0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Hey-hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm on the case.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:22 > 0:00:24will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27I'm a cheeky chancer. Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips
0:00:30 > 0:00:36and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Let's go and spend some money. - Get in there!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Today, it's Battlefield Belgium, where the savvy, streetwise salesman
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Mark Franks takes on the auctioneer extraordinaire James Lewis.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Coming up, Mark demonstrates a novel way to get the best deal.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Have you ever seen John Cleese in Fawlty Towers?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- The programme Fawlty Towers?- Yes. - He did this, right?
0:01:03 > 0:01:09- Flustered James is like a bull in a china shop.- Whoops!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11And they both face some formidable buyers.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- How many have you struck? - Honestly...five?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17That's a fiver you knocked off straight away, before you started.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Rust, schmust. Come on, it's a lot of railings there.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22No, but it's gone, it's gone, it's had it.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Today's bargaining blitzkrieg
0:01:39 > 0:01:41rattles the stalls of Belgium's
0:01:41 > 0:01:44world-famous Waterloo antiques market.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Our titanic trinket traders have crossed the Channel
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and need all guns blazing
0:01:49 > 0:01:52in their battle for ultimate antiques glory.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56These marauding dealers will hunt like savages and use
0:01:56 > 0:02:01their wily ways to bag premium pieces for the best possible prices.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05First up, the mercenary musketeer, Mark "Franksy" Franks -
0:02:05 > 0:02:09a mighty man with his own unique charm.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Is it me, or does that really look like James? Look at the teeth!
0:02:13 > 0:02:16But his contender is not to be messed with.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20It's the Derbyshire dynamo, James "The Lionheart" Lewis,
0:02:20 > 0:02:21a rip-roaring rummager
0:02:21 > 0:02:25who has mastered the art of aping his adversary.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26I'm Mark Franks!
0:02:26 > 0:02:30They have a steep hill to climb in their search for the best
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Belgian antiques and, once they reach the summit,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36they must sell on their items for the highest profit,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39but only one can peak and be crowned the conquering hero.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Both our boys have converted £750 of their own money into euros
0:02:45 > 0:02:49and all the profit they make will go to their chosen charities.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52So, Mark Franks and James Lewis,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Morning.- Bonjour.- Bonjour. Ca va?- Mangetout.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Del Boy's guide to French! - Yeah, exactly that.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Now, what a great fair, I do love this fair. It's a bit early for me.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I like my beauty sleep, but it is a nice fair, isn't it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12So what are you looking for? That's the question.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- What are you looking to buy? - Anything cheap really.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Anything cheap?!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I didn't think you were a cheap person, I thought
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- you were a man of style and quality. - Of course, CHEAP style and quality.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Well, I'm going to be looking for stuff
0:03:23 > 0:03:25that you just cannot buy in the UK.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27If you find something that they underrate here
0:03:27 > 0:03:30that we rate in the UK, it's a good policy.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- You know, there is one thing we should do.- What's that?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Get on with it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38They seem full of bonhomie, but this is a struggle for supremacy
0:03:38 > 0:03:42and cheeky Franksy has sold James a big, fat, red herring.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Now, regardless of what I said
0:03:44 > 0:03:46when I was talking to James earlier on,
0:03:46 > 0:03:52the reality of it is that I'm here to buy industrial items.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54That's what I've got in mind.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I'm thinking of big, big flats in London,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02where they've got the room to have big, oversized items.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Franksy may have kept his cards close to his chest,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07but the Lionheart is a formidable adversary
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and is already sharply focused.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11When you come somewhere like this,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15the idea is to keep a very broad mind.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18You're going to find something that you would never have
0:04:18 > 0:04:21expected to find in a million years.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25So, with the battle lines drawn, our fearless finders advance and
0:04:25 > 0:04:30it's James who pounces straight away, buying a statue of a spaniel.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Well, that's my first little purchase in the bag.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35It's a 19th-century bronze.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Every bronze starts life, in a way, like a brass colour.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41The finish that you see,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45is a finish that's patinated over the base metal.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48So you either get gold-plated bronze, which is ormolu,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50silvered bronze, dark-patinated bronze
0:04:50 > 0:04:53or, like this one, brown patinated.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Unlike brass, if you clean it, you ruin it.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Luckily, this has still got loads of dust and all its patination left.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05But for 35 euros, that, in my opinion, is a bit of a bargain.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And converting that money back into sterling,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12the dog costs the Lionheart £29.91.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Franksy is barely out of the trenches
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and James has already fired the opening salvo.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23And the Lionheart wastes no time loading up with his second purchase,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26a 19th-century Italian table sculpture.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31This would have been brought back by a tourist, who had gone to visit
0:05:31 > 0:05:36the original that is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39The story goes that Spinario, this little boy,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44he was sent with a message from the Roman Senate and he ran and ran
0:05:44 > 0:05:49and ran and didn't even stop to take a thorn out of his foot
0:05:49 > 0:05:53until he had delivered his message and then he arrived in Rome,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57sat down and removed the now very deeply embedded thorn.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Out of respect for a very courageous little boy,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03they carved a figure out of marble.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Having paid 45 euros, that is a dead cert.
