0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the show that pitches TV's best- loved antiques experts against
0:00:08 > 0:00:11each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16- Wahey!- And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17I'm on the case.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Wahey!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:22 > 0:00:24daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27I'm a cheeky chancer! Lah-vely!
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.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Let's go and spend some money.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Today, it's the wonderful wizard of antiques Mark Stacey
0:00:44 > 0:00:48and the fairest dealer of them all, Catherine Southon.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- Coming up, Catherine's shocked by Mark's spending.- I've got it!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54That's SO much money!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Mark learns an important lesson.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Don't bid if you haven't looked at something. These wretched feet...
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- Aren't they shocking?- And Catherine takes a wild ride to make a sale.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Once upon a time, in a magical faraway land,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28lived a fearless hero and a fair maiden.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31One day, they set off to overcome untold obstacles
0:01:31 > 0:01:36in an ultimate quest to buy and sell antiques for profit.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39From the fairy kingdom of Brighton, East Sussex,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43our very own Oberon, "Maverick" Mark Stacey.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I'm so angry I could crush a grape!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49And playing Titania to Mark's Oberon, the enchanting beauty
0:01:49 > 0:01:53who you won't find sleeping on the job, "Cunning" Catherine Southon.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55See, Mark? A bargain!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Today, they've arrived at Stacey's auctioneers in Essex to see
0:01:59 > 0:02:01who can magic up the best buys
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and who will stride off with the golden goose of great profit.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Put the hammer down.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10They've each got £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and all the profits go to their chosen charities.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21This means war!
0:02:23 > 0:02:29Stacey's Auction? This all sounds a bit dodgy to me.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34- A bit fishy?- A bit of a fix, isn't it?- It's not really cos I've never been here before.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But it is spooky cos his Christian name is Mark as well.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41I can assure you, I'm thrilled to be here. It's a lovely-looking sale.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Just be very careful cos I've got a few tricks up my sleeve.- Have you?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- Oh, yes.- Well, I've got £1,000 to spend, as have you.- As have I.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- £1,000.- And I'm going to spend it!
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I'm going to really spend it!
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Hang on. I just want to say that for the record,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00that'll be a first! Catherine spend money?! You know what she's like!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I will spend it! I will spend it and I'm going to enjoy myself.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- So...good luck, my friend. - And you.- You will need it!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Happy hunting!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Straight away, Mark's rattling Catherine's cage.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It looks like this bidding war is going to be no fairytale.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20So how is Catherine feeling about the coming war?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I think it is going to be a battle. It's going to be hard.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So Catherine's already feeling the pressure,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29but what has Mark got planned?
0:03:29 > 0:03:34I bet you're just dying to know what the trick is up my sleeve.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Well, so am I! So if you find it, let me know
0:03:36 > 0:03:40cos I haven't got a clue what I'm doing here.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Oh, so the only tricks Mark's got up his sleeve are the ones he's
0:03:44 > 0:03:47playing on Catherine.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51So before we raise the curtain for act one of this audacious
0:03:51 > 0:03:54tale of auctioneering, our fortune hunting hero
0:03:54 > 0:03:58and heroine have the chance to browse some potential purchases
0:03:58 > 0:04:04and Catherine spies a doll's house she finds curiouser and curiouser.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08What I like about this is that it's quite early,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11it's about 1900 in date.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13And they've catalogued it as German.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Isn't that a lovely little door with the knocker?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I'm sure that can be sort of fixed quite easily.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23A bit of the chimney's been lobbed off, a bit of a problem.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27But the windows are intact, the glass windows are not broken.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31And I actually think that is a charming little house,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33so I'm going to note that one down.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Yes, Catherine is in her element at the collectors' sale,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41so it's a surprise to find her feeling grumpy.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Aren't these fabulous? Mark Stacey - Grumpy.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And I'm not quite sure who that dwarf is,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54but two dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59We've got 1950s Chad Valley dwarfs.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Ideally, I'd like a set of them...and these are a little
0:05:03 > 0:05:06bit grubby. I don't really want to spend any more than £20-30,
0:05:06 > 0:05:11but I've got to have them. I'm going to have a bit of fun with these.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12They're mine.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16So Mark may well be grumpy.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21It looks like he needs a fairy godmother to guide him in the right direction.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24And while he struggles to find anything of interest,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Catherine has found an antique handbag that she likes the look of.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Now, this is absolutely fantastic.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39We've got a vintage lady's handbag in the shape of a beehive,
0:05:39 > 0:05:45so we've got that sort of stepped design. It's very Art Deco in style.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50It's all plastic. And the lid has been carved.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's just got that brilliant look.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55And while Catherine's struggling to find something that she
0:05:55 > 0:05:59doesn't love, at last Mark's found something that he does like,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03a clock that he thinks is an absolute hoot.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I've fallen in love with this clock. It's very cheaply made.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10It's Japanese. Probably 1950s, I would think.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It's an owl and it's called the Wink Clock.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's one of those ones, it's a bit like a cuckoo clock,
0:06:16 > 0:06:21but the cuckoo doesn't come out. As you move that, look at the eyes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Look in the eyes, look in the eyes!
