Jonty Hearnden v John Cameron - Car Boot Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

the show that pitches best loved antiques expert against each other

in an all-out battle for profit.

-And gives you the insider's view of the trade.

-I'm on the case.

Each week, one pair of duelling dealers

will face a different daily challenge.

I'm a cheeky chancer! Lovely.

Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips

and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.

-Let's go and spend some money.

-Get in there!

Today, it's a car boot buying bonanza

with the diamond geezer of the gavel, John Cameron,

taking on the likely lad of the loot, Jonty Hearnden.

What do you think?

Coming up, Jonty gives you a masterclass

in haggling with confidence.

-It's only worth a tenner to me.

-What about 18?

No, it's worth a tenner.

John makes a new friend at the car boot sale.

I think she likes me.

Jonty gets a lucky break when it comes to selling.

-How long have you been dealing?

-Three months.

-Perfect.

Perfect, I've only got 33 years ahead of her.

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Our two selling supermen have arrived

in West Sussex, bright and early,

in a bid to nab the niftiest car boot booty.

These two sweet talking money maestros are hunting for a bargain

and they're determined to get it.

First up, it's the cheeky chappie of today's car boot.

He puts the mouth in Portsmouth and the cash into cashback.

It's John 'The Hammer' Cameron.

Get in there early, get your buying done and get home for lunch.

Keeping his eyes on the prize is a dealer who's in it for a bob or two.

He puts the ox into Oxfordshire, he's a trader with a capital T,

and he won't go home until every deal is done.

I always think there's another bargain out there to be had.

Yes, it's Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden.

They've each got £250 of their own money to spend

and all their profit goes to their chosen charities.

John Cameron and Jonty Hearnden,

it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

-Morning, John, how are you?

-Morning, Jonty, I'm very well.

-We seem to meet at all the very best places.

-The most glamorous of places.

This is almost like a home fixture for me,

-I'm only 20 minutes up the road.

-As close as that?

I am indeed. Have you got your 250 smackers with you?

I do, in my pocket, and I want to buy as much as I possibly can.

We've arrived just at the perfect time because I want to get there,

open the boots and hopefully spot all the bargains as they're coming out.

My strategy usually goes out the window at car boots

because I tend to like the most weird and wonderful things and well,

there's no saying what I will go home with today!

That's the great thing about a market like this,

you just never know what you're going to find.

-Good luck.

-See you later.

Our two dealing dynamos have come to the Ford Airfield car boot sale,

armed with their own strategies and stealth-like styles,

determined to bag the best boot sale bargains

and pack the biggest profit punch.

True to his word, it's Jonty who is straight on the case.

I like the look of this leather travelling case.

It's got an interesting makers stamp here.

It's a British make and these locks are in good condition as well.

Date-wise, I would imagine this is around the 1920s or '30s.

The most important thing is that it's in really good condition.

I really quite like the look of that but what's the ticket price?

£55, that's a lot of money. Is there a profit in that?

He who dares, Jonty, he who dares.

-What's your very best on this lovely bag here?

-45.

-Would you do 40?

-Go on, 40 quid.

-OK, thank you very much indeed. Very good.

So this is a really nice good-quality bag.

What we need to do is give it a jolly good clean when I get home,

put some lovely saddle soap on it, buff it up,

just like you would with a pair of good quality boots.

40 quid, I think there's a profit in there somewhere.

That's what it's all about, Jonty.

John says he is distracted by the weird and wonderful

but he's on the straight and narrow at the moment.

His first buy is this early 20th-century silverplated tea service.

I've just paid £15 for this

little silverplated arts and crafts four-piece tea set.

The chap wouldn't budge on the price.

It wasn't extortionate, to be fair.

I quite liked it really because its arts and crafts

and why I would say that is, if you have a quick look

here at the decoration, you can see all those little hammered marks.

It's called planishing and in arts and crafts metalware,

that is purposely left in

to show that the piece has been hammered into shape by hand

and it's not machine made.

And it's by Barraclough of Leeds, a well-known silverplating factory.

Happy with that, 15 quid, should be a profit.

Yes, it's a pucker stop for our dapper dealers.

Back at his favourite store, Jonty has got the bit between his teeth

over another vintage travel case.

But he's facing a tougher tussle this time.

-You're saying 50?

-50 would be my lowest,

I wouldn't go 45 on this one.

-I was thinking more like 40.

-I can't to do it.

I've got the cash in my pocket, I want to buy it now.

I want to take it away.

I know you do but for £50, you can make some serious money on that.

Let's go halfway, I'll do 45.