0:06:07 > 0:06:1345 euros works out at £38.46. James is off and running.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Still early and already two items tucked neatly under his belt.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It puts Franksy well and truly on the back foot,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23not that you'd notice. He's off making new friends.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26He's as cute as James is uncute. Aren't you, eh?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Look at your wiggly tail, little wiggly tail.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Yes, you need to get a wriggly on, Franks.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The Lionheart is pawing another potential purchase,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38an early 20th-century walking cane with an ivory head
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and the stallholder is willing to do a deal.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Maintenant, 80.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Merci.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50He's saying normally it would be 100, now he's saying 80.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Oh, well, it's the third object
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and the pressure is off, isn't it? So, merci.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And James walks off with the cane for £68.38
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and, because it's over 100 years old,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04it predates the laws restricting the sale of ivory.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Three items up and there's no stopping the Lionheart
0:07:07 > 0:07:09but, true to form, Mark has found his feet
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and he's fallen for a biscuit barrel.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15This is absolutely lovely.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Combien, s'il vous plait?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Combien?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- 120.- What's your dernier, dernier prix?- 110.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Oh, gosh!
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- You'll never find... - No, I know, it's lovely. I love it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Listen, I love it. You don't need to tell me, I love it, it's beautiful.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- It's from... Where is it from? - From Belgium, from Belgium.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36And it was from a shop, from a magasin?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39From a shop, yes, from a shop.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I'm in a real bad place here, a really bad place,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45where my heart is going, "Buy it, buy it!"
0:07:45 > 0:07:47My brain is going, "You won't make a profit,
0:07:47 > 0:07:48"you won't even get your money back!"
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Have you ever seen John Cleese in Fawlty Towers?
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- The programme Fawlty Towers?- Yes. - He did this, right?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58STALLHOLDER LAUGHS
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And that is exactly how I feel. OK,
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- cent...cinq, dernier prix.- OK.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- It's yours.- You are a gentleman.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Franksy is finally off and no Fawlties there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16The barrel cost him £89.74.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's not exactly industrial,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21but it's definitely something he won't find back at home.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Franksy's first find doesn't faze his foe
0:08:24 > 0:08:26because James has been approached by a fan.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30He just said, who am I up against? I said, "Mark Franks,"
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and he went, "Ha! That's going to be easy!"
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Ooh! Let's not underestimate Mark too soon.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39He's already off searching for purchase number two.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42James gets back down to business and reveals a clever tactic.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44He has come to Belgium with a short shopping list
0:08:44 > 0:08:48for a guaranteed buyer back home.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I've got a friend who is just opening a hairdressing salon in Nottingham
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and he's got lots of gilt mirrors
0:08:55 > 0:09:00and he wants a chandelier, a clock and something to hang the coats on.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03That would certainly work with his gilt mirrors.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Right, I've taken a photograph of it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I've sent it back to the UK.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Let's just see what he thinks of it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14James must play a waiting game,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18but he can't hang about because even though his friend also wants
0:09:18 > 0:09:21a chandelier, the Lionheart could be about to miss out.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Franksy has found one first.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I can hear you laughing.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27I think that's smashing.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Right, lose that, the little Chinese hat or whatever, that's horrible.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36These, you have to unscrew, but what can we do with this?
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Yes, I can take this apart. This is lovely.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Now, the big question is the price. Combien, monsieur?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- 180.- 180.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Cent euros, s'il vous plait?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- MAN SPEAKS IN FRENCH - He says, "Pardon, it's 120."
0:09:53 > 0:09:56So, I've offered him 100 and he said 120.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00OK, 110, finis.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Complete.- OK.- OK?- Allez.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Merci beaucoup. OK, je retourne! Hooray!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10And a manly bear hug seals the deal.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14The chandelier sets him back £94.02
0:10:14 > 0:10:16and he's pretty pleased with himself.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I'm guessing it's probably 50, 60 years old.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21It's hard to put an age on it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23You have to take into account electricity,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26which came in about the 1920s into most homes,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28so it's newer than that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33The antlers are natural and natural substances are really good.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37This, I'm really pleased with. All I have to do now is sell it.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Yes, that's the hard bit, Franksy,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42but could James already have a leg up in the selling stakes?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44The verdict is in from Blighty
0:10:44 > 0:10:47on the 19th-century-style clock for the hairdresser.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50"Oh, my God, I love the clock. Is it expensive? It's fab!"
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Right, I'm going to go and get the clock.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Bonjour.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56I'll take the clock.
0:10:56 > 0:10:5950 euros, yes? I'm not going to negotiate hard.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01These guys have got to make a living, too.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03A fourth item for the Lionheart.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06He pays 50 euros or £42.74.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08All that's left is to find
0:11:08 > 0:11:10the other items on the salon's shopping list -
0:11:10 > 0:11:12a chandelier and a coat stand.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16While James peruses on, Franksy has got waylaid again.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Brace yourselves, people.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22# Roll out the barrel
0:11:22 > 0:11:26# We'll have a barrel of fun. #
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Thank you.- Yes, maybe stick to the antiques, Mark, and quick to it.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36The unstoppable Lionheart Lewis has spotted yet another item -
0:11:36 > 0:11:39a classic piece of French oak furniture,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42it's marked up at 280 euros.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- What would be your best price on that?- 250.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- It's a 17th-century piece.- Yes.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51He's tempted, but it's too much money,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53although as soon as he's walked away, he is back.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Would 200 be OK?- 230.- 230...