0:06:23 > 0:06:27These are quite unusual things because they were made in large
0:06:27 > 0:06:30quantities but when they got broke, they were thrown out.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33So this is quite a rare survivor.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36What a wise old expert I am!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Hmm. And not to mention modest, Mark.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Browsing over, our Hansel and Gretel of antiques skip on down
0:06:44 > 0:06:48to prepare for the epic bidding battle that's ahead of them.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52And it's Mark who's first to strike, as he bids for an early
0:06:52 > 0:06:5819th century child's rocking chair with an estimated cost of £40-60.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01£30 bid. 30, I have. At £30 now.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03For auction pro Mark,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07it's all about the eyebrows to keep his bidding under wraps.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12At 38, are we all done? I shall sell now then. At £38.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Yours, sir.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17He wins the bidding but there is a possible problem.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I haven't seen that lot at all.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25But it looked quite interesting on the actual screen.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30The rocking chair rocks up at £45.60 after auction house fees,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33but does it live up to close scrutiny?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Now, take this as a solitary lesson, OK?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Don't bid if you haven't looked at something.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Because on the screen,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47that's all I saw was a lovely 19th century child's rocking chair.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53And now I've looked at it, these wretched feet are brand new.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Aren't they shocking? It's obviously broken and somebody's taken...
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I don't know what they've taken... and made it on.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So it's ruined it really.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05This back is quite nice. But there's nothing you can do about those legs.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10I don't think I'm going to rock myself to sleep tonight on a profit.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11What a shocker!
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Thankfully, he has a chance to redeem himself
0:08:14 > 0:08:18because the 1950s owl clock is up next.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21This is the one, actually, that I really want.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I want this clock.
0:08:23 > 0:08:2624, 26, 28 and 30.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- 32, 35...- It's so tacky. So Mark!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32£40. 42.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34There go the eyebrows again.
0:08:34 > 0:08:3848 and 50. 55. 60.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- At £60 now. - It's so expensive!- At £60.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45SHE GASPS
0:08:45 > 0:08:46I got it!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Mark!- Catherine.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52That is SO much money!
0:08:52 > 0:08:56He flies away with the owl clock for £72, including commission.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59But Catherine is not impressed.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04If he wants to pay £60 for a winking eye, who am I to stop him?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07At least I'm buying!
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Determined to close the gap on Mark's two-nil lead, Catherine tries
0:09:11 > 0:09:15her luck with a late 19th century trunk with a guide price of £80-120.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- 105, if you like.- Go on, then.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It's a lot of money.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23No.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27She's not brave enough. It's a lovely bid.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Go on, then.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Oh, she's back in.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- 120, I have got.- No.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35She won't even bid an extra fiver.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37What is she doing?!
0:09:37 > 0:09:39We're supposed to be buying things here.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Yes, Catherine may be being cautious with her money, but Mark continues
0:09:43 > 0:09:48full pelt on his buying streak, taking a punt on a pair of pastels.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52They're quite attractive. They're late Victorian. They're signed and dated.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I suspect the auctioneer thinks they're going to make £50-60.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I'd be very happy to pay that for it and maybe a little bit more.
0:09:59 > 0:10:0122, 25 now. At 28, I am out.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Here.- On my right. 32, sir.
0:10:04 > 0:10:0835. 38. 40.
0:10:08 > 0:10:1042, 45, 48.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12He's not giving up.
0:10:12 > 0:10:1555. £60. Are we all done then?
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- Put the hammer down. - At £60.- Ooh, lovely.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24I'm really pleased with those. Now that was a really late decision.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And Mark's late decision puts him into a three-nil lead,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31as he pays £72 for the Victorian pastels.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35But is he the picture of happiness when he sees them up close?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I think these are absolutely charming.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Pastels are the sort of poor man's watercolour
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and oil because they're not as commercial as oils or
0:10:44 > 0:10:48watercolours, but I just think these are beautifully painted.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50They're so sympathetic.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It is signed here, but I can't say that
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I know this artist immediately, but it's signed 1880.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I think that's an absolute steal. Don't you?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Anybody with a Victorian house who wants to create instant
0:11:03 > 0:11:05ancestry is going to love these.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I'm absolutely thrilled I managed to secure them.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Yes, Mark is unstoppable and sticking with his Victorian theme...
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Are you all done?
0:11:15 > 0:11:21..he snaffles a portrait of Queen Victoria herself for £26.40.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Another impromptu purchase of mine, I'm afraid.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28A framed print of Queen Victoria
0:11:28 > 0:11:32and she's looking there all the way we expect her to look
0:11:32 > 0:11:35at the end of her reign. This is 1887-1897.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It's in a nice maple frame, which is typical for the period as well.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42It's 100-odd years old. I think I'll find a buyer for this.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I won't make an imperial profit on it,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48but let's hope I can make a regal profit on it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Way ahead of his rival now, Mark is anything but Prince Charming,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55as he taunts Miss Southon over his four-nil lead.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Catherine still hasn't bought anything.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Oh!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I mustn't gloat.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04But I will!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07And they continue to rub each other up the wrong way.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- I thought you were spending all your money today.- Take your time.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- Be lucky if she spends a tenner at this rate.- Don't be stroppy!
