0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:03 > 0:00:08We pitch TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:11in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Whaa-hay!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16..and give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19I'm on the case.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- Whoo-hoo! - One pair of duelling dealers
0:00:22 > 0:00:24will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- I'm a cheeky chancer.- Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line
0:00:29 > 0:00:32and giving you top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:32 > 0:00:36on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Let's go and spend some money.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Hold onto your hats, people, we're ready for take-off,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47because this is The Almighty Showdown,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51the fiercest battle our duelling antiques dealers have faced yet.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Our finely-honed profit-hunters will be tested to the max,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58as they're sent on a mission to scour the country and Continent
0:00:58 > 0:01:01to plunder the finest treasures they can find
0:01:01 > 0:01:05and then they must sell them on for maximum profit.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Coming up, Eric reveals the tactics that made him a legend...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I buy everything with a view to doubling my money.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..James has dark predictions for the battle ahead...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It's going to be pretty bloody.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21..and there's an auction-room first as Knocker's knocked for six.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Words are just not... They're not coming.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Tears are! Tears are coming.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30It promises to be clash that will go down in antiques history,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33as our experts go head-to-head for the title.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51In today's showdown,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54our duelling dealers face off in one final fight for profit
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and for ultimate victory over their opponent.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Our trading titans are two of the world's most esteemed treasure hunters.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06First up is the Earl of Earthenware, the Arch Duke of Art Deco,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10it's Burnley's blue-blooded Baron of Antiques...
0:02:13 > 0:02:18And ready to rumble in the opposite corner is the Viscount of Valuables,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the Prince of Pictures and Portraits,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23it's the auctioneer who knows no fear...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Our dealers will need to use their knowledge,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33expertise and skill to emerge victorious.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They both have £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and the winner of this challenge will be the one who makes the most profit,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and that profit will go to a charity of their choice.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Let the battle begin.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Mate, once again, and we've made it to the end of the week!
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Final day.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- It's the Showdown! - The mighty Showdown.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And here we are in Ardingly.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56With a title like "Showdown",
0:02:56 > 0:03:00we should be at the OK Corral like a couple of gunslingers.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04It's a vast, almost like a poultry shed in here.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05It is, isn't it?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Now, listen, I've got some info. Do you want to start us off?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10What does it say? I've not brought my specs.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13"Welcome to the mighty Showdown. The rules are simple.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21"You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:21 > 0:03:25It then goes on to say, "You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28"The rest will be sold at an auction in Leicestershire,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31"in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- That's you and me.- You and I.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37"The winner is the dealer who makes the most profit."
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Token "Good luck". - That's very generous, isn't it?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I think we might need it!
0:03:42 > 0:03:44But having said that, go for it, kid.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Go for it.- Good luck.- See you!
0:03:46 > 0:03:52Yes, this Showdown ain't big enough for the two of them. There can only be one victor.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Both our buying banditos know that the £1,000 they have to spend
0:03:55 > 0:03:58must cover any restoration, repairs and buying fees.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Eric and James will be buying from their usual hunting grounds,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04a UK antiques market,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07a foreign antiques market,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10an auction and a car boot sale.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- BELL RINGS - Round 1 for our bargain buccaneers
0:04:13 > 0:04:15is the antiques fair.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20The arena for this clash is the Ardingly International Antique and Collectables Fair in East Sussex,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23where hundreds of potential money-making items
0:04:23 > 0:04:25are just waiting to be snapped up.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Now, like a man from the Wild West pioneering the frontier,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Eric is blazing a trail in search of profit-making items to lasso.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36And he's quick to set his sights on a picture.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I'm just intrigued with your, erm,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41your Lionel Edwards.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Actually, it looks like it's a print that's been over-painted.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Is that the best, 30 quid? - Er... It can be 25.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- 25. I'll buy it.- Good.- Easy as that.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57I bought this painted print. It's been overpainted, but it's purely decorative.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02It's Lionel Edwards. He's very well-known for his hunting subjects
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and horse subjects in general.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I'm thinking this is probably maybe 1920s or thereabouts.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13As for me, at 25 quid I've taken a bit of a punt.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Our Eric's not horsing around
0:05:16 > 0:05:20as he gallops into an early lead by bagging the print for £25.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24And without pausing for breath, he ropes in his second buy.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The King of Antiques pays £20 for a figurine of Her Majesty The Queen,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33made to commemorate her 80th birthday in 2006.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Well, I was motivated by what you might call the two Ps -
0:05:38 > 0:05:41patriotism and profit.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47Because a Royal Worcester figure of Her Majesty The Queen for £20
0:05:47 > 0:05:50has got to be a good deal.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Eric has rounded up his two antique-fair items,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56while James is still to buy.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58But, like the sheriff riding into town,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Bingo is quick to restore order, spying an Indian silver dish.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I could make that 25 to you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Michael, I'll have it. That's very kind of you.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Bingo's first buy is in the bag.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16I like this little silver dish. Indian. It's got this lovely decoration here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Michael, who sold it to me, tested it. It's unmarked.