I'm going to stick to my guns with 50 on it.

I'd like to buy it now for 45.

Jonty is not one for backing down. This man is a born negotiator.

I'll tell you what, 48?

-All right, I'll do 48.

-48, perfect.

A veteran deal-doer like Jonty knows that every £2 counts

and after a hardfought battle, he closes the case

and bags his second piece of classic leather luggage.

There's a big business at the moment in doing anything that is revival

and this is revival travel and I just think it's superb.

It is good quality leather

and everything about it is in really good condition as well.

Look at the corners there, look at the locks, look at the handle.

It is made probably in the 1920s or 1930s.

At 48 quid, that is a genuine bargain.

-Cheers!

-Cheers!

With that, Jonty steps into the lead

but John is already eyeing up his next possible profit buster.

How much for this sign? £20?

Yes, there's a little bit of damage there, actually.

-I hadn't noticed that.

-You hadn't noticed it?

-No, I'm too busy to notice little things like that.

-£20, yes?

Yes, I think we can do something with that. £20.

He knows what he wants and he is willing to pay for it.

The vintage advertising sign is John's.

It's quite nice. It's a tin sign, an advertising piece.

I have several buyers potentially for this

and the nice thing about it is, the condition is not that bad,

save this little piece in the corner that has rusted away

but what we are looking for in terms of condition is that any rust

or any damage to the surface doesn't affect the main picture

but the thing for me, what's wonderful,

and I didn't notice it at first because it's got this haze over it,

these two lovely kittens just snuggling down in these boots.

# What's new, pussycat? #

Oh, The Hammer is just a big softy at heart!

Our likely lads are on fire, notching up two buys apiece already

and unstoppable, Jonty has just caught a whiff of another possible moneymaker.

Morning, chaps, how are you, what bargain have you got for me?

-That's French, isn't it?

-Yes.

-It looks rather fishy to me!

COMEDY DRUMS CRASH

-How much is this?

-I was asking 35 for that.

-35 quid?

-Yes.

That stinks of fish now, doesn't it?

COMEDY DRUMS CRASH

-Do you want to put an offer on it?

-It's only worth a tenner to me.

-What about 18?

-No, it's worth a tenner. That's all it's worth to me.

-That's all it's worth. Would you do a tenner for me?

-Go on then, a tenner.

That's very good, thank you very much indeed.

So, Jonty's tasty haggling skills win out

and he bags the plate for less a third of the asking price.

I love this plate here.

This is part of a large dinner service

and the back stamp says Wood and Sons, England.

A Staffordshire maker, transfer printed,

probably therefore dated between the wars, 1920s, 1930s.

This is the sort of platter that will sell to an individual who loves their fishing

so for a tenner, that's a bargain.

Jonty rockets into the lead with three buys to John's two

but The Hammer's challenge isn't dead yet

and his attention has been caught by,

of course, a 1960s manual resuscitator!

Now that's the sort of thing that appeals to me

and then I get home and think, what am I going to do with that?

-Do stop me from buying that, won't you?

-No.

-I might be back!

So, John has managed to resist the lure of the weird and wacky for now.

As he heads off in search of something more sensible,

Jonty is hoping to take the title of Grand Master

with this game set that he's spied for £25.

This is a really nice, interesting chessboard.

If you look on the inside here, it's got backgammon as well,

which is really quite interesting.

Date-wise, I don't think it's particularly old.

If it's a little bit older,

you'd have a little bit more better quality finishing

on the side and top.

I still think it's quite nice and at 25 quid,

it's the right sort of price, but it needs to be a little bit cheaper

for me in order to trade with it.

But I really quite like it.

-What's the death on this?

-20 is the best, I'm not going any lower.

-Will you do 15?

-No.

-15 for me?

-I don't make a profit.

You don't make a profit? So it's 20 quid? I'll have it at 20 quid.

Thank you very much indeed. That's brilliant.

Jonty has knocked a fiver off the game set

but he's not stopping there.

Two boxes of retro coffee spoons have caught his eye so like a panther,

he strikes a stealthy deal, bagging all three items for £45.

My first set is really good quality, they are silver hallmarked,

which is wonderful.

Both sets, of course, have this stylised coffee bean at the end

which is really fantastic.

These were very popular between the wars, so 1920s and 1930s.

More often than not, these are made of Bakelite,

these coffee beans at the end.

I will have to date these properly but I would suspect this set,

just by looking at the presentation box,

and looking at the design, probably 1930s.

They might be 1950s, it doesn't really matter,

but the most important thing

is that the two sets are in their original box.