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It seems that with bidders to the left of them and gavels to
0:12:18 > 0:12:21the right, they're both stuck in the middle with each other.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Go on, Catherine.- Shut up.- You said you were going to spend a lot today.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Leave me alone!- Have a go! - He's winding me up now.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Catherine's got to make a move and this could be a chance
0:12:32 > 0:12:35when she decides to bit on a 20th century oil painting with
0:12:35 > 0:12:38an estimate of £100-150.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41There's a painting coming up of the Lusitania,
0:12:41 > 0:12:46the sister ship of the Mauretania, by a well-known artist, Tordoff.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I'm going to have a good stab at this one.
0:12:50 > 0:12:5385 is bid, 90 now. 95. 100, new bidder.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58Are you all done? At £100, lady on my right. Selling at £100.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01(Yes!)
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I am back!
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I'm going to beat the Stacey.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Hoorah! Catherine snaps up her very first purchase.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The oil painting cost her £120 after fees.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But when she ventures over to see what she's bought, she gets
0:13:17 > 0:13:22a sinking feeling, as she realises she's bid on the wrong painting.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27I was looking at the picture of the Mauretania, thinking it was
0:13:27 > 0:13:32the Lusitania, cos visually that to me is the more attractive picture.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36But I actually bid on that one,
0:13:36 > 0:13:42which is the Lusitania. The Lusitania is the more famous ship.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45So I think what I'm trying to say is I'm actually quite happy that
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I did get that one.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Catherine salvages her chances with the oil painting and brings us
0:13:51 > 0:13:52to the end of act one.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56So it's time to see who's little red riding high in the sky
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and who's cast under a spell of misery.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Catherine and Mark each started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Catherine has been biding her time, buying just one item for £120
0:14:10 > 0:14:14so far, leaving her £880 in her kitty.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19Mark, however, got off to a legendary start,
0:14:19 > 0:14:25spending £216 on four items, leaving him with £784 to play with.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Before we find out whether this yellow brick road
0:14:28 > 0:14:32is leading to an emerald palace or a ramshackle cottage,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35our two leads step off the stage to compare notes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Catherine, what are you doing?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Ah, I'm just relaxing, Mark. I do feel a bit more relaxed now.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44But I can't believe you can say that.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Why?- All I've seen you do all morning is dither.- I have not!
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- I've been busy! - You tried to bid on two lots.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Most of the time, there's just been a squeal of,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54"Oh, my God! There's people interested. I can't bid."
0:14:54 > 0:14:57But it's fine because I'm feeling a bit more confident now.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00The whole of the rest of the day is just going to be perfect.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I'm pleased to hear that. But I think we ought to get back on with it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05We've still got a long way to go.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- OK, all right.- Well done, though. - OK, thanks.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Go on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Yes, it's time for our two auctioning adventurers
0:15:13 > 0:15:17to tread back inside and continue with their story of wondrous
0:15:17 > 0:15:20antiques wizardry as the bidding begins.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I shall sell now then.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Cunning Catherine's really got to get going now.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31And she does when she wins an Edwardian backgammon set
0:15:31 > 0:15:32costing £12 after commission.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I don't even know how you play backgammon.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Catherine, it's a game of strategy with a little bit of luck
0:15:38 > 0:15:42thrown in, a bit like this one.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Nice little bit of inlay on the top. Boxwood and ebony stringing.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Open it up...
0:15:49 > 0:15:53A little bit worn inside but nonetheless, it's all there.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Lovely leather beakers and there's two of these.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Absolutely lovely.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The backgammon board brings the score to two-four.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Cunning Catherine is catching up and next up,
0:16:04 > 0:16:09it's the doll's house she saw earlier that she so badly wants.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13£10. At 10. Are we all done now? I'm going to sell.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15See, Mark? A bargain!
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Yes, there's no need for a second mortgage to buy
0:16:18 > 0:16:21the turn of the century doll's house, as it costs her £12.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Now, with this battle so close, you'd think Cinders
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and Buttons would give up this constant jibing, but...
0:16:27 > 0:16:29oh, no, they won't!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31She's getting desperate.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And I can see that buying things for £10 is really going to spend
0:16:34 > 0:16:35that budget of £1,000(!)
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I wish he'd just leave me alone.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41He does moan, doesn't he? He doesn't stop.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44You don't have to work with him. I do!
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Oof! I'm so angry I could crush a grape!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Things are really hotting up on the auction floor
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and the way these two are getting on each other's nerves, this
0:16:53 > 0:16:57midsummer night's dream looks set to turn into an out and out nightmare.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01We're going to be digging at each other all day long.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I hate it! I love it really.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05It is getting personal.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07This means war!
