play with.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Mark Franks is making up for the lack of experience
0:13:00 > 0:13:03by being ultra-clever in his strategy.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07He's won two lots, spending £98.72,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11and leaving him with £901.28 in his kitty.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14MUSIC: "I Need A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Enter the heroes.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17It's round two,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19and our heavy hitters now need to go all-out
0:13:19 > 0:13:21in their bid to pack a punchy profit.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26London's likeliest lad has spied some snazzy seating
0:13:26 > 0:13:27he likes the look of.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31By far the nicest things in the auction room,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33in my humble opinion,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35are these lovely, lovely chairs.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40You love them or you hate them. I LOVE them!
0:13:40 > 0:13:41If I can buy these,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I can sell these at a huge profit.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46They're Victorian button back.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47This is like a brush velvet.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49The patterns are awesome.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Very Deco in style.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53This will be a centrepiece of a room.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55If you're young and funky,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57you're probably going, "They're wicked!"
0:13:57 > 0:13:59If you're like the rest of the room,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02you're probably going, "They're horrible!"
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Time will tell.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Is there a profit or not?
0:14:05 > 0:14:06I think so.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The young-ish pretender sounds confident,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12but it's the more experienced Mr Stacey
0:14:12 > 0:14:13who's in the lead.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17He knows exactly what to look for and stay one step ahead.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20There's a real mixed lot of rubbish here, you know.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Why am I looking at it, then? Well, I'll tell you why.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Because these glass fish, they're quite fashionable,
0:14:25 > 0:14:30and being by the seaside, there might be people who want fishy-type vases.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33So, if I can get them at a reasonable price...
0:14:33 > 0:14:35we might be frying tonight.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Yes, that's if you're not "battered" by rival bidders, eh, Mark?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Anyway, up next, under the hammer are the patterned armchairs.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Franksy thinks they'll make him plenty of profit,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49but can he get them for the right price?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50100.50 to start it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:5150 bid. Thank you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52At 50. At £50 I have now.
0:14:52 > 0:14:5350. 60. 70.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Standing at £70. I won't take you twice. At 70.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59At £70 I have it away now. At 70. Standing bid.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Selling going away here at £70.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01At 70. 80.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- New bidder. 90.- Uh-oh!
0:15:03 > 0:15:04He's got competition.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05110.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Don't let him have it!
0:15:07 > 0:15:09120. That's it. 130.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10He's standing his ground.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12140. 150.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14At 150. At £150. Standing bid at 150.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16At 150.
0:15:16 > 0:15:178899.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19150 quid?!
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Did he REALLY pay £150 for that?!
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Well, look at them!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Mmm. The Maverick might not approve of his rival's taste,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32but Franksy walks away with the chairs for £185.10,
0:15:32 > 0:15:33including fees.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35I'm so happy!
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It's now three items apiece,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39but a reproduction court cupboard
0:15:39 > 0:15:41offers Mark Franks the opportunity to take the lead
0:15:41 > 0:15:43for the first time.
0:15:44 > 0:15:4630 to start in. £30 and away. Bidder.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- £30. - At £30 I have an away now.
0:15:48 > 0:15:495 to oblige where?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51At £30 I have now.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53At £30. At 30.
0:15:53 > 0:15:548899.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Lot number 1,400.
0:15:55 > 0:15:5730 quid?!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00He's done it. The London lad takes the lead.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03He gets the cupboard for £37 and tuppence, including fees,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and he reckons he's onto a winner.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07It's solid.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10When I'm dead and gone, this'll still be going strong.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's what's called a court cupboard.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14And guess who wanted to buy it?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Absolutely no-one.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Apart from moi. And the reason being,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I know just the person who wants to buy this.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24It's going to make a great profit.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Kerr-ching!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Franksy's strategy is really working.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He's being ultra-selective,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32sticking to the unusual and the unwanted,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34and buying with people in mind.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37The Maverick must now call upon all his years of experience.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40He fancies his chances on a mixed lot,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42including a dragon lampstand,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44and this green armchair.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45£20 and away the lot there.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4720 bid. Thank you, sir. At 20 I have now.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Oh, Mark's bidding on that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50That's cheap, that.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53£20. Useful little lot here. I have five. At 25. 30.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Mark versus Mark.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55And five. At 35.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- 50, sir.- 50 bid?
