0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts against each
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- other in an all-out battle for profit.- Ha-hey!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm on the case!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:22 > 0:00:23daily challenge.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26I'm a cheeky chancer. Lah-vly!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips
0:00:30 > 0:00:36and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Let's go and spend some money.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Buckle up and prepare for a white knuckle ride.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51the most awesome antiques challenge our experts have faced yet.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Our dynamic duo will have their superpowers tested to
0:00:55 > 0:00:57the limit as they're sent on a mission to
0:00:57 > 0:01:01fly across the country and continent to uncover hidden treasures
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and sell them on for the biggest possible profits.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Coming up, David calls a Frenchman's bluff.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Can we do 40?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- No.- No?- 50.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14You said you didn't speak English.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Mais...la France coute cher. En Angleterre...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And Paul takes a mighty risk.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I could get this very wrong, but also I could get it very right.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28This is life in the fast lane. It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Run for your lives! It's the Showdown,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47where our two supercharged challengers are up for one
0:01:47 > 0:01:50final battle, as they bid for the biggest profit margins
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and ultimate victory over their opponent.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Our bionic bargain buyers are two of the most respected
0:01:56 > 0:01:58experts in the trade.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02First up, artefact hunting hero and dastardly devilish
0:02:02 > 0:02:07demon of delving deep and digging up hidden treasure, David Harper.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11He is up against the magnificent mellifluent memorabilia machine,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15the man with the mantle, Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18They've been issued with details of their toughest challenge
0:02:18 > 0:02:22to date, putting to test every ounce of their nous, knowledge
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and antiques know-how. There can be only one winner.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Good morning, David. - Good morning, Paul.- How are you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- I don't know, but you're quivering. - I'm nervous.- Come on!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- I feel I'm going to part with some money in a minute.- I think we're going to part with some money!
0:02:36 > 0:02:41This is it. The big one. We've got our envelopes. The rules are simple.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44"Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48"You each must buy two items at every one of your regular
0:02:48 > 0:02:53"Put Your Money challenges. You have £1,000 to spend."
0:02:53 > 0:02:56"You can sell up to four items wherever you want,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59"the rest will be sold at an auction in Cheshire in direct
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- "competition with your opponent." - Well, of course.- Be gentle with me.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- "The winner is the dealer who makes the most profit."- As ever.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And it says here, "Good luck."
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Good luck. We're going to need it. - I'm getting in there first.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15So our two top traders are clearly nervous about the challenge
0:03:15 > 0:03:16that lies ahead.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20They know that the £1,000 of their own money that they have to
0:03:20 > 0:03:23spend must cover any restoration repairs and buying fees.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28It's going to be a ferocious fight, but who will fly away with the biggest profit?
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Our chaps will be buying from their usual hunting grounds, an auction,
0:03:33 > 0:03:39a UK antiques market, a foreign antiques market and a car boot sale.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Round one and it's hammer time for Hayes and Harper,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47as they head to the Wotton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire
0:03:47 > 0:03:50where they'll each need to buy two lots.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52David is already feeling the pressure.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57You might just think this is easy, going to an auction room with thousands of items.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01All I've got to do is buy two pieces for the Showdown. But it's not easy.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07In fact, it is easy. It is easy to buy, but it's not easy to buy something at such
0:04:07 > 0:04:11a low price that you can easily turn it over into a profit.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13That's the difficult one.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Remember, buying is simple, selling is difficult.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20So my head is in a spin.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22# I'm so dizzy... #
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And David's head is still in a spin as the auction gets under way
0:04:25 > 0:04:28because it's Paul who's first off the mark when he bids
0:04:28 > 0:04:33for a Minton dinner service estimated at between 75 and £100.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- 44 is the number. £50 I'm bid. - I'm in. No-one else wants it.
