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
0:00:07 > 0:00:11experts against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Wahey!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm on the case!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Ya-hay!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- daily challenge... - I'm a cheeky chancer! Lah-vly!
0:00:26 > 0:00:31..putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips
0:00:31 > 0:00:35and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Let's go and spend some money!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Today, the champion of cheeky charm, Mark Franks, takes on the almighty
0:00:45 > 0:00:49auctioneer James Lewis in an epic record-breaking display of buying
0:00:49 > 0:00:50and selling.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Coming up, Mark shows his dastardly side.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Deceitful, nasty, devious... That's me!
0:00:57 > 0:01:01James shows you a strange way to add value.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Well, it's truly broken now.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And both employ creative tactics to convince buyers to part
0:01:08 > 0:01:10with their cash.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I'm going to show you how strong this is.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15There we are!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33It's time to witness one of the biggest
0:01:33 > 0:01:35battles in Put Your Money history.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41Two valiant Vikings lock horns at an auction of titanic proportions.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45First up, a master of nifty negotiations, a champion chomping at
0:01:45 > 0:01:49the bit, it's the irrepressible South London smoothie
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Mark 'Franksy' Franks. - Ching-ching! That's a winner!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56His powerful opponent is a burly buyer with brains
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and brawn in abundance.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03It's the Derbyshire dynamo, James 'The Lionheart' Lewis.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04That was close.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Our trading tearaways take each other on at an auction
0:02:07 > 0:02:11in Diss in Norfolk, and it is enormous.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Not just one sale here, not even two or three, but four separate
0:02:15 > 0:02:19auctions all running simultaneously throughout the day.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So, our boys will have to work out where to be and when.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26They've each got £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and every penny of profit goes to charities of their choice.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So, which of our princes of profit will be crowned
0:02:32 > 0:02:34king of the collectible?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37James Lewis and Mark Franks,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Morning, sir.- Oh, what a cold one!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- It's because we're up north! - Not that far north.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48We're north of Watford!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'm a bit concerned today because you're an auctioneer,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53you've got a huge advantage over me.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56No, because I'm used to selling it, you're used to buying it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58You're the one with the advantage really.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Well, we've got £1,000 to spend.- Yup. Lots of lots, but not many antiques.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Yeah, it's a bit thin on the ground,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08but we need to do a grown-up look around. Come on, then.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Our boys have no time to waste.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13This massive event will require stupendous stamina
0:03:13 > 0:03:14and nerves of steel.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Anything less and they'll buckle under the pressure.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19And so, they're off.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23With over 17,000 lots across the four auction locations,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26this will be a race unlike anything they've ever seen.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29As an auctioneer, James should be in his element.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32But even he could be out of his depth.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The key is not to discount anything.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40There are modern things, there are tractors, there are vases,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44there's jewellery, there's gold. I'm not going to be beaten.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Mark is a wily wheeler-dealer, but even he knows this auction
0:03:47 > 0:03:51will take all his guts and guile if he's to emerge victorious.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55James is an auctioneer and every single day of the week,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58he's dealing in this stuff. He knows the prices as of yesterday.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02But I'm a cheeky chancer. Let's go and make some money!
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So, Mark is sounding confident.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06As our boys begin to hunt around,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08speed and alertness are of the essence.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Franksy is the first to find something,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14a mahogany chest of drawers, but it's been split in two.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Quite often, they would cut a chest of drawers bang in half cos it
0:04:17 > 0:04:20wouldn't go up the staircase of a cottage.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23This probably lived its life from 1880
0:04:23 > 0:04:26until now in a country cottage in a little bedroom.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29They don't sell as well when they're cut.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Estimate on this is about 40 to 60 quid.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34With a bit of TLC, there's a profit.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Out front, James catches sight of two galvanised bowsers,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40but he's a little perplexed.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42It's fantastic.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43But who would want it?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And why?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48James hits the buffers, but Franksy is chugging away
0:04:48 > 0:04:53and he soon spies a real boy's toy - a steam engine.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Isn't this beautiful?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00This is a stationary engine. Can you imagine that chugging away?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Look at the line, it's been done by hand.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05The detail all round there, absolutely stunning.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Estimate, 300-400. This could make double estimate, easily.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Fingers crossed, I might buy it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14And sticking with the railway theme,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Mark spots an early to mid-20th century penalty sign.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19There's a lot of railway buffs
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and there's a lot of pubs called the Railway Tavern.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24This little baby is coming home with me.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27He's all steamed up, but James is now whistling along.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29He specialises in country estates
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and has found something right up his street.