0:06:19 > 0:06:26The solvent came up a very deep red, which denotes a high silver content.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I only paid £25. I'm hoping for a profit.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Sheriff Braxton doesn't stop there.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Bingo squares things up by buying an early 20th-century photo of the Royal Family for £20.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I bought this fellow.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Great fun. It's a sort of royal portrait.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46But the only person who seems to be smiling
0:06:46 > 0:06:49is old top dog here - Edward VII.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53So here he is, on his own manor, in Windsor Castle,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and various selected heads of European states here.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01It's 1907. It's a great loo picture, isn't it?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Hang it in the loo, next door to the yacht that you always wanted to own.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10Clearly Bingo is thinking of staking his claim to the Showdown Throne with that purchase.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Round 1 has a patriotic feel,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14with both antiques experts buying royal memorabilia.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18But how much have our brave boys spent?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Eric and James' Showdown budget is £1,000.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28Eric spent £45 on his two lots, leaving him with £955 in his kitty.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32By pure chance, James has spent exactly the same amount,
0:07:32 > 0:07:33parting with £45,
0:07:33 > 0:07:39so he's also left with £955 for the remaining three rounds.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- BELLS RINGS - It's neck and neck
0:07:41 > 0:07:43as the bell rings for Round 2.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Our treasure-hunting titans are going cosmopolitan,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48as they hit the stylish streets of Paris
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and head for the Bastille Antiques Market.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Here, Eric and James must hunt down two items each.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59With grim determination, they begin working their way through the 450 stalls,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01spread over a kilometre of ground.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05But this challenge is not going to be easy.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10I've yet to find that one thing that's given me what you might call the "wow" factor.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15Because, hopefully, IF and when I find it and I buy it,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17you hope that whoever you sell it to
0:08:17 > 0:08:20shares the same emotion.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23If they do, you've got yourself a winner.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Luckily, expert Eric knows exactly what he's looking for
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and when he finds it, he's quick to pounce,
0:08:29 > 0:08:34buying an engraved Lalique glass ashtray for £59.83.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Our Lancashire lad is chuffed to bits.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40It's always nice to make a purchase.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I've gone with an old friend,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46although he was long dead when this was made in the 1960s.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's crystal Lalique.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52It features this sort of sailing ship.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I've paid, erm, what, 70 euros, which I think is a fair price.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00There's not a big margin in it for me
0:09:00 > 0:09:04unless I can find somebody who's big on shipping
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and big on Lalique at the same time.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09That's a tall order, Eric.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14But Bingo Braxton has spotted what could be his first foreign profitable plunder.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18He pays £128.21 for a painting of a steeplechase.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I like this composition.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22We've got the artist's name here.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It's dated 1912.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28I like the shape of it. It's a very long landscape.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31We've got foxing and staining down here,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33and it's all because of this -
0:09:33 > 0:09:36the paper has deteriorated
0:09:36 > 0:09:41and it's allowed moisture and dirt to actually creep in.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It's priced at 280.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45It was mine for 150.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Well, jolly nice work, Bingo.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Both our dealing dynamos need one more purchase in Paris.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55The race is on to find that little piece of je ne sais quoi
0:09:55 > 0:09:57that could be the coup de grace.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And James has just spotted a piece of pottery that looks very, very British.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05The nice thing about this particular dish, it's made by Wade Pottery.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It's all written on the back for you.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12It's a 1929 Bentley of Dorothy Paget and Henry Birkin Team.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Birkin was the great racer
0:10:14 > 0:10:18and Dorothy Paget was a very wealthy lady.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22I know quite a few car enthusiasts, petrol heads, who will love this.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Excusez moi, monsieur, vingt euros, s'il vous plait?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- It's 25.- 25?- Yes.- OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Merci, monsieur. Merci.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Bingo va-va-vooms his way to the Bentley dish for £21.37.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39The speedy spender from Sussex has done all he can in Paris
0:10:39 > 0:10:43to give himself the best shot at the Showdown title.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It's all down to Eric. He might've found what he's looking for.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48It's French, it's glass, it's Art Deco
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and it's got his name written all over it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I'm looking at a Daum vase.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I'm looking at a vase that dates to 1930.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It has got a signature.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04If I point it out to you, it's down there.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07So this is made in Nancy.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I rather like that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I'm just checking it for chips. I don't see anything really wrong with it.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16It's got a price tag of 280 euros.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It's quite thinly-walled. They made two types.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Some of them were quite thick. This one's a thinly-walled one.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23It's got acid cutting.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27It gives the texture of granulated ice, almost.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Eric goes in for the kill.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- 220.- 220.- OK.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37He seals a deal on the 1930s vase for just over £188.00.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And with that, Round 2 in Paris is done and dusted.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Our purchasing powerhouses have landed all the punches they can,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48so let's see how much they've spent.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Our boys started out with a Showdown budget of £1,000.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Eric has now spent £292.86,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59leaving him with £707.14 in his kitty.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02James has spent £194.58,
