0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the shows that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- against each other in an all-out battle for profit.- Hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm on the case.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Wahey!- Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:24will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- I'm a cheeky chancer.- Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips
0:00:30 > 0:00:35and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- Let's go and spend some money. - Get in there!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Ha ha ha ha!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Today, Brighton-based bounty hunter Mark Stacey takes on
0:00:44 > 0:00:47dynamic dealing diva Catherine Southon.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Coming up, Catherine thinks she's found a dead cert.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55If I don't make a profit on that, then I'm just going to give up.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Mark takes some almighty risks. - What have I done?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I've bought things I know nothing about.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And one dealer comes out of her shell to make a sale.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- These are some of my breeding snails.- Ohh!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25MUSIC: "Thriller"
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- MIMICS VINCENT PRICE: - As storm clouds gather in the sky,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31lost souls wander with thirst of eye,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34This antique tale is oh so thrilling,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36our experts here to make a killing.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42First, the booty hunting beast of Brighton,
0:01:42 > 0:01:47the covetous creature who craves victory, greedily gorges on bargains
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and tirelessly tracks Titanic profits -
0:01:50 > 0:01:52it's...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I might be the cat who's got the cream.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Up against him it's...
0:01:59 > 0:02:02a queen of the night who wants to sink her teeth
0:02:02 > 0:02:07into the best buys and draw out the most palatable profits.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I am now oozing with confidence.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16This thriller takes place at the Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20With over 4,000 stands, our esteemed experts will
0:02:20 > 0:02:25have to be utterly brutal in this battle to bag the best bargains.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I'm surprised people even talk to us, really, because the first thing
0:02:28 > 0:02:33we say is how lovely the item is and then we want to knock them down.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They've each got £750 of their own money to spend
0:02:36 > 0:02:40and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- I really need to buy something meaty and beefy.- Bring it on!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Mark Stacey!- Catherine Southon! - How are you?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- I'm fine, how are you? - Very excited today.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00A bit chilly, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:01I don't know about you,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- but that 750 quid is just burning a hole in my pocket.- Really?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Are you going to spend money today, then?- I'm going to spend, are you?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I'm going to try... I want to buy real antiques today.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14HE LAUGHS
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Now you know what an antique is, don't you? Something 100 years old or more.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Oh, thank you. You are so kind. What's your plan?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23My plan is to do the same.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I want to find four or five really good quality items.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I want to tell you that I think it's going to absolutely pour down later.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Yes.- So I have brought something along to help you, Mark.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37A bonnet de douche.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39SHE LAUGHS
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Here we are.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42SHE CHUCKLES
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Hmm, very fetching.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47What do you think?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I don't know what to say, Catherine, except you shouldn't have.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Really, you shouldn't have.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- I know it's sunny now, but it's definitely going to rain.- Goodbye.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Behind the banter, Mark and Catherine are baying for each other's blood,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and as buying begins, so does their epic hunt for the most
0:04:04 > 0:04:07profitable pieces this market can offer.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Catherine is determined to find them first
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and her famous cunning isn't about to desert her.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Newark is one of the biggest antique fairs in the country.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23So to help me get around, with the help of my little daughter,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I've got my secret weapon.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28While Catherine's hoping to scoot to victory,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Mark is dreaming of bigger things.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I always get a little twitchy feeling
0:04:33 > 0:04:35when I first get into an antiques fair.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Because you think this is the day you're going to find almost
0:04:38 > 0:04:41the missing link, you know, that one piece that's going to change your life.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43A bit like Del Boy, you know?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45"This time next year I'm going to be a millionaire."
0:04:45 > 0:04:48# No income tax, no VAT... # RECORD SCRATCHES
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Well, Mark has set his sights high.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54But now it's time for our purveyors of profit to prowl,
0:04:54 > 0:04:59pounce and plunder as they peruse the potential purchases.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Mark is first to move in when he spots something
0:05:01 > 0:05:03glinting in the sunlight.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I'm sure this will be too expensive.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's quite nice, it is a cased little set of cups, I suppose.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But they are all marked "N Birmingham".
0:05:13 > 0:05:18And they've got a little retailer's name here, "Charles Proctor".
0:05:18 > 0:05:20"Jewellers, Newcastle upon Tyne".
0:05:20 > 0:05:23But it's got a sort of an Art Nouveau feel about it,
0:05:23 > 0:05:28with those sort of handles on them. And a gilt interior.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30In quite good condition, there's the odd dent.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34But I like things with cases.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36And before Mark goes in for the kill,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40his eye is caught by another item at the same stall.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Now, that's quite nice. Look at that picture of a horse.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Now I think that might be a pencil drawing,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48but it's quite naively done.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51But there's a lot of movement and feeling in that face.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53And it's in quite a nice frame.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55If I can get someone who's interested in horses,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58that could be quite interesting.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- How much is that? Be sensible now.- £80 to you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Oh, come on! And what about this set?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- If I said 100 for that, it would be cheap, wouldn't it?- No, it wouldn't.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- There's a few dents. - OK, can't argue with that.
