0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Hey-hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I'm on the case.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm a cheeky chancer. Lovely!
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line
0:00:29 > 0:00:31and giving you top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:31 > 0:00:34on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Let's go and spend some money!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Today, it's do or die,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44as two rivals of auctioneering aristocracy,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Christina Trevanion and Philip Serrell,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49pit their mighty wits against each other.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Coming up... Will Phil's dreams come true?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Do you know, it has, in all seriousness,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57been a lifelong ambition of mine to come here
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and buy £1,000-worth of hundreds and thousands.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Christina shows you how to spot a potential diamond in the rough...
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I think he's rather lovely.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09I think with a little bit of a scrub,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12perhaps a new saddle, he could be quite lovely.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17And when it comes to selling, Phil has an out-of-body experience.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I think this is what heaven looks like, isn't it?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Are you sitting comfortably?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Then I'll begin.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Once upon a time, in a faraway land,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44two gallant knights of the antiques world
0:01:44 > 0:01:46drew their swords and prepared to engage
0:01:46 > 0:01:48in a battle for profit.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50First up, in his jaunty scarf, it's...
0:01:53 > 0:01:54On his home turf today
0:01:54 > 0:01:56and with a fire in his belly,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59he's aiming to defeat the enemy with his cunning knowledge.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03You've got to know your onions in this business.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Next, with her flaxen hair, winning smile
0:02:05 > 0:02:10and an awe-inspiring expertise in jewellery and silver, it's...
0:02:13 > 0:02:15A princess who takes pleasure in treasure.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Really quite exciting, and I'm very much enjoying it.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Especially all the diamonds.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Today's clash takes place at the Malvern Flea and Collectables Fair
0:02:24 > 0:02:27in Worcestershire, where, under stormy skies,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29a glittering array of hidden wealth
0:02:29 > 0:02:31is just waiting to be discovered.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36This dashing duke and duchess of dealing
0:02:36 > 0:02:39each have £750 of their own money to spend
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and all the profits will go to their chosen charities.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48But which of these excellent auctioneers will reign supreme?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Christina Trevanion and Phil Serrell,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Brrr!- It's cold!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Turned out nice again, hasn't it(?)
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- Blimey!- Brrr!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Well, here we are in "sunny" Malvern!
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Lord above!
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Just round the corner from yours. - I'm not sure if that's an advantage or a disadvantage.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- We've got £750, haven't we?- We have. - You got a plan?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Spend it all.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Really?- Yeah. Why not? Let's go for it.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- What about yours?- Well, I think, when you buy,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24you've got to think of who you're going to sell it to, so I'll try and be focused. It'll never work!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- No!- Not really going to work...
0:03:27 > 0:03:32For today's thrilling encounter, let's go deep into the forest of antiques,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36where a Fox and a Magpie are locked in combat
0:03:36 > 0:03:39over who will end the day triumphant.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So I told Phil I would spend my entire £750 budget today,
0:03:43 > 0:03:44which I will really work hard to do.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48So I think what we'll do is buy a couple of low-value items,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50maybe a few bits and bobs,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53and save our pennies for the big spend, which will be on jewellery,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56specifically things that can appeal to quite a broad market.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59But in my experience, jewellery tends to be quite expensive,
0:03:59 > 0:04:00so we'll save our pennies until then.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05So, Christina's clear on her strategy,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08but has she got our Phil worried?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I've got to be really on my mettle today,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14because this, I think, is Christina's emporium,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and I think she's really got her buying hat on.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So look out, Mr Serrell.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Look out indeed, as our fiery lady of the flea market
0:04:23 > 0:04:25attempts to canter into the lead
0:04:25 > 0:04:27as she spies her first potential buy -
0:04:27 > 0:04:29a 1930s rocking horse.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We're on Phil's turf today,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and he's going to know the world and his wife, so he's going to be going pretty quickly.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37On the way in, I spotted this little fellow over here,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40who I think could be a bit of a restoration project,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42but...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I think he's rather lovely. It might just be the mummy in me,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48but I think, with a little bit of a scrub, perhaps a new saddle,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49he could be quite lovely.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I really like him. Shall we find out much he wants for him?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Hello! Can you tell me how much you want for your...?- It's £45.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Is that your best price?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Er...I could do it for £40, if you really want it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Cos he needs quite a lot of work doing, and now he's got wet.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Yeah, makes it worth more.- Does it?!
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Original Malvern rain?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10How are you for £35?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Er...yeah, that's OK.- Yeah?- Yeah. - £35.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Perfect! Thank you very much. I'm very happy with him.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Brilliant. I'm thrilled to bits with that. I'm now the proud owner of a rocking horse.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26With a bit of TLC, new mane, new saddle maybe,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30and a bit of a paint job, he could turn from being very unloved and unwanted
0:05:30 > 0:05:32to being a beautiful stallion.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37So, Christina has thrown down the gauntlet,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and Phil is picking it up.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41He's embracing his inner decorator
0:05:41 > 0:05:44with plans for a 19th-century spirit barrel.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46How much is your barrel, please?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- 90 quid for that.- Thank you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51This is a Doulton Lambeth spirit barrel.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I just think it's lovely. This would have originally stood behind the bar,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57probably up high on a shelf, in a pub.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00You'd have had one for gin, one for brandy, one for rum,
0:06:00 > 0:06:01one for whisky.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03There would have been a brass tap just here.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I just think that's a really, really good thing.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09What would you do with it? Well...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It would make a great table lamp, if you got a lamp fitted in there.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16You see, this is the problem with this business, because I'm now
0:06:16 > 0:06:19sort of talking myself into this thing.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21That's a real Serrell problem,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22because...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26..this has ceased to become a spirit barrel any more.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Is £90 the best on it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:2970 quid, then.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30You've had a result.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Bet you always do!