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Can Catherine draw even by tossing the 1950s dwarfs into her
0:17:12 > 0:17:17pile of collectibles? They're estimated at £30-50.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20£20 bid for this lot. £20, 22.
0:17:20 > 0:17:2325, 28.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28£30. At £30 now, late bit at £30. Any advance on 30?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- £30, thank you.- I know there's only two, but they're good characters,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35they're in very good condition.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39So Catherine takes two of the seven dwarfs hi-home for £36,
0:17:39 > 0:17:40including costs.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Have you got the other five?- No.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Oh, they're still at it!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I'm selling one to you cos it's Grumpy!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Ha-ha-ha...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Hmm, it's four-all and Mark starts huffing and puffing
0:17:53 > 0:17:56and hoping to blow the price down of a railway track fixture,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58estimated at £50-80.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- At £40.- £40! - It's here with me at 40.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Any advance on 40? 42, 45.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10At £45 now. 45, last chance then. At 45, 48, I have against you, sir.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- Selling, 48... 50 is now bid. At £50 now.- Why am I buying this?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Railway item for £50.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Put the hammer down, for God's sake!
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Thank you.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25He pays £60, including costs.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28But will it transport into victory or end up
0:18:28 > 0:18:31as a dead weight around his neck?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I'm not chuffed with this lot.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Because... Well, it's just a cast iron railway sleeper.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I presume the plank of wood would have gone in there.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46But we do have GWR, Great Western Railways. And it does say 1909 here.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49So it's Edwardian and it does weight a tonne.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53I don't think anybody's copied this. I suppose it's just great fun.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It'd make a great doorstop.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59So as the auction approaches its end, the pressure has pushed
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Mark into purchasing something that he isn't 100% sure of.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05But he's not one to tread water
0:19:05 > 0:19:10when he spots a lot featuring a pair of buoys estimated at £30-50.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16He's frustrated however when a phone bidder pushes the price up and up.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Bid against you, sir.
0:19:18 > 0:19:2075 now. 75 is bid.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24One more? £80 is bid.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It's a no.- And up it goes!
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- One more, sir. Don't lose it for a fiver. At £85.- I don't care.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I don't care.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Knockout bid. Are you all done? Selling for £85.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43The vintage life buoys and helmet cost a disgruntled Mark £102,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47including fees, but coast-based Mark doesn't look too
0:19:47 > 0:19:49buoyant about his latest purchases.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52What have I done? I really don't know.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55These attracted me cos I thought they'd be great fun.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58In Brighton, if I can't find someone who wants an old fireman's
0:19:58 > 0:20:02helmet, I don't know where I can find a buyer for it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07And a pair of buoys? Well, it was made for me in Brighton, wasn't it?
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Will I be sailing in profit or will I need these to save me from drowning?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Our fabulous fable is drawing to a close,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17but Catherine, refusing to be outdone by her rival,
0:20:17 > 0:20:22is determined to get her mitts on the 1950s handbag, estimated at £30 to £50.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I'll start the bidding in the book at £40.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28The bid's at £40. 42, 45.
0:20:28 > 0:20:3148, coming in now, sir. 50, new bidder.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3552, 55, 58.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Against you. sir. At £58, it's the lady's bid then at £58.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And selling at 58.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43£58 going to 5834.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45And she's done it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Catherine bags the bag for £69.60 in total
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and brings the day's buying action to a close.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53That's me done.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58With Act Two at an end, let's find out who's climbing the magic
0:20:58 > 0:21:02beanstalk and who's on the yellow brick road to nowhere.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Our two heroes set off on their saga with £1,000 of their own money.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Catherine started slowly,
0:21:10 > 0:21:16but kicked into gear, buying five lots at a cost of £249.60.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Mark started strong and kept his pecker up, buying six lots for £378.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25But the question is, who will be able to summon up enough
0:21:25 > 0:21:28selling magic to conjure up the biggest profit?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32And, at the end of this epic tale of purchasing,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35our intrepid two take time to reveal the treasures they bought.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- Dah-dah!- It was a tough day, wasn't it?- Oh. So, what did you buy?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- Well, I did well, what can I say. This was my first purchase.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Why?- I've been asking myself that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- I saw the back of it and I thought, actually it looks quite nice.- Yeah.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I couldn't quite imagine that these hideous sort of rockers were
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- going to be later. - What about the handbag?- I love it.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03- It's brilliant, isn't it?- I love it. It's so fantastically of its type.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- I envy you that.- What is that, Mark?
0:22:05 > 0:22:11- To me now, that is becoming a work of art.- It's just so dull.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Anyway, moving on swiftly, your owl.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16It's very poor quality.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17- But...- But, it's a bit of fun.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22These automaton-type clocks can be very, very popular.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- I think that was a very wise buy. - Mmm, a wise old owl.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- It's been great fun, hasn't it, come on?- It has.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33- Really, really been good fun. It has been a giggle.- And, Catherine...