0:06:12 > 0:06:1580 for them if you want them. And 70 for that.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Oh, Mark's not happy,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22but he goes ahead and bags the first two deals of the day.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Am I pleased with what I bought? Well, I think I rather am.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Because these are a no-brainer really.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33They are six little liqueur cups, silver, in a fitted case.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36This is the surprise item.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's beautifully done and I have a feeling it is a drawing.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44And if we look at the back, we've got this artist's name here.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And some dates. He is Swiss,
0:06:46 > 0:06:501769 to 1849.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And it says, "Portrait of a horse" in French.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58If that is by this artist, that could be a real find, you know.
0:06:58 > 0:07:0070 quid I paid for that.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02And 80 for these.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05If that's right, it could be a couple of hundred pounds or more in that.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Catherine, I'm doing rather well. How are you doing?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11So, Mark's brimming with confidence.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14But Catherine is getting round this market faster
0:07:14 > 0:07:15than a nippy whippet.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18# Round, round, get around I get around
0:07:18 > 0:07:19# Yeah, get around...
0:07:19 > 0:07:23# Ooh-ooh-ooh, I get around Get around... #
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Speedy Southon slams on the brakes and hops off her scooter
0:07:26 > 0:07:30when she spies and buys a wondrous wooden object.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Look at this little beauty.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I absolutely adore interesting pieces of treen.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Treen is something like a small piece of wood that's got a useful purpose.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Now I collect biscuit stamps and butter stamps.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And this appealed to me straightaway.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51We've got a Regency butter stamp,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54so we're looking at about 1830 in date.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58This is going to be made from fruit wood and you push this down
0:07:58 > 0:08:02and make a little mark, a little print, on your butter.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03To make it look pretty.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05OK, there is a little bit of a crack there,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10but to have a swan design is so beautiful.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I paid £45 for this.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And to me, it's a winner.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18So Catherine stamps her mark on the competition with her first
0:08:18 > 0:08:22purchase, but Mark has already found another box of delights.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28I know Stratton as manufacturers of ladies' compacts.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29And they're quite collectable.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33But here we seem to have a pair of cuff links and a tiepin
0:08:33 > 0:08:36in the form of a golf club.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I don't think they have got a huge amount of age to them.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41But it is nice that they've got a box there,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44a little bit scuffed, but that shows vintage condition.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- How much are they, sir?- £10.- £10?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- What about eight?- Yeah, go on then.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Eight pounds. I think we are going to take these for £8.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57There must be somebody out there who wants a pair of golfing cufflinks.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Thank you very much, sir.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Mark scores a hole-in-one with the golf themed cufflinks
0:09:03 > 0:09:05and swings further into the lead.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08But Catherine isn't moving at a snail's pace.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10She's seized upon a bargain that she hopes will set
0:09:10 > 0:09:12her on the trail to victory.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Well, although I'm going fast and zooming around,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I've come up with something that's not going quite so fast.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Mr Snail Man. Started off life as a boot scraper.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33I paid, wait for it, 50 pence for this. It's cast iron.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36OK, it's not very old, but what you need to do - get rid of this,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39put in a scrubbing brush.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Ta-dah, you've got yourself a new boot scraper.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4550 pence. Come on!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Catherine's half pound purchase brings us
0:09:49 > 0:09:52to the halfway mark of this frenzied fight, so it's time to find out
0:09:52 > 0:09:56who's in high spirits and who's wallowing in a pit of despair.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Catherine and Mark each had up to £750 of their own cash
0:10:02 > 0:10:04to spend today.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Catherine has bought just two items so far, spending £45.50,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13meaning she has £704.50 left to spend.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19Mark is ahead, he's done three deals and spent £158,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22leaving him with £592 in his kitty.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26And so our buying beast
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and bartering beauty prepare to double their efforts
0:10:29 > 0:10:32for the next round of hunting out the hidden gems.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Their minds may be focused but what if the entire
0:10:35 > 0:10:38destiny of the day could be altered by one chance meeting?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Mwah! Missed!- Oh, Catherine, you missed me, darling.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- You were going too fast.- How are you doing? Well, you look happy!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- I am happy. I'm really happy. - Makes a change.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I've bought wonderful lots. - Have you?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- You are really bouncing, aren't you? - I am. How are you doing?- All right.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Not bad. I've got a couple. - Have you spent your money?- No.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- I've bought a couple of nice, nice pieces.- Oh.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Do you want to borrow this? - No thanks. I'll leave it with you.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Dealers are shouting all over the place,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13"Mark, we've got something for you."
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Good luck.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Oh, I don't think she liked that, do you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Oh, it's a maelstrom of monstrous mind games with these two today.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Well, Catherine wasn't really giving an awful lot away there, was she,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30she was saying, "Oh..."