0:05:32 > 0:05:39That is a classic bit of country kitchen usable kit.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Most of these were French, made in the 19th century.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45They're known as game hangers.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Once you'd gone out and shot your brace of pheasants, you would
0:05:48 > 0:05:52hang them from this and let them get all gamey, ready for eating.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Age? Well, don't let the rust fool you.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58It's about as old as I am.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00But it's got a look.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Mark's perusal is going great guns.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08His next find is a German canteen of cutlery, but he's not too impressed.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10These are tacky.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16This auction has all sorts of random items
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and that gives the Lionheart an idea,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21a cheeky challenge for his competitor.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Franksy is always known for being able to do something
0:06:24 > 0:06:26and make something out of nothing.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30But I challenge even him to make something out of that lot.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33That's right, it's a great big pile of rubble.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36But fearless Franksy can't duck a dare.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Guess what, James! I am going to buy this and I'm going to make a profit,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42just to prove you wrong!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The viewing time is over and the bidding begins.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Franksy is ready and waiting.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49First up, the cast iron railway penalty notice.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52The estimate is £50 to £80.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Two, two bid. 35. Eight, 40. 42.
0:06:56 > 0:06:5945. 48 bid, take 50.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04It's £48. Take 50 now. At 48. At 48 and selling.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Bit more than I wanted to pay,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09but it's good to get your feet wet nice and early.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Adding in the auction fees, Mark pays £55.20.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15And desperate to continue his good start, he goes
0:07:15 > 0:07:19straight for his next lot, the damaged Victorian chest of drawers.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And it doesn't take long before the deal is sealed.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25£38.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Ching-ching!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31That's a winner! 38 plus commission, I can't do the maths.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35It's less 50 quid. There's got to be a profit.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40It is indeed below 50 quid - £43.70, to be precise.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Now, it's time for our awesome auctioneer to
0:07:42 > 0:07:44start his bidding battle.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47He's indoors and the first lot he's interested in is a glass-top
0:07:47 > 0:07:49jewellery box.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I'm out. £32 bid now. Five?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57In the room, £32.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58That's my first lot bought.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Really good quality by Lockton and Forwood, brand new, but expensive.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06So, the Lionheart's campaign is off and running.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10The jewellery box cost £36.80 with fees and straightaway,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12he makes his second purchase.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17A Japanese eggshell tea service for just £13.80, including fees.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19This is so underrated.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Made around 1915, it's all hand-decorated.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Now just look at the quality of that.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34Hand-painted with pagodas, forests, lakeland landscapes and rivers.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36And hand-gilt as well.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39We've got an extra three spare cups and... Ooh!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41TAPS
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Some rather cracked ones as well.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47If I put this out with the cracked cups, everyone thinks,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50"Urgh, a couple of cracked cups, I don't want to buy it."
0:08:50 > 0:08:53There's only one thing to do with these really.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Well, they're truly broken now!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Oh, there's no way back from that.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04James gets on with his buying spree and snaps up another
0:09:04 > 0:09:07rosewood-effect jewellery box that matches his first one.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10After commission, he pays £32.20.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Our boys are now well on their way. James has three items to Mark's two.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Mr Franks though wants to push ahead and he's feeling dastardly.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I have a plan.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Deceitful, nasty, devious. That's me.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I'm going to buy something which is absolutely horrible,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32that gold set that's in a case of ladles and cutlery
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and horribleness, and put it under James's name.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Below the belt, Franksy!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40It's the next lot.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42But there could be a scuffle of the skulduggery.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Mark has no idea James is heading his way.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50MUSIC: "Theme From Jaws" by John Williams
0:09:55 > 0:09:57£48, any advance?
0:09:57 > 0:09:599968, sir.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- All right, mate? What's your bidding number?- What?
0:10:02 > 0:10:07What's your bidding number? 9968.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- Yeah.- Cushty.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Why?- Just wondered, really.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14The canteen cost £55.20 with fees.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18But James has no idea what's just happened
0:10:18 > 0:10:20and Franksy is keeping schtum.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25The Lionheart was simply positioning himself for a bidding blitz.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28First, an assortment of 1870s brass pans
0:10:28 > 0:10:33and tongs for £17.26 with fees, followed by more brass.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36A 1920s fire extinguisher for £25.30.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39James then legs it to another sale to get the game hanger
0:10:39 > 0:10:41he saw earlier.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- That was close.- Add in the fees and the total is £46.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Then, it's Mark's turn to get stuck in.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58He kicks off with a vintage stamp collection, costing £36.80,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00including fees.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03He then nips outside to pick up a pair of iron hanging
0:11:03 > 0:11:05baskets for £13.80, with commission.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08And he rounds off his spree back indoors with
0:11:08 > 0:11:12a collection of brewery signs which cost £36.80, all up.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15And after all that running about, it's time to take a breath