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Hark at this!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Go on then - let's have a go.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I don't know what I'm going to... This is lunacy!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41But I think it's a bit of good fun, isn't it?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Yes, Phil's hit the ground running.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47He may be buying with his heart, but his cunning selling strategy
0:06:47 > 0:06:50is firmly in place...for now.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53All fired up, he quickly spots his next prey -
0:06:53 > 0:06:57a large cat - and is gearing up for a ferocious joust.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- I think it would be more fibreglass. - How much is it?- I've got £120 on it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That wasn't an answer to the question, was it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It's a starting point. You can make me an offer.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I need to buy it for somewhere between 60 and 80 quid.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16That's what I need to try and buy it for.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Being utterly truthful with you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19I'm going to try and sell it
0:07:19 > 0:07:22to somebody I think who's got a car.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24What the best you can do on him, seriously?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25£90.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27That ain't between 60 and 80, is it?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I was never very good at maths at school, but I always thought
0:07:30 > 0:07:3460, 80, and then 90's over there. It doesn't fit in that bit, does it?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It doesn't. But in Wales, it does!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Now, look...you beat us at rugby...
0:07:40 > 0:07:42so it should be 50 quid really, shouldn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- Should be 110, then. - Get out of here!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Would 60 quid buy it?- I'll go to your top end - 80 quid.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52That's 40 quid off.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53I think you've been very, very fair.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And I'm going to buy it. The thing I love about things like this
0:07:56 > 0:08:00is...what's it worth? Well, I haven't got the first idea,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and I suspect you haven't got the first idea,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and I'm hoping the person I sell it to hasn't got the first idea either!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It's a really nice thing.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12The thing is, if you buy a high-quality brand,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14you should always find a buyer for it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I don't actually know who I'm going to sell that to yet,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20but I'm sure someone out there is just dying to have that on their wall.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Yes, but who?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Has Phil's pledge of buying to order disappeared with purchase number two?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Our jewellery queen's promise to spend it all
0:08:31 > 0:08:35is looking likely, as she's in her element amongst the market's twinkling wares.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I sold one like that not long ago.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I'm like a child in a sweetie shop. There's just so much to see.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46Yes, Mr Serrell wants to eat his sweets, not just look at them.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Do you know, it has, in all seriousness,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52been a lifelong ambition of mine to come here
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and buy £1,000-worth of hundreds and thousands.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Hmm. But that's not what you're here for, Phil.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Like a moth to a flame, Christina is drawn to all that glitters
0:09:01 > 0:09:03and she's flown into the lead with her second deal
0:09:03 > 0:09:06of not one but two items.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I've just bought these two little bits of silver, which I'm really, really pleased with.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Coming from the Cheshire area,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17this especially I'm pleased with.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19It's a lovely little silver bangle
0:09:19 > 0:09:21with engine-turned decoration here.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24But the most important thing for me is, if we look inside...
0:09:24 > 0:09:27we've got the maker's mark - Charles Horner, who is incredibly collectable
0:09:27 > 0:09:32and also a really nice, clear Chester hallmark for 1943.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35So we've got really nice Art Deco decoration
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and a Chester hallmark and a Chester maker,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41so we'll definitely find a buyer for that one.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Followed by...which I think is a bit of a novelty...
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Not particularly old, but this ring box here has got a hallmark on it
0:09:47 > 0:09:50of Edinburgh 1998.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53If we look inside... It is quite a modern box,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56but I just think, if you had a special engagement ring
0:09:56 > 0:09:57or a ring you'd inherited,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00to have your initials engraved on the top there...
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Silver-mounted ring box. I think it's lovely.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Really nice little touch, and just something a bit different.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I've got a jeweller friend in mind
0:10:07 > 0:10:09who I think will, well, hopefully, agree with me
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and hopefully think that's worth more than the £10 I've just paid.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15This is one crackerjack contest.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Fantastic Mr Fox is sneaking back into contention
0:10:19 > 0:10:22as his appetite for the unusual
0:10:22 > 0:10:25leads him to some early 19th-century crimping irons.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26- How much is that?- £120.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Oh, I think that's got me at the minute. I love that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31So that...