That makes them very, very commercial.

The reason why I bought this other set is,

not because they were anything more than retailed at Harrods.

These are perfect to sell for a dealer.

I will probably sell the two sets together.

With Jonty bulk buying like there's no tomorrow, let's see who is king of the car boot

and who is prince of the paupers at this halfway stage.

Both boys arrived with £250

of their own money to spend at the car boot sale.

John is lagging behind with just two purchases costing £35,

leaving him with £215 for the rest of the day.

Jonty has powered into an early lead, spending £143 on six items,

leaving £107 in his kitty.

As round two gets underway, Jonty is enjoying life in the fast lane

while John is languishing in the lay-by.

The Hammer's sluggish start and loot finding lull means he's really got to up his game.

When the chips are down, the weird and wonderful...

How much for the little bird lamp?

-..become just wonderful.

-£30.

-£30?

-20 quid.

-25?

-20.

-No, I'm not going to move.

I've got to earn a profit myself.

You've got to earn a profit?

I'll bet you paid a fiver for that. £20, come on.

-OK.

-What a good man! £20.

So, with his wacky radar turned right up,

John is flying high with his pigeon lamp.

This is typical of me in car boots.

Look at that, it's possibly the most bizarre thing here today

but I don't know, I took a fancy to it.

I will need to get that tested and rewired but I don't know,

I think I might find somebody who will like that.

Well, fingers crossed, John.

The Hammer is on a roll now and speeds straight on to his next purchase,

15 vintage car badges for £10 and he's delighted.

There's a big market for restoration of vintage cars.

All the little bit and pieces,

collectors want to put the original bits back on their cars.

I'm restoring a Lambretta at the moment

and I've just spent £50 on five reproduction badges

so for a £10 layout for 15 various, I should get a good return.

I'm going to put these online and try to sell them as one job lot.

Rain begins to fall and our car boot bonanza

and while our furry friends take cover, the stallholders pack up.

As other buyers head home,

our expert know that this is a key time to strike a deal.

When dealers in particular are packing away

and you see something you might want to buy, then make them an offer.

What are they going to do,

take it home with them or do they want the cash?

Jonty does just that.

He splashes out £20 on this silver rimmed stoneware jug.

This is a lovely mid-19th century, if not earlier, cream jug,

salt glazed cream jug, with a lovely solid silver rim at the top.

The glaze is a two tonal glaze

and then you have these applied moulded decoration on the outside.

All of these extra clay moulds

have been applied at a slightly later date to the jug.

There is a slight hair crack in the handle which is a great pity

but I paid just 20 quid for it.

I think it's really charming

and I'm sure somebody out there will buy it from me.

The Hitman's dynamic dealing skills put him firmly in the lead

with seven items to John's four,

but the battling bargainer is hoping to clean up

with this vintage vacuum cleaner.

-You're a sucker for one of those, aren't you, John?

-Oh, look at this.

I don't know what I'm going to do with it, Jonty,

-but I've just paid £20 for it.

-Have you just bought it?

-I have, I told you I buy mad things.

-Well, some sucker will buy it.

Some sucker - I like it, I like it.

Everyone's packing away and the rain has come down.

-Hence why I bought this!

-THEY LAUGH

Come on, get on with it. I'll see you in a bit.

And Jonty launches straight back into action

while John admires his quirky new buy.

I've no idea what I'm going to do with that.

but it looks to have some of its original fittings, here.

well, I don't know about you,

but I'm always losing the fittings on my new ones.

this must be a good 40 years plus old.

so for them to be there is quite remarkable.

John, now unable to resist the pull of the stranger things on offer,

has a lingering regret over an item he rejected earlier.

I might be back.

# Sometimes

# All I need is the air that I breathe and to love you... #

Yes, the 1960s manual resuscitator has lured him back.

-I said I'd be back, didn't I?

-Yes.

-And I said I was mad, didn't I?

-Yes.

-You've got £8.50 on there, I'll give you a fiver for it.

-OK.

-Five pounds?

-Yes.

-Thank you very much. £5, look at that.

isn't it wonderful?

So, will the resuscitator revive John's chances of winning?

Time will tell.

As the rain keeps falling and the stallholders keep disappearing,

John knows he needs to get a wriggle on if he's to catch his rival.

but never fear, he quickly spots a potential profit pot.

How much for the pot?

-Seven on that.

-Seven pounds.

Can we make it a fiver? Five pounds?

Five pounds. There we are. Done. Thank you very much.

And he's done it.

John's speedy 1960s vase deal

means he's neck-and-neck with Jonty on seven items each.