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- It's the middle. - 220, a better middle for me.- 225.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06OK, you've got a deal.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09And James closes the deal on the Normandy cabinet.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14At £192.31, it's more than a quarter of his entire budget.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17And that barnstorming buy brings us to the halfway stage
0:12:17 > 0:12:19in this tremendous tussle.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Time to see how our battle-hardened beasts are getting on.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Each of our sabre rattlers started the day with £750 worth of euros.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31The demon dealer Mark Franks
0:12:31 > 0:12:34has notched up two purchases for £183.76,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39leaving £566.24 in his collectables kitty.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44But the awesome auctioneer James Lewis has spent twice as much.
0:12:44 > 0:12:51Five items for £371.80, meaning he has £378.20 left to spend.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56So there's no time to lose, particularly for Franksy.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58He needs to buckle down, up his game
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and trawl the stalls to claw back the advantage,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04but juggernaut James is off and running again.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07He soon finds a modern mannequin that could tick off another item
0:13:07 > 0:13:11on the salon's shopping list - somewhere to hang coats.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16But it's 100 euros, which I think is an awful lot of money for it, but...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- What's your best price on that?- 80.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- 80.- 80.- No, 50.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- OK, 50, that's good. - You have a deal. Thank you.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Yes, the shop's mannequin is purchase number six
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and costs £42.74.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38At last, Mark spies something special
0:13:38 > 0:13:43and it's one of those industrial items he said he was here to find.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What do you know about railings?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I know one thing.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51(They're very expensive to get made!)
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Combien?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- C'est 350 euros l'ensemble. - Ensemble? Un piece? Two piece?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Huit pieces.- Huit pieces?! - Oui.- Eight pieces, OK?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Eight pieces of... What is that?- Deux metres cinquante.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Two and a half metres. Le dernier prix?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11250. 250 euros.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14250 euros, what does that work out? 220 quid.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- 210.- 220.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- 225, 225.- 220.- 5!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- 220!- Allez, 220.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26220 euros, roughly 200 quid.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Everyone, as they say, is a winner.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32In fact, Franksy has done even better than he thinks
0:14:32 > 0:14:38because 220 euros works out at £188.03.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41You might say, "These are really worn out and falling apart."
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I love all this. I love all this damage. These are smashing.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I love the paint flaking off, I love them!
0:14:47 > 0:14:51You could do four fronts of houses, you could do a big front garden.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56You could do down the side of a back garden. This is great! I'm so happy!
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Nice to see him so excited
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and the railings bring him right back into the game.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03All of a sudden, things have started hotting up
0:15:03 > 0:15:07and our bargain beagles begin to splash the cash.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Franksy buys an oversized washing powder box for £1.71,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15along with a cello case in mint condition for £28.21.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I bet this is £100 new, if not £200
0:15:19 > 0:15:21or £300.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23£400, £500, £600...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Yes, I think Franksy might be getting a bit carried away,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31but it seems big is beautiful as James fights straight back
0:15:31 > 0:15:35by buying a large copper pot for £17.09.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37But feisty Franksy won't be beaten.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40He's found himself a nice little squeeze.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45I don't think it's worth a fortune, but 25 euros...
0:15:45 > 0:15:46I think it's a steal.
0:15:46 > 0:15:491930s, 1920s, it's very hard to date.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52There are over 2,000 moving parts in this. I bet you didn't know that!
0:15:52 > 0:15:57I think this is going to not make me a huge profit, but...
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I think it will still be music to my ears.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The baby accordion presses all the right buttons.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07He snaps it up for £21.37 and it brings him almost level
0:16:07 > 0:16:11with the Lionheart and that puts him in a mischievous mood.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13With my little eye, I spy James Lewis.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Shall we go and annoy him? Come on!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19MARK PLAYS THE ACCORDION TUNELESSLY
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Don't give up the day job, mate.
0:16:21 > 0:16:2425 euros and I think it's absolutely charming.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26What have you bought?
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Just lots of bits and bobs, really,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29but I've bought quite a few. How about you?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Just bits of china and glass. - Yes?- China and glass really.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35China and glass, yes. Well, I haven't bought any china.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38And I haven't bought any glass. I've bought a mannequin!