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Sir.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- 50 bid. At 50. 60. - No, no. I don't want it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02No, no. He can have it for 50.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04That's well over-the-top!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Sorry, it's the waving of the arm. It generally confuses me.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09£50. It's on the far left-hand side.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Bigger of the two Marks gets in at 50.
0:17:11 > 0:17:128899.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Excellent buy!
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I went straight to my limit,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17just to blow him out the water.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18It unnerved him.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Well, that's just extraordinary!
0:17:21 > 0:17:22What a turn-up!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Mark Franks butts his way in
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and snatches the lot right out of Mark Stacey's clutches.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Franksy's scored the lot for £61.70,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32including costs.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34What I've got...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37is this carved dragon thing.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38No interest.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42This stool, which I'm going to leave up there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45But this chair is a smasher.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Now, let's see what it is.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48It's heavy.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50That's a starter.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Now, underneath, what we've got...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55is it's been covered in this velvet.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Horrible!
0:17:59 > 0:18:01But underneath THAT,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03you've got the original horsehair.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06So, this tells me this is about 120 years old.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Porcelain casters, which is great.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Bottom's all good.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12All in all...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16..50 quid very, very well spent.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Well, you've got to admire his chutzpah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Having picked off all his targets, Franksy thinks it's in the bag.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27MUSIC: "Easy" by Lionel Richie
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I'm just having a walk in the park.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Yes, well. We'll see.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45The Brighton bruiser's not going down without a fight.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47His next target is the lot containing the glass fish
0:18:47 > 0:18:48he saw earlier.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51This lot also includes some decorative shields
0:18:51 > 0:18:52and a leather armchair
0:18:52 > 0:18:53and stool.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I do quite like the fish. Where I'm going to sell them, I don't know.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59But they're very Brighton.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Cos retro stuff is quite fashionable. I hope.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Leather upholstered swivel armchair and matching assorted sundries here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08And £25 is bid, at 25. At 25, 30,
0:19:08 > 0:19:125, 40, 5, 50, 60...
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- Oh, no!- Lady's bid at £60.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It's at £60 already!
0:19:15 > 0:19:18£60 there at 60, at 60...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20743.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23MARK SIGHS HEAVILY
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Well, I've not got a lot of options left now.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I'm just going to have to
0:19:28 > 0:19:32try and buy a couple of other things.
0:19:32 > 0:19:3460 quid for that!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Oh, The Maverick's been outbid and outmanoeuvred.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41It's not really been his day.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44But our Brighton boy's a bright spark and he decides to have a word
0:19:44 > 0:19:47with the winning bidder, to see if he can do a deal on the mixed box
0:19:47 > 0:19:50of items containing the shields and the glass fish.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53You wanted the leather chair and stool,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- is that right?- Yes.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And you didn't want the box of bric-a-brac that went with it?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Not until now.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Are you going to tell me there's a Lalique vase at the bottom?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I can assure you there's no Lalique vase at the bottom.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09The reason I like it, I live in Brighton, by the sea,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and of course, all those hideous '60s and '70s fish in there,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16which I thought I could have fun with on the seafront, or something.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I was wondering if we could come to a deal on me buying the fish
0:20:19 > 0:20:22off you and the box of bric-a-brac?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24What were you, sort of, offering?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28What about if I give you 20 quid for the rest?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- 25?- 25.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Ooh, you are a hard woman!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34All right, go on then, 25 quid.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Mark. Right.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40I'm thrilled with that, I'm thrilled. I've got my fish!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43And Franks will be furious when he knows what I paid for them!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Just look at the delight!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The Maverick swims away with the box containing the fish
0:20:48 > 0:20:52for £25 with no auction fees to pay.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54The gavel has fallen for the final time.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57The auction is over
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and the bidders are winging away with their winning lots.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02So, at the final bell,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06how do our purchasing prize-fighters stack up?