0:04:37 > 0:04:4055, I'm bid. 60. 65. 70.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- And five. At 80. At £80, I'm bid. - I'll have these, I think.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- £80, I'm bid. 85, I'm bid. 90. - I think that's a winner.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- 100. No? At £100, I'm bid. - I've got it, I think.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57- At £100, I'm bid. All done. You're quite happy with that. - I've bought them. Thank you, sir.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01So Paul's plates are dished up for £120, including costs.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02But after closer inspection,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05does he still think they can serve up a tasty profit?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07These really are a decorative item.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10They're designed to go into a cabinet, but they have been
0:05:10 > 0:05:14commissioned from a really good factory, a firm called Minton.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Minton have been going since the 18th century, but this mark here,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22which says Minton England, puts it about 1891, 1900, that sort of time.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25So it's 100 years ago. And they've been issued
0:05:25 > 0:05:28and lavishly laced with this wonderful sort of gilt edge.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30I have just over 30 pieces here.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34And for £100, I think that's a bit of a bargain.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37With Paul hoping his dinner service will deliver
0:05:37 > 0:05:40a feast of a profit, David knows he needs to quickly respond.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43He's spotted a novelty clock that gets his heart ticking
0:05:43 > 0:05:45a little faster.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49It's got everything going for it. It's eccentric, it's quirky.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Where would you ever find another?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55And it's got that '80s feel, which is now very chic.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58David certainly looks comfortable enough while bidding,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01but will his laid back approach pay off?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The large Swatch silly watch.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's got a massive estimate, this thing. 80 to £100.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I'm here at £40. At 40. Any advance on 50? 60.
0:06:12 > 0:06:1470, 80, 90.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- He can see me.- 100 and ten underneath the chaise longue.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20110, selling at the back for 110.
0:06:20 > 0:06:221377.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27The 1980s clock costs David £132, including commission,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and with that, our boys are tied on one purchase apiece.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35It's Paul who is next to pick up the scent of another possible punt.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38They're described in the catalogue as an interesting pair of Chinese
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Ju'i sceptre clock incense burners.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43They're in at 100 to £120.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46But how will they fare in the auction?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- At 140.- Oh, I've bought them.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- At 140, right at the back. - Looks like I've bought them.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- They're sold.- Thank you very much. There we are, I've bought them £140.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I was actually going to back out on that last bid.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02After commission, the Chinese incense burners cost Paul £168,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06but will they bring the sweet smell of victory or has
0:07:06 > 0:07:08he simply got money to burn?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11They're called a clock incense burner because they take a certain
0:07:11 > 0:07:15amount of time to burn and they change the smells as they burn along.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19They've got a seal mark on the bottom, that's like a government mark.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Often this was used if you were out in China to buy antiques.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It was a form of authentication to say these were an antique item.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29These are 19th century Chinese.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32That does tend to be where the market is today.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Having bought his two items, Paul is finished at the auction.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But ever the gent, Mr Hayes decides to give David some moral support
0:07:39 > 0:07:44when he goes after a miniature portrait estimated at 100 to £120.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Five, 80, five, 90.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Five, 100.- Go on, you get it!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You've got it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- At 110, I'm bid.- Nice one.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- What's he look like?- I don't know.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- At £110, then.- Thank you very much.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Paul, I'm on fire.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Well, burning hot Mr Harper takes the picture for £132,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09including fees.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12But will his miniature make for a massive mark-up?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15These things are the pre-runners to photography.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19This is an early 19th century equivalent of a photograph that
0:08:19 > 0:08:23you might have on your smartphone of your wife or your husband.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's in its original frame,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28but the frame is really good and really quite interesting
0:08:28 > 0:08:33because as well as having the little hanger, if you just flick
0:08:33 > 0:08:38this little clasp and pull the back out, it is also an easel frame.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And with the domed glass,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43you almost get a bit of a three-dimensional look.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45But what's great, yet again, is its originality.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48For the money I paid, I think there's a little profit
0:08:48 > 0:08:52and at the end of the day, that's what it's all about.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56So David now has a miniature picture to go alongside his giant watch,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00but as they battle for victory, how will those out of scale items
0:09:00 > 0:09:04fare against Paul's regular sized purchases?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Our boys' Showdown budget was £1,000.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12David Harper has spent £264 on his two lots,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16leaving him with £736 to play with.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Paul Hayes has forked out a little more than his rival, £288,
0:09:21 > 0:09:27which leaves £712 for the remaining three rounds.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Round two takes our battling buyers to the UK antiques market.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Our eagle-eyed experts have arrived at the Lincolnshire Antiques
0:09:35 > 0:09:39and Home Show in Lincoln. Covering 200 acres,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42it's the largest of its kind in Europe, making it a suitable
0:09:42 > 0:09:46spectacular site for the second round of this Showdown.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49As they both brave the elements, it's Paul who is again
0:09:49 > 0:09:54first off the mark when he spends £200 on an antique barometer.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59I'm really, really pleased with this. I bought a real piece of history.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Just think Admiral FitzRoy was on HMS Beagle with none other than Charles Darwin.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06And during that voyage, he worked out a method of working out
0:10:06 > 0:10:10atmospheric pressure, doing this barometer.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14It's a lovely, old, oak case. It dates about 1900.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I'm delighted with that. A real piece of iconic history.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21And there's no atmospheric change in this contest as Paul already
0:10:21 > 0:10:24has his eyes set on his second buy at the fair.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26A signed picture that gets his heart racing.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Ah now, I've spotted a real bit of sport memorabilia here.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I recognise this name straight away. Roger Bannister.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Go to the top of our stairs. HE CHUCKLES
0:10:35 > 0:10:37It's 5 May 1954.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40"Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43"has become the first man to run a mile in under a four minutes."