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I mean, this really would have been Downton Abbey, wouldn't it?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Oh, yeah, absolutely.- And that would have fitted in there,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41and then you would put starch in there,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- then you would put your ruffs through?- Yeah, I think so.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46What's the best on that?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50£110. I had to buy a whole box full of tat at a sale just to get that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52You know what these auctioneers are like! Terrible people.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54£100.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Go on, then.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57I'm going to have that.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Check that for me, matey.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Thank you ever so much. I'm pleased with that.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You're a star. Thanks, matey.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- I'll see you in a bit.- Thank you.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I am really pleased with that, which proves that I don't get out much.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Well, Mr Fox, your foe Christina
0:11:12 > 0:11:15HAS been getting out and about, and is in her element.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I am absolutely loving the selection here today.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22It's just been brilliant. Lots of jewellery, lots of silver - perfect for me.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I wonder what that Mr Serrell has been up to?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Well, he's been a bit sidetracked by his adoring public.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33So, as we reach the halfway mark of this fearsome contest,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35let's see who's living the dream
0:11:35 > 0:11:37and whose hopes are being dashed.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Christina and Phil each started the day with £750 of their own money.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Christina has bagged three deals so far, totalling £105,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53leaving her £645 to spend.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Phil is hot on her heels,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59also with three items,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01totalling £250,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04leaving £500 in his kitty.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10So, it's all to play for, but even the fiercest fighters
0:12:10 > 0:12:11need their food.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Hello!- I'm hoping this is the stairway to success.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Oh. Well, I brought you some sustenance.- You are a girl!
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- You look like you need it. - What an angel!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- How have you got on?- Fine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25This is really good!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28HE SPEAKS WITH HIS MOUTH FULL
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Good, isn't it? It's a bit of a jaw-locker.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I'm getting £750-worth of chocolate brownie.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35What have you bought?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Well, I've lived up to my name a bit, and I've got lots of silver and sparkly things.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Really?- Yeah. How have you got on?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Well, Serrell does wacky, and I've done it again.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- But I have to say...this is just the best brownie, isn't it? Where did you get these from?- Just up there.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Be back in a minute!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Yes, don't be fooled by their jolly banter -
0:12:52 > 0:12:55the sly Fox has given Christina food for thought.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So, Phil says he's fairly happy with what he bought.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01He's certainly going for some alternative things, I think.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05But it sounds like he's doing well, so let's go and see if we can find a couple more things to buy.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Christina seems calm and collected, but what of Phil?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I really need to try and focus and concentrate here,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17cos the plan was to try and find things
0:13:17 > 0:13:20with the eventual buyer in mind, and at the minute,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22that has gone straight out of the window.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Oh, dear! Phil's plans have gone awry.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Whilst the wily one rethinks his approach,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32our princess of precious things is one step ahead.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35She has broadened her horizons and has braved the elements
0:13:35 > 0:13:38to pounce on a larger-than-usual prey.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Is this a pony barrow or just a hand barrow?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Just a hand barrow. It's a flower barrow,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45so it was used at flower markets.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That's lovely, isn't it? Where did it come from?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Oh, locally.- Did it?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And is it quite old? It looks Victorian.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Late Victorian?- Yeah.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57It's really nice.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00And what would your best price be?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01I could do it for £80.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Any flexibility on that at all?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07That's the best price - £80?
0:14:07 > 0:14:08OK. Cool.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I'll have a little look around. Thank you.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Christina wants to be sure, so steps away to think,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16but this lady knows what she wants, and in no time,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18she's made up her mind.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I really like this hand barrow, and I'm fairly sure I can find a buyer for it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24It's a really nice, traditional market ware item.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28And I've already had a chat with her, so let's see if there's any movement in that price.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I really like this,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34but I just wondered whether there was any more movement in the price?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36I could go to £75.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- £75?- Is the very lowest.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40OK. All right. £75?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42You couldn't do £70?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44No!
0:14:44 > 0:14:47OK. No, I do like it. I really like it,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49so £75, I think we've got a deal!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53All right. Brilliant. I love it. I don't know how I'm going to get it home.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55It's not going to fit in the car.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Yes, our Christina is blithe as a barrow boy
0:14:58 > 0:15:02with that purchase, but the bling is still calling out to her.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I am a very fair-weather buyer. I've bought two things outside now,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and I think that's plenty of being in the great outdoors.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09So I'm going to go back inside.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Lucky Mr Serrell is on his home turf,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and with his wealth of local contacts, is hoping
0:15:17 > 0:15:19a friendly face might have a bargain to offer.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Matt, how are you?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Very well, Philip, very well.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Are you taking lots of money? - It's been OK.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Now, Matt is a regular customer at all of my auctions.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Have you got any Worcester-related or Malvern or...?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31There's a map here of the Malverns,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33with plenty of advertising around it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Can we have a look at it?- Of course.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Oh! I've got to buy this.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- Why's that?- Because that's where I started work.- Fantastic.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Perfect.- Phone number 160... Isn't that just...?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Oh, goodness me!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55No, I don't want this at all, Matt(!) How much is it?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- It's marked at £38.- What's the best?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- £32 to you.- Good man.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I'll take that off you, Matt, because I love that.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03What I think I might do with this is get it framed up
0:16:03 > 0:16:07and sell it... See if I can sell it to someone in Malvern.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I love that.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Excellent stuff. So...did you say £30 for cash?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I said £32. I need the extra £2, I'm afraid.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16A small profit margin.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Well, there you are, Matt. I'm really pleased with that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23There's £40. Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31I'm so excited by that. Isn't that bizarre? I found a map that's got an advertising logo on it
0:16:31 > 0:16:33for where I started work,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35and I won't tell you how long ago it was,
0:16:35 > 0:16:36but it wasn't when this was new.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40And with that heroic fourth buy,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Phil has put himself firmly back on the map.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Now the Fox is flying, and with the scent of triumph in his nostrils,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49he's tempted by a collection of copper pots and pans.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53How are you, all right?