I quite like the design on that.

It's no great profits in it, but we don't have a lot of choice.

Everyone's going home and I need to buy a couple more things.

While John is still trawling for last-minute treasures,

his opponent's trusted tactics have paid off.

He's already filled his swag bag and called it a day.

Well, I think I've done all my buying.

But there is just one person left in this whole market still

trying to make some purchases.

Hoping for one last bit of profitable plunder,

John heads to his final stall.

They may be packing up,

but he knows what he wants and pays £100 for an American rocker?

There you go, Andy. All right, thank you very much.

OK, you'd better get it out of the van now, for me, hadn't you?

Oh, that sort of American rocker!

They date to the late Victorian period, turn of the last century.

and these were very popular in America.

And they patented this idea

because the old traditional rocking chair with the curved rockers,

they used to make a lot of damage to the boards on the verandas.

So this one here is kind of more static and allows the chair

to rock nicely without causing any damage to the floor underneath.

They used to make quite a bit more than they do now,

but at £100, there is a chance of a little profit there.

And with that final purchase complete,

just in the nick of time, our boys take shelter from the rain

and tot up the totals.

They both started the day with £250 of their own money to spend.

John is hoping he's seen off the competition

with his eight purchases, costing £195,

while Jonty's sure he's a shoo-in

with his seven items that cost £163.

of course, the only thing that matters now is profit.

So now our damp deal-doing duo

have dashed indoors to compare their wares.

It doesn't look like we did too badly.

So here we are, we've got quite a different array of items here, Jonty.

-Absolutely.

-What's your favourite piece?

I suppose to start off with,

I was very pleased with the two cases that I bought.

The first one is a travelling case

and then the other one is a larger suitcase. Really good quality, those.

-And I bought my fish plate, no chips!

-No chips!

Well, I like my fish plates to have chips, Jonty, I have to tell you.

Do you know anything about angling? What sort of fish that is?

Well, you know, it's possibly a tench or a perch.

But is it a good "perch"-ase, Jonty, that we will have to see.

What about you? What have you got there?

Well, I went a little off piste when they started packing up

and bought two quite bizarre purchases.

My vacuum cleaner and my resuscitator,

which, you know, I've no idea who I'm going to sell those to.

But I didn't pay big money.

My favourite purchase has to be my boot polish sign there

which wants a little bit of cleaning up, but again,

I only paid £20 for it.

-Really?

-So there should be a profit in there.

I like that, that's really nice.

And what do you think of my pigeon lamp?

I don't think I'm a pigeon fancier, I have to say.

-Again, at £20, you know, you can't go wrong.

-Sometimes you can!

That gallop around the car boot sale was an encounter

of epic proportions, but it pales in comparison

to the out-and-out selling warfare

that lies ahead for our two prolific pullers.

The real fight for antiquarian glory is mere moments away and both men

know that they'll need to shine up their stash

and put their best bargaining foot forward

if they're to emerge victorious.

They've each retreated to their lairs to regroup

and take stock of their loot.

At the Hearnden residence in Oxfordshire,

Jonty is feeling confident about his items.

My first two purchases were probably my favourite purchases.

The suitcases. They are of such great quality.

That was a genuine bargain

and I hope I'm going to do really well with them.

I also love my games set.

The backgammon pieces I have just discovered have been made

out of real solid bits of timber and I didn't realise that on the day.

So I just think that's great. I hope I'm going to find a buyer for that.

And I've got my Doulton Lambeth jug.

That, believe it or not, is 150 years old.

So here's my collection, my car boot booty.

All I've got to do now is sell it.

Jonty also needs to sell the two sets of 1930s coffee spoons

and the Edwardian fish plate.

Over at Casa Cameron in Portsmouth, our boot crusader

is analysing his eclectic haul.

If anything is consistent about me, I always buy odd things.

And I think when you look at my '50s or '60s vacuum cleaner,

and my resuscitator here, they are both cases in point.

But the great thing about car boots is everything tends to be

fairly cheap, so there's nothing much you can lose here.

All good profits.

The only thing I'm really wincing about having bought

is my rocking chair. Now, I paid £100 for that. Circa 1900.

10 years, 15 years ago, you would have got that at auction for it.

But in recent years,

the prices have come down so I would rather have paid 50.

But at £100, I may still squeeze a profit out of that yet.

I'm all brought up. now I just need to sell up.

John also needs to sell the 1930s pigeon lamp,

the early 20th century arts and crafts tea set,

the vintage car badges, the 1960s vase,

and the vintage advertising sign.