0:21:06 > 0:21:11They both started the day with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Mark "The Maverick" Stacey started so well
0:21:14 > 0:21:16but was on the ropes in the latter stages.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18He ends the day with four purchases,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22having just spent just £253.30.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Mark "Franksy" Franks
0:21:23 > 0:21:27was the precocious young pretender from the get-go.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32He walks away with five lots, having spent £382.54.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Our brave boys have played a tight game, spending as little
0:21:37 > 0:21:41as possible, but which of them will go on to make the most profit?
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Are you happy?- No, I'm not happy because I've spent so little money.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Are you happy with what you've bought, though?
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Well, surprisingly, looking at it now, no!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I tell you what I am happy with,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58is my little deal on the fishes and the mixed lot here. 25 quid.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Do you drink whiskey?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Funny enough, I don't. I don't like whiskey or brandy.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05No, I can stand it, it burns.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10But I bought four litres for 37 quid, roughly. That is cheap.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12They're lovely. Design icons.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- But my favourite items?- Yes? - Underneath you.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19These are pretty jazzy, aren't they?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Yeah, may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think they're super-duper.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- The rope's hanging off it. - Just needs a stitch.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28We've both got our work cut out a bit, haven't we,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31because we've got a mixed bag. We've got to find buyers for these.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Yeah, but I've got people in mind for
0:22:33 > 0:22:35those, that, that,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37these and that. So, yeah.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- So, that's all of it, then?- Yeah, I've been buying with people in mind.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Oh!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Oh! Do we detect a note of competitiveness between these two?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Mmm. Well, Franksy and his Maverick rival must now hang up their gloves
0:22:52 > 0:22:56and use their brains rather than their brawn,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59because this is where the going gets really tough.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Buying the lots was just the start of today's spectacular.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Now the two Marks must get out there
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and sell their items for as much as possible.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09On the south coast,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Mark "The Maverick" Stacey is taking stock of his position.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16The auction, I have to tell you,
0:23:16 > 0:23:17I was very frustrated in.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20And I really didn't get all the things I wanted,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22but what I've got is what I got,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and I got three nice 19th-century plates, which hopefully will return
0:23:26 > 0:23:30a profit, and I got this collection of Art Deco ladies and I'm sure
0:23:30 > 0:23:35there's a Brighton belle or two that might be interested in those.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39But my saving grace was the lady who bought the job lot I wanted
0:23:39 > 0:23:43and I managed to negotiate the glass fish and the shields out of her.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I only paid 25 quid for the lot.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Hopefully, I can tickle some profit out of this,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49but I need help, you know.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Please, shout down the screen if you want me to win.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53We believe in you, Mark.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You've got to sell the stoneware mug
0:23:55 > 0:23:58and the shoeshine boy figurine.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01On the outskirts of London, however,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03there's one wheeler-dealer who'll do all he can
0:24:03 > 0:24:07to beat you in the profit stakes - it's Mark Franks!
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Hot chocolate. A lot safer than four litres of whiskey.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13But what a good buy,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17because it has an intrinsic value as a minimum price.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21So this should do very nicely. Now, the court cupboard.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23What a lovely buy. 30 quid.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25If I can't make a profit out of that,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I might as well drink this and call it a day.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The pair of chairs are my favourite item by far.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33You either love 'em or you hate them and I love them.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39And the cricket bat from the 1970s, again, an absolute winner.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42All I've got to do is sell this stuff and make a profit.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Franksy has also got to sell the small Victorian armchair
0:24:47 > 0:24:52and the dragon lamp stand that he snatched from the Maverick's clutches.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56It's time for the two Marks to hit the streets and hunt down
0:24:56 > 0:24:58those buyers, knowing that no deal is done
0:24:58 > 0:25:01until they get that final handshake.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05The London lad is first off the blocks.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09He's taking the oak court cupboard, which cost just over £37,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13to show his old friend and fellow dealer Helen in Tadworth.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Let's just say the lad is confident.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Is it as wonderful as I said it was? Look at it, beautiful. What do you think?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25It's a lovely piece of furniture. What sort of age is it?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29I would say it's probably from the 1940s.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34The original design is, I think, from the 1760s. This is a reproduction.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38The reason I know its age is if you pull a drawer out,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43you can see these beautiful dovetails are machine made. They're so precise.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45That started happening about 1900.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Before then, handmade.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51It's oak, it's very heavy and it's really well made. Do you like it?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Yeah, I do like it.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54SHE LAUGHS
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- How would £200 grab you?- That's not quite the £20 I was thinking!- Oh!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Listen, I'm not being funny, it cost me a lot more than £20.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03What about 150?