0:12:02 > 0:12:07giving him £805.42 to spend in the remaining two rounds.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11The battleground for Round 3 is Sworders Auction in Essex
0:12:11 > 0:12:17and, as auctioneers themselves, both our competitors are about to step up a gear.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Well, James, this has to be the toughest call of all the showdowns.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I've got a lot of money. I've got £800.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'm like you. I've got money to spend.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30The important thing is, I want to spend it wisely.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- Whatever happens, just go for it. - Yes. Good luck.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37They may be encouraging words from Eric,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41but both those antiques heavyweights have their eyes fixed firmly on the prize
0:12:41 > 0:12:44to be crowned the Showdown King.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Like lions stalking their prey, they take up their positions in the auction room,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52biding their time as the lots come up.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54It's Bingo who's first to pounce.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56The next lot, I'm really after.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58This is 15 bottles, a mixed lot of whisky.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03I know there's going to be a lot of competition for it. It's going to be pretty bloody.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Estimate - 50 to 100.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I think it's going to be around 150 to 200.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- ..130, 140...- As the bidding begins, will Bingo be proved right?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17..200. 220. 240.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20260. 280. 300.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24In the room at £300. All finished at £300?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I'm going to turn 300 into at least 500.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Ooh! Confident words from Mr Braxton,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33despite paying over three times the reserve price.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36He takes home the mixed lot of 15 bottles of whisky
0:13:36 > 0:13:39for £372, including costs.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42This is the lot I bought.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's principally Scottish malt whisky.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46We've got some old fellows.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49We've got a very nice presentation case here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51This looks rather special, doesn't it?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54This is the Aberlour.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56It comes in a fabulous presentation case.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59It's distilled in 1970,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02bottled in 1991.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05That's a fabulous lot. 42 years old.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07That's got to be 50 to 200.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11So I think this is going to be a good little earner for me.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15And Bingo's firing on all cylinders, because without stopping for breath
0:14:15 > 0:14:20he lands a Regency rosewood table at a total cost of £37.20.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23This is my bargain of the day. Lot 342.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Very nice rosewood here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Very nice circles here.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I think it's sort of bird's-eye maple going on.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34The only problem is, missing one of its feet. I've got three feet here.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I can get these turned out of rosewood. It'll look fabulous.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40In the catalogue, it's described as Regency.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I think that's pushing it slightly.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46I think it'd be best to say early Victorian. It's pre-1850.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49James has bagged his two required items
0:14:49 > 0:14:53and now the pressure is all on Eric to match his rival's purchasing prowess.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57He bides his time, before plunging into the bidding on a mahogany table
0:14:57 > 0:15:01with an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:15:02 > 0:15:09240. 240. Gentleman's bid at 240. Selling in the room at £240.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12And Knocker stealthily nabs the Victorian mahogany table
0:15:12 > 0:15:15for £297.60, with commission.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Let me make this absolutely clear.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22I did not buy this Victorian glass epergne.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27What I did buy was this lovely Pembroke breakfast table.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32It's Victorian. It dates to around about 1840, 1860.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36But the beauty of this table is all hidden, because it's all here, underneath.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It's all in this support,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42with these wonderful, strong sort of spreading legs
0:15:42 > 0:15:46and, if you look carefully here, these lovely sabot
0:15:46 > 0:15:50or, should I say, the caps on the end of each of the feet.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53And underneath, white ceramic casters.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Very popular in and around about 1850.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Well, it's very much sort of got a Gillows feel about it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06It's very fashionable to tell everybody that a piece of furniture is by Gillows.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09But there's just little bits of detail here.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12There's a little bit of ebony stringing here
0:16:12 > 0:16:15that you do find on Victorian Gillows furniture.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Having paid just short of £300 for this,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22I think that I've got to be asking at least 400 to 500 for it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26It's just a matter of finding somebody who's got impeccable taste.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31And Eric's not sleeping on the job, as he soon follows up with purchase number two,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35a Victorian-style brass double bed he bought for £161.20,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37including fees.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42I had my eye on this particular bed and I'm glad I've got it,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45although it's the first time I've ever bought a brass bed.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48I think for £130, plus the premium,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52I've got myself something of a bargain.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56So, will Eric's Victorian table and brass bed furnish him with a tidy profit?