It's time for our boys to don their thinking caps and scour

their contacts books in a bid to turn their purchases into profit.

But remember, until they've shaken on it

and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.

Speedy salesman John gets straight down to business.

He's brought his most expensive purchase,

the late 19th century American rocking chair,

to show contact Georgia who works in an upholsterers in Hampshire.

So, what do you think, then?

Different to what I thought it would be, but it's a really nice chair.

The frame is good. I mean, the frame doesn't need any work.

-It's just the upholstery, isn't it?

-Yes.

So, is it something that we could work with? Are you interested in it?

Yes, definitely.

Knowing there's quite a lot of work to be done...

Make me an offer, Georgia.

Erm...

-120.

-£120.

I was going to ask you about 200, actually!

It's going to cost me more to do because I've got to strip it.

Any better than that that all?

-My final offer would be 150.

-£150?

-Yes.

I was hoping for a bit more, but OK. £150.

-Yes, I can work with that.

-Yeah? OK. OK.

And The Hammer's rocked his way to a £50 profit.

That's my most expensive purchase from the car boot sold

and I'm happy.

Ready to open his campaign in Oxford, Jonty's brought

his £10 Edwardian fish plate to angling shop owner, Phil,

who he hopes will take the bait.

-How are you doing?

-Yes, not bad. And yourself?

Here is the plate. Good.

Here is the very plate we talked about. You like?

What is your first impressions?

Yeah, I used to use these many years ago when I was catering,

-before I came into this job.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-What, with fish on them?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Really?

Now, what kind of fish is that?

I don't know, it's quite an unusual fish.

It's a bit like a trout, but it's not a trout.

-It's an artist's impression, is it?

-Yeah.

-So it's not a particular fish?

-No, I don't think so.

-Really?

Unless it's some foreign fish I've never seen before.

Well, it's interesting, because it's not a foreign plate.

I've got the back stamp here of Wood and Sons.

They were in business, they started up in 1865.

And they were very big in the Edwardian times.

And this is when this plate was made. So the plate is about 100 years old.

-Is it for you?

-It's all down to pennies!

-It certainly is!

-I'm looking for 60 quid for my plate.

-60 quid.

-Is there any leeway at all?

-I can come down a bit.

-How far is a bit, though?

-50?

-50 quid? I can do 50 quid.

-I'm quite happy with that.

-Yeah?

Yeah, very happy with that, Phil. Yes, you've got a sale.

So Jonty's plate is the catch of the day

and he swims upstream with a profit of £40.

Our brave bargaineers have both darted off the starting grids

with one sale each

but John is determined to regain his early lead in his booty battle.

He's brought his £20 1950s advertising sign

to the home of specialist collector, Richard.

-It's been in the wars a bit, that one, hasn't it?

-It has a bit.

A lot of people think that's a trendy thing,

they call it shabby chic.

But in my collection, I prefer it pristine, mint.

In that condition, I see that probably at about £30.

Oh, come on, go 50.

-45.

-£45 then. Rich, I'll shake your hand.

-Right-oh, John.

-£45.

Yes, they shake on a shiny profit of £25,

putting John in the lead with two items sold to Jonty's one.

And with victory on his mind, John's poised to widen the gap.

He's brought his vintage buyers to the 1960s-inspired home of contact,

Dave, a collector of the era's decorative art and design.

I reckon my little five pounds investment, well,

I could double, treble, quadruple my investment and some.

I've got high hopes for this.

# He's got high hopes... #

And that confidence could take John all the way to the top.

But will Dave want the vase for his '60s collection?

-Here we are.

-OK, yes.

-It's West German. Have a look.

Now, the interesting thing about the West German pottery is that it's

probably one of the most uncharted areas in terms of knowledge.

So new information is coming to the surface all the time

and it is a really interesting area

if you want to delve further into it.

But, you know, I saw that and I thought, you know what,

that's quite a stylish thing. I've got to have it. So what do you think?

Yes, it's actually quite nice.

I like the texture and the little designs on there as well. So, yeah.

And size-wise, I think is pretty good.

-Do you think you'd like to buy this piece?

-I might be persuaded.

You might be persuaded? It's going to come down, as always, to price.

-I think so.

-So, what do you see it as?

Erm, I was sort of thinking around 30 quid.

-I'm thinking kind of 50-ish, what do you reckon?

-Right.

Well, I guess inevitably we might have to sort of settle

somewhere in the middle.

So if you are happy right now with 40 quid?

Do you know what, £40, I'm not going to argue with that.

£40. Lovely.