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and recap on our rivals' race so far.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Our contenders each started the day with £1,000.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29James Lewis has seven items on his bill for £226.56,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32including the cutlery he's as yet unaware of.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37He still has £773.44 to spend.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Mark Franks has bought five items so far, spending £186.30,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46meaning he's got £813.70 left.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Our thoroughbreds continue their charge and on current form,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52anything could happen.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55While our South London smasher waits patiently for his next lot,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59James faces an auction buyer's worst nightmare.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04I've got my Crich cheese dish coming up in there in ten lots.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09I've got my first iron bench coming up out here in ten lots.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13That one.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Well, the cheese dish with an estimate of £15-25 gets the nod
0:12:17 > 0:12:19and James has discovered something exciting.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Has no age to it. Well, about 15 years old.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25But it says underneath "CP",
0:12:25 > 0:12:29a little pottery that was going in the 1980s and 1990s in my village,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31back in Derbyshire! You hardly see any of them
0:12:31 > 0:12:34and to find a bit here in the auction is just brilliant.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Ten pounds and start me. Ten is yours, sir.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41It is here at £10 now. It's going to sell at £10. Are we done?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45There's no competition in the room, so it's a quick purchase,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46totalling £11.50.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Meaning our Lionheart can leg it back outside to get the bench
0:12:50 > 0:12:53he wanted. And he makes it just in time.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55They're still on the previous lot, a garden table,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59chairs and parasol that opponent Mark is bidding on.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04And Franksy gets them for £63.26, including fees.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10Moments later, James gets his iron bench - another £63.26.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- We're all in to garden furniture, aren't we?- And James is off again.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17A couple of lots later, our country gent buys a Victorian cast iron
0:13:17 > 0:13:21feeding trough for £43.70, with commission.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26He then buys another bench, one with a 19th century style cast iron back.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32He splashes out almost a sixth of his entire budget, £161, with fees.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35James has reached for the sky and is flying along.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39As for Franksy, well, his buying plan has gone off the rails.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44Unfortunately, I missed my stationary engine
0:13:44 > 0:13:48because I was busy buying other stuff, causing mayhem.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51So, I'm now in the grown-ups part of the auction,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55trying to buy something for smart money, to make more money.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01And that means he's buying stuff he hasn't even looked at.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04As he makes himself comfortable, a bisque headed doll
0:14:04 > 0:14:08estimated at £40-60 comes up and Franksy suddenly makes a move.
0:14:08 > 0:14:1018.
0:14:10 > 0:14:1218, it was.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Top tips...
0:14:14 > 0:14:18..never buy anything you've not viewed.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Just broken my own rule.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Mark's mantra is out of the window and he pays £20.70 for the doll,
0:14:25 > 0:14:26but will it prove costly?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Well, that's always a good start(!)
0:14:30 > 0:14:34But with dollies, it's the head that's important.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38So this is a bisque head. It is made in Germany, yes, that's good news.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Beautiful little teeth, I can't see any damage to the head.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42So what I've really bought is a head
0:14:42 > 0:14:44and I'm not really interested in the body.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48It's 100 years old, easily. I think there's a nice little profit.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Sounds like Mark's had a lucky break.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Moments later, our chancer's back bidding on more unseen items
0:14:54 > 0:14:58and he snaps up a silver manicure stand for £86.26.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Meanwhile, Derbyshire's wonderboy has now joined Franksy.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06He's arrived to bid on an inro, an ornamental Japanese box.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08The guide price is £35-55.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It is here at £45 now. 48. 50. Five,
0:15:13 > 0:15:1660. Five, 70. Five, 80. Five, 90.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Five, 100.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21110, 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23160, 170, 180.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26190. 190, I have.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27200.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30How much money has he got left?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Bid at 200.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I was planning to go up to about 110.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Well, we'll see. Do you think it's too much?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39No, it's cheap.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45And with the commission, the price increases even further to £230.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47This is a Japanese inro,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51a four section box that would have been suspended from the waist.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53The reason why they had them is
0:15:53 > 0:15:56because they wore flowing robes, rather than trousers with pockets.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01It was made around 1880-1890, which means it's the Meiji period,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04but I don't know if they're popular enough.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09A hammer price of £200 is plenty, if not too much.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Mark spots James's worry and exploits it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17He pounces on a silver snuff box and buys it for £23, including fees.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21But James is undeterred and jumps in again on a Georgian silver
0:16:21 > 0:16:26pocket compass, estimated to sell at £50-70.
0:16:26 > 0:16:33Made around 1780-1790 and a really interesting connoisseur's piece.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36180. 190. 200.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40That's £200. That's enough.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44The Lionheart's down, but Mark seizes the moment.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48It is selling here for £260. 280.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Oh!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's 280 now, so 280.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- 280, it was. Goes to buyer number... - 280?!
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- It's a snip.- He might do all right with that cos it's a lovely lot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08So, what a turn up! It's Mark who walks away with the compass.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10It cost £322, including commission,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and it's another item he hadn't viewed.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It's a silver compass.