0:10:43 > 0:10:45What a fantastic achievement.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49So that's Roger there, and that's his signature - Roger Bannister.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51That's a real piece of sports memorabilia.
0:10:51 > 0:10:5420 quid. I think it's a bit of a record breaker.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Paul's dedication pays off and the pressure is now on David.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01But he's quick to respond,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04as he finds an Oriental object of interest.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It's obviously 19th century.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10May be circa 1900. I'm looking for evidence of hand-painting.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12And this is all hand-painted.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16It's very glamorous, very big and very bold.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18And it really today's market.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22David buys the ornate jardiniere stand for £210,
0:11:22 > 0:11:27leaving him with one item left to pick up from the antiques market.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30And the graceful bargain grabber soon finds a bronze swan
0:11:30 > 0:11:32that fits the bill.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So what is he and what is he from?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Well, he could be from a piece of furniture, and some would
0:11:38 > 0:11:42think he was, but I'm leaning more towards him being a car mascot.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44In the early part of the 20th century,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47right up to the beginning of the Second World War, 1939,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51you could go and buy a wild and wacky car mascot.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56And stylise your car with your own independent look.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Thank you so much.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01David pays dealer Karen £110 for the car mascot,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04bringing the second round of buying to an end.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10The antiques fair proved fertile hunting ground
0:12:10 > 0:12:12for our acquiring experts.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But will Paul race to victory with his signed picture,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18or will David's Chinese table stand him in good stead?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25From the original £1,000 they started off with,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29David Harper has now spent £584 -
0:12:29 > 0:12:32which leaves him with £416 in his kitty.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Paul Hayes isn't far behind, having parted with £508,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43giving him £492 for the remaining two rounds.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46And so to Round Three.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50It's time for our antagonistic opponents to take this battle global,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53as they head to a foreign antiques market.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57And as they step into the indoor market in Douai, Northern France,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00our two gathering storms collide to catch up.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02We're halfway through the show down.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Have you any plans to buy something else today?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I think it's got to be distinctly French.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08So when you take it back to the UK, it's going to be different.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10If you've got something different,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12you've got a better chance of selling it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Something you can't buy in England. - Exactly.- A decent cup of tea.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16THEY LAUGH
0:13:16 > 0:13:17You are unlikely to get it here!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Well, bonne chance, as they say in France.- Bonne chance.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Having seen Paul take an early lead in the previous two rounds,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26David is chomping at the bit to get going,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29but, yet again, it's Mr Morecambe who kicks off the proceedings
0:13:29 > 0:13:33when an antique clock strikes him as rather grand.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It's typically French, you just don't see these in England at all.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40You've got this aged case here, which is over 100 years.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44This has been in a chateau somewhere in the countryside here in France.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47It is working. And do you know what, I think that's a bargain.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Eventually, we settled on about 180 euros.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Which I think is really cheap.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54As they say in France, c'est formidable, n'est-ce pas?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Which I think means, it's all right, isn't it?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00So Paul's, ahem, excellent language skills win him
0:14:00 > 0:14:05the 19th century Grandfather clock for £153.85.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07And before David has time to retaliate,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Paul spots a Chinese statue worth a punt.
0:14:11 > 0:14:18- C'est combien ca?- How much?- How much for me?- Only for you?- For me, yes.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- 500.- 500?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23300 euros.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- 350.- 350 euros?- Yes.
0:14:27 > 0:14:33- Do you know what, je...acheter. - 350.- 350. OK.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Paul lands the statue for the princely sum of £299.15
0:14:38 > 0:14:42but will it help him make his fortune?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Now and again things just jump out at you.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48And this just says quality. I think it's about 100 years old.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51It's of a Chinese character, I think it might be Confucius.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The gilding work on this, the cinnabar red lacquer,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59it's just the best. I've taken a real chance and it. 350 euros.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03I could get this very wrong but also, I could get it very right.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Or he could just be trying to confuse-us.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Paul may have been drawn to the Oriental
0:15:08 > 0:15:12but David is wholeheartedly embracing all things French!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14In fact, he's donned a silly blue beret
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and sniffed out an Art Deco perfume bottle.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Just look at the way the light reflects.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's good quality. But more than anything else,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26it's the shape of it that I absolutely adore.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31It's really screaming Art Deco. Priced at 60 euros. Can we do 40?