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I can't wait till we do it again.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Good luck!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44So the buying part of this antiques adventure is over
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but hubble bubble, it looks like trouble as the selling
0:22:47 > 0:22:49is set to begin.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The barrage of bidding was nothing compared to
0:22:52 > 0:22:56the salesmanship about to be displayed by Catherine and Mark.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Back in the magical realm of Brighton,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Mark is assessing his acquisitions.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Well, the auction was much more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be
0:23:08 > 0:23:13and, I think, I managed to find one or two really interesting items.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I love the pair of portraits
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and I really hope I'm going to make a lot of money on those.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20They're charming.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24The Victoria print was a little bit of a spur-of-the-moment buy
0:23:24 > 0:23:28but I think I might have found a buyer further up the coast.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33I love this winking clock. I mean, I wanted it as soon as I saw it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36The chair, on the other hand, has got the awful,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39modern replacement legs and I hate them.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43The other mad thing I bought was this bit of railwayana.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I've got a few ideas of how to sell that and, hopefully,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49it will chug me along a profit.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51The other items that I'm really pleased we've got,
0:23:51 > 0:23:56because I think they're great fun, are these pair of buoys.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57That really is my lot.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Catherine, I hope you're happier with yours than I am with mine
0:24:01 > 0:24:06but I think I might come out of it with a bigger profit.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Fighting talk from Mark, who's hoping to conjure up a high magic number.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15But has Catherine got the right ingredients to create her own potion of victory?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19This is the best thing I bought, this backgammon set, £10,
0:24:19 > 0:24:20what a bargain.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24That is going to make a huge profit.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27The beehive, 1950s vintage handbag.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It just oozes style and quality.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33My little dwarfs - why did I buy them?
0:24:33 > 0:24:38I have absolutely no idea who I'm going to sell them to.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40The dolls' house...
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Quite frankly, it is a little bit knackered
0:24:42 > 0:24:45but I'm going to take it to a restorer.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I'm going to get it tarted up a little bit.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52There's got to be 40, 50 quid profit there.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The big problem is my painting.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57It's not very nice.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I think, just like the Lusitania, it's going to be torpedoed
0:25:01 > 0:25:04and I think it's going to haunt me forever.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08So Catherine's worried but mirror, mirror on the wall,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11who will be the fairest winner of all?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well, whoever makes the most money, that's who and, remember,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17no deal is truly sealed until that all-important handshake.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Mark is first to get going.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23He's keen to kick-off the selling
0:25:23 > 0:25:27when he takes the 19th-century portrait of Queen Victoria
0:25:27 > 0:25:29from East Sussex to West Sussex.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33I've brought my Queen Victoria print to where else
0:25:33 > 0:25:35but the Queen Victoria inn.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38No, not Walford, Bognor Regis.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Let's go in and find out how we do.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45The picture cost him £26.40 so will licensee Donna
0:25:45 > 0:25:47help him pull a pint of profit?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- And here's the print. - Oh, it's lovely.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I think it was produced,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56either for her Golden Jubilee or her Diamond Jubilee.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Either way, it's over 100 years old so it's actually an antique.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04I've dug around a bit about Queen Victoria and I found,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08as a child, Queen Victoria used to visit Bognor quite regularly.
0:26:08 > 0:26:14- I've heard that too. - She referred to it in her diary as, "My dear little Bognor".- Mm-hm.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18And we're in Bognor and I think this is the right place to try and sell it.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Definitely! Definitely, it will fit in. It's a nice picture.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25What has your manager told you you can go up to?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27He's actually told me 50.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Oh! Quite firm, is he? - He is quite firm.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- I think we can say, "Yes" to 50 quid.- That absolutely fantastic.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- I just want you to do me one more favour, Donna.- Mm-hm.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Can you say in your best cockney accent, get out of my pub?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Get out of my pahb!- Oh, I'm off.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43THEY LAUGH
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Yes, Donna clearly went to the Dick Van Dyke School of Cockney
0:26:48 > 0:26:52but Mark's the picture of happiness with a profit of £23.60.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Now, Catherine isn't going to let Mark keep his lead for long. Oh, no.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02She paid £69.40 for the 1950s handbag
0:27:02 > 0:27:06but will London-based vintage accessories dealer Linda
0:27:06 > 0:27:08take it off her hands for a profit?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Linda, when I phoned you up initially and said I had
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- a beehive handbag, you got very excited.- I did.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20When I show you this, I hope you're going to be excited.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It looks kind of like a beehive
0:27:22 > 0:27:25but the beehive one has got a curved top.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27When was that made, Linda?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Probably the same time as this, which is '50s.- Right, OK.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34They were only made in America and there were different makes.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Some of them have names on them.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- I don't think this one does. - No, I did have a look on that one.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- But it is a very nice one. - Is it something that you would buy?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47It is, yes. I do have collectors that like them.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51I know what I would like, which is about £100.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Would you do 85?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Shall we say 90 and then call it a day?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- OK.- It is lovely, isn't it?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Yeah.- Are you happy with that, Linda?- Yes.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Thank you very much indeed.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Catherine bags a profit of £20.40 and she's not stopping there.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08She tracks down Canterbury-based James
0:28:08 > 0:28:12who organises a group of backgammon enthusiasts.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15She has a scheme to sell them her Edwardian backgammon set.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- James, hello, I'm Catherine. - Hello, Catherine.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22I know absolutely nothing about playing backgammon, I must confess.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Is it a difficult game? - No, it's very simple
0:28:25 > 0:28:30but the more you know about it, the less you know, in a way.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- It's supposed to be the oldest board game in the world.- Really?- Yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- Well have a look at this.- Wow! - It's an Edwardian backgammon set.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- It's going to be about 1910 in date.- Wonderful. Gosh.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It's in original condition. I mean, this hasn't been touched.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I must draw your attention, first of all, it is a little bit moth-eaten there but it's the original baize
0:28:49 > 0:28:52and look at these gorgeous leather beakers. Aren't they lovely?