0:17:16 > 0:17:22And on the back, that head in a box, that is a Georgian duty mark.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Basically meant, tax was paid on the silver, and you've got the leopard's
0:17:26 > 0:17:29head, which means it went through a London assay house
0:17:29 > 0:17:33and there's a date letter. You see the black round the edge,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37I really like that because it means it's not been over-cleaned.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's a charming thing. I paid a lot of money for this.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Don't get me wrong.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I'm either going to do well on this or struggle to get my money back.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49In a few short minutes, both our beasts have spent a lot of money.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51And they just can't stop themselves.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Mark adds in a Victorian slate clock for £46.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58At exactly the same moment, James buys yet another bench
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and this one comes with a couple of chairs.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03He pays £55.20 with fees.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09The Lionheart sails away with a Chinese ship's wheel, £57.50 all up,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11and Mark fights back again.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16He purchases a Victorian style pine table and chairs for £149.50,
0:18:16 > 0:18:17including costs.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Good thing about this table,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22what I really like is it's absolutely solid.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It's that solid. It's that solid!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Probably best not to try that at home.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30James goes slightly off piste with his next buy,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32a Victorian copper kettle.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35He missed the earlier bidding but finds the lady who did buy it.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39She accepts his offer of £12 and in this situation,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41there's obviously no fees.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43The Lionheart returns to more conventional bidding
0:18:43 > 0:18:46as he promptly buys two glass-topped coffee tables
0:18:46 > 0:18:51for £32.20 and a chrome ceiling light for £17.26.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54And then there's the rubble.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58James challenged Franksy so he can't resist.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- £1, sir.- £1 is bid. At £1.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- At £1 only.- Yes!- And two is bid.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- At- £2. Three!- Three.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Go on, they're worth more than that.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I'll tell you what, if you want to pick a few more up as well, you can.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15At £3 and selling...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21What on earth is he going to do with that lot?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I can't believe I got run up on a pile of bloomin' stones.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Add in the fees and Mark pays £3.46 for the large bag of rubble.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Could he be building the foundations of success? Hmm.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It's been a long day's bidding but before our boy racers
0:19:36 > 0:19:39finally heave their weary frames over the finish line,
0:19:39 > 0:19:44James can't resist more gardenware - a pair of metal obelisks for £13.80.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48He rounds it all off with his two galvanised water bowsers -
0:19:48 > 0:19:50£41.40 the pair.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52So all four auctions are over
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and as our experts collect their purchases,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58James finds out about the cutlery that Mark bought using his number.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02You will not believe what that sneaky Franksy
0:20:02 > 0:20:04has done to me this time.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10It's just a 1970s tacky briefcase, can it get much worse?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Yes. It's disgusting. It's tacky.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19I mean, who has gold plated cutlery?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Franksy, I'm going to be having words with you.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24But James will have the last laugh.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The Put Your Money games masters rule that Mark bought it
0:20:27 > 0:20:30so he must pay for it. What does all that do to the figures?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Well, our racing rebels rolled off with £1,000 to spend.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42Mark notched up 14 lots including the cutlery, spending £955.68.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48But James bought a mind-blowing 19 lots, handing over £910.18.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Never in the history of Put Your Money have
0:20:52 > 0:20:54so many lots been bought in one day.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Time for our purchasing pioneers to size up each other's spoils.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Considering it was an auction without many antiques,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04we've done all right, haven't we?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06To be honest, I don't think we really bought enough.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07JAMES LAUGHS
0:21:07 > 0:21:09There's not enough items here, really.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13There's one thing that I think you probably missed.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Why did you buy that?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I thought it would be really funny and I gave your number
0:21:17 > 0:21:22and I thought you would end up paying for it, but the adjudicator said,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25"It's not part of the rules, you've cheated, it's now yours."
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Talk about "why did you bid on it?" Hello?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I just thought they were all right.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I thought you could plant them up with flowers.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The best idea, though, knock the wheels off,
0:21:38 > 0:21:44- sand-blast inside, line it with some sort of paint...- Bonkers.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- ..fill it with water, put lilies in it...- Yeah, lovely.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Do that, give me a shout, I'll be interested in those,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52they'd look nice in my living room.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Come on, blimey.- Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Our prize poachers must now turn gamekeepers
0:21:59 > 0:22:03as they reverse their strategies to sell their huge hauls.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07And this will be immense, as there's an enormous amount of work.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11But if anyone can cope it's these two colossal competitors.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15In Derbyshire, the magnitude of James' task is becoming clear.
0:22:17 > 0:22:1819 lots!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I think I have an entire country park's worth of benches.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26This is going to be a real challenge.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27We've got an eggshell tea service,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30a pair of coffee tables, a Victorian copper kettle.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34We've got chicken feeders, a ship's wheel, rosewood boxes,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39a modern stylish chrome lamp, a genuine antique is my inro,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42a pair of bowsers, a pair of rose trees.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Help!