0:16:56 > 0:17:02And will Bingo be able to turn his 15 bottles of whisky into competition-winning cash?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06With that in mind, let's see how their finances are currently faring.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Both our boys started the Showdown with £1,000.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Eric has spent £751.66,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17leaving £248.34 in his kitty.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21James has parted with slightly less, £603.78,
0:17:21 > 0:17:26meaning he has £396.22 going into Round 4.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- BELLS RINGS - And so it begins,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32the Final Round in this clash of the antiques aristocracy.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36It's time for our brave boys to show they can spot the treasure amongst the trash
0:17:36 > 0:17:40as they take their marks at a car-boot sale in Melton Mowbray.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Well, the Showdown items are coming together.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47There's definitely a couple of items that I'm very keen to have.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52It's just a matter of, dare I say, putting my money where my mouth is.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Yes, that's exactly the name of the game, Eric.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Knocker's first off the profit-hunting starting grid,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00but as he pulls into his first stall
0:18:00 > 0:18:03he has an important question for the vendor.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06How much does it cost to put somebody's bottom on that chair?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Or in layman's terms, "How much?"
0:18:11 > 0:18:12£25?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I've got a £20 note. Would 20 buy it?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Yes.- All right. £20. We'll have it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Bring it here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Nice thumbshake, Eric.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28And he zooms into pole position with that first buy at the boot sale.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I've just bought this Georgian-style miniature armchair
0:18:32 > 0:18:34for the princely sum of £20.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36This sort of thing has been made in the Far East
0:18:36 > 0:18:39and this, I can tell you now,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42is probably a little more than 20 or 25 years in age.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I buy everything with a view to doubling my money.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48I think I'm in with a chance with this. It's no great work of art.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51There's no great cabinet-making going on here.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It's just a lovely little miniature chair.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Not willing to languish in last position,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Bingo puts his pedal to the metal in search of his profit busters
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and he homes in on two card cases.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- How much have you got on that? - That's 50.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- 50. And what's that?- And that's 50.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14I'll give you 50 for that. I'll give you 50 for that. Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18In a shock move, Bingo Braxton bags both his items at once,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22overtaking his nemesis and crossing the finish line first.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27He pays £50 apiece for a Chinese card case and a mother-of-pearl card case.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31This is a Chinese, Cantonese ivory card case,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35made for the European market. You keep visiting cards in there.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37This fellow - 1890, 1900,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40when people were giving visiting cards,
0:19:40 > 0:19:45so well before the 1947 act restraining the trade of ivory.
0:19:45 > 0:19:51I'm rather hoping that it makes somewhere between 500 and 2,000.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55On the same stall, I also bought another card case,
0:19:55 > 0:19:56mother of pearl this time.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I bought this, again, for £50.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02This is probably going to make 100, maybe 150.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06With Bingo's mission complete, Eric needs to power home with a final piece
0:20:06 > 0:20:09if he's to keep his Showdown dreams alive.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13And when the Lieutenant of the Loot spies this metal-topped reversible card table,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16he snaps it up for £20.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19If we turn it upside down
0:20:19 > 0:20:21we find that we have got,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25when I get it right, yes, pull that back, out we go
0:20:25 > 0:20:30and an envelope table falls out to become, yes, a card table.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Date-wise, we're looking at the first, perhaps, er,
0:20:34 > 0:20:36two decades of the 20th century.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Now, granted, it could do with being rebaized,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43but if I can't make a profit at auction,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46well, hey, I must be in the wrong business.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51So the final round is over and our swashbuckling spenders have bought all they can.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Will Knocker's games table put him in pole position
0:20:53 > 0:20:58or will Bingo pull the biggest profit with his card cases?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Our rummaging rivals each started the day
0:21:01 > 0:21:03with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Eric's Showdown selection has cost him £791.66.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11James has spent less in his bid for victory -
0:21:11 > 0:21:14a total of £703.78.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Buying over, there's just enough time for our profit-hunters
0:21:19 > 0:21:21to show each other a glimpse of their wares.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26You've got to admit that you had to plough through an awful lot of rubble
0:21:26 > 0:21:29to find anything of any real merit.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32It was. And it was so dispersed, wasn't it?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- So show me what you bought, James. - Well, this is what I bought.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- I bought this rather nice little mother-of-pearl fellow. - That's lovely!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- How much, James?- 50 pounds.
0:21:43 > 0:21:4450 pounds very well-spent.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46What else did you buy?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I bought this, Eric. I bought it at the same time.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53So we're talking Canton, 1860, 1880.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- How much did you get that for? - I paid exactly the same price. I paid £50.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01You've never seen a man get out 100 quid so quickly.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- So, are you putting any to auction? - I can't make my mind up.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09One or the other is going to go into the auction.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I'm going to put these two into auction, I think.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I have to say, James, if I can quote a certain Mr Arthur Daley,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- "I think you're in for a nice little earner, my son."- Thank you, Eric.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Just wish me the same!- I will!