0:11:30 > 0:11:33But she always plays this little vulnerable lady.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38But secretly she's got a heart of pure steel.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Hmm, little does Mark know,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45but steel-hearted Catherine is starting to feel the pressure, too.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50So, I've bought two pieces that are a bit low value, really.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So I really need to buy something meaty and beefy.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Better get going, really. - Meaty and beefy?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Is this "Cooking with Catherine" or "beat Mark Stacey at all costs"?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Luckily, our lady is only focused on victory
0:12:05 > 0:12:09and very soon swoops on her next item of interest.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I love these little deckchairs.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I had exactly the same thing when I was little.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16And sadly my parents didn't keep it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19But these little deckchairs are harder to find.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22And what is nice is it is in lovely condition.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25£20 of my hard-earned cash.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Catherine pays £20 for the deckchair,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30but how will it fare when it comes to the selling?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I'm not going to make a huge profit on it,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37but it's certainly a nice little piece and every little profit helps.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Let's just hope the sun shines on me when I sell it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44And while Catherine suns herself outside,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Mark heads indoors where he reveals a hidden agenda.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I didn't really want to buy any porcelain or glass today,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56but I have got a potential buyer who said, if you see anything
0:12:56 > 0:13:01in the form of a cat or painted with a cat, he might be interested in it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04So I'm keeping an eye out for something like that.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So far I'm out of luck.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Come on, Mark, that's part of the challenge.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Chin up and find that feline friend.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- # Searching - Searching, searching
0:13:15 > 0:13:17# For so long... #
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Looks like Catherine's sleeping on the job.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Eventually Mark sees just the thing.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Oh, he's rather fun, isn't he? It's hardly an antique.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31But he's rather cute, with his ball of wool.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33He looks quite mischievous.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36But a little bit of a look of Catherine Southon about him.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42It's called Kitten by John Aynsley in 1975. And it's priced at £22.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I'd need to get that down. Let me see what I can do.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51I'd need to get that down quite a lot. Is there any chance?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52Yeah. £15 any good?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Oooh. It's getting better. - You're cheeky like the cat.- I am.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- I don't suppose we can get it down to 12, could we?- Go on.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Are you sure? Listen, thank you so much. So much.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Well I'm rather pleased with that, it's not the sort of thing
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I would usually buy, but I do have a potential customer in mind.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13And I might be the cat who's got the cream.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Meow!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Mark bags the cat and takes the score to 4-3.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21But he's only ahead by a whisker.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25And Catherine's retaliation is quick as she spies a solid silver
0:14:25 > 0:14:27paperclip dating back to 1897.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Not even sure what those figures are supposed to be. It's quite unusual.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38He looks, to me, like he has got a monkey's head.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And then a sort of human's body.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Bit like Mark Stacey, really.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Can I give you 30 for it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- You're giving me... - Oh, 35 we'll call it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Don't know. Give me 38.- 38. Thank you very much. Thank you. £38.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54It's a silver paperclip.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It's hallmarked on the front and back.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02I think I can make myself about £50 profit on this.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Who is laughing now then, Mark?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Well, it certainly isn't Mr Stacey.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10He's the picture of steely focus and he spends
0:15:10 > 0:15:16£35 on an intriguing piece of glass which isn't just any old jug.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Now I've got something I want to show you here.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20"What is it?" you're asking yourself.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21I can tell you, it's a jug.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25It's got a globular body with a nice simple handle.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Very plain, very ordinary. Not terribly inspiring.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Except when you turn it over.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34And you've got a magic name engraved on the bottom -
0:15:34 > 0:15:36"Tiffany & Co".
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Now it's not very old, it's not an Art Nouveau piece of Tiffany.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43But just the fact that it is retailed and made at Tiffany's
0:15:43 > 0:15:45makes a huge amount of difference.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50I think someone with a nose for quality will love it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Catherine, I hope you are buying quality.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56In fact, Catherine's still at the stall where
0:15:56 > 0:15:57she bought the paperclip.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01And she's found an inkwell that is ringing out to her.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Oh, that's nice, isn't it, in the form of a bell.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It's hallmarked as well.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Hasn't got its liner. - They're easy to get.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- What can I get on that?- 45.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- 45. As I've bought something else from you, I will give you £40.- Go on.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Thank you very much, you are an incredibly lovely, lovely man.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I think it's a nice novelty piece.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31It's been gilded inside, so that if the ink spills on the side,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35it doesn't stain it. Cos if it was silver, it would stain the silver.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39£40 I paid for this. I am now oozing with confidence.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Yes, Catherine is outside oozing while Mark's inside perusing.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And coincidently, he's also looking at inkwells.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Now, isn't this a charming little item?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52It looks like a little leather cricket ball.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56But if you just gently press the front, it springs open
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and it's a travelling inkwell. Lovely coloured brass.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02You can see how warm that's got.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05The spring, actually, is still very good.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08And you've got a very tight top in there.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Which stops the ink, as you are moving along, getting out.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16It's probably 1900, 1910.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Considering it is an antique, it's not in bad form.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24Can I have a look at the violin as well? These are such unusual items.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28I've never seen either of those. So it's the same principle?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Look at that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36A little brush in there, to wipe your pen as well.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40I just love that. It's a violin case.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42And that's marked up at 120.
0:17:42 > 0:17:49- So what is the best on that one? - 150.- 150. And this one?
0:17:49 > 0:17:5190.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55And if I took both of them, could we do any better?
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- I could take another £10. - So 230? I'll take both of those.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Thank you very much. Catherine, what have I done?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I've bought things that I know nothing about.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11But I think they are quality and I just think...