So, John seals the deal and pulls in a groovy profit of £35.

Well, I was transported back to '60s heaven there,

and I got to make a nice seven times profit on my West German vase.

Well, as they say in the soul world, Jonty,

# Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide... #

A sweet singer as well as a super seller!

Profit-prowler Jonty certainly isn't hiding from victory,

as he rolled the dice on his next item.

But will his numbers come up?

Now, I have with me my games box which

I bought in the car boot sale only for 20 quid.

Now some of you might know that I'm a rugby coach and in the past,

parents have expressed interest in my stock

and I happened to show one of the parents, Jo, a picture of this.

And she expressed an interest.

The question is, will she be game for a purchase?

-Mahogany games box. It's about 100 years old, so it's Edwardian.

-Yes.

OK? So you get two for the price of one here. OK.

Because on the outside, as you can see, you've got the chequerboard.

-Yes.

-But on the inside, you've got a backgammon set.

-Excellent.

And what I really love,

have a look at these lovely pieces of turned timber.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I think they're very beautiful.

You can actually almost see the rings, can't you?

Where it's been cut.

These shakers are obviously quite contemporary,

-so they're not original, but they are nice leather.

-Yes.

-And we've got some lovely old bone dice as well.

-Ah, very good.

-Those are rather nice as well.

-Yes.

-So, do you play?

-I do play, yes.

Well, let the game begin!

-100 quid to you, madam.

-Right, OK.

He's gone in high. Has he put her off?

Erm, I definitely like it, I think it's great.

We're on the right track?

Yeah, definitely. I think the boys would really enjoy this,

and I would as well, more to the point.

Erm, I don't know whether £100 is completely where I'm at with it.

Excellent haggling skills from Jo.

She's forcing him to make another offer.

What about 90 quid?

Oh, that's £10 off.

Well, I was thinking more around 75.

She counter-attacks with a lower bid.

What about 80?

He's not giving in easily.

-OK, you've got a deal.

-Yes? Yes, we'll do 80.

Game over, Jo gets the game's board and Jonty takes home a £60 profit.

now, down on the south coast, our guru of the gavel, John,

has delved into his little black book to find a buyer

for his £15 early 20th century tea set.

He's targeted Ian,

an antiques dealer he's dealt with many times before.

So he knows he's in for a rough time.

-There we are.

-It's chaos, but fun. What have you brought me today?

I've brought the tea, I hope you've got the biscuits!

Well, I may have the biscuits, but let me see, it's a four piece set?

A four piece set and the tray doesn't come with it, I'm afraid.

-Not the tray?

-No, the tray doesn't come with it.

I'm pleased, because the tray doesn't work, really, does it?

See, the insults start right away with you, Ian.

That's the bit I like!

Well, you've cleaned it up, it's very shiny.

But you do know silver plate

is a little bit difficult to sell, don't you?

I kind of thought you were probably going to come in at that angle, Ian.

I know silver plate isn't as fashionable as it once was

and I appreciate that difficult sell.

But, you know, I think what's nice about this is the decoration on it.

-It gives it that subtle arts and crafts feel.

-Yes.

Which would be consistent with the date, around about 1910, 1915.

-Around about the First World War.

-Yes.

It is in nice condition

and I think that you could get a profit out of that.

It's a decent thing. I think somebody would buy that purely for an arts and crafts interior.

I think they would.

-So are you interested in buying it?

-I think so, if the price is right.

But they have to be modestly priced to get the sale.

So, what are we going to do?

I'm going to say I think this is worth every bit of £60, Ian.

-Perhaps 40.

-Well, I was expecting a counter offer from you, Ian.

If I didn't get one, I'd be taking your temperature right now!

-Yes, you would! You would.

-Can we do any better than that?

-Well, not very much. Maybe another fiver, £45.

-£45?

-Yes.

Well, £45. Well, the fact that you didn't give me a tougher time,

Ian, I'm happy with that. I'll take the £45 and run!

Gives you a profit, I hope.

John survives his toughest tussle yet and polishes up a profit of £30.

The Hammer is storming ahead with four sales to Jonty's two.

And as he motors towards his next sale,

he stays focused on victory by keeping his rival close by.

John put his £10 vintage car badges up for sale online in the hope

of driving up a large profit, but his strategy has stalled.

The auction's just finished and they've sold for £20,

which I've got to be honest, is a bit disappointing.

I was hoping for more. But, there you are. Sold and a small profit.

Chin up, John.

After selling fees, the Hammer still pulled a profit of £7.90.

But as we reach half time,

arch rival Jonty still has five items up his sleeve.