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Now, buying their booty was just the start of today's ultimate challenge
0:22:29 > 0:22:30for Showdown glory.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Eric and James must now transform into selling superstars
0:22:34 > 0:22:38as they look to offload their items for maximum profit.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Our eminent experts now have to sell all their items.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45But the Showdown has a twist... The auction!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Eric and James must each put half their items under the hammer,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51where they'll have no haggling power
0:22:51 > 0:22:53over what the buyers will be willing to pay.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57They might see their profit soar or they might lose everything.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Over at Knocker Knowles's lair in Buckinghamshire, Eric is sizing up his stash.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Well, what have I got?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I've got my chair, which I think is going to sell itself.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I've got my little Lalique cendrier,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14or, if you prefer, ashtray.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19Yes, batting for me, I've got Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21a patriotic pal.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25And finally, that lovely Art Deco vase,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29dating from the 1925, 1935 period.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Eric must also sell the 1920s Lionel Edwards painting,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35the Victorian mahogany table,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39the 1980s Victorian-style brass bed
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and the 1920s metamorphic card table.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46All in all, what you're looking at is ammunition
0:23:46 > 0:23:49because this is a duel, Mr Braxton,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53and I sincerely hope that you do choose your pistols well.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Fighting talk from Knocker Knowles.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But over in East Sussex, James is also feeling confident
0:23:59 > 0:24:00as he assesses his haul.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I'm surrounded by these four items that I'm going to retell.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I've got the rosewood table, rather nicely inlaid,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10missing one of its bun feet, which doesn't help it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I love the steeplechasing watercolour there.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Also, the Bentley dish there, made by Wade.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It cost me under £22.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Showdown-wise, I think it hinges on the whisky.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28This is where I could make my money and what could knock-out old Knocker.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32James must also sell the early 20th-century Persian metal bowl,
0:24:32 > 0:24:38the 1907 Royal Family portrait, the 1850 mother-of-pearl card case
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and the 1850 Cantonese ivory card case.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So the time for talk is over.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Our experts need to back-up their words with actions
0:24:47 > 0:24:48as they hit the selling trail.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53Remember, no deal is truly sealed until they've shaken on it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56James is the quickest off the starting grid,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59having got his first potential buyer to come to him.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02I'm waiting for a friend to come in a rather special car,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05to sell him this dish.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09When he arrives, he'll know why I want to sell him this particular dish.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Bingo paid £21.37 for the dish in Paris.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17But will classic car enthusiast John drive up a profit for him?
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- James!- What about my little dish? The 4.5-litre Bentley.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Super-charged. There it is. - Yes. Beautiful car.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Lovely car, isn't it? - I'd love one of those(!)
0:25:29 > 0:25:33The good news is, the dish is considerably cheaper than the model.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35How old do you think it is?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I think it's about 1950s. It's made by this manufacturer called Wade.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I want to try and get £80 for that.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46£80! I think that's probably a bit rich.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50How does 30 or 40, on the toss of a coin, sound?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54How about 35 or 45 on the toss of a coin?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Go on.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Heads.- Heads it is.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- 35 pounds! James, thanks very much! - JAMES LAUGHS
0:26:03 > 0:26:08He may've lost the coin toss, but James still pockets a £13.63 profit.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12But Eric looks to retaliate
0:26:12 > 0:26:15as he takes the figurine of the Queen, bought for £20,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18to an antique centre in Stoke-on-Trent
0:26:18 > 0:26:20to show owner Bill.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Here she is in all her, er, all her regalia.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Royal Worcester.- Yes.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It was done for the 80th birthday of the Queen in 2006.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Unfortunately, this one was mass produced.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Value-wise, not too much. - Not too much?- No.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39I was looking for sort of 50 quid, but you come at me, Bill.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I'd like to pay you £30, Eric, for that.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43- £30 and it's yours.- OK, great.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49It may not be a regal sum, but Eric still earns £10 profit.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I think it's a bit squalid to haggle over Her Majesty The Queen,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55so I was happy to accept a 50-percent profit
0:26:55 > 0:26:57and all's well at my end.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59And Knocker's not stopping there.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02He launches himself into the lead when he strikes a deal
0:27:02 > 0:27:06on the 1965 Caravelle Lalique ashtray that he bought in Paris,
0:27:06 > 0:27:11which delivers a profit of £40.17.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It's an impressive start from Eric,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17but James thinks he may have got the scoop on his next deal.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Ooh, I'm on!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Hello, this is James Braxton, coming to you from the heart of the city.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26I'm in Canary Wharf. I bought a lot of whisky
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and I've come to see one of the world's leading mixologists.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I'm hoping that she'll find a goody amongst my little lot of whisky.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I'm rather hoping she might buy the lot!