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Erm, there's even more.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Don't forget the late 20th century cheese dish,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52the assortment of 1870s brass pans,
0:22:52 > 0:22:57the 1920s brass fire extinguisher and the modern wartime game hanger.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Over in south London, Mark has had to decant his rubble into sacks,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04so he can move it more easily.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I've got a plan for this, so I'm not worried about that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I've got some money left over and these two baskets,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I'm going to plant these up.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And I bought a load of silver, that could be quite tricky.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18The clock, I've got a man who's got a house full of clocks.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Hopefully he'll buy that.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The stamps, they should be interesting, fingers crossed.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27It's like a bad dream, isn't it? This is what James Lewis does to me.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I've got a load of rubble and now, trying to stitch him up,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I ended up getting this.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Would you give your house for them?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35I certainly wouldn't.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Mark must also sell the vintage German bisque-headed doll,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40the modern brewery signs,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43the Victorian style pine table and chairs,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46the early 20th century cast-iron railway sign,
0:23:46 > 0:23:52the Victorian mahogany draws and the modern metal garden furniture.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54So no trouble at all, then.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Our determined dealers need to get their skates on and start selling,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01and they can set up all the potential sales they like
0:24:01 > 0:24:06but until they've shaken hands and got the money in their back pockets,
0:24:06 > 0:24:07no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Mark knows he has the advantage in terms of workload
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and he jumps straight into action.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17He takes the £46 early 20th century slate clock to see another Mark,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19who's a specialist dealer in Carshalton.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23It's a house full of average clocks and I've just lifted it, haven't I?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Not really. If I need an ugly clock...- Leave off!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29..to sell the good ones...! This is the ugly sister.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32If it was French, which it's not, it's American...
0:24:32 > 0:24:36It's the cheapest of the cheap. You can buy a good quality French one,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39a reasonable quality German movement
0:24:39 > 0:24:43and a really poor quality American movement, so before you ask me
0:24:43 > 0:24:47what you ask me, take into account this is the ugly sister.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50OK, we've got a bit of bevelled glass there, that will help.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53If you look at the dial, that's in perfect condition.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58It's been out in the wet. This grey, you cannot get rid of
0:24:58 > 0:25:02because the linseed oil that the slate is polished with oxidises.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06You'd have to take every single bit of the case apart, polish it,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- colour, bring it back. - Give us your best offer.- 60 quid.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Well...- And that's in a really good mood.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- You're getting 60 quid and that's it.- Not 70?- No.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Right, 65, take a chance? - Yeah. 65 quid. Done.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23You're a gentleman, thank you, Mark.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Not much wiggle room there,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28but he's off and running with a profit of £19.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32James doesn't have far to go for his first potential sale,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34the cheese dish that cost £11.50.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38That building is where this was made.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41So I've come back to Derbyshire, to my home village of Crich,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46visiting Andrew at The Loaf. I'm sure he'll just love it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50The Village bakery is right opposite the recently closed pottery studio,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and Andrew and Roger remember the couple who ran it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Di and David Worthy.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01I believe that David was the potter and Di did all the glazing.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03We actually visited the pottery
0:26:03 > 0:26:06and they were just kind of moving out, and they had the remains
0:26:06 > 0:26:10of what they had left, they were selling it off at that time.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12There you go.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It's a classic bit of Crich pottery, I turned it over,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I saw the CP mark and I was really chuffed.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I normally have a cheese of the week,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I sample the cheeses on the counters. That would be perfect.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Ah, to cover the little bits of cheese.- Fantastic.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- It's come all the way home. - Yes, exactly.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35- And it belongs here, really. - What about something like £60?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I'm not going to argue. That's a profit. Thank you very much.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43He brings the cheese dish home and earns a starting profit of £48.50.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Marks next stop is a tea shop in Banstead
0:26:47 > 0:26:48which also sells furniture.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50He's hoping the owner, Helen,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53will like his Victorian style pine table and chairs.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56They cost him just under £150 and Mark has his own way
0:26:56 > 0:26:59of demonstrating their unique selling point.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Do you know how strong this is? - Go on.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I'm going to show you how strong this is.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06SHE LAUGHS
0:27:06 > 0:27:10There we are. There we are. How strong's that?
0:27:10 > 0:27:16- It's just a bit strong. - Right. Come back to rest.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20It's English, it's a scrub top table so you'd have had a scrubbing brush,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22some caustic soda, scrubbed it,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and that's why it's got an unfinished top,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28but it's a good Victorian style table.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29- So...- 220.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33# Silence is golden... #
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Shall I go for a walk? - Yeah, see ya!