0:26:05 > 0:26:06N-n-n-n...
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Oh!
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I love Helen! A-ha!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11What a start!
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Franksy's kicked off with an almighty profit of £112.98
0:26:16 > 0:26:18and he knows he's set a mean pace.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Come on, Mark, try and catch up.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Our savvy salesman is as merciless as he is unstoppable.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28He's taking the fight to Brighton
0:26:28 > 0:26:31and to the very doorstep of his opponent.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36He's brought along his armchairs, which cost him £185.10,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40with the aim of trying to sell them to the Maverick's friends -
0:26:40 > 0:26:42dealers Maggie and Helen.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46For sheer audacity, this is vintage Mark Franks.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Two beautiful examples
0:26:48 > 0:26:50and the chairs are nice, too!
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Oh, God, you're full of it, aren't you?- I love these chairs.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56The condition is fantastic. They're over 100 years old.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- Excuse me, excuse me. Condition fantastic?- No, the material.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03That's just a squidge underneath. That can be adjusted.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05But they're lovely. There are no buttons missing.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- It looks like Deco coverings. Are we talking 1930s?- Spot on.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10It's a good pair of chairs.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14The only problem for me is it's a Deco covering with a Victorian chair.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17So it's going to limit the market a little bit.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Are we talk being £100 for the pair?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21HE LAUGHS
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Have I amused you?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Oh, dear. They cost me a lot of money.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28They weren't cheap.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I really am looking for £300 the pair.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I do like them and I would like to buy them.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35But we're going to have to come somewhere in between,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37if not the lower end of in between.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Why don't I say to you 220?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Wow.- And I'm pushing it. Would you agree?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Is that loss or a profit?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- Or is that getting money back time? - 250?- 280. I'm coming down.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- I've dropped 20 quid. - You can't do it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Final offer.- Final offer.- 260.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- Go on, Mark.- Go on, then, OK.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- And a kiss.- Can I have one? - Not half.
0:28:02 > 0:28:08Cor, he never stops. Franksy settles for a profit of £74.90.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Well, those girls, they definitely knew what they were looking at,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14there was no pulling the wool over their eyes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I made a small profit, but a profit's a profit.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I'm going for a little dip. You coming?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And off he goes.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Thankfully, our Mr S is unaware of the antics of London's finest.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30He's hoping to do a deal on the shields
0:28:30 > 0:28:32which came in the £25 box containing the glass fish
0:28:32 > 0:28:36and he's arranged an appointment with pub landlord, Terry.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I thought of you because of this wood panelling.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- It's a traditional interior.- It is. - I thought they'd look great.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- They're colourful. - How old do you think they are? - I don't think they're terribly old.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53I think they're made in the last 20 years. What do you think now you've seen them in the flesh?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- I think they're much, much better. - Oh, really?
0:28:55 > 0:29:00But that doesn't mean that you are going to be able to charge me a great deal more.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Oh. Now that's disappointing.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06I did think a fiver each.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08There are 15. So it should be 75.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12I'd like to get them for slightly less.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14How about 74?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Well, it's worth a try, Mark.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- £60. I'd be very happy at £60. - I think we can do a deal on £60.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24The Maverick's already in profit on the purchase
0:29:24 > 0:29:28after selling the shields and he's still got the glass fish to go.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32They've gone to a good home. I think they are going to look stunning in there.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Mr Franks is also hoping that a pub might be just the place
0:29:37 > 0:29:38to sell one of his lots.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42A-ha, me hearties! Roger, how are you?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46He's come to try to sell one of the two big bottles of whiskey
0:29:46 > 0:29:49he bought for just over £37 to co-owner, Roger.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53A lovely bottle of whiskey. Got a bit of age.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- OK, where did you get it from? - I bought it at auction.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- It's completely above aboard. - The old story!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00And the auction sticker is on there.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Make me your best offer. I don't know the price of alcohol.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05When it comes to whiskey, I haven't got a clue.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- Well, I'll give you £38 for it.- £38.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Mmm... Couldn't make it 40? - Go on, then.- Deal?- Deal.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- You're a gentleman. And a pirate.- A-har!- A-har!