0:16:38 > 0:16:41At least it'll keep me company on the train when you've had a few beers.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46A few beers?! I'm going to be going up and down trying to raise money.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Good luck. It's the only way you're going to make any money today.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Yes, it's all good-humoured now, but don't be fooled.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57These men are archrivals, each with a thirst for glory.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00They plunge back into the stalls and it's not long before James
0:17:00 > 0:17:04stumbles upon the last item for his friend's new salon at home -
0:17:04 > 0:17:08a Dutch brass chandelier - but the couple selling it
0:17:08 > 0:17:11won't budge from their asking price of 100 euros.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Then, to compound James's misery, Franksy returns.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Come on, James, get your money out. Offer her 70, come on.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20What's your dernier prix?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22C'est 100. Ce matin, c'est 150.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24It belonged to her grandmother, she says.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Get on your knees, look, I'll teach you. This is how you do it, right?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Do this, right? You get her hand and you...
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Look, she loves it, look.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35But her husband doesn't and he's making the decision!
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I'm bigger than him!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- JAMES LAUGHS - Good luck, James!- Thanks, Mark.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Yes, Franksy leaves James in a fluster and it starts to show.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Whoops!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47JAMES LAUGHS
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Yes, keep calm, James.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51How about 90 then? 90 euros.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- 90?- That's fair enough.- 90... OK.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57You got a deal. Well done.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And he gets there in the end.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04The 17th-century-style chandelier costs him £76.92.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I just hope he likes it. Thank you very much.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09As we get towards the end of the day,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14the purchases are still coming thick and fast.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19Love it! Got to be 100 years old, cast iron, wonderful.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I just think, on the wall, with a mirror behind it,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26in the garden, whatever.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29The industrial wheel comes from the same stall as a glass sign
0:18:29 > 0:18:34and, together, they cost 60 euros or £51.68.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37All of a sudden, our boys are both on eight items each,
0:18:37 > 0:18:38but not for long.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42The Lionheart leaps out in front with another oversized item -
0:18:42 > 0:18:44an enormous box of matches.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46I'll give you 80 and meet you in the middle.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- All right, give it to me, give it to me.- Thank you.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55James strikes a deal on the novelty item - £15.38.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I love them, I absolutely love them,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00but they're probably not going to be a massive profit,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02but I need to find a giant to sell them to.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Well, you would think he'd bought enough for one day,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08but James can't resist his passion for African tribal art.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14He buys two wooden masks and a statue for £128.21.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21We've got the little Punu statue for fertility.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Probably 19th-century, so it's good to have a piece with some age.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Then, secondly, the Kwele hunting mask.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33So stylish, it looks really art deco in its design.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37And, finally, the Fang mask, covered in white slip
0:19:37 > 0:19:41and then rubbed away to show the chocolate-coloured wood underneath.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Three really good decorative pieces.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Somebody should definitely want them as much as I do.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50The Lionheart's never-ending prowling
0:19:50 > 0:19:52keeps the pressure up on Franksy,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55but he takes it all in his south London stride
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and makes his final purchase of the day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Yes, you think I've lost them.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The fact is, I've found them. Look, look.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09My marbles. I tell you what, there are a lot of marbles there.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I gave 10 euros for them, which is slightly below £10.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I think these could be a winner.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I might sell them as a whole job lot, but for a tenner, it's a gift.
0:20:20 > 0:20:2210 euros converts to £8.55
0:20:22 > 0:20:26and as Franksy gets reacquainted with his marbles,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28James weighs in with a last cheeky buy -
0:20:28 > 0:20:34a set of iron and brass scales from the 1920s. They cost £17.09.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37So, it's all in the balance.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38The stallholders pack up
0:20:38 > 0:20:43and before our bargaining buccaneers can celebrate with a Belgian waffle,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45let's see how they've done.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Both our boys started the day with £750 of their own money.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53The merciless Mark Franks leaves the battlefield with eight buys,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57having forked out £482.91.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59But James Lewis was relentless.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04He takes home 11 purchases for £669.23.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06It's time to call a temporary truce,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10as our weary warlords take stock of their foreign haul.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Well, what a day!- What a day! I went a bit industrial.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15That was my plan of action, so big lumps.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16And more interesting items.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19I'm not looking for the stuff you can buy at home.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- I love the railings.- Railings are good news, I like them.- Wonderful!
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Yes, but I'll tell you what I like - your mannequin is absolutely...
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- Do you like that?- Yes! He's white, he's clean, he's... Oh, fabulous!
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Underneath all this, James, I'm exactly like that.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35A bit thinner, in fact!
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Those are incredible!- I know just the place to sell those.- Yeah?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Where is that, then? - I can't tell you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42MARK LAUGHS
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- You've got a cunning plan? - I've got a cunning plan, like a fox.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- That's got a bit of age, hasn't it? - Yes, 17th-century French.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Yeah, lovely.- She got from a farmhouse in Normandy, so she said.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Well, do you know what, I wouldn't be surprised.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It's got lovely pegged joints on it, fielded panels.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I love the way it's all sort of worn at the end there.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05James, put it there, I think we've both done very well.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Well done, mate. - So do I. Really good day.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Yes, the good times are now over.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15This is where the hard work really begins.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Our supreme soldiers have amassed their arsenals
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and head back to Britain to start their selling surge
0:22:21 > 0:22:24and they have one clear aim - profit and lots of it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29In South London, Mark's missiles are lined up and he is ready to launch.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Well, I'm a long way from Waterloo. Now, the old washing powder.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36That's great fun and, incidentally,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40the label on there is in francs, so its pre-euro.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The railings... Ooh, I like these!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I don't know what I'm going to do with them yet, but I do like them.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48And this, this is great fun, very industrial.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Biscuits, I love it, I really love it,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53but to find someone else that loves it
0:22:53 > 0:22:56might be harder than I really imagined.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59The piece de la resistance is my marbles.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I'm going to take them to James Lewis's auction
0:23:03 > 0:23:05and he's going to sell them for me.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07If I put them in, he has to sell them.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Watch him choke when they make a profit!