0:27:36 > 0:27:39James splashed £372 at auction
0:27:39 > 0:27:41for the mixed lot of 15 bottles of whisky.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44But will they be to Hannah's taste?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48# Yeah, I got the shakes
0:27:48 > 0:27:50# I got the hippy-hippy shakes #
0:27:50 > 0:27:54The whisky doesn't change inside the bottles, that's important.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56It doesn't continue to age.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The moment it goes in the bottle, it's inert.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- You've got quite a fun one. You've got a bottle of Bells from a royal wedding.- Yes.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Andrew and Fergie.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09There are a few in existence. It probably doesn't have a lot of value.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12How do you feel about giving me £500 for these?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14450 seems about right to me.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Hannah, I am very, very happy,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19not only with my cocktail but also with the price.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- That's very kind of you.- Terrific. - Thank you.- Thank you, James.- Cheers.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Yes, James gulps down a tasty profit of £78.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And his thirst for selling doesn't stop there.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32James sells the early Victorian rosewood table
0:28:32 > 0:28:35that he bought for £37.20 at the auction,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38landing a solid profit of £27.80
0:28:38 > 0:28:41and regaining the lead.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44But our Eric isn't a man to give up without a fight
0:28:44 > 0:28:47and he's hoping to land a killer profit blow
0:28:47 > 0:28:50as he heads to fine dining shop in Beaconsfield
0:28:50 > 0:28:54with the Daum vase that cost just over £188.00.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57The owner is a chap called David Shuttle.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I took the liberty of sending him an image
0:29:00 > 0:29:03of my 1930s Daum glass vase.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08He likes the look of it. I'm hoping that he likes it enough to buy it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13I bought this, erm, in Paris.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- There it is.- Can I have a touch? - Yes, do.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19How do they get this smooth and this cut so rough?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21It's acid cutting.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- "Daum..."- Yes. - "Daum, Nancy."- Nancy, France.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- 1930.- Yes.- Or thereabouts.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I like it, but it all depends on the money!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- OK.- Tell me about it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34I was looking around 550.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I would think round about 450.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- 450?- That's what I had in mind.- OK.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Go 480 and we've got ourselves a sale.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44475 and I shake hands.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46475.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52The Daum vase leaves Eric with the sweet scent of £286.97 profit
0:29:52 > 0:29:54and a healthy lead.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56James quickly looks to respond
0:29:56 > 0:29:59as he gallops to see a friend and art collector Monty
0:29:59 > 0:30:06with the 1890 steeplechase painting he bought in Paris for £128.21.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08It's a landscape. It's a very long fellow.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- And it's got motion. So they're going over a fence.- Yes.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- And I liked this bit, the asymmetry. - Yes.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- French artist. 1912.- Yes.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23It's a little bit of a shame around this jockey's face
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- where it looks like some of the paint's come away.- You're right. There's some deterioration.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32They call this foxing. It must've been exposed to damp.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33But you've got a nice oak frame.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I'd expect to see something like this
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- around 200, 250.- Right.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I would like to see it around, sort of, the £60 mark.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- £60?! Really?- Yes, I do.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50The lowest I would take for that is £150.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Really? At that price, I don't think it's for me.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It seems Bingo may've fallen at the first hurdle.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01But he's suddenly back in this race when Monty's wife Amanda, an avid collector herself,
0:31:01 > 0:31:05disagrees with her husband and takes a shine to the print.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- It's fun. 125.- 125.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Unfortunately for Bingo, he misses out on a profit by a nose,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14making a loss of £3.21.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19With that, James has now offloaded all the items he planned to sell privately.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Eric, though, is hoping to land one last deal.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I'm in Henley-on-Thames and I'm here to sell my chair.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28But this is no ordinary chair.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33This is a special chair, made for a specific character.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Eric's special chair set him back £20
0:31:35 > 0:31:38and he's hoping Joan, a specialist shop owner,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41will see that he's sitting on a pot of profit.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- Hello, Joan. - Hi! How nice to see you!- You, too.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50Listen, I've just announced that my chair was designed for a special character,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54but looking around me, you're not short of characters.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57No, we're certainly not. We've got masses of characters.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- That's an interesting-looking chair. - I think the wood is a south-east Asian hardwood.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06The general shape is very much sort of George III.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10I was hoping that we might be looking around the £60 mark.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- I never pay more than £50 for a chair.- I'll shake on £50.- OK!
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- So, shall I try this chap? - Of course.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Let's have a see what he looks like. Is he all right for scale?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I think he's absolutely perfect. I think we'll name that bear Eric.