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Didn't you go quiet?- 150. - Well, all right.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42There's 150, there's 220, can we meet somewhere in the middle?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Bang in the middle, 200?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- That's not in the middle.- I was never very good at school, was I?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50180.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Go on, then, deal. It gives you a chance, you can still make a profit.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58And so does Franksy, £30.50 to add to his total.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02And he doesn't stop there, selling the damaged Victorian mahogany chest
0:28:02 > 0:28:03to a dealer who restores furniture.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08She pays £70, leaving a profit of £26.30.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I am just a sucker for your big blue eyes, that's what it is.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Now for a rare moment. James Lewis is not wearing smart attire.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19He's sprucing up the bowsers
0:28:19 > 0:28:22and feeding troughs so they might appeal to a neighbour,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25and he uses his remaining budget to buy something unusual
0:28:25 > 0:28:27to help his selling pitch.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I've got a whole load of hens.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Why, you are asking. They are for a sweetener.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Shona, Roger's daughter,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36who I'm going to try and sell them to, is a hen lover.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I've worked with chickens, I know what I'm doing.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I'm transporting them in that little metal cage
0:28:40 > 0:28:42to my next door neighbour.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44They've been in the barn all night so they've been happy.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Not only that, they've been laying eggs, too.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Each to their own. The ten hens cost £2 each,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53which takes his total layout to just over £105.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56And even though it is a dull, dreary Derbyshire day,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00James then pushes the whole lot a quarter of a mile to Roger's farm.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06I thought they'd be absolutely perfect for using with your cows.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I thought they can contain your hay,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- keep it in a nice area, keep it all tidy.- Very useful.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13JAMES LAUGHS
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I know you're cunningly ignoring the chickens that are on the top
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- but that was for you.- Thank you.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23I know you've got chickens and I thought,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Roger's a hard-nosed businessman,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I thought you might be able to sway it with the chicken deal.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32The goose feed is Victorian, or the hen feeder. And I guess...
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It needs a bit of a claim. I started.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40But feel the weight of that, it's a really good early one.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44That's what cost me the most money. These weren't expensive.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46The chickens were £2 each.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48What are we looking at for the whole lot, James?
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- 65 for that.- 65 for that. - 30 each for these.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57And then 20 quid for my chickens. 140?
0:29:57 > 0:29:58145.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01OK, 145.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Brilliant, brilliant.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Although James asks for no profit on the hens, they do the trick,
0:30:05 > 0:30:09pecking in a combined profit of £39.90.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12And he makes light work of the fragile eggshell tea service
0:30:12 > 0:30:14made around 1915.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19He sells it to two ladies whose company hires out vintage tea sets.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Do you want it?- Yes. We'll take it. - You've got a deal.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27They pay £50, giving James a profit of £36.20.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31But with load still to shift, James doesn't slow down, selling
0:30:31 > 0:30:36the modern chrome ceiling light for £40, showing a profit of £22.74.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Mark is also hard at work. His cast-iron railway sign,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43made between the 1920s and the 1940s,
0:30:43 > 0:30:49is sold to a pub landlord for £60, shunting in a profit of £4.80.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Franksy is really into the swing of things and drives to
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Canterbury with his 100-year-old doll, that cost just under £21.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59He's taking it to Tina, who repairs broken dolls
0:30:59 > 0:31:01and has a collection of over 3,000.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05What's important, Tina, because I don't know a lot about dollies?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09The head is nearly three quarters of the value, actually.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11As long as the head is good,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14anything else can be replaced or repaired.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17And I may actually repair her and put her into my collection.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Would you be interested in making me an offer, please?- I'd go 50.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24The only problem with 50, it's one of my unlucky numbers.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- I could go to 60.- Tina, you've got yourself a deal, you're an angel.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Thank you very much.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Franksy almost triples his money with the German doll
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and makes a profit of £39.30.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36This boy is going great guns,
0:31:36 > 0:31:41and he sells the modern metal garden furniture to a friend for £70.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43That's a profit of £6.74.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Both our beasts of the barter have made steady work of finding buyers.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Time to find out who's in front.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Mark has sold six of his lots and made a profit of £126.64.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59James has also got rid of six lots, but is slightly out in front -
0:31:59 > 0:32:02£147.34.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Unbelievably, there are still 21 lots left to sell.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09James has sold less than a third of his items
0:32:09 > 0:32:11and needs to pull his finger out.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But Mark knows he's up against the ultimate competitor,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16so will do anything to add value to his items.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21He fills his £13.80 wall baskets with over £40 worth of plants
0:32:21 > 0:32:23and then sells them to a pub in Wimbledon.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27£80 a pair, and a nice cup of coffee,
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- because it's a bit early for a pint. - A deal, sir.- Thank you very much.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36After the cost of the flowers he makes a profit of £23.75.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39But this is the point at which James comes out fighting.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43He attempts a bulk sale with all the various bits of garden furniture
0:32:43 > 0:32:47that set him back £293.26 in total.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48He takes them to Tim,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52who hires out his house near Ripley as a wedding venue.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54But Tim is not a man to mess about.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- What do you think?- Not a lot.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Not a lot!- Seriously, not a lot. That's nice, I do like that one.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01That's got some weight about it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Garden centre fodder. Not a lot, if anything at all.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I'm thinking it's worth 300, 350 for the lot. 400 if you pushed me.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10This was the way my brain was working.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- I thought you probably needed a lot of seating.- We do.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14If you've got 100 guests,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17bride and groom having their photograph taken...