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Please let them make a profit!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13So that was his big plan!
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Franksy also needs to find new homes for his antler chandelier,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21the baby accordion, the glass sign and the cello case.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25In Derbyshire, James returns to Lionheart HQ to plan his attack.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30What a mix - from the mad, giant matchbox,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33then sitting on top of a giant piece
0:23:33 > 0:23:37of 17th-century French provincial furniture.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40It just wouldn't be me shopping in Belgium
0:23:40 > 0:23:42without buying a bit of tribal art.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45My clock, almost a guaranteed cert.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I was asked to find one by a hairdresser.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51He also already has my chandelier.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53His new hairdressing salon only opened recently.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56He said, "If I'm going to have it, I want it now."
0:23:56 > 0:23:58So I've given it to him and we'll see -
0:23:58 > 0:24:01if it's still up and lit, that means he likes it.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And the mannequin. What do you think, matey?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07James must also sell the 19th-century table sculpture,
0:24:07 > 0:24:13the copper pot, the 1920s scales, the early 20th-century walking cane
0:24:13 > 0:24:16and the 19th-century bronze spaniel statue.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Our selling superheroes get down to business, using their contacts
0:24:20 > 0:24:22and digging deep to bag some buyers,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25so will their Belgian bargains provide pots of profit?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Only time will tell, but until they've shaken on it
0:24:28 > 0:24:33and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And it's James who charges first.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39He's hoping to get three sales out of the way in one fell sweep.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42He heads straight over to Giltbrook, just outside Nottingham,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44to see his friend, Scott,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46the man who's just opened his new hair salon.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Well, I've got my clock in the boot,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I've had the company of a rather boring mannequin all the way here,
0:24:55 > 0:25:00but the great news is, the chandelier is up and that is a really good sign.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03As he would with any light, James has advised Scott
0:25:03 > 0:25:07that the chandelier should be wired in by a qualified electrician.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- You like it, don't you? - I love it! It's fab!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13You said chandelier, clock, mannequin.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15How about that for professional service?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17All three of them are good, definitely.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19They're definitely what I want in the shop.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Well, the chandelier first.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I know you had to have it up for your opening. How did it go?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Really, really well. - It was a bit grotty.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Yeah, it needed a bit of attention as well.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31I had an electrician out to sort some of the wiring out
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- but it's... Yeah, it's brilliant, I love it.- Good.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- It's a great feature. - What do you think? 300?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I was thinking more...180?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42180 shows me a profit. You've got a deal on that already.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Brilliant, James. - I'm not going to haggle at all. 180.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47James is off and running.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51The chandelier lights up a profit of £103.08
0:25:51 > 0:25:53and Scott's not finished there.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56He also loves the 19th-century-style clock.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59£100. Have we got a deal?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Go on, then.- Brilliant, excellent. That's two out of three.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Going well so far. The clock chimes in a profit of £57.26.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Can James get the hat-trick?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12What about him? How about 100?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- 50.- Oh!
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- That's harsh! He's great! - I could stretch a little bit.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Go on.- Er...
0:26:20 > 0:26:21- Say 70.- 80.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Go on, then.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I was going to say 75...
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- I'm going to knock a fiver off, 75. - Are you sure? Aw, bless you.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31All right, brilliant.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Goodness me! James Lewis does himself out of a fiver!
0:26:34 > 0:26:38The modern mannequin stands another profit of £32.26.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42The shopping list has well and truly paid off,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46but James's early onslaught hasn't taken a hair off Franksy.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49He's already lined up his first potential sale.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Thank goodness for the World Wide Web
0:26:52 > 0:26:55cos if it wasn't for the Internet, I wouldn't have found this place.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59I'm in Haslemere and it's only about half an hour's drive from my house.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I've got the cello case and these guys are interested in buying it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Come on.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07The British-made case cost Mark just over £28.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11He's meeting Tom, who's the shop's cello specialist.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Look at that, that is like new.- That is, it's practically mint, isn't it?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17It's bright, isn't it? Nice and bright.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It shows a degree of age straight off the bat because
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- the inside is actually a different colour in these these days.- OK.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26And, in fact, if you look down here, that barely shows a scratch
0:27:26 > 0:27:28and that's where your spike would go.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32How does this compare in the world of cars? Is this a Rolls-Royce?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Is this a Mini?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36This is more in your sort of Ford area, I suppose.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It's a very reliable kind of device.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43We've got more in the Rolls-Royce area here, this MMX model.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Wow! That's a nice colour, isn't it?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Yeah, this is the sporty number for the weekend.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Is it carbon fibre or something like that?- It is, yes.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Whereas these ones are made of ABS resin.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55What would this retail at, the full retail on one of these?