0:32:25 > 0:32:31Eric's teddy bear chair sees him sitting on a comfortable profit of £30.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35You know you've made it in life when they name a bear after you.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39With the Showdown auction looming and all their private sales done,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41who's currently leading the money list
0:32:41 > 0:32:44and who needs big-money bidders on their remaining items?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Eric so far has sold four of his buys
0:32:47 > 0:32:51and turned an impressive profit of £367.14.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55James has also sold four items but is significantly behind
0:32:55 > 0:33:00with a profit of £116.22.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Our experts fought hard to track down the most profitable buyers,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06but the remainder of this clash is now out of their hands,
0:33:06 > 0:33:11because all their remaining items will be sold at the Showdown auction,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13a place where their hard-nosed haggling skills
0:33:13 > 0:33:16have absolutely no influence over what happens.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20They're in the hands of the team at a saleroom in Leicestershire.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Before the auction begins, our anxious dealers assess the lie of the land.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27This is a very difficult moment in time for me
0:33:27 > 0:33:31because I'm actually picking up one of Bingo's purchases.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35It's this lovely Chinese carved ivory...
0:33:35 > 0:33:37..sort of card case.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40It is in remarkable condition.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43In fact, the one thing going against it is its colour
0:33:43 > 0:33:46because it's quite white.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49And you wouldn't expect that from something that was made
0:33:49 > 0:33:52in around about 1850, 1870.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Look at this! This is Knocker's party bed, this fellow.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I've never seen such a wide bed in my life!
0:33:58 > 0:34:01This is more than king-size. This is double king.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Anyway, it's a very impressive piece,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05made of brass,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09and then we've got a cast-iron frame, side rails here.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14If you can find a boxspring and mattress big enough to sit on this fellow,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18it is a great buy and I think he'll do well with this.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Having checked out each other's items,
0:34:19 > 0:34:24our duelling dealers take their position in the auction room arena
0:34:24 > 0:34:27and prepare themselves for the first lot at the impending battle.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- Eric, I'm up first, I think. - You are.- I've got the little dish.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34The Persian white-metal dish...
0:34:34 > 0:34:37James paid £25 at the antiques fair for the dish.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40But when the lot comes up...
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Opening bid on my book here...
0:34:42 > 0:34:45..our experts are somewhat distracted.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- AUCTIONEER DROWNS OUT CHATTER - 18. 20...
0:34:49 > 0:34:51£25, I'm bid. 28. 30.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- 32 with the net now.- 32!
0:34:54 > 0:34:58£32 bid. Selling at 32.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I think that's a profit.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Unfortunately not, James, after fees.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07The metal bowl has served up a small loss of £4.35.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10But Bingo doesn't have time to dwell on his loss
0:35:10 > 0:35:13because next under the hammer is his prize lot.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15This is my big fellow coming up.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Cantonese, eh? Carved ivory.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21James paid £50 for the 1850 ivory card case,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23but he valued it at ten times that.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28So as it goes under the hammer, will it deliver the profit Bingo expects?
0:35:28 > 0:35:34- What are we going to start with, then?- 200.- 50. 60. 70. 80. 90. 100.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35120. 140. 160. 180.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37260. 280. 300. 320...
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Oh, you're motoring!
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Come on, a bit more.- ..340. 360.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- 380. 420?- 420. Come on!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Come on, China!- 460 now...- 460.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- I'm bidding against myself here! - ..480. 500...- Good lad.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54..520. 540.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Last chance here... - That's a belter.- ..£540.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01£540! Eh, come on, Bingo!
0:36:01 > 0:36:05I think the word is "Bingo!"
0:36:05 > 0:36:08James's card case earns him a mighty profit
0:36:08 > 0:36:11of £387.21, after fees,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13and knocks Knocker for six.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18I think I might as well go home early! Take an early bath, as they say!
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Don't worry about me, I'll be all right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Of course you will, Eric. Thankfully for Knocker, there's the chance to retaliate,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28as his £25 Lionel Edwards painting goes under the hammer next.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32He's hopeful it'll ring up a big profit.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- 25...- £25. Oh, no.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- 25?- 25 pound?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Selling...- 25 pound... Ouch.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Ouch indeed! Because once house fees have been deducted,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Eric makes a loss of £8.55.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54- I think we're in the ditch. - I think I am very much in the brink on that one.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56There is some comfort for Knocker, though,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59when James's 1850 mother-of-pearl card case
0:36:59 > 0:37:03makes a loss of £18.69, after fees,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06a result that leaves both dealers lost for answers.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09You know, I can't explain that situation.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14I mean, I saw that as at least £100, maybe 150.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16James is hoping for a more profitable return though,
0:37:16 > 0:37:22as his final item, the 1907 royal portrait costing £20, goes up for sale.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Fiver bid. £8. £10.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28£10. 12. 15.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30With me on commission at 15. 18. 20.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3330. Go on. You're ahead.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- 32. 32 bid. 35.- Well done.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3842 bid. 42.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- It's a good old scrap, isn't it? - It is.- Internet versus room.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- He's not going to let it go. - He's not. He's got himself here.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50..£45 and away.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55James is back in the black, as he snaps up a profit of £11.31 on the photograph.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57With that, he's all sold up.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00But Eric has still got three of his lots left to sell,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03including two big-money items,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05so he's hoping to make up ground on James.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08First up, it's the regency mahogany table
0:38:08 > 0:38:11that cost £297.60.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13£100 for that.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18£100. 45 bid. 45 bid. No reserve. It will be sold.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2050 in the room. Five.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- 60. £60 I'm bid.- Oh, come on.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- ERIC GROANS - 60 I'm bid. 60 at the door.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29All finished and away, then, at £60.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Eric, can I close your mouth?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34And that leaves Eric with a gobsmacking loss
0:38:34 > 0:38:37of £252.45,
0:38:37 > 0:38:39and in considerable shock.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Words are just not... They're not coming.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Tears are. Tears are coming.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Before tears get a chance to arrive, though,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Eric needs to steady himself for his next lot,
0:38:50 > 0:38:56the 1980s brass bed he laid out £161.20 on.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57How do you feel about your bed?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Is it going to be a winner? - To be frank with you, James,
0:39:00 > 0:39:04I'm having one of those days when I wish I'd not got out of bed.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- This would scrap at least 300 to 400 pounds.- Really?