0:16:53 > 0:16:54How old are those?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I think they're probably '20s, don't you?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- 1920s.- Yeah.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- They're cool things, aren't they? - They're lovely.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04One of the ways you can tell - correct me if I'm wrong -
0:17:04 > 0:17:05an early piece of copper
0:17:05 > 0:17:08is the rivet has got a zigzag, hasn't it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- In the early ones, they'd be riveted on the base.- Yeah.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- These are not.- But the later ones,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- they're a straight seam, aren't they? - Yes.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Whereas 18th-century ones would be zigzag?- They'd be zigzag.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- So you think these are perhaps 1920s? - Yes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- And what's the best you could do? - £120.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- That's the absolute finito? - It is, yes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Can I ask you to do me a favour?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Could you just hold them for me for about ten minutes?- Yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I'm going to have a scout round.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37And with that, Phil's off for one final madcap dash
0:17:37 > 0:17:39to see if any other delights catch his eye.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Be quick, be quick, because this is a real rush time, this is.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46Ooh, I'm sorry!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57That concludes the Philip Serrell whistle-stop tour
0:17:57 > 0:17:59to Malvern Flea and Antiques Fair,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and I've got about 30 seconds left to get my saucepans. Bye-bye!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07So, with the £120 purchase, Phil is done.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Six...eight...10...
0:18:10 > 0:18:1112.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Just check that's right.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Thank you very much.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19But our fair lady is still trapping treasure,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and adds two final items to her trove.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I've just bought these two pieces of jewellery,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27which I'm really, really pleased with.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The first is a little half-hoop diamond-set eternity ring.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Called half-hoop because the diamonds are only set halfway round,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36which makes it an awful lot easier to resize.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39This particular one is set with a quarter of a carat of diamonds,
0:18:39 > 0:18:40about 0.25 carats of diamonds,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43and it's set in 18-carat yellow gold.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I paid £100 for it, which can't be bad.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Can't be bad at all.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51And the second thing I bought was this rather beautiful
0:18:51 > 0:18:53amethyst and opal bracelet,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56which is set in nine-carat,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and I think is relatively modern,
0:18:58 > 0:19:02but I love the combination of the really rich colour purple amethysts
0:19:02 > 0:19:05and the play of light and play of colour on the opals there.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Opals, unfortunately, do have a bit of a bad reputation.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11They're considered as being quite unlucky.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Because the majority of opals are made up so much of water,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17they tended to dehydrate and shrink
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and therefore fall out of their settings.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21So people became very suspicious about them.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23They thought they were very unlucky.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25So I'm very pleased that I paid £250 for that
0:19:25 > 0:19:28little collet-set amethyst and opal bracelet.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30And I love it. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33So, as the market draws to a close
0:19:33 > 0:19:36and the sun sinks behind the Malvern Hills,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40it's time to find out how our rummaging rampagers have done.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Christina and Phil each started the day with £750 of their own money.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Courageous Christina had a glittering day,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54purchasing six items and splashing out £530.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Fearless Phil searched far and wide,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59but only managed five items,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02spending £402.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05So it's time for our weary antiques warriors
0:20:05 > 0:20:09to call a temporary truce and size up each other's swag.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10- How did you find that?- I loved it.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Really?- I've had a great day.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Just every other stall was a glass cabinet with jewellery
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- and beautiful things in. Loved it. - Girly bling.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Absolutely.- Girly bling, girly bling.- How about you?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Yeah, it was an interesting time. I sort of...
0:20:25 > 0:20:29You know I said I was going to buy things specifically
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- with the end buyer in mind?- Yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32P-ching!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Straight out of the window!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Which is your best buy?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I think... I like my horse very much.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41The bangle.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It's a Chester hallmark, so it's nice and close to home
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and I think it's lovely. Very simple, very stylish.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- That's your thing, isn't it? - Completely. How have you got on today?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I love my map of the Malverns,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55not because there's a huge profit in it, but simply because
0:20:55 > 0:20:57the firm that I first started working for
0:20:57 > 0:20:59advertise on there.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Is it 19th century...?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Oh, you're so sweet(!)