So has The Hammer built up an insurmountable lead?

Or is The Hitman poised to hit back?

So far, our speedy seller John has sold five items

and earned a profit of £157.90.

While slow starter Jonty has sold just two items

and notched up £100 worth of profit.

So, The Hammer has stolen an impressive lead from his rival

in this race for selling superstardom.

Jonty will need to come into round two all guns blazing.

That's it. I've lost. I'm never going to win this competition.

I've packed my bags, I'm leaving the country for good.

No! Whatever do you mean, Jonty?

Ha ha! I haven't!

I've just found a buyer over the road there, he's going to love

these suitcases and I think I'm in for a big profit.

During his research, Jonty found antique luggage specialist Tim

and he's hoping to pack a profit on the two cases.

First up, the gentleman's case that cost £48.

-So, I've sent you pictures. Are they what you expected?

-I think they are.

-No nasty surprises.

-I love this label.

You know, this label is actually very unusual.

I see a lot of Army and Navy cases, but actually,

-I don't think I've ever seen that label.

-Yes.

I think this was made in the '20s, perhaps the '30s.

I mean, this is a really nice quality, good, heavy, practical case.

I like the colour, too.

And I think with a decent polish, that would begin to glow again.

Yes, I think this is a lovely object.

And I was hoping to sell it to you, in this state, for 150 quid. OK.

I think I'm close.

OK. So if we could get sort of an equitable balance.

-Well, tell me what would you offer me?

-I'd be happy at 120 quid.

120 quid? I'm happy with that. Yeah, very happy with that.

120 quid is absolutely fine. Thanks so much.

One case closed, and it packs Jonty a £72 profit.

But can he rack up a trunk full of cash with the second case?

We'll find out later.

John has hit the road and headed north in search of his next buyer.

I've come to Manchester to see a prop hire company

to see if I can unload a couple of items from the car boot.

The first up is my vintage vacuum cleaner,

which my wife rather cheekily asked, did I know how to use?

# I want to break free

# I want to break free... #

The second item is my resuscitator.

Again, early 1960s, good vintage piece.

I only paid £25 for both of them. I'm hoping there's a small profit.

But no losses!

Our Doctor of the Dosh has only seen profits

so far in this epic clash and now he's hoping his two vintage

items will lead props house manager Geoff breathless.

# Doc, Doc, Doctor Beat... #

The first item I want to show you is this.

-Right,

-OK. Early 1960s.

-OK, all right.

-Australian...

-Right.

..resuscitator. OK!

So this would have gone out to all the ambulances,

-military vehicles, of that period.

-Right, OK.

OK, pop that down there. You don't look impressed!

A bit specialist for us. A bit specialist.

-Well, you never know, you never know.

-You never know, yes.

The second item here is the vacuum cleaner.

-OK, this looks interesting.

-This, I do like.

-I like that.

-That's good, isn't it?

-Yeah, I do like that.

it's got all the bits in there.

this was designed I think in the 1950s

and it was actually made in Sweden.

And it's actually on little sledge runners.

-It's an amazing thing, isn't it?

-A very nice piece, that, yeah.

-Something we can do a deal on?

-Yeah, what are you looking for?

Well, I tell you what. I want to do the two today as a job lot.

-Right,

-OK. Not a lot of money.

-Right, OK.

-I'm looking for 60 quid for the both of them.

-Oh!

Erm, no. No.

35 for them both?

Would you make it 40?

-Yeah.

-£40?

-Yes.

-Good man.

-OK, all right.

-Cheers.

-£40.

John cleans up a tidy total profit of £15.

not to be outdone,

our eminent expert Jonty retaliates with an immediate strike back.

He's brought the £20 Victorian silver rimmed jug to local

silver dealer and contact, Siobhan.

-Here it is. Here's my lovely jug.

-Oh!

-What do you think?

-I think it's lovely. Very decorative. Nice size.

-Yes.

It's nice with the silver rim and I like the fact that it's Doulton.

Yes. Great. 80 quid, madam.

I was thinking more like 50.

If we can do a bit more, it's yours.

-So if I said 60, it's yours for the taking.

-£60? Yes, OK.

Will you do that? I can do £60.

Jonty walks away with a brimful of profit totalling £40.

What a comeback. Jonty is now down to his two final items.

He's hoping to sell the two sets of coffee spoons

he bought for £25 to rookie antiques trader, Karen,

who is looking to increase her stock.

They're very pretty. I'm quite new at this, so you'll have to be fairly gentle with me

and just tell me the details about them.

-How long have you been dealing, actually?