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- No.- No?- 50. - You said you didn't speak English!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Mais...la France coute cher. En Angleterre...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40THEY LAUGH
0:15:40 > 0:15:41No, no. That's the price.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Yep. Really? Meet in the middle, 45?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- No.- Really?- Really. - I've got to have it. 50 euros .
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I'm going to put that into an auction.
0:15:50 > 0:15:5250 euros. Gentlemen.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56David pays £42.74 for the Art Deco perfume bottle
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and hopes it will help him attract a sizeable profit.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04With only one item left to buy on French soil, David is keen to
0:16:04 > 0:16:08spend his cash and finds something that might just fit the mould.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I'm no chef at all. I hardly ever cook.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16But I would love to go home, heat some chocolate,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and make a mould of those things. What a great party piece.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22They are probably 1950s and 1960s.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26However, the dealer seems more interested in doing a deal with us
0:16:26 > 0:16:28than with David himself.
0:16:29 > 0:16:3560 euros. For the two pieces, it's 80 euros.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38You don't need to convince them, I'm the one with the money.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39OK, OK.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Oh, look. I think she's just made me buy them.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- All right, I'm going to have to have them.- Very good.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49You are a very good and very lovely. I'm going to say oui, madame, oui.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Thank you very much.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53David is railroaded into doing the deal and dishes out a
0:16:53 > 0:16:57sweet £51.28 for the chocolate moulds,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59bringing round three to a conclusion.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03In this round, our international dealers have bought
0:17:03 > 0:17:06a diverse selection of delectable items.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10From Paul's Oriental statue and grandfather clock
0:17:10 > 0:17:14to David's aromatic collection of perfume and chocolate related items,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18so let's see who's got what left to spend?
0:17:19 > 0:17:26From his £1,000 starting budget, David Harper has now spent £678.02
0:17:26 > 0:17:31which leaves him with £321.98.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Paul Hayes has splashed the cash in round three, helping push
0:17:34 > 0:17:40his spending up to £961, meaning he only has £39 in his kitty.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44BELL RINGS
0:17:44 > 0:17:47It's the final round in this onslaught of opportunistic
0:17:47 > 0:17:50antiques buying as our pair of profit hunting personalities
0:17:50 > 0:17:52have to sort the wheat from the chaff
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and the trash from the treasure as they head to a car boot sale.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00They swing into the Bilton Giant Indoor Car Boot Fayre
0:18:00 > 0:18:01in North Shields.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05This is last chance saloon for our desperado dealers to buy
0:18:05 > 0:18:09the items they think will guarantee victory.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11And Paul is the quickest on the draw yet again,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15as he finds his first purchase - a Victorian meat plate.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19When I started, these sort of things were £30-£40.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21They date from about 1860-1870.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23This one is six quid.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The original idea behind them, they were trying to copy
0:18:26 > 0:18:29the Chinese imports that were coming into the country at the time.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32That's probably the bargain of the day, I think.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Paul's hoping to slice off a side of success with his meat plate.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40He's got one item left to buy and only £33 to spend on it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45So when he suddenly spots a stall selling a pair of Sandie Shaw shoes,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48he can only hope they'll tread within his budget.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Now, tell me about these,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52because she was famous for not wearing shoes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55For not wearing shoes, but she obviously put her name,
0:18:55 > 0:18:56in the 60s, to the...
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Sandie Shaw by Doris of London. There we go.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05They would normally be 35 but I can do them for 25 for you.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Can we say £20?- Yes, I'll do that. - Right, OK. That's music to my ears.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Paul walks off with his vintage shoes and is all bought up.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16So the pressure is now all on David.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19But our Mr Harper isn't one to duck a challenge
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and he's spotted a backgammon set he likes the look of.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27It's not made out of wood this box. It's made out of stone.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Very heavy, very cold. And it's soapstone.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31And I think, for a private buyer,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34they'd think they are getting a lot of value for money
0:19:34 > 0:19:36out of something that was handmade from stone.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Now then, 15 quid.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Can I get a little bit of discount, just as the bit of a treat?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- 12?- Go on then. Perfect.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48So David hopes the backgammon set may prove to be the killer move
0:19:48 > 0:19:49in this battle of skill.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Mr Harper now has just one more purchase to make
0:19:52 > 0:19:56and he's found an object of curiosity worthy of his attention.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01"A real necessity to every businessman."