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Now, our gallant knights' valiant fight
0:21:09 > 0:21:11on the battlefield of buying may be over,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14but their crusade is only at the halfway point.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Both these eminent experts
0:21:16 > 0:21:20must now turn their buys into cold, hard profit.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23So brace yourselves, as our duelling dealers
0:21:23 > 0:21:25retire to their own stomping grounds
0:21:25 > 0:21:28to draw up plans for the final battle.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32They'll need to call on every bit of expertise and selling skill
0:21:32 > 0:21:34in their armoury,
0:21:34 > 0:21:35along with a touch of luck,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37if they're to vanquish their opponent.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Back in his Worcestershire fox-hole,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Phil takes stock, and is struck by a sudden amount of uncertainty
0:21:43 > 0:21:44over his hoard.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I look at this stuff now,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and I think some of it might just be a bit old-fogeyish,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51but... Well, don't please answer that.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54My gin barrel - I think that's quite a cool thing
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and I love the fact that it's got "Gin" on the front.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00The saucepans at £120... I don't really see how I can fail with those.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I hope there's a tidy profit in those.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04And I just love that crimping iron.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I think I bought that with my heart and not my head,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08but there might be a small profit there.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10The two stars buys for me... Fancy finding a map
0:22:10 > 0:22:12with my old firm in it. Hopefully,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15there might be a connection there when I come to sell it.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19And this car motif... There's got to be people out there
0:22:19 > 0:22:22with a connection to this who will pay good money for it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25So Phil may be unsure about some of his bounty,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28but up in her Shropshire bolthole,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Christina doesn't doubt any of her spoils.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Of all the things I bought at the antiques fair,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37really, the cart for me was my favourite.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I'm desperate to find a buyer to take it back to a marketplace
0:22:40 > 0:22:44so it can be in a busy, bustling market environment.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I also bought some beautiful pieces of jewellery,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50indulging my love of anything sparkly.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53So, starting with the opal and amethyst bracelet over here...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I was really, really pleased with it.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It is a modern piece of jewellery.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Then we've got the Charles Horner bracelet,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01with the nice Chester hallmark.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm hoping the combination of these two factors
0:23:04 > 0:23:06will make a nice tidy profit on that one.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Then the little diamond-set half eternity ring here,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12which... I think every girl deserves an eternity ring
0:23:12 > 0:23:14at some point in their lives, don't they?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Then the little silver-mounted ring box over here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Of course, we're missing the rocking horse, which my father-in-law
0:23:19 > 0:23:24is very, very kindly just giving a little bit of a tidy and a spruce-up to.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27So, all in all, a good day.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Christina's hoping that her little bit of bling
0:23:29 > 0:23:31will sparkle all the way to the bank.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36So now it's time for both our masters of the antiques realm
0:23:36 > 0:23:38to don their armour, mount their steeds
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and strike out in search of profit.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45But remember - no deal is truly sealed until that final handshake.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50First up, Christina checks in on her very handy father-in-law, Chas,
0:23:50 > 0:23:55who's tightened a few screws and given the horse a quick once-over.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57How's it going?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- There was a bit of a problem with this cross-piece here.- Right.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03That was quite wobbly, I seem to remember.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I've just made it very secure, because we don't want any little ones
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- falling off it or anything like that. - Exactly.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I think it's important that we didn't do too much to it,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15because it's... I've had a chat to a specialist about it
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and it's actually earlier than I thought it was - it's a 1930s one.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- When I sent him photographs, he seemed to think this was the original paintwork.- Oh, right.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26He's no Red Rum, but he'll be a good Dobbin for someone.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- Well, that's what it's about, isn't it?- Exactly. Thank you ever so much.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Christina's hoping her old nag will prove to be champion in the profit stakes.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Mr Serrell is hoping to bag his first sale
0:24:39 > 0:24:42by taking a trip down memory lane.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45He bought the local Malvern map after discovering inside it
0:24:45 > 0:24:48an ad for the very first auction house he worked for.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Back in those days, Phil was a young cub about town.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Collars were big, trousers were flared
0:24:56 > 0:24:57and scarves were all the rage.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Phil's got in touch with his first boss, who ran that company, Malcolm Hodges,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and has brought the £32 map to show him.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06What really intrigues me is...
0:25:06 > 0:25:10I bought this map down at the Three Counties Showground,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13but it's how many of these people are still in existence.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Your old firm, which is JG Lear & Son,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and I think they were established in 1861, weren't they?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- 1863.- 1863.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- So your memory's not very good, is it?- No.- Not much it isn't!
0:25:23 > 0:25:28It says here "established over 70 years",
0:25:28 > 0:25:32so this map is probably somewhere between 1935-ish
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- and 1940, isn't it?- That's about it.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- But it wouldn't have been done during the Second World War.- No.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42So it's probably 1936, 1937?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- That would be about it.- Not even you were here then.- No.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48The quality of the paper tells you that as well.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Is it something you might be interested in buying?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Are you going to give me a hard time, Malcolm?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54How much do you want for it?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- I think it's worth £100 to the right bloke.- Pardon?
0:25:59 > 0:26:00I tell you what I'll do...
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I'll give you half.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Give it half.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- 50 quid?- Yes.- Get out of here!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'll drop it to 90 quid.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Done?- Done.- You're a gentleman, Malcolm.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14When can I pay - next year?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Easy credit terms for pensioners.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23So Phil manages to reminisce his way to a £58 profit on the map.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- This was my first job, so for me that's a real little bit of a magic moment.- Quite.- Cheers, Malcolm.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Christina has no intention of letting this battle become a one-sided affair.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Behind that warm and friendly exterior lies a hardened warrior,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40intent on victory.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43She's rounded up three of her jewellery items,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45which cost £360 in total
0:26:45 > 0:26:47and taken them to show Nigel Woodroffe,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50a jeweller contact in Shrewsbury.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53You've got an interesting cross-section here, Christina.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55"Interesting" - is that polite?!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's a bit diverse, isn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Yeah. What shall we start with? - I'm quite fond of the bracelet.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I just like the colour combination between the opal and the amethyst.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Beautiful amethysts.- Yes.- They are beautiful amethysts.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- Nice dark colour.- But...- But...