0:33:17 > 0:33:18We can potentially hold 600 guests.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21In that case, you need some seating for the elderly.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- That's the good one.- Cast iron.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Coalbrookdale style, is probably a recasting,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28originally made around 1870.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- This one...- That's 1870? - No, this one is slightly later.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35They used the same castings and they redid it again and again.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38This, I think you are under-rating. I like this.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Very 1970s. - No, it's a Regency style one.- Is it?
0:33:41 > 0:33:45This is exactly the style of bench you would have had in the 1820s.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46550, the lot.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49No. You're getting me on a good day. 450, for everything.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51520.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- £500.- Deal.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Tim's a haggling hardman but James does very nicely.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00The four lots make £206.74 profit.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03And bulk sales prove profitable.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06James sells his kettle and pans, all from the 1870s,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10with his 1920s fire extinguisher, to his local pub landlord.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14He gets £150 - that's a profit of £95.44.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20James is suddenly raking it in, so Franksy has to fire back.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22He aims high with his biggest auction purchase -
0:34:22 > 0:34:24the Georgian silver compass.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27He takes it along with a manicure set to the upmarket
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Burlington Arcade in central London, to meet silver dealer Daniel.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34All together, Mark paid just over £408.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Let's start with the manicure set.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40It's not bad. Obviously it needs a bit of straightening up.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43But the good thing is you've got all the pieces there.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Not the greatest item in the world
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- but one of the good things is, it's art deco.- It's stylish.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49There's a good market for art deco.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Let's look at the piece that you like.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56I like that, but I don't always come across pocket compasses.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59The nice thing is you've got good hallmarks there.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03At this sort of age - this is made in 1803, that makes it George III -
0:35:03 > 0:35:05normally they're not marked at all.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09My only concern is that you have a little button on the side here
0:35:09 > 0:35:11that if you turn it, it should stop and clamp the needle
0:35:11 > 0:35:14from moving around so it's not rattling all the time.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15That can be sorted out.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Money does need to be spent on it, that's for sure.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23I was thinking, on the manicure set, around 100, to 120.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25On that I was thinking, 330, 350.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- 450 for the two. - Well, I'm going to shake your hand.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30And that way, encourage you to come back
0:35:30 > 0:35:33and find some more lovely little Georgian pieces.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Daniel clearly liked what he saw.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40The two silver items make Franksy a combined profit of £41.74.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Mark also doubles his money on the brewery signs.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47He sells them over the phone to a pub in Suffolk for £75,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50serving up a profit of £38.20.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53James makes another bulk sale.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54The pair of coffee tables
0:35:54 > 0:35:57and both the modern rosewood effect jewellery boxes
0:35:57 > 0:36:00are all bought by Michelle, who is a regular in his sale room.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- You've got a deal.- Excellent, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08She pays £310, giving our Lionheart a profit of £208.80.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Next, James heads to Nottingham to meet Donna,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14whose company hosts medieval banquets.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17He's is hoping she'll want his £46 game hanger.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20But she's brought along two familiar friends.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Now, the Sheriff of Nottingham is a famous penny pincher,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and Robin Hood steals from the rich to give to the poor.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Either way, this isn't looking good for the Lionheart.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I thought it was a brand-new reproduction thing that would be
0:36:35 > 0:36:38sitting in a farmhouse kitchen, but I then have a look at it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39It's actually old.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It is a genuine antique one.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I think it's probably French, though, probably about 1880,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48so it's a little bit later than your period. But I thought it had a look.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Imagine you guys with a big table,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52with braces of pheasants hanging from it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55You can have a bit of fun with that.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- Yeah, I think we could.- Absolutely. - How about 120 quid.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00He doesn't have any money, he's going to be tight,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02so I would probably start closer to 50.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03How about 100?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- 70?- Oh...
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- How about £80?- 80 gold pieces!
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Is that a deal? - 75...- That's a deal.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- No! You've got a deal. You spoke too late.- You always do that!