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Fantastic.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57The backgammon set set her back £12 and scheming Catherine
0:28:57 > 0:29:00is planning to deploy her auctioneering abilities to score up
0:29:00 > 0:29:02the best possible profit.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Who is good to give me 48? 48, 48.
0:29:06 > 0:29:1050, any more at £50? Five...
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Catherine's persistent patter helps push up the price
0:29:12 > 0:29:15and it's soon over the £100 mark.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19All done then, selling then, £120!
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Well done.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21APPLAUSE
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Yes, Catherine's ace auctioneering skills
0:29:24 > 0:29:27win her an incredible profit of £108.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33So with Catherine one sale ahead, it's time for Mark to up his game.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37He's bringing the owl clock that cost him £72
0:29:37 > 0:29:40to specialist Nick in East Sussex and is hoping
0:29:40 > 0:29:44to tick up a timely profit.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45# You've got to beat the clock! #
0:29:45 > 0:29:49I fell in love with it simply because it had the trademark
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- and the name Wink Clock on it. - Right.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Can you tell us anything about it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I can. Well, hopefully...
0:29:56 > 0:29:59That's the weight connected to a chain and rather than having
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- a spring, it has a weight using gravity.- Oh, right, OK.- To drive it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I think, as it says, Made In Japan.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Some of them are made by the Tezuka Clock Company
0:30:11 > 0:30:14between '45 and '52.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18The most desirable ones of these have Made In Occupied Japan on the back.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21This one doesn't, unfortunately.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Still, it's very handsome.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Is it something you think you could get working again
0:30:27 > 0:30:28and would be interested in for the shop?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32I would certainly think so, you know. It is missing its pendulum.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37It would have another pendulum that comes down which regulates the time.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39OK.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43All the bits are there other than its little pendulum, which I may be able to get hold of.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Obviously, I'm not going to get over the £100 mark for it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50What sort of figure would make you feel comfortable?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55If you were happy to go with £80 because he has been quite loved.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Well, look, it's not the biggest profit in the world
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- but let's settle on 80.- That will be brilliant, thank you, Mark. - Thank you, Nick.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05So Mark flaps home with a profit of just £8.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10What an experience that was. It might not have been the biggest profit in the world
0:31:10 > 0:31:14but I have learnt a bit and actually, you know what, I'm still winking.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20Mmm... So Mark's head is just above water but he keeps on paddling away.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Next he's planning to sell the pair of vintage lifebuoys.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27He bought them as a mixed lot with a fireman's helmet but Mark decides
0:31:27 > 0:31:30that the buoys are his best chance of floating off with a profit.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Do you know, I thought I would have found out a lot more of the history of these
0:31:36 > 0:31:38but I haven't been able to find out much at all.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I have found a potential buyer.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43His name is Tristan and he runs hen nights and stag parties
0:31:43 > 0:31:48and I was rather hoping these couple of buoys might end up as stage props.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50What do you think? It's a perfect idea.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Let's go and see if I can make
0:31:53 > 0:31:55a very buoyant profit.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01So will events organiser Tristan throw him a lifeline and buy them?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06I thought they might be like be like a campy prop somebody could use in a carefully stage set.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Yeah, we do do stage props and we do have hottie lifeguards.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I was hoping for say a couple of hundred pounds.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15HE LAUGHS
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- What?- I paid £102.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- No, you didn't.- I did. - No, you didn't.- I did.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- No, you couldn't have.- I want to try and get as close as I can to it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- £70.- Oh! Oh, dear.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Could we get a bit higher, do you think?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Make it 80 and we've got a deal.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- I don't think I'm going to get any more out of you, am I?- No, no.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36Thank you very much.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39And do you know, I'm so thrilled, I've got rid of them. HE LAUGHS
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- How much did you really pay for them?- £102.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- Did you really?- Seriously.- Somebody get this man a doctor. Please!