0:27:09 > 0:27:12as you well know, they're not real opals.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13But very, very pretty.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- And is that the kind of thing you...?- I think we could
0:27:17 > 0:27:19find a customer for that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22What do you think of my little half eternity ring?
0:27:22 > 0:27:23That's quite modern again.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Um...all little diamonds.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I think it is 18. It's 18-carat, so that's quite nice.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- They're not the best diamonds.- Sorry!
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- But I'm sure that'll be reflected in the price.- Oh, I'm sure.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41But even so, it's set well.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45It's what we call a channel set. That's quite saleable at the moment.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Excellent. What do you think? I know it's an empty ring box,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50which I know is a little bit random,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53but I've not seen one with a silver...
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Well, it's repro,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59so it's a copy of an old Victorian box, I would think.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- OK.- Nice little bit of silver.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Lovely hallmark on there.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06And you could put a really nice engagement ring in there.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- Absolutely.- And put somebody's initials on there.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10And make it something really special.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12So, pennies-wise,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I was hoping to get in the region of £350.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16Hmm.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- It's a little bit top-heavy, I think. - Do you think?- Yeah.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21What's your thoughts on that one?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I know they're synthetic, or created, opals, but...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26it's a nice thing.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30At the back of my mind, I'd have been thinking round about the £280 mark.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Shall we split the difference at £300?- A deal at £300?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Would you be happy with that?- Yeah,
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I think there's a little bit of a margin in it for us at that.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40That would be fantastic.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44And then we've got the diamond eternity ring.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Well, I think about £150 - we could probably do a deal on something like that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51All right. I'd be happy with £150. That gives me £50.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53That's great.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55And this - I've not seen one of these before.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57I think about £35 for that.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- £35?- Yeah.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03I couldn't tempt you a little bit more on that one?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Seeing as it's you, £40, then.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Oh, £40? That would be brilliant!
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- We'll shake on that.- Deal on that. - Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Christina strikes a deadly blow,
0:29:13 > 0:29:18selling half her stash and making a handsome £130 profit.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Proof that behind that beaming smile,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24she's a ruthless negotiator.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Now, we all know that, unlike his rival,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34battle-hardened Phil isn't quite so chirpy.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36He may move at his own pace,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39but don't be fooled - this fox is a determined one.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45He's hoping to fill up his own profit pot
0:29:45 > 0:29:48by parting with his £120 copper pans.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51He's headed to Leominster to see dealer Ben
0:29:51 > 0:29:53in the hope of cooking up a deal.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I'm guessing that they were around 1920, 1930.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- They could well be French. Certainly continental.- Yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09They've got a nice continental-type stamp with the numbers on the side.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Yeah. If they were English, you'd sort of expect to see
0:30:12 > 0:30:15two-pint, three-pint, whatever, wouldn't you?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Yeah. So there is sizing - each one's got one on.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21How far off £200 for these can you come?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I'd want to go quite a bit under.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Could you see £180, £190?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28More...
0:30:28 > 0:30:30£150-ish.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33How's the ish?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- It's quite a low ish.- Is it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Yeah.- Is £150-ish like £170?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Can you just knock another five...£165?
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Yeah, I'll do that,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47because I think you've been really, really fair to me.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51And I think that you've also - this is the key thing about this...
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I think you've got the market for selling these,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56and I'm not sure that I possibly have,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58so I'm going to shake you by the hand.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Okey-dokey.- Thank you.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Monsieur Serrell says au revoir
0:31:02 > 0:31:04to his French copper pans
0:31:04 > 0:31:06and bonjour to a £45 profit.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I think that's a good sale
0:31:09 > 0:31:13for a lot that probably is not as saleable as it was 20 years ago.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Now, intent on selling the final part of her jewellery stash,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25the Magpie Trevanion has swooped down
0:31:25 > 0:31:27to Piccadilly's Burlington Arcade
0:31:27 > 0:31:29to see silver dealer Daniel Bexfield.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31She's hoping that the streets of London
0:31:31 > 0:31:34really will be paved with gold
0:31:34 > 0:31:36when it comes to parting with her silver bangle.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Mr Bexfield.- Christina, please call me Daniel.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- How are you?- I'm very good.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Here you go. This is this silver Charles Horner bangle.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Let's have a little look.- What do you think?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Well, I've seen lots and lots of these over the years
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and generally, they often get buckled and bent.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54And Charles Horner - or the company, Charles Horner -
0:31:54 > 0:31:56made a lot of these.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58But I've got to say this is one of the nicer ones
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- I've seen for a long time.- Brilliant.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Because Charles Horner, for me,
0:32:02 > 0:32:03when I think of Charles Horner,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I think of Art Nouveau hat pins set with quartz or amethyst.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Yes, he did a lot of Art Nouveau little pieces of jewellery -
0:32:10 > 0:32:12brooches, hat pins, as you say,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15little bits of enamelling. This is so very different from...