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I don't know what I think, really.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Oh, Mark's breaking down.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20And Catherine is catching up as she bags a Victorian ivory gavel for £120.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23This is ivory but it's pre-1945.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I would say it would probably mid to late 19th century.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30And it's just got a lovely pattern.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32I know so many auctioneers around the country,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35this one is going to be... sold.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38She's one heavy hitter.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The clock is now counting down to the end of our trading
0:18:41 > 0:18:46and our lady is determined to catch up with her rival, who is still one purchase ahead.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49After more intense foraging,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53she swoops on an item that really gets her temperature rising.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59This is an Edwardian, so we are saying 1900 to 1910,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03gentleman's hunt kettle. And why did I buy it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06See that name across there?
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Asprey's. So it was retailed by a very good maker in Bond Street.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And it is superb quality.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Now, a hunt kettle, what you would do,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19a gentleman would take this along on his hunt.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22He'd strap this to his leather belt.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25We've got here the burner.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26This is where you'd keep your meth,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30so you'd pour your meths into here, heat the liquid.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34And then inside this lovely little travelling mug here, that is
0:19:34 > 0:19:37where you'd heat your water and put your little toddy in there,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39so you could have a little quick drink.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Something you would definitely need on your cold winter mornings.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48£150 I paid for this. It is absolutely spectacular.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52It's in mint condition and if I don't make a profit on that,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54then I'm just going to give up.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57And with that, both our experts' insatiable
0:19:57 > 0:19:59appetites for acquisitions are satisfied.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's time to find out who's got the winning hand
0:20:02 > 0:20:04and who's got the busted flush.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Catherine and Mark both started the day
0:20:08 > 0:20:12with £750 of their own money to spend.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Catherine has made seven deals and spent a total of £413.50.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Mark also picked up seven purchases
0:20:21 > 0:20:26and forked out fractionally more at £435.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32But this game is all about who will make the most profit.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35And with our B-movie of buying at an end it's time for our
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Hammer horror heroes to haul out into the sunlight
0:20:38 > 0:20:41the results of their feeding frenzies.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Well, it feels like it's going to start to rain now after
0:20:43 > 0:20:46having a beautiful day. You might need your little hat after all.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- I might need it after all, Catherine.- Good day?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Well, it's been all right
0:20:49 > 0:20:52considering I had to wait an hour for you to turn up.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Stop moaning. I was still buying.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Tell me about your horsey.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58That is potentially the most interesting.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- It is exquisitely drawn. - Really nicely done.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04What's interesting is the name on the back. If it is by this guy.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Yeah.- 1767 to 1849.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I think you could actually do all right with that.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- I think I could.- What did you pay? - 70. What about this?- I know.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Last-minute purchase. Very happy with that.- You like your names, don't you?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- I do. I like a name and I like a leather case.- Yes, I know you do.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- I bought the ivory gavel.- Yes. - A couple of silver pieces as well.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27I like your... Is it a paperclip?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Yes, it's London hallmarked front and back. £38.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33You're going to more than double that, I'd have thought.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Very happy.- No, I think you have done extremely well.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- I think we've both done extremely well.- Sorry, Catherine.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39You need your bonnet.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I know you have got a sadistic streak buying me this
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- but it is actually... - I was being thoughtful.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- It is actually going to come in handy.- Come on.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49We've got to sell this stuff now.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57The purchasing part is over so now it is time to sell, sell, sell.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Our thrilling pair zoom back to their homesteads
0:22:00 > 0:22:04and begin their preparations with a mind to making a killing.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Each will be hoping to accrue the most profound profit
0:22:07 > 0:22:11and emerge from this stupendous struggle for ultimate victor.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Down in Kent, Catherine is sifting through her sellables.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19We had a brilliant time at Newark and I think both Mark
0:22:19 > 0:22:21and I bought some really nice pieces
0:22:21 > 0:22:23and I think we got some good bargains as well.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Firstly, the deckchair.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28That is probably one of my least favourite items.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I can't resist a little butter mould
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and with the swan on it, I think it makes it slightly unusual.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38This is one of my favourite pieces and I really couldn't resist it -
0:22:38 > 0:22:40the Asprey hunting kettle.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45I am hoping to make about £50-100 on it but we shall see.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49The two silver items down here I bought from the same gentleman
0:22:49 > 0:22:52and he gave me really good deals on those so I should be
0:22:52 > 0:22:56home and dry and make myself some tasty profits.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01This - 50p for the boot-scraper? I'm going to make at least £30 on it.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Now, the final item was my ivory gavel.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I know so many people that I could sell that to.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Mark Stacey, I could win this one.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11So, Catherine's feeling positive
0:23:11 > 0:23:14but how is Brighton-based Mark as he assesses his haul?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17This is it. It all fits on a small, round table.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19It's very impressive, don't you agree?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I am quite pleased with it actually. I think I've already found buyers
0:23:23 > 0:23:26for the lovely, little pussycat there and the jug.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Now, I haven't talked to the buyer of the jug that it is stamped
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Tiffany's & Co cos I think that is going to impress him even more.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36The other items, well, it's not so optimistic at the moment.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I might have found a buyer for the silver toddy ladles,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41which I love cos they are fitted in their case.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43They have got quite a nice Art Nouveau feature, actually.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Better than I thought originally.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50The Arab horse - yes, I found out it's an Arab horse -
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I have written to a society about that,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55which I am hoping might help me pass the winning post.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The other three items, which I thought would be the first to
0:23:58 > 0:24:03sell, the inkwells and the golfing cuff links, nothing yet.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The war is under way but there is plenty of groundwork
0:24:06 > 0:24:10needed from each of our two experts if they're to come out on top.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15And, remember, no deal will be done until it is sealed with a handshake.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Mark might be pleased with how his selling plans are panning out
0:24:18 > 0:24:21but it is Catherine who's first to close in on a potential sale.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25I have come to an auction house in Newbury
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and I've come to see my friend and auctioneer Thomas Plant.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I have bought him the beautiful ivory gavel
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and let's just hope that this item is sold.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Catherine bought the Victorian gavel for £120
0:24:40 > 0:24:43so will it hammer up a profit for her?