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Brand new, out of the box, they are £700.- Whoo! That's a lot of money!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03What would one of these little boys cost?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05A new one of those is around 215.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Realistically, I could offer you somewhere in the region
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- of about £70, I think.- I was hoping for a tiny bit more.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16I just like round figures. I mean, £100 would...
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- I'd be happy with that.- How about £80? Even rounder, possibly.
0:28:20 > 0:28:2380 is just not a very lucky number for me. What about 90?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Go on, we've got a deal. - You're a good man.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30The cello case is in tune with Mark's game plan
0:28:30 > 0:28:33and it strings up a profit of £61.79
0:28:33 > 0:28:36and our music man hopes to squeeze more money
0:28:36 > 0:28:39out of the accordion that cost him just over £21.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43He takes it to self-proclaimed accordion-oholic John,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45who owns a specialist shop in North London.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47A piano accordion, am I right?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Yes.- And this is a baby one. That's all I know.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51What do you think of that?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- HE PLAYS A NOTE - That needs attention.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- HE PLAYS ANOTHER NOTE - That one needs surgery.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- I should think that was probably early '50s, that one.- Oh, right, OK.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02It will need quite a bit of work on it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Give me your best offer and I've really got to say yes, haven't I?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Round about a fiver. In the condition it's in.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- What was that funny noise? - If everything...- How much?!
0:29:11 > 0:29:12About a fiver.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17If I've got to do some work on it, I could probably get 60 quid for it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19What's your bestest offer?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Well, I was going to say 12 quid,
0:29:22 > 0:29:26but seeing as how you twisted my arm, I'll let you have 15 quid.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29It's a loss, John, but I'm going to take your money.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31You win some, you lose some.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33You've got out of it quite good, I assure you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Yes, Mark scores our first loss of the competition - £6.37 down.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Let's cheer him up a bit. Take it away, John.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44HE PLAYS A LIVELY TUNE
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Dancing in defeat, he's irrepressible,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50so the loss is a big letdown for Franksy,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52but a big leg-up for James
0:29:52 > 0:29:55who's wasting no time with his next two sales.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57He takes the large late-19th-century pot
0:29:57 > 0:29:59to copper collector Paul
0:29:59 > 0:30:03who buys it along with the brass scales for £110 all up,
0:30:03 > 0:30:07meaning James walks away £75.82 better off.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Our incredible auctioneer is raking it in.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Mark needs to pull something out of the bag.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Time to put the wheels in motion on his evil tactic
0:30:16 > 0:30:19and, first, our man with the plan needs a van.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Now, do you remember the marbles I bought when I was abroad?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The best thing about these marbles are
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I'm going to put them into James Lewis's auction.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34He is going to have the pleasure of making me money.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Isn't that sick and twisted?
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Mr Lewis, special delivery coming your way.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43And after a three-hour journey to Derby...
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Well, Franksy, at least you've acknowledged
0:30:48 > 0:30:50who the best salesman is.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53So Franksy's fate is in James's hands.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Mark's marbles originally cost £8.55.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59James decides to split them into three lots,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01to give Franksy the fairest chance
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and, before the bidding starts, he has a message for the saleroom.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08The next lot are the marbles belonging to Mark Franks.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13He's given them to me to try and sell, so please bid well.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17This is your way of getting all those years of revenge against me.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22If you bid, I will lose. If you don't bid, I will win, so it's up to you.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26And I've got an absentee bid. I can start at £10, 12 anywhere?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Give him some competition, 12 bid, 12.
0:31:29 > 0:31:3115, 18 standing.
0:31:31 > 0:31:3218, 20 and 2 beats it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:3522 by the pillar, 25 now.
0:31:35 > 0:31:3725 online. 25 on the Internet.
0:31:37 > 0:31:4322, 25 online, 28, sir. 28 by the pillar. 26 if you like.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Every pound counts. Go on, 26.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48At 26, gavel is raised...
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Anybody else at £26? Are you sure?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53As the gavel comes down on the first set of marbles,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Franksy is already winning, but it gets better.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00The second lot sells for exactly the same amount.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05- 26 is yours, 283, thank you. - And part three does well too.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06£22.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08On the Internet and selling...
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Franksy, then, but he's been a very good sport.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Once the commission is deducted,
0:32:14 > 0:32:20Mark still makes more than six times what he paid - a profit of £54.05.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Time to let him know the MARBLE-ous news.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26FRANKSY CHEERS
0:32:26 > 0:32:27He's so smug!
0:32:27 > 0:32:30But James has to get back to selling his own stash
0:32:30 > 0:32:34and it's his oversized matchbox next, that cost him over £15.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38He takes it to John who owns a museum near Uttoxeter,
0:32:38 > 0:32:40filled with all sorts of memorabilia.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Very nice.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Good, aren't they? - I like a full box.- OK. I...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- I have to admit, I've...- You haven't, have you?- I've lit a few.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- You've devalued them. How many have you struck?- Honestly?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Five?- That's a fiver you've knocked off straight away,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57before you started.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Oh, right, so they're a pound each, right. One...