0:37:15 > 0:37:20Close shave at the end there but James makes a profit of £34.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23With time running out, Franksy makes two quick sales.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25His snuff box goes for £20,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28which unfortunately for him is a £3 loss.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Next the vintage stamp albums that Mark took a gamble on.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37He paid £36.80 but is disappointed when he shows them to expert, Hugh.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- I could make it 20. - Hugh, you got a deal.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45That's a loss of £16.80.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Mark only has two items left,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51the rubble and the canteen of cutlery that he bought as a prank.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54He's had an idea for the rubble that cost £3.46
0:37:54 > 0:37:56that involves his friend, Phil,
0:37:56 > 0:37:58who runs a clay pigeon shooting club in Surrey
0:37:58 > 0:38:01which is accessed by a very bumpy track.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06I've got to be honest, your road, oh, my word.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08It seen better days, I'll give you that.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10There are a few lumps here and there.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13I was thinking that this might help you level that road out.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15In the winter, it can be touch and go.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17It does get rocky, especially when it's been raining.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20There's quite a lot here, how does 40 quid sound, the lot?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Tell you what, if I take tenner off
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and offer you 30, deal's done. Shake hands.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- You've got a deal.- Cheers, mate.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Mark sells the rubble for over eight times what he paid
0:38:29 > 0:38:33and drives off smoothly, £26.54 better off.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36James is also on the final furlong.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39He motors across to Burbage in Leicestershire to meet the landlord
0:38:39 > 0:38:41of a pub with a maritime theme.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45He sells the ship's wheel for £92.50, making a £35 profit.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Deal.- OK, well done, James, thank you very much.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Which brings him down to his favourite auction purchase,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54the £230 Japanese inro.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58He travels all the way to the swanky St James's area of central London
0:38:58 > 0:39:00to see an inro specialist.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04He's arranged to meet Rosemary, who deals in Japanese art.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07I must say, it's much bigger than I expected it was going to be.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12Normally, it would be a storage case for carrying medicines around,
0:39:12 > 0:39:13but this is rather large.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18They usually call these sumo wrestler's inro,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21because they're so big, they think it goes with a big man.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- But this is probably 18th century. - Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- The decoration is interesting, this is a family crest.- Oh, right.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Those three leaves, and then we have a dragon amongst waves,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37as a symbol of power and continuity.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42What's curious about it are these images on the inside of these cases,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45which I've never seen before.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49There's a lady playing a lute, there's a lady preparing her hair
0:39:49 > 0:39:52and then there's a lady sitting by some rice bales.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- It's in terrible condition, I have to say. I'm sorry, James.- OK.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Never normally buy lacquer which has been damaged like that, yes.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05- The condition...- The condition is a serious problem.- OK.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I don't know where to start, really. Is 500 too much?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10500 is too much.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12I'd probably like to give you 300.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13350?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- 320.- Ooh...
0:40:16 > 0:40:1740...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19HE LAUGHS
0:40:19 > 0:40:20- 30.- Deal.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21THEY LAUGH
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I thought we weren't going to get there!
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Yes, the rare decoration does it,
0:40:25 > 0:40:30and the inro brings in a profit of £100, so James is all sold up.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33That leaves the item that nobody wanted -
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Mark's prank purchase of the German canteen of gold plated cutlery.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41The only chance I've got is the auction. Let's see how I get on.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I'm not looking forward to this.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Franksy is at a sale room in Tooting in south London.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50He paid just over £55 for the canteen but remember, whatever
0:40:50 > 0:40:55the hammer price, there will be auction fees to come off as well.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5830, 32, 34, 36.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03At the back, 38. 40. 45?
0:41:04 > 0:41:0745 in the doorway. 50?
0:41:07 > 0:41:1055 at the back. 60. The doorway is 70.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12I think that's a profit.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15It is indeed a profit, but it's not stopping there.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19120, 125, 130.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21And it goes higher. And higher.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25170, 175. 180, 185.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27190. 195.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28195...
0:41:28 > 0:41:31I'm glad James Lewis didn't get this after all -
0:41:31 > 0:41:34195, that's a profit and a half!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37The canteen is the surprise item of the day.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39It exceeds all expectations
0:41:39 > 0:41:42and after fees makes Mark a profit of £88.32.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45What a way to end the day.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49It's been a mammoth mission but every last item has been sold.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Our two auction heavyweights started the day with £1,000.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Mark Franks bought 14 lots
0:41:55 > 0:42:00and along with the flowers for his wall basket, spent £998.13.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04James Lewis bought 19 lots plus ten chickens,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08bringing his total outlay to £930.18.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12All of the money that Mark and James make from today's challenge
0:42:12 > 0:42:14will be going to charities of their choice,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18so who is the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is auction champion?
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- Mr Lewis.- Greetings. - Auctioneer extraordinaire.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24You were at home there, weren't you?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I should have been, but I don't like being down on the floor,
0:42:27 > 0:42:28I like being up on the rostrum.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32I ended up with some gold plated cutlery which cost me 55 quid,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34and no-one wanted to buy it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36So guess what I did, I put it into auction.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41- And I sold it for the biggest profit of the whole...- No!- Yes.- No!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- How ironic is that? - What did you sell it for?- 195 quid.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- You are... No way. - Yeah way! Trust me, yeah.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50You're surprised? I was there!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52It made an £88 profit.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56So, talking about profit, three, two, one...
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Wow! He's done it again! Wow.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03That's quite lumpy, isn't it?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- That's not bad. We made over 1,000 between us.- Yes.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09So, a convincing win for James.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Well, 800 or so pounds profit is a great result,
0:43:13 > 0:43:15but my word did I have to work for it.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19I ran around like a headless chicken and I made a good profit.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Unfortunately, James made more profit. You win some, you lose some.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25But there's no rest for our roaming rummagers -
0:43:25 > 0:43:28James and Mark square up again tomorrow
0:43:28 > 0:43:29at a car boot sale in Essex.
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