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- Hello, Thomas. Good to see you. - Catherine.- Have a look at this.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Oh, it's a particularly nice one, isn't it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:51It is a nice one, isn't it?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I thought it was going to be not as elegant
0:24:53 > 0:24:56but that is actually just about right to put in your pocket.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58It is, isn't it? I think that's quite nice.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Then you can sort of unscrew it and then
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- when you're conducting an auction... - You just need a little...
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- You just need the thing.- There you are, you've got your knocker.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09You got the knocker, the hammer, the gavel.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Now, who will start the bidding on this next lot,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13a beautiful antique ivory gavel?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15How about 150?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17150 to the man in the suit.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Oh, Thomas, that's mean. - I am being tight.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Yes, don't be tight. I'd love 200 for it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Is that 200 for the lady with the pink scarf? No?
0:25:27 > 0:25:33No. No. 200 is too much. I'll meet you halfway.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- And I increase it a little bit. - OK.- Keep it in the odds - 170.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39170. We have 170.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Do you want to make it another £10 or not?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- No, I don't want to make it another £10.- Oh, you are mean.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Go on then, 170.- Really? - No.- 175.- Go on.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49It's going, going and it's gone
0:25:49 > 0:25:53to the Newbury auctioneer for £175, knocking up
0:25:53 > 0:25:57a profit for Catherine of £55 and getting the selling started.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- It's a lovely thing.- Sold.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Mark isn't one to be outbid
0:26:00 > 0:26:03though, and he is soon down to business as he takes
0:26:03 > 0:26:07his classic glass jug to a friend, David, hoping to romance more
0:26:07 > 0:26:10than the £35 he paid for it.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- This is the jug.- Oh, wow.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Now, it's very simple and plain, which is what first attracted me.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I thought, with that mark underneath, it does make it...
0:26:19 > 0:26:20- It's quite elegant.- It is.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- I just love the curves and everything.- Are you going buy it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Well, it's very tempting.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28What sort of price would make you feel comfortable?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Originally, I was thinking 40, 45. - Oh, David, no, no.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I'll tell you what, I believe I may make what I consider a sort of
0:26:35 > 0:26:40very whimsical offer just to start the ball rolling, shall we say?
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Maybe I can come down a little bit. Just say 85.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I could actually come up to 60.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Could you go up any more, do you think?- I could do 65.
0:26:49 > 0:26:56- What about 75?- 70. And that's my final offer.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Come on, let's shake on it. Thanks, David.- Thank you.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Mark makes £35 on the jug, doubling his money.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06But this is a tale with some way to go
0:27:06 > 0:27:09and Mark now has another potential buyer lined up.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12This time it is the £12 vintage porcelain cat that is
0:27:12 > 0:27:14up for the selling treatment.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I think I have brought this to the right person.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- I mean, looking around us. - I think you have.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I mean, you have got a room full of cat-related collections here,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26which is lovely. And you came to the shop and had a look at it.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- I came and had a look.- It is Aynsley porcelain, which is quite good.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30It means we've got quality.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And it was obviously designed by John Aynsley,
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- one of the Aynsley family, in 1975. - It's bigger than I thought.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I've seen it once and it seemed smaller, so it seems bigger
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- and better.- I think I said to you around £35, is that right?
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Yes, you did. Yes. I was thinking around £25.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Awful lot of thinking going on here.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- Could we maybe meet in the middle and say 30?- How about 28?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55John, I mean, I really...
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Do you know? Looking around, this is the right place for it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03So I'm going to agree to £28 because I have still made
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- a small profit on it.- As long as you're not spinning me a yarn.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09The puss boots up a profit of £16
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and maverick Mark's feeling marvellous.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, I think that was the purr-fect sale, don't you?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Because it has gone to a loving new home and I am purring with delight.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Catherine is also hard at it as she closes in on her next target.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28She is off to meet school friend Claire, who loves small
0:28:28 > 0:28:32decorative items and Miss Southon is hoping the antique silver
0:28:32 > 0:28:35paperclip that cost her £38 will be right up her street.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I believe that you do collect the odd little bits and pieces,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- when your husband lets you.- I do,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42yes. I've got a few bits around the house, as you can see.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- I might have brought you a little bit of silver. There we are.- Oh, gosh.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- That's very pretty. - It is pretty, isn't it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- It's fully hallmarked. - Is that fully solid silver?