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Actually, someone get this man a lifeguard.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Mark has fallen overboard with a terrible loss of £22.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56With this frenetic frenzy of favoured selling well under way,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00it's high time we found out how our seasoned sellers are faring.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Catherine is doing well.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09She sold two items and made a healthy profit of £128.40.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Mark, however, has sold three items
0:33:12 > 0:33:16but has only made £9.60 profit so far.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Mark is lagging behind at the moment
0:33:18 > 0:33:20but don't write The Maverick off just yet,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23as our two wonderful wizards of antique wares
0:33:23 > 0:33:25embark on their second selling round.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Like a selling express,
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Mark pulls into Brighton Station hoping to persuade train driver manager, Ryan,
0:33:32 > 0:33:37to choo-choose the railway heavy metal that cost Mark £60.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- #- Take me right back to the track.- #
0:33:40 > 0:33:43You wouldn't believe I go to the gym four times a day, would you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44No, we wouldn't!
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Have a look. This is Great Western Railway, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Do you know what these other numbers mean? Is this the date?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I believe that is the date. That's for the gauge.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Then the SN is where it would be made, probably Swindon.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58It's a track chair, which the track sits in.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- That's the modern version, there. - So actually, the rails...
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- The rails sit in that.- Oh, right.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- And it's made out of cast iron, I think.- Yes.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- It's really quite a weight.- It is. - So shall we start with £80?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I think you can go a bit lower than that, Mark, I think.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Well, what about 70?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- 65.- £65.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- And will you use it? - I'll use it as a doorstop.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- Perfect, I have to say, "Yes" at 65. Thank you, Ryan. - You're more than welcome.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30And Mark notches up a £5 profit and is back on track.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33# Take me right back to the track, Jack! #
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Well, Catherine, it's all aboard the profit express here at Brighton station.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Do you know, I've always wanted to do this, listen.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43HORN TOOTS
0:34:46 > 0:34:48And while Mark's tooting his horn,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Catherine is off to her next potential sale in East Sussex.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55# Hi, ho, hi ho, it's home from work we go. #
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Well, here I am in Lewes. The sun is shining
0:34:58 > 0:35:02and I've got Grumpy and Bashful and it's off to work I go.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Catherine paid £36 for the 1950s dwarfs.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10So, will antique toyshop owner, Sue,
0:35:10 > 0:35:15be bashful or happy to hand over a profit-winning price for the pair?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- There we are.- Oh, Chad Valley dwarfs.- There we are.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20They're nice. They're in nice condition.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Aren't they in lovely condition?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- They're painted faces, aren't they?- Yes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- No boxes, though? - No, I don't have the boxes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- It's nice because they all came in boxes.- I'm sorry.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- They did all come in original boxes? - Yes, they did.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- If you lift up one of their little tops.- Oh, look!
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- The Chad Valley name there. - We've got the Chad Valley name, as clear as a bell.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- Now this one is obviously Grumpy and is he Bashful?- Yes, I think he is.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47His little cheeks and he looks quite cross.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49A bit like Mark Stacey, really.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50THEY LAUGH
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Would these be something that you would be interested in?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Well, it does depend on the price. - Right.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I was going to say about 100, really.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Can I pinch you up another little £10? Would that be all right?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Yes.- Thank you very much.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11And Catherine's far from grumpy with a profit of £74 to add to her pot.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Catherine's stupendous selling streak continues.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18She sells the £12 doll house to furniture restorer, Chris,
0:36:18 > 0:36:21for £20, opening the door to an £8 profit.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28But, while Catherine is flourishing, Mark is floundering.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Let this be a lesson to you when you're buying at auction -
0:36:31 > 0:36:35always examine the pieces before you bid for them. I wish I had.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37I bid on this from the screen.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41It wasn't until I found it that I realised it was quite badly restored.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46I've brought it to Steph, who's a dealer in this sort of thing and a fair organiser
0:36:46 > 0:36:47and I'm hoping she'll buy it off me.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53The chair cost Mark £45.60, so will he be able to rock up a profit?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- I'm not going to tell you what I paid for it.- OK.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I want you to have a look at it, examine it and give me your feelings.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I think it's lovely. Is it early Victorian?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03I think it probably is, you know.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I would probably date it sort of 1840-ish, something like that.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Sure, yeah. It's lovely. Certainly I'd be very interested in it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It's a shame these are replaced but it's well done, anyway.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- It does work, at least. - I think it's a lovely thing.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20I think it would be worth a lot of money
0:37:20 > 0:37:22if it hadn't been played about with.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- It would be a couple of hundred pounds.- It's still very beautiful.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27It would look great with my stock.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Is there any chance we can say 35? - I think that would be fine, yeah.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- Would you be happy with that?- I would be more than happy with that.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Well, I'm happy to sell it to you.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Happy to be rid of the rocker,
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Mark loses £10.60 and notches up his second loss.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Always look at what you're buying before you buy it.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Will I never learn?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49With only one crucial item left each,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52this competition is reaching boiling point.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Our expert detective, Catherine, has a plan.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58She's come to Southend, having found the perfect person
0:37:58 > 0:38:02to, hopefully, buy her painting of the Lusitania.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I have got in touch with the auctioneer that
0:38:05 > 0:38:08I bought this from originally and he has pointed me
0:38:08 > 0:38:14in the direction of Philip and, apparently, he collects such paintings.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16We'll just have to go and see.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18She's a genius!