-Three months.

-Perfect.

Perfect! I've only got 33 years ahead of her! Now, listen.

we've got one silver set there and a silver-plated set.

OK, now, are they teaspoons or are they coffee spoons?

They are coffee spoons

-because we've got the stylised coffee bean at the end.

-Oh, I see.

OK, so that's what they are.

-They are in their original presentation box.

-Yes, I like that.

These are hallmarked on the actual spoon itself.

-So they are 1930s.

-Oh yes, that's very nice, isn't it?

-Yes, really nice. Really nice detailing.

-And where are they made?

They are assayed in Birmingham, that's where

a lot of 19th century and early 20th century silver was made.

-I would be interested in them.

-You like them?

-Yes.

It of course will depend on what you were looking for.

It always depends on price. I want £60 for these and £30 for these.

OK.

That is a little bit more than I was hoping to pay.

-Would you take 45 for these?

-45 for those, right.

And 20 for those?

Let's stick with £20 for these. OK. I'm very happy with those.

Yes, I'm happy with that.

But if we could just do another fiver, we're on.

-So £50 for the set.

-That's fine, that's a deal.

-You happy?

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

-Thank you very much.

-Well, I hope you make lots of money.

-Good, I will.

-That's the name of the game.

It certainly is.

Jonty scoops out a combined profit of £45 as the curtain

falls on his selling spree.

The final whistle is mere moments away,

so time for John to say goodbye to his last weird and wonderful item.

HE COOS

Think she likes me!

John's had the pigeon lamp rewired, PAT-tested

and fitted with a new glass shade, bringing the total cost to £30.50.

He's brought it to Southsea to show antiques dealer, Debbie,

who specialises in unusual decorative pieces.

And it looks like the pigeon might just fit right in.

I have one similar, which I have lived with for eight years.

-what, you've had it eight years?

-Eight years.

-They don't exactly fly out!

-Ah! Well look, I can assure you...

This one might!

Well, I can assure you, if it does, it's got no ring on its leg,

so this is no homing pigeon. It won't come back!

Looking at that, you've got the same rouge marble base.

We've got the same replacement reproduction glass shades on them.

So you've now got, potentially, a pair of them. So, do you like it?

I do. I think it's lovely.

-Do you think we could possibly work out a deal?

-We'll try.

-We'll try?

Well, I'm looking for, I think it's worth £100.

I think that's a little steep.

I really would like to give 85 for it. Tops.

-£85? Yes?

-85, yes.

-You wouldn't go any more than that?

-No, I'm sorry.

-I wouldn't.

-Well, £85, I think I could live with.

-It does give me a bit of a profit. Shall we shake?

-We'll shake.

Yes, John secures a highflying profit of £54.50

after restoration costs and he's all sold up.

This money-making marathon is over

and our selling sprinters are both crossed the finishing line.

Only one of them can take gold. Who will it be?

Our duelling duo each started with £250 of their own money.

John bought eight items,

spending £205.50 including restoration costs.

Jonty hauled in seven items and spent £163,

but the question still remains, who has made the most profit?

All the money that John

and Jonty have made will go to the charities of their choice

so without further ado, let's find out who is today's

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

-Jonty Hearnden!

-How are you doing?

-How are you?

-I'm very well.

But before we go any further,

I just so want to know how you got on with that pigeon lamp?

Well, it did bring home the corn in the end, Jonty.

And you know, I love car boots

because you end up buying quirky things like that lamp.

But after a new lampshade and a rewire, I managed to sell it.

-but not to a pigeon fancier.

-You actually managed to get that sold?

Don't act surprised, Jonty! But how about you? Your fish plate.

-A fine item.

-I found the perfect buyer for my plate.

The absolute perfect buyer for that. So I was pleased with that.

-Now, shall we find out how we got on? OK. Ready?

-I'll count it in.

One, two, three.

-Oh, Jonty!

-Oh!

-I will shake your hand and say the best man won.

No, that was good, I enjoyed that market.

I usually like car boots, but not any more!

so Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden triumphs today.

But what sealed his victory?

-How much do you want for this?

-150 quid.

-OK, I won't bid you on this one.

-Perfect. Deal done.

Jonty sold up for the stylish sum of £150

and packed away a profit of £110.

That's another case closed for the Hitman!

Well, I lost by a clear mile there.

But The Hammer might be down, he certainly isn't out.

So in the end, it was all about selling those suitcases.

Victory is mine. John, pack your bags!

Well, they both need to pack their bags because tomorrow,

John has the chance to get his own back at an antiques market in Paris.

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