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Absolutely, 100% solid silver. It is 1897 in date. Do you like it, Claire?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I do really like it. It is very pretty.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- It is a really different piece and something nice, you know.- It is.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07A nice bit of quality. I like a little bit of quality.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09How does 80 sound?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Oh, there's a big intake of breath going on there.- 50?
0:29:13 > 0:29:19Oh, that was a big drop, wasn't it? Mind you, she is in finance.
0:29:19 > 0:29:25- What about 70?- Go on then, 70.- Oh, really?- Yes, it is pretty and that.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It is pretty and I do like it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Are you happy with it at 70?- Yes. - Oh, Claire, thank you very much.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Catherine makes £32 on the paperclip and she is feeling good.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Well, that is another profit. On to the next sale.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42But this competition is no walk in the park as Catherine finds out
0:29:42 > 0:29:45when the Lewes-based antiques shop owner Steven
0:29:45 > 0:29:47passes on the butter stamp.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50And although he agrees to buy the deckchair, it is
0:29:50 > 0:29:53for a much lower price than she was hoping.
0:29:53 > 0:29:5522 quid. Do you want 22 quid for it?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Go on then. I have got to sell it. I've got to sell it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Catherine walks away with a measly £2 profit
0:30:01 > 0:30:05for the child's deckchair. And things get even worse
0:30:05 > 0:30:08when she fails to generate enough interest in the butter stamp and
0:30:08 > 0:30:13is forced to accept a £13 loss from another Kent-based antiques shop.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18While Catherine is licking her wounds, Mark is back on the prowl,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21heading to Newhaven to see Paula, who is interested in
0:30:21 > 0:30:25buying the turn-of-the-century toddy cups as a present for her husband.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Mark paid £80 for them so will Paula help top up his profit margins?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- They are so pretty. - They do have a loveableness.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- The more I look at them...- What year are they? Have you looked it up?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I think they're about 1908.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40The more I look at them, the more they are Art Nouveau to me.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41They are, aren't they?
0:30:41 > 0:30:46- And they're gilded inside as well. - Beautiful. I really do like those.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Well, of course, originally, I did say around 160, didn't I?
0:30:50 > 0:30:51How about 100?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Sorry, Paula, you have got my deaf side.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58£100 for a quality set of six pieces like this?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02120 would be my absolute best.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Go on. 120.- Thank you.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- I know he will be very pleased with those.- Yes.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12And Mark downs a neat £40 profit for the toddy cups.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15With both Catherine and Mark busy peddling their wares,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18it's time to find out whose profit margin magic is working
0:31:18 > 0:31:22and who is lacking the right ingredients?
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Catherine Southon has so far sold four items and made £76.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Mark Stacey has done three deals
0:31:29 > 0:31:32but he's sneaking ahead with a profit of £91.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Only a fool would try to predict how this twisting story of buying
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and selling is going to end as our daring dealers
0:31:39 > 0:31:42continue on their selling sprees.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Next up, Catherine and Mark go head-to-head
0:31:45 > 0:31:46in the battle of the inkwells.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Melodious Mark has his violin inkwell,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54whereas Catherine is hoping to ring up a profit with the bell inkwell.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Mark cleverly tracks down Buckinghamshire-based violin case
0:31:58 > 0:32:01maker Des Timms, hoping to make a good case
0:32:01 > 0:32:04for the antique inkwell which cost him £90.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I bought this little travelling inkwell.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- So, what sort of date would that be then?- I think this is on the border.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15It is late 19th, early 20th century, so somewhere around 1890, 1900.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17What is it actually made of?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Well, the lid is, I presume, a metal which has been made in a mould
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and come out and then it has been covered in this sort of letter.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- What do you think of it?- It is very, very strange. I have never seen one.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32I said, originally, I wanted around £140. You kindly came back...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Yes, I know, calm down. You came back to me and said,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37"I don't know a lot about these things."
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I would love to make some kind of profit on it, if I could.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Well, if you can make a tenner on it, I guess you'll be delighted.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Well, I'd be much more delighted if I could make 20 on it.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- It is a powerful amount of money.- It is.- Yes, I think we can do a deal.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Are you sure? Des, are you happy to shake my hand at 110?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I'm happy to shake your hand anyway but 110, that's fine.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Des. Thank you.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Yes, Mark makes a profit to the tune of £20
0:33:01 > 0:33:03and now it is Catherine's turn.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05She has also used the shape of her 1920s inkwell that
0:33:05 > 0:33:09cost £40 to steer her to a possible buyer
0:33:09 > 0:33:12and is headed to St Mary's Church in Kemsing
0:33:12 > 0:33:14to show campanologist Catherine,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17who is representing one of her bell-ringing colleagues
0:33:17 > 0:33:20who has shown interest in the solid silver item.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25We have here a solid silver inkwell and it is hallmarked
0:33:25 > 0:33:32and it is dated to 1920 and it is by a makers called A & J Zimmerman.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Now, I believe your friend is interested in buying this.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Has he giving you a set amount of money?- Yes.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- He is prepared to pay £75 for it. - £75. Right.