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Catherine paid £120 for the painting but will businessmen Philip
0:38:22 > 0:38:25want to help her set sail with a profit?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- There we are.- Lusitania.- Lusitania!
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- We all know what happened to the Lusitania, don't we?- It sunk.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- It sunk without trace. - Was that sunk by the Germans?
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Yes, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Over 1,000 lives lost.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- Is the artist known, is he? - This artist is Frederick Tordoff.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Now, he was born in 1939
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and he's known actually for his whaling scenes.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- That's really what he's famous for. - That's lovely, isn't it?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Admittedly, this frame is pretty ghastly but, I think,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59if you reframe that, you've got yourself quite a nice painting.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- I think that'll go very nicely in my boardroom, actually.- Oh, would it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Yes. All according to how much it is.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10Ideally, I'd like around the sort of 200 to 250 but make me an offer.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- I'm happy with 250.- Are you?- Yeah. Done, there you go.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Nice work, Philip.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Catherine takes a titanic profit of £130 for the painting
0:39:19 > 0:39:21but there's a condition.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I just want you to do me one little favour, as well.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26We're going to specially open the rollercoaster for you
0:39:26 > 0:39:29and we're going to give you a couple of laps.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- I really don't like rollercoasters. - It's quite a calm one.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Oh!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38# Scream if you want to go faster, baby
0:39:38 > 0:39:40# Scream if you want to go faster. #
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Oh!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Oh, it's going up and down like Mark Stacey's profits.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48The lengths this lady will go for a sale.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52We're approaching the end of this wild rollercoaster ride
0:39:52 > 0:39:54of buying and selling, and we're heading
0:39:54 > 0:39:58for a helter-skelter ride of the final result
0:39:58 > 0:40:03but Mark still has to sell the Victorian pastels that cost him £72.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08He's arranged a meeting with Hove-based contact and collector of Victoriana, Sue.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15When I bought them, I thought they might have been a wedding.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Yes, on their marriage. - They're newly married.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20But, the more I looked into them,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23the Victorians and our ancestors liked symbolism, didn't they?
0:40:23 > 0:40:29- They did.- I have a feeling, because of the use of the moon brooch.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- Yeah, Moonstone brooch.- Moonstone brooch and the little handkerchief.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Do you think, actually, that he's passed away?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I do, and the fact that she's wearing black.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- I think that's a widow's cap she's wearing.- It is.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- I haven't found much about the artist but they are both dated.- Yes.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48And signed.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51It's a shame, really, that the frame is here for this one
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- but there's no frame for that one. - No.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57I know you've got to get them glazed and obviously find a suitable oval frame for the lady.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Is this something you feel you can make an offer on?
0:41:02 > 0:41:06So will Mark's Victorian pastels provide a palpable profit
0:41:06 > 0:41:11and will it stand him in good stead against Catherine's sensational selling skills?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14All will soon be revealed.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Our two tussling experts set off on the saga
0:41:19 > 0:41:21with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Catherine Southon acquired five items at a total cost of £249.60.
0:41:29 > 0:41:35Mark Stacey purchased six lots costing him £378.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39But all that matters now is profit.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43All the money from today's challenge will go to our dealers' chosen charities,
0:41:43 > 0:41:49so let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52You are smiling, aren't you? I can see.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54I had a wonderful time at the auction.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Catherine, you dithered for England. - I did not dither.- You dithered.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- I was focused. Anyway, how was it for you?- I had an awful time.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- Oh, darling.- Oh, such sincerity! not!
0:42:06 > 0:42:07SHE LAUGHS
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I actually did quite well.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12You remember that painting that you were nasty about?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Don't tell me, for goodness' sake, you actually made a profit on that?
0:42:15 > 0:42:19I did and I did quite well and I went on a rollercoaster.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- You actually made a profit on that stinker?- Yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Don't be nasty! You're just jealous that you didn't see it.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Shall get on with it?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Yes, I'm quite excited about this. - I'm not.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Ready?- Mm-hm.- One, two, three...
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Oh!- Oh, Catherine!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40That's ridiculous.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Oh, Mark.- I can't believe that.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I'm not happy.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48You buy the drinks.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Catherine is victorious because although Mark managed to sell
0:42:51 > 0:42:54the Victorian pastels for a profit of £48,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58it wasn't enough to touch the high-performing Miss Southon.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02I should be good at auctions, I was an auctioneer for 16 years or more
0:43:02 > 0:43:04but I wasn't very good at this one, was I?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08And Catherine managed to pull out all the stops
0:43:08 > 0:43:10and absolutely trounced me.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Mark, you need to try a little bit harder.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19I made almost £300 more than you. Oh dear, oh dear.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Oh, well, tomorrow Mark has a chance of redeeming himself as our duelling dealers
0:43:25 > 0:43:29go head-to-head at a car boot sale in Sussex.
0:43:29 > 0:43:30I'm loving it!
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