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Lovely.
0:30:24 > 0:30:2940 quid. Small profit. One bottle to go. No time for beer.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Mark Stacey, finish your cocoa. I've got work to do.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39And our streetwise wonder plunders more profit on bottle number two.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- 85's good.- Is that all right? Are you happy with that? - I'm happy with that.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Both bottles give Mark a total profit of £87.98.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52But Franksy can't toast victory just yet.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57The Maverick is on the march and his mission is to sell
0:30:57 > 0:31:00the bathing belles which cost him £86.38.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05He's come to his friend Maggie, the very same dealer who has
0:31:05 > 0:31:08already bought the armchairs from none other than Mark Franks.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I feel a little bit like a marked woman.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I've had Mark Franks visit.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15With your permission, of course.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Well, permission, I didn't even know about it, Maggie.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19I was furious. I was livid.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23He lied to me, Mark. I wouldn't have bought off him if I'd known.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24You heard it here first.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Come on, Maverick, don't worry about that Mark Franks.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Put your energy into selling those bathing beauties.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Maggie, I had a very tough time. - I can see. Can I look at them?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Please do that.- This one is around, I would say,
0:31:38 > 0:31:422010, same as her sister.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Oh, poor Mark.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Could this be a bad case of buy in haste, repent at leisure?
0:31:48 > 0:31:53This one might have a little bit of age. Not too much I don't think, do you?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55This one is a little bit better.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57This one has got a number on it, as well.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59So I would say this one has a little bit of age.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- I think we can discount these two for the moment.- Oh, yes, Maggie.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Did you have your glasses on that day?- Yeah, rose-tinted.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Absolutely.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11You must have been under some pressure,
0:32:11 > 0:32:12- that's all I can say, Mark. - Tell me.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- There is not a lot of money in this. - No, I know.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19£10, Mark. Don't cry.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Maggie, please. Shall I tell you what I paid for these?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- £87.- Oh, my God!
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- I'm completely mad, aren't I? - You are. I think you had a moment of madness.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I think it's a damage limitation exercise, Maggie.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- OK, for old time's sake. - Yes, Maggie.- I won't be making no profit on this.
0:32:36 > 0:32:3845.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- Maggie.- Are you sweating?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- I'm sweating.- I feel bad for you!
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Do you...?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Do you think we could go to 50?
0:32:49 > 0:32:50For you, Mark, yes.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56Ooh, it looks like Mark was sensible to target Maggie the merciful.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01Even so, he makes a loss of £36.38 on his porcelain ladies.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06I think on that not happy note, I shall be retiring from the antiques trade!
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Oh, poor Mark.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11It goes to show what a white knuckle ride the life of the dealer can be.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16With the Maverick reeling from that almighty blow, it's time to find out
0:33:16 > 0:33:21where our two dealers are at on the long, hard road to victory.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25So far, Mark Stacey has done just two deals.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28He's still got the fish to sell from the mixed lot
0:33:28 > 0:33:31and he suffered a loss on the bathing belles.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37So he's currently down by £36.38. Mark Franks is a different story.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42He has done deals on three of his lots and made a profit of £275.86.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Franksy is storming ahead in the profit stakes
0:33:47 > 0:33:50and has come up with a plan to bat away any chance the Maverick
0:33:50 > 0:33:53might have of catching up with him.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Armed with a signed cricket bat which cost him £61.70,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01he's making his own unique Franksy way over to Wallington
0:34:01 > 0:34:03to see cricket coach Donovan,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07who works with disadvantaged young people.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I've got this cricket bat. I bought it at auction. I need to sell it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12It's got "Australia 1972."
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I suppose that's the team on that side.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17And on that side, "England '72", I suppose that's the team.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Oh, Knott, I've heard of him. I don't know anything about cricket,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24so is that of any interest to you at all?
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Is that Lillee? Whoo!- Looks likely it. You've got Chappell up there.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Chappell there, as well.- There are a few famous names in there.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I would like to make you an offer.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Um, £120 for it.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Why don't we do a little bit of fun.