0:33:00 > 0:33:02THEY LAUGH
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I suppose, age-wise, do you think, 30, 40 years old?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- I should say so, looking at the box. - Yeah.- Get to the point, how much?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- What were you thinking?- 25 quid.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- 60.- Well, I'll go to 40.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Would you give me 50 quid for them?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- 42?- Oh!- Come on.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I hate all this £2 business!
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Well, I can go 50 pence! - 45, then.- 45...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And it's not a penny less.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Deal.- Thank you very much, lovely.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34John is a hard haggler.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Nevertheless, James makes a profit of £29.62.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40The great thing about dealing with John
0:33:40 > 0:33:43is he always knows exactly what it's worth.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Although, he doesn't always stick to his own rules.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50And the giant items are being snapped up.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Franksy takes his washing powder box to a local launderette
0:33:54 > 0:33:57and sells it for £10, giving a profit of £8.29.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03So is Franksy doing enough to clean up or is he left in a spin cycle?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Time to take stock of our barbaric barterers earnings.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Fearless Franksy has notched up four sales already
0:34:10 > 0:34:15for a profit of £117.76, but the Lionheart is licking him.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20He's ticked off six sales and made £298.04 profit.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Even though he's behind, Franksy is not disheartened
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and he's still got all his big-value items left to sell.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31He heads back out to Surrey to The Stag Pub.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35It's a no-brainer, isn't it?
0:34:35 > 0:34:36Come on.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39He paid just over £94 for the antler chandelier,
0:34:39 > 0:34:45- so will pub manager Louise think it's DEER?- So how old is it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47The antlers could be any age.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Looking at it, I would say it's probably 60 or 80 years old.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Should you want to buy it,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55have it fitted up by a professional electrician,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58it's all earthed and all that for safety reasons. Do you like it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I do like it, it would be perfect in the restaurant.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I'd love £200 for it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04That's a bit steep.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I was thinking more kind of half of that.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Oh, 150? - SHE LAUGHS
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- 100!- What about 150?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- 125?- 130.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18On bended knees!
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- £127.50.- I love it, £127.50.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Deal.- Thank you very much, you've got a deal.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30Another kiss on the hand seals the deal. He makes a profit of £33.48.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Both our antiques assassins are motoring now.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34James meets Michael,
0:35:34 > 0:35:37who has a small collection of Serpentine statues,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39and he treats himself to another.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Yes, they will all go well together.
0:35:42 > 0:35:49£160 buys the figure of Spinario, giving James a profit of £121.54.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52He leaves Michael and heads straight off to Alfredton
0:35:52 > 0:35:56to see a local vet, Graham, who is interested in the Normandy cabinet
0:35:56 > 0:35:58and James has no time to waste.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Now, the sun's setting
0:36:00 > 0:36:04and I'm not really too keen to get there after dark.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10He lives in one of the most haunted Elizabethan mansions in Derbyshire.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12CACKLING
0:36:12 > 0:36:16DRAMATIC ORGAN MUSIC
0:36:24 > 0:36:29The oak cabinet cost James just over £192.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31So, have a look.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Have a look at your end, see whether you think the pegs are right
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- and whether it fits... - If it's ghost friendly.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40JAMES LAUGHS I was...
0:36:40 > 0:36:44You're going to have these doors doing this.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- How are the ghosts?- They're in fine fettle.- Are they really?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53They had a paddy fit on the Sunday a week ago
0:36:53 > 0:36:56and there was a lot of door slamming and shutter banging.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00So, back to the cabinet, this would have had a base to it
0:37:00 > 0:37:02when it was originally made.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05This skirt at this level, I think is 19th century,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08but above it I think is 17th century.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13The hinges are good, the panels are good, overall construction is good.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16That's exactly what we're looking for,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- is older pieces that don't look out of place.- Yes, exactly.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22James and Graham settle on a price of £370,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27giving the Lionheart a profit of £177.69.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29That is quite a blow to Mark's mission,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32but our chirpy chappie remains undeterred.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34He takes his biscuit barrel to Natasha,
0:37:34 > 0:37:38who owns a shop in Tadworth that upcycles furniture.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- What do you think?- I'm impressed!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I reckon this would originally have been in a shop, OK?
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Like a big sort of deli or something like that.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Yeah, I see where you're going. - I think it's about 100 years old.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- All right, now the boring bit. - All right, OK, go on.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55We've got to talk about money. 200 quid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56SHE CHOKES
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Are you all right?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59I'm all right, just got a bit...
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Well, let's just go a little bit lower than that,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03that was a brave start!
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- No, well, you've got to try somewhere, haven't you?- Let's go...
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I don't know, 30? I was thinking 35?