0:39:08 > 0:39:09King-size bed.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Absolutely sparkling, this one.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1328. 30. 32. 35.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16It scraps for 300 quid.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- £40 I'm bid.- Come on. - Are you all done?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Well, I think I've gone down for a three-figure sum there.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Lady Luck isn't smiling on Eric,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27as he endures yet another colossal loss
0:39:27 > 0:39:31of £132.45, after fees.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33The auction room battle for Showdown superstardom
0:39:33 > 0:39:36has proved disastrous for Eric so far,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38with all his items making losses.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Knocker has one last shot at profit redemption.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- I've got one more lot.- On what?
0:39:44 > 0:39:49And I think it's fair to say I'm not holding my breath.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Eric paid £20 for the 1920s card table,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55but will it be his first profit of the day?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Metamorphic card table...- Go for it.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00He's trying hard, is our auctioneer.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0410. 10 pounds. 12. 15.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0818. 22. 25?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Come on, give us another.- 25. - Give us another.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13It's 25 and away.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18So no joy for Eric as he makes a clean sweep of losses at the auction,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21ending up £3.55 down on the table.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26It's been a roller-coaster ride for our battling boys, but all their items are now sold.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30All that remains is to find out who is the victor.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- You're still smiling, Eric. All credit to you.- You've got to.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36It's not my finest hour, in all fairness.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41I'm just mindful that this is a competition over five days, so, er...
0:40:41 > 0:40:43But credit due where credit's due.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45You did well today.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I think I took today, but I'm unsure about the others.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50We'll never know until we get those final scores.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Our battling bargaineers each started out
0:40:53 > 0:40:56with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Eric's Showdown buys cost him a total of £791.66.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08James spent a total of £703.78.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13But the only thing that matters now is who's made the most profit.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18All of the money that Eric and James have made will be going to charities of their choice.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23Let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- Ah, Mr Braxton!- How are you?- Well...
0:41:27 > 0:41:31There were a few positives about my Showdown.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I did manage to get a good price on my Daum.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38I did not oversell it, I sold it at a very reasonable price.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44- But when it came to the auction, it was a dark day!- A dark day.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Out of the auction, my whisky did well
0:41:46 > 0:41:52and, of course, my Cantonese card case, for all to see at the auction.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Shall we just do it?- Yes, come on. - Because I know this is going to hurt a lot.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Three, two, one...
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Oh, I've never seen a red one. - A red one!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I've never seen... Listen, it could've been worse.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05So, it's Showdown victory for James.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09But our experts have been building up their profit stashes over a week of challenges.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Let's find out how much they've made in total.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15BOTH: One, two, three...
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- Not a million miles away!- No.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- I came from behind on this one. - You certainly did.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24But every dog has his day.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28In this case, it's you, so woof-woof.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31So not only is James our Showdown Champion,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35he also came out on top throughout the week's head-to-head challenges.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37I've snatched victory from Knocker.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41With that amazing auction result, I've managed to pull through
0:42:41 > 0:42:45and overall victory is Bingo's.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Well, it was all going so swimmingly well
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and then I entered the auction from hell.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53But it was Bingo's calling-card case
0:42:53 > 0:42:57that sealed the fate of Knocker Knowles.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Both our experts have made fantastic profits.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02So, where is the money going?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05My profits are going to the Brain Tumour Research charity.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08My chosen charity is Charlie's Challenge.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12It raises money to research cancer in children.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I've chosen it because I know Charlie
0:43:14 > 0:43:17and he survived cancer at an early age.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21It's been a week of all-out action and hard-fought close combat.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Eric and James have both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:24 > 0:43:27and proved that they can make big profits from antiques
0:43:27 > 0:43:30when their own money is on the line.
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