0:34:39 > 0:34:45- If you bowl me out, you have it for 100.- I tell you what, make it a better deal.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- If I don't get you out, I pay you 120.- Yes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- If I get you out, I pay you 110. - That's a deal.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53How does he get into these scrapes, our Franksy?
0:34:53 > 0:34:58If he can survive an over, he'll get £120.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01If he can't, Donovan gets the bat for £110.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06MUSIC: "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- Now, do we fancy his chances? - # Das ist gut
0:35:08 > 0:35:12# C'est fantastique Hit me, hit me, hit me... #
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Donovan's done it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19# Hit me, hit me, hit me. #
0:35:19 > 0:35:22You got there, Franksy, but you're already out.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27At least you got yourself a profit of £48.30.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I've never been so scared in all my life!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Our Brighton boy is now in real trouble.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35He's still in the red by over £36.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38So he heads straight to a place he knows well,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40the Arcade in Hungerford.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44His first stop is with dealer Ann and he's hoping she'll take a shine
0:35:44 > 0:35:48to the shoeshine boy, which he paid just over £111 for,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52in a lot with a stoneware mug.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I know this sort of thing is not to everyone's taste, but there is
0:35:55 > 0:36:02a collector's market for everything and I think it is very of its time.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I would have thought, I don't know if you agree, towards the end of the 19th century.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- I would say, yes.- But he has a cheeky face. The subject is good.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- He's quite substantial in size. - Yes. I mean, he's different.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19I like different. I do like him. It will depend on price, of course.
0:36:19 > 0:36:26It will, Ann. What I was hoping for is something around the £140 mark.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31- Am I completely out of the ballpark at that figure?- Not at all. No.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32I'd be extremely happy with that.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Thank you, I'm happy with that. - It's a pleasure.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Now, that's a result. Our boy has come to the right place.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42He's already in profit on the lot, but he takes
0:36:42 > 0:36:46the other part of it to another dealer in the arcade
0:36:46 > 0:36:48and sells it for £45,
0:36:48 > 0:36:53giving him a total profit of £73.94.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's the way you do it. It's so simple in life, isn't it?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Now, put the kettle on!
0:36:59 > 0:37:01There's no time for a cuppa, Maverick.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06Mr Franks is hard at it and has yet more profit plans up his sleeve.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09What do you think of that little baby?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Let's have this off and let's have a look and see what's going on.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Franksy hopes upholsterer Pete will be able to restore
0:37:15 > 0:37:18the small armchair ready for sale.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22That's obviously broken, so we'll replace that and rebuild that.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Can we keep it cheap? Cheap as pommes frites?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29OK, boys.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Franksy can't afford to have the chair fully reupholstered
0:37:32 > 0:37:36but does a deal to get it recovered for £100.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41He's already spent £61.70 buying the lot, so it's a risky strategy
0:37:41 > 0:37:44spending more money on the chair to try to turn a profit.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48We'll find out later if this great gamble pays off.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53On the south coast, Mr Stacey is hoping the glass fish will help him
0:37:53 > 0:37:55even the score with his opponent.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01They were in the mixed box, which cost a total of £25
0:38:01 > 0:38:05and the Maverick knows he's got to maximise any potential profit.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09I've decided to split up my glass fish.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14I've got four different potential buyers, all related.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16First off, let's have a bit of a laugh
0:38:16 > 0:38:19and hopefully tickle a profit out of them.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Angling for several sales,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24he's targeted establishments with names relating to fish.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26First up, he's meeting landlord Andy.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32I've chosen three fish which I think look as if
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- they're having a jolly good laugh. - OK.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- He looks to me as if he's having a belly laugh.- He does.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41With his mouth wide open. This one is having a bit of a chuckle.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46I think they're rather fun. They were made, I suppose, in the '60s or '70s.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We are talking about a poor, beleaguered publican,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51with not a lot of cash to spend, you see.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52So here you go. Let's have a look.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57How about if I were to offer you £25 for the three?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Do you know what, I think they belong here
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- and I'd be very happy to take £25.- Thank you very much.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Thank you very much, Andy. - It's a pleasure.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08That's the first catch landed.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11And the maverick wastes no time reeling in more buyers.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13MUSIC: "Rock Lobster" by the B52s