0:38:10 > 0:38:16It cost me literally pennies away from 90 quid. Give me a profit.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- I'll go to 80. - Is that your bestest offer, Tash?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I can't go any higher than that, darling, I can't.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22I would if I could, but I can't.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- We've got a deal. - All right, darling.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25You win some, you lose some.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28And that is definitely another loss.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33£9.74 down, but he's still got his beloved railings to sell.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35James stays steady.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37He heads to London to sell his walking cane
0:38:37 > 0:38:39to specialist retailer Dominic.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42He pays £151 - a profit of £81.62.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47He keeps the pace up back in Derby.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49He meets local lad John who has been dealing for five years
0:38:49 > 0:38:52even though he's only just turned 18.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56John is pretty keen on the African fertility figure.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59A lot of people don't know about tribal art round here
0:38:59 > 0:39:01and it's just something different for me to buy,
0:39:01 > 0:39:02to be honest with you.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05She's a Punu fertility figure.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Punu, one of the major tribes in the Congo.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Things that tell you she is Punu are these -
0:39:12 > 0:39:16the hatched squares in the centre of her forehead and on the sides.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21- You get that on the Punu masks as well.- Right.- What do you think?
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Yeah, it's very unusual, yeah.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- It's got a very nice look about it. - I think...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- My gut reaction is that's probably 100 years old.- Right, yeah.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It's a nice early one. Did you have a price in mind?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Can we call it 50?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Oh...
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I'll do 50.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- That sounds as if it's firm. - It is. That's the death.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44That's the death.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- If that's the death, that's the deal. - Thank you very much.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49The figure came with the tribal masks.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54James sells those for £180 to Paul, a dealer with a passion for Africa,
0:39:54 > 0:39:58so altogether it's a profit of £101.79.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01So it looks like it's all or nothing with Mark's railings.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05He's lumped them together with his other industrial items -
0:40:05 > 0:40:06the wheel and the glass sign -
0:40:06 > 0:40:10and taken them to Ray, who runs a salvage yard in West London.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- They are a lovely railing.- Yeah. - Absolutely gorgeous.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16The trouble with that railing, as there's a lot of railings,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- there's a lot of rust with it as well.- Rust, schmust!
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Come on, it's a lot of railings. Now, what about that?
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- Smashing, isn't it? Do you like that?- It's a flywheel, isn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:30It's like off the old presses, they spin it and slam them out.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- Yeah.- That's nice, I like that, yeah. Can't go wrong with that.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35And I've got this beautiful bit of glass.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I want to sell it as a parcel, Ray.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I'm in the right place, I'm not going back on the bus.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I can see a parcel, yeah, but I can't see that.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Right, I tell you what...
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Go on, you're the man, you are Mr Salvage.- I may be Mr Salvage,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52but I might be Mr Broke if I carry on talking to you, that's the trouble.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Yes, sounds like a good sign, so will Mark make off
0:40:55 > 0:40:59with bundles of notes or will Ray leave him staring into the abyss?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02We'll find out shortly. One bit of good news for Franksy, though.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06James failed to find a buyer for his bronze spaniel statue,
0:41:06 > 0:41:11so that is a loss - £29.91 down the drain.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Both our dealing dynamos started out in Belgium with £750.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Mark Franks came back with eight purchases for just under £483.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26James Lewis went further, 11 purchases for just over £669.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29They've tried their hardest and worked their magic,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32so which man will be crowned prince of profit?
0:41:32 > 0:41:36All of the money that James and Mark have made from today's challenge
0:41:36 > 0:41:38will be going to a charity of their choice,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41so without further ado, it's time to find out
0:41:41 > 0:41:44who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- Greetings! How are you?- Bonjour. - Bonjour. How did you find it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Do you know, I bought that biscuit barrel with my heart,
0:41:52 > 0:41:56not my head and I lost money. You, how did you get on?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Oh, yeah, I tell you what I sold really well -
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- your marbles!- Wa-hey!
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Back of the net!- What a cheek! - What was your biggest profit, then?
0:42:05 > 0:42:09My biggest profit, I think, was the Normandy cabinet.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- Lovely 17th-century thing.- Right, shall we see how we've done? Ready?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16On the count of three. One, two, three.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17- Ohh.- What?!
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Where did you get that amount of money from?
0:42:20 > 0:42:24I think you've beaten me hands down. Let's have a petit croissant.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Yes, James absolutely smashes it.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29So what happened to Franksy at the salvage yard?
0:42:29 > 0:42:34The three items together stood him at a shade under £240.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36I'll match your money, but I can't profit it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I can't... I just can't see it.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40I don't even want the glass, that's the worst of it.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Call it 260, there's my hand, there's my heart.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- 260. You're a top man, Ray. - Do us a favour -
0:42:47 > 0:42:50don't come back here for at least another month!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53See you next week! Cheers, Ray.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55What am I going to do with this bit of glass?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59The industrial items make a profit of just £20.69 combined.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02The great thing about foreign markets is you find things
0:43:02 > 0:43:05that you just don't find here in the UK.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07And what does that result in?
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Well, for me, a great profit. Sorry, Mark.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14When I was in Belgium, I bought with my heart, not with my brain.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15I didn't make an awful lot of money.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18If I had used my brain, not my heart, I would've won.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Well, there's always tomorrow for Franksy when our fearsome fighters
0:43:22 > 0:43:27take to the stalls once again at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire.
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