0:32:15 > 0:32:16- Very different.- ..Charles Horner.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- But the good thing is, it's in good condition.- Brilliant.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Well, in my mind, I was thinking around about the £85 mark.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Perfect. Well, I was hoping £100. - Were you?
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Yeah. Because it's pretty and because I like it!
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Yes, but it's not very old - 1943.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33And there are quite a number of them about,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- but it is the fact that it's in excellent condition.- OK. Many thanks.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Christina, wonderful. Thank you for coming to see me.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41Bye-bye, bangle. I'll miss you.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Yes, it's another sparkling sale for Christina,
0:32:44 > 0:32:48as she bags a £25 profit on the silver bangle.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Well, that can't be bad, can it?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Not a bad profit, and Daniel says that I've bought well,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57so condition, condition, condition - it really is so important.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03So, at the halfway point, let's see who's been making the diamond sales
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and who's been stuck peddling the costume jewellery.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Christina has hit the ground running
0:33:09 > 0:33:10and sold all of her jewellery,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13notching up a profit of £155.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Phil has sold two items,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18but is still in touching distance
0:33:18 > 0:33:20with a profit of £103.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Christina is in a commanding position,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29but the wily warrior of Worcester hasn't given up yet.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32He's ventured to Buckinghamshire,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34intent on doing a deal for the car insignia
0:33:34 > 0:33:36that he bought for £80.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39For petrol-head Phil, it's a pilgrimage.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The Fox has come to see Dick Skipworth,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52classic car enthusiast and owner of a large collection of cars
0:33:52 > 0:33:55from the famous Ecosse Ecurie race team,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59winners of two 24-hour Le Mans races in the 1950s.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03I think this is what heaven looks like, isn't it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- Heaven?- Yeah.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I don't know.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10This is just fantastic.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- These are competition cars, aren't they?- Yes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16They're all currently in competition in historic racing.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18There's a well-known driver's name on there, isn't there?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- Jackie Stewart.- Yes.- Should read "Sir Jackie Stewart" now.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24He was Jackie when he drove it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Well, Dick, there is a real reason why I'm here.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29I went to an antiques fair in Malvern
0:34:29 > 0:34:30and I bought this.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31My goodness!
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Shiny, isn't it?- It is.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I mean, it isn't chrome.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I would think this has come out of a showroom, hasn't it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39It must have done, I think.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I thought I'd need to find a man
0:34:41 > 0:34:44who's got a certain passing interest in the old big cat.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- I wonder!- At the minute, Dick, I can't think of anybody else
0:34:50 > 0:34:53other than you who's around here.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Well, it's a nice thing, Phil, to have on the garage wall.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Bit of memorabilia.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Would 100 quid be all right?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I'll shake you by the hand now. You're an absolute gentleman.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Deal done, the cars take centre stage,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and there's one in particular that really gets the revs going.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12C-Type Jaguar - it's absolutely fantastic, isn't it?
0:35:12 > 0:35:13There she is, Philip.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Would you like to drive it?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17ENGINE PURRS
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Bye!
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Yes, the car's not part of the deal, Phil.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Mr Serrell has to settle for a quick go in the C-Type
0:35:26 > 0:35:28and a £20 profit.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It's all still to play for in this tense battle of selling prowess.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37Our antiques lord and lady each have two items left to sell.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Christina is the first to strike, as she visits a contact from her little black book -
0:35:41 > 0:35:47mum-of-two Laura, to show her the well-loved but tidied-up £35 rocking horse.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49What do you think?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Well, it could do with a bit of care and attention, I think.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54You might be right, bless him. But he is from the 1930s.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56He's by a firm called Patterson Edwards.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59So he's actually by a known maker.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02They started in the 1890s and they finished in the 1980s.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04So they were there quite a long time, really.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Father-in-law Chas has tightened up all the screws,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10so it should be ready for rocking.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13And price-wise, I was hoping for about 50 quid for him.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16As much as I love him,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18I think it's going to take a bit of money
0:36:18 > 0:36:20to make him look beautiful again.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24So I think the highest I'd be happy to go would be £40.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Little bit more?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29£42.50?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- £42.50 sounds really good to me. - It's a deal.- Thank you very much.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Yes, Christina rocks her way to a small profit of £7.50
0:36:39 > 0:36:42and Archie and Scarlett take it for a test drive.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56There we go - not a huge profit, but so great to see it being used again
0:36:56 > 0:36:59and hopefully, he'll be loved long into the future.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Just the handcart to go!
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Sneakily, though, the Fox is looking to land a killer blow
0:37:05 > 0:37:08by doubling up on his last two items.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10He's headed to Lechlade in Gloucestershire
0:37:10 > 0:37:13with his gin barrel and crimping iron.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15These are my last two bits to sell,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19and I've brought them to an antiques centre, where lots of sellers means,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21hopefully, lots of buyers too.
0:37:21 > 0:37:28First up, Phil shows the 19th-century gin barrel that cost him £70 to dealer Richard.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I'd like to try and get close to 120 quid - what do you think?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- £100?- Is that your best shot?