0:33:41 > 0:33:47I shall hand it over then. £75. Well, thank you very much indeed.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Lovely to meet you.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Well, that was a very good profit made
0:33:51 > 0:33:54and the bells are ringing to the sound of victory.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Yes, the chiming bells toll for Catherine as she makes
0:33:57 > 0:34:03a £35 profit on the inkwell but the selling war still wages on.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Mark makes the next move when he takes the golf-themed cuff links
0:34:07 > 0:34:12and tiepin that cost him £8 to Brighton mini-golf proprietor Roy.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- I called you out of the blue, didn't I, Roy?- You did indeed.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17And said, "I'd love to show you something I've bought."
0:34:17 > 0:34:19and I thought they were rather nice.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23They're by a firm called Stratton who are normally compact makers
0:34:23 > 0:34:27and I thought they were rather fun. Have a little look.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- Yes, they look quite nice, don't they?- Do you like them?
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Yes, I do indeed.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34If I remember rightly, Roy, on the phone I said I was hoping to
0:34:34 > 0:34:39get somewhere ridiculously under-par, around £20-£25 for them.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- What do you think?- Well, I think that is not a bad price.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I think £10 would be better.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46THEY LAUGH
0:34:46 > 0:34:48What is the vintage, Mark?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Well, I'd say sort of 1960s, '70s.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53They could be '50s I suppose, but more likely to be '60s or '70s.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55About my age, I suppose. Yeah, that's a good age.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I think £20 would be wonderful.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Oh, so we have knocked a fiver off without me even knowing about it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- If I get a hole-in-one, it's 25. If not, we will settle on 20.- OK.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I think that is very fair.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Mark steps up to the tee. - So I'm going to put it down there.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Just stroke it right through, Mark.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15He aims and takes a swing but he is wide of the hole.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Might get it on the rebound.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Oh!- See what I mean?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- You nearly did that, Mark. - It was so close.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24That rebound could have done that.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25Roy takes the cuff links
0:35:25 > 0:35:30and tiepin for £20, meaning Mark swings a £12 profit.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32I bet you can't do this, Catherine, can you?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Because I was a drum majorette when I was a child,
0:35:34 > 0:35:37believe it or not, many years ago.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39So I am quite used to throwing a baton around.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43And I'm quite used to making quite half-decent profits.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45And, while Mark is twirling with success,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Catherine appears to have gone all Continental.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51FRENCH ACCENT: I am 'ere in the beautiful countryside
0:35:51 > 0:35:54of Lenham in Kent and I 'ave my lovely boot-scraper
0:35:54 > 0:35:56in the form of an escargot.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01And I have brought it along to see Ian who has got an escargot farm.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04A snail farm to you and me.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06The boot scraper can cost Catherine 50 pence
0:36:06 > 0:36:12so will she get a snail, sorry, sale from snail farmer Ian Brown?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Ian, it's lovely to meet you. - Thank you. It's nice to meet you.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19But I'm not sure about these. So, what have we got here?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21We have got three different boxes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- Three different stages of development, basically.- Oh, right.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25The tray in the middle are the smallest
0:36:25 > 0:36:29and these ones will have hatched, say, three or four weeks ago.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30SHE SQUEALS
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Having separated them out when they've got bigger,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35I put them into boxes, which is the intermediate-sized box
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and intermediate-sized snails but they must be, what,
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- 10 times the size of the baby ones?- Yes.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42These are some of my breeding snails. These are ones that
0:36:42 > 0:36:45have actually gone beyond the size for a restaurant.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50Well, it's amazing but I've also got something to sell you. So, hold fire.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53What do you think, Ian? The burning question.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Well, I think it's rather a good specimen of a snail.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I'd like in the region of £40. How does that sound?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- That's too much, actually. - Too much.- I was thinking more 20.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Is there no way we could make it 30?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08How about if you, being so squeamish,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12were to pick up one of these, I will add a fiver to my 20.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1425 then if I pick... right.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- If you pick one up. - OK. Just like this?- Yes.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22There you are. Well done.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Catherine, it has been a pleasure.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Catherine's shell-shocked but she gets £24.50 profit for the snail -
0:37:29 > 0:37:32a fantastic 50 times what she paid for it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Mark is trailing behind with two items still to sell
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and disaster strikes when he stands on his horse picture that
0:37:39 > 0:37:43cost him £70 and smashes the glass.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47The maverick isn't going to be held back though and he gallops onwards.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50In fact, all the way to Brighton racecourse where he is hoping
0:37:50 > 0:37:54customer service executive Judy will help him get past the winning post.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Hello, Judy.- Hello, Mark.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I bought this at an antiques fair
0:37:58 > 0:38:01because I just thought it was exquisitely drawn.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03There is a suggested artist name on the back but
0:38:03 > 0:38:05I've done some research and I don't think it is by him.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It may be a follower of his or simply after his work.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Would you like to see it?- I would. What does it date from?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- It actually is 19th century. - It's a very fine drawing, isn't it?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16But it's a beautiful...