0:39:19 > 0:39:21It is rather beautiful.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25The Maverick sold all the glass fish and, combined with the shields
0:39:25 > 0:39:31they came with, he's netted a total profit on the lot of £145.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Mark is now fishing for a sale on his last lot
0:39:34 > 0:39:42and lands a profit of £19.14 on the French plates that cost £30.86.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Tres bien, Mr Stacey, you're all sold out.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Thank you so much.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51But Franksy is not done yet. He's still got one lot left to sell.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Remember the chair I bought?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The little green one which was a bit ugly?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I took it to Peter Sargeant and he ripped it apart.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Look at it now. Woo-hoo! Wow.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06See what happens if you spend money on a chair? I've transformed it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08You'd like that in your bedroom, wouldn't you?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Let's hope I can sell it for some money.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Mr Franks spent £100 on the transformation of the chair
0:40:16 > 0:40:19and he's now brought it to Dorking to see if he can sell it
0:40:19 > 0:40:20to fellow dealer, Christine.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23What do you think? I've had it reupholstered
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and I think he's done a smashing job. What do you think of it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27I agree with you.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29It's beautifully upholstered, and what a pretty piece.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- Victorian?- Yeah. Spot on. - Lovely choice of fabric.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's got a kind of lustre to it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- A little sheen, a bit silky. - A boudoir chair, I think.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Feminine. Yes. Lovely.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Just have a look underneath. - I've not had a look.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- He's finished that off nicely. - That is nice, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50That's very good. Good attention to detail, there.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- The fringing just finishes it off. - Doesn't it? It's smart, isn't it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58So is it of your fancy and would you like to buy it?
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Well, I would, but it depends on how much you're looking for.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- Say 300 quid, how does that grab you?- Are you open to offers?- I am.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Rather than go backwards and forwards,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12I'll go straight in with my very best offer, shall I?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Oh, can Christine's best offer give Franksy victory today?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Will his gamble getting the chair recovered pay off?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22All will soon be revealed.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Mark and Mark each started this contest
0:41:27 > 0:41:30with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Mark Stacey bought four lots, spending £253.30.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Mark Franks went home with five lots
0:41:37 > 0:41:42and, with the restoration costs on the chair, has spent £482.54.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48But what matters now is who's made the most profit.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Hello, Mark.- You're looking well. - So are you.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54That auction, it's made me smile. Has it made you smile?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58No, it has not made me smile. I found it really, really tough.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00The fish were a very clever buy, I think.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Talking of fish, you live in Brighton, don't you?- I do.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Well, I went to Brighton and sold those lovely chairs that no-one
0:42:06 > 0:42:10seemed to understand apart from me, and one of your friends bought them.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- I know, Mark.- She's lovely. - I know. Well, she's not(!) I'm not going there any more.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Because I made a loss on the things I sold her.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19It's my favourite shop now. I'm going to go all the time.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21No, you're not. I've already banned you from there.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Come on, how did we get on?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I don't want to do this, Mark. - Yes, you do. Come on.- Oh, Mark!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Wow! That's a good profit.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31That's a convincing victory. Well done.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34That's a lot of money to be making. You must be pleased.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37I'm quite pleased, but not as pleased as you are.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Come on, buy me some lunch. - I'll buy you lunch, of course I will.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- So Franksy's today's victor and how did he do it?- 250.- Deal.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Great. Thanks so much.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Well, he sold the armchair to Christine for £250,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53and made a further £5 selling the dragon lamp stand to another dealer,
0:42:53 > 0:42:59giving him £93.30 profit and a decisive victory.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04Those chairs that Mark said, "Oh, I don't like those!"
0:43:04 > 0:43:08I sold 'em to Mark's best customer in his own town for a profit
0:43:08 > 0:43:10and then I thrashed him!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13The antiques auction was a tough day for me.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17I didn't really bid on the things I should have bid on. Mark did.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19I think he got a just reward.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Tomorrow, Mark Stacey has a chance to fight back against Franksy...
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Come on, bargains.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29..as our duelling dealers battle it out at an antiques market in Paris.
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