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- Yeah.- I tell you what, you've been fair with me - I'm going to take that. Thank you.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41You're welcome.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44So, Phil makes a neat £30 profit on the gin barrel
0:37:44 > 0:37:48and then quickly moves on to see dealer John,
0:37:48 > 0:37:50a client who has expressed an interest
0:37:50 > 0:37:54in the early 19th-century crimping iron that set him back £100.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- These would have crimped collars, wouldn't they? - Yes, cuffs and collars.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- You'd have had a starched collar, a bit like Upstairs Downstairs.- Yes.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06And it would have been affixed to a table...
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Yes.- ..and in a laundry room or somewhere like that.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11It would have been a stately home or something.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13It really would have been Downton Abbey in the ground floor.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Yes. And it would have had two pokers,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19with ring handles so you could pull them in. You put them in the fire,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22warm them up, and then put them in there
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and then it would warm these rollers up
0:38:24 > 0:38:27and you'd just adjust it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30I was hoping I would get close to 150, 160 quid.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32That's what I was hoping for.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33No way, no.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36It's not complete.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Without the pokers.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- John, it's 180 years old! - Put it this way,
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- I've never seen one complete. - Well, there you are, then!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45But it's very nice. Um...
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- I've got to get a profit on it.- Of course.- £135.- Is that your best shot?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Yeah, £135.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Your best shot?- I think so.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- £135.- OK. Well, I'm going to shake you by the hand on that.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- You sure?- Yeah.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- I think you've been very fair to me. - It's not a bad piece.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- I love it.- I could live with it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06It's a crisp £35 profit for the Fox,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10and with that, he's all sold up.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Two sales in one - that's the way to go at it!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16The only thing is, I'm not sure overall
0:39:16 > 0:39:19if I've made quite enough money to beat Christina.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26As this epic battle between two proud and noble knights of the antiques world nears its end,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28all the pressure is now on Christina.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Yes, our steely-eyed expert has headed back to London,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47where she's hoping to get a nice bit of bread and honey
0:39:47 > 0:39:49for the cart that cost her £75.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54When I saw this in Malvern, I thought it would be absolutely ideal
0:39:54 > 0:39:58for a market trader. I've come to one of the most famous food markets in the world,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01because I think I know a man who might just be able to put it to good use.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Hi, Rory.- How are you doing?- All right. Here's the barrow.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I sent you pictures of it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- Can I have a look?- Of course you can.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13I think it was painted quite recently as well.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16He sanded down all the spokes and that kind of thing.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I think it's an early 20th-, late 19th-century one.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's good and solid.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24No brakes, no suspension!
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- No mod cons.- No mod cons, sadly.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29So...
0:40:29 > 0:40:31I was hoping to get
0:40:31 > 0:40:34somewhere in the region of about 250 quid for it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Something like that. What's your thoughts about that?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39That's quite a lot for a wheelbarrow.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Hmm, it's not started well.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I would think more like £120 would be about the price.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49That's quite generous.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Rory may have had a butcher's at the cart,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54but he's proving a tough customer to agree a price with.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Can Christina wheel and deal her way to the profit she needs for victory?
0:40:58 > 0:41:00All will be revealed.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07Our duelling duo both started with £750 of their own money to spend.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Christina bagged six buys for a total cost of £530.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Phil was more frugal.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15He spent £402
0:41:15 > 0:41:18and made five purchases.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20But the only thing that matters now
0:41:20 > 0:41:22is who has made the most profit.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26All of the money that Christina and Phil have made
0:41:26 > 0:41:29from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31So, without further ado,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Hello, lovey.- How are you?- Very well. How are you?- Good to see you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Antique fair.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45For me, one of the problems is, if you go round and see lots of stuff...
0:41:45 > 0:41:48"I'll come back for that", yes.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50"I'll buy something in a minute" and then it's gone.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52What was your favourite bit?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Oh, my favourite bit was my car sign.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I had a day selling that that will live with me forever.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Really?- Yeah!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Absolutely stunning. But what about you?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Well, I was working on the theory of stick with what you know.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- You jewellery-ed, didn't you? - I jewellery-ed, yeah.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09And it seemed to work.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Bearing in mind that you jewellery-ed to the max,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15I think this is bottom-smacking time!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18OK, the 3-2-1. 3...2...1...go!
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Oh, yeah!
0:42:21 > 0:42:22I thought as much.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Not hugely.- Your jewellery did well, didn't it?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Well, I think stick to what you know. What do you know?- Nothing.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Don't keep following me!
0:42:37 > 0:42:41So Christina takes the spoils of today's knightly battle,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44and why? Because she managed to sell the cart
0:42:44 > 0:42:49for a contest-winning price of £145...
0:42:49 > 0:42:50OK, deal.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51- Enjoy your handcart.- I will.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54..pocketing £70 profit.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Hard luck, Mr Serrell. Better luck next time.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Christina beat me fair and square,
0:43:00 > 0:43:04but do you know, it was worth it just to go and see all those fabulous classic cars.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Given half the chance, I'd be back there again tomorrow.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12But in fact tomorrow Phil has a chance to redeem himself
0:43:12 > 0:43:14as our duelling dealers go head-to-head
0:43:14 > 0:43:16at a car boot sale in London.
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