0:38:16 > 0:38:20I mean, the eyes and the muscle texture I thought was very good.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24I have to say, when I got, it was glazed
0:38:24 > 0:38:26but I had a bit of an accident. I stood on it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28It is in its original frame.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30There was a little bit of damage there when
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I bought it but obviously there's a little bit extra damage there.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35It would fit well with Brighton racecourse
0:38:35 > 0:38:38cos we have been here since that period.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42I'm hoping to get somewhere in the region of £100 for it.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Move slightly on that or not? - What if we shook hands at 90?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Would that be happy for you?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- That would be fine, I think, yes. - Are you sure?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- I think so, yes. - Thank you very much, Judy.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55So, after a flutter on his horse picture,
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Mark makes £20 profit and he's jumping for joy.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03He has got one item left now.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08It is the late-Victorian cricket ball inkwell that cost him £140.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11So, can he bat up a good price when he visits
0:39:11 > 0:39:14the Cricketers Arms in East Sussex to see landlord Peter?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17As you can see, it's a little cricket ball or what
0:39:17 > 0:39:20looks like a cricket ball but when you press a little nozzle there,
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- it opens up and it's a little travelling inkwell.- How old is it?
0:39:24 > 0:39:29I would say it's around about 1900. So, it's late Victorian, Edwardian.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33We collect quite a lot of cricketing memorabilia
0:39:33 > 0:39:35and I'm quite interested in this.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I was hoping to get around 150 for it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Well, I think, considering the age
0:39:40 > 0:39:44and it's in really good condition, that really is a pretty fair price.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- That's great, Peter. Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52Mark makes £10 on the inkwell and he's done.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Well, that's it. All my items are now sold from the antiques fair.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59The profit wasn't exactly hitting a six but I wasn't bowled out either.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Catherine has got one final sale to go -
0:40:02 > 0:40:06the antique hunting kettle which cost £150.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Every penny counts now as she sets out to make a sale that will
0:40:10 > 0:40:12tip the scales in her favour,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16taking the kettle to West Horsley gun shop owner John.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Let me just show you this.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21So, that's your little burner underneath there.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24You lift up this lid and underneath there is some gauze
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- and you'd put your meths in there and light your meths.- Yes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32There is little container for the meths.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- Oh, OK.- Take that with you.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- That's clever.- Then you put that on there
0:40:36 > 0:40:39and then you'd heat whatever you want to heat, John.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42I don't think this has ever really been used.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45It's in really beautiful condition. What do you really think about it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48It's a... It would be a fun thing to have.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- Well, it all comes down to price, I'm afraid. You look very worried.- Yes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- I'm just a poor, old pensioner. - Oh, John, don't.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03I'd be looking at about 250 for it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I was thinking much nearer 100.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- Oh, were you?- How about 125?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Oh, gosh, that gives a loss.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Oh, dear. An early deadlock.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So, will Catherine make a loss or will
0:41:15 > 0:41:17she boil up a profit that will give her the edge?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20All will soon be revealed.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26Catherine and Mark both started with £750 of their own money to spend.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Catherine made seven deals and spent a total of £413.50.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Mark also picked up seven purchases
0:41:34 > 0:41:41and paid £435 but all that matters now is who has made the most profit.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43All of the money from today's challenge will go to our dealers'
0:41:43 > 0:41:46chosen charities so let's find out who is today's
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Hello, my darling.
0:41:50 > 0:41:56- Catherine, how are you, dolly? - How was it?- Oh!- Oh, come on, Mark.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58It was, honestly, I just...
0:41:58 > 0:42:01I thought I bought some really interesting bits.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03You bought some very nice pieces. I loved the cricket ball.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I know, but apart from a reasonable-ish profit
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- on the little toddy cups... - Oh, yes, they were nice.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12..everything else just made tincey-wincey profits.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Oh, but you did look gorgeous, darling, in your little rain cap.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Catherine, don't mention that rain cap.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20It's costing me a fortune in psychotherapy. How about you anyway?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23How did you do? I'd better ask.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25I thought I actually got some nice pieces too but mine were all
0:42:25 > 0:42:30- kind of mediocre profits. Nothing... - In your face.- Punchy.- Yes.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Shall we actually count anyway?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35One, two, three.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Oh. You see, I thought you were going to trounce me on that.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44You see, you do moan but it was absolutely fine, wasn't it?
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- Who is going to pay for the drinks? - I don't know about this one.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Shall we go Dutch?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Well, Catherine is today's winner and why?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Because although she was trailing behind until the very end,
0:42:54 > 0:42:59she sold the hunting flask for a profit of £30 and took the lead.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- 180.- Are you sure about that? - OK. Yeah.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Thank you very much indeed, John.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05I love antiques fairs.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09I spend a lot of my time there and I thought I bought some really
0:43:09 > 0:43:14nice items but they just didn't transfer into enough profit.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Never mind, Mark. Better luck next time.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Tomorrow, Mark has a chance to avenge his loss when our
0:43:20 > 0:43:25competing experts fly off to foreign soil in search of treasure,
0:43:25 > 0:43:28scouring the antique markets of Belgium in hope of victory.
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