0:20:01 > 0:20:03This is a businessman's toolkit!
0:20:03 > 0:20:08So it's for a businessman circa 1960-1963.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12And he would buy this and create posters, letter heads.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15He would use the stencilling to put things on windows,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- sale signs and all of that. How the world has changed.- Hasn't it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- What do you do now? - Put it into the computer.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Put it into a computer and press print.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- How much is it?- I had ten on.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- I'll do it for five.- Go on. I couldn't say no. I couldn't say no.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33David's purchase of the businessman's printing set
0:20:33 > 0:20:36brings the final round to an end.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Our powerhouses of prime purchasing have shown their true colours
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and revealed every trick up their sleeve.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Paul is hoping his retro shoes will help him dance to victory,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49while David is betting on his backgammon board being a winner.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51But let's find out how much of their budgets
0:20:51 > 0:20:54our rummaging rivals have spent.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Our boys each started the day with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:20:59 > 0:21:06David Harper's Showdown selection cost him a cool £695.02
0:21:06 > 0:21:13Whereas Paul Hayes spent big, parting with a mighty £987.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17With four intense rounds of antiques treachery
0:21:17 > 0:21:20and buying bravado now over,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23our bitter rivals meet up to see how each other got on.
0:21:23 > 0:21:30Well, that was a week of excitement, of fun, of experiences, wasn't it?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- It just goes to show, it is a game of chance.- Oh, brilliant!
0:21:34 > 0:21:37The showstopper for me has to be the two Oriental items.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41The Chinese incense clock and that statue.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Absolutely right. I think they are your big potential winners.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Well bought, I think.- You've got the lovely Chinese table.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Chinese table.- The next time I see you will be at the auction.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Absolutely. I'm going to miss you, it's been a great week.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55It's been a pleasure to meet me, hasn't it?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- It really has, especially for me. - Good luck, mate.- See you.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05It's time to brace yourselves and hold on to your hats
0:22:05 > 0:22:10as the second half of today's epic challenge is about to get underway!
0:22:10 > 0:22:13The incredible buying bonanza was just the first part of this
0:22:13 > 0:22:15battle and David and Paul must now get down to
0:22:15 > 0:22:18the business of finding buyers for their sellables.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23But this being the Showdown, there's an extra twist. The auction.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27David and Paul must each put half their items under the hammer,
0:22:27 > 0:22:29which means they might see their profits fly sky high,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33or watch in horror as they crash and burn.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Strategy is now more important than ever,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40and over in Morecambe, Paul has made some key decisions about which
0:22:40 > 0:22:43items to put forward to auction and which to shift himself.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm very pleased with what I've bought, actually.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49I think the items I'm going to send to the auction have to be
0:22:49 > 0:22:54the two Chinese items, this wonderful gilt wood 19th-century statue.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57The two incense burners, they date from the late 19th century.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Again, Chinese. And these two items really could take off.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Of course, the big French clock.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06And this dinner service, I think it might do well at auction.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10So I've got to find buyers for a £6 blue and white meat plate,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12A wonderful Admiral FitzRoy barometer,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15the Roger Bannister signed photograph
0:23:15 > 0:23:20and of course, Sandie Shaw's shoes from South Shields.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22That's easy for you to say, Paul.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Now he's ready for the drama that is about to unfold,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27but what about David?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29So what do I have in front of me?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Well, quite an eclectic mix when you look at it.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35This one here, the miniature, late 18th century.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Quite a haughty looking gentleman.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Then we've got the circa 1920-1930 big, bronze swan car mascot.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I love that thing!
0:23:45 > 0:23:47He's still got his tongue out, he still in a cheeky mood.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49And then something that takes us
0:23:49 > 0:23:53right into the back end of the 20th century. Well, 1960s.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55This businessman's necessity.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Something to create posters or point-of-sale items.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I've got the chocolate moulds. Again, from the 20th century.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06And then I got my auction pieces, the fantastic Chinese stand,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08I've got high hopes for that.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Then at the other end of the spectrum,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12the big, massive Swatch watch. Funky thing.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Then we've got the African soapstone backgammon box.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I mean, this is a wildly eclectic mix of items.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And finally, the Art Deco perfume bottle.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24So the next time, Paul, Mr Morecambe,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26we see each other, will be at the auction.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29But before the action of the Showdown auction, our big talking
0:24:29 > 0:24:33experts must get to work finding buyers for their other items,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37knowing that no deal is truly sealed until the final handshake!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42It's Devilish David who's first to get going.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45He's not had to go far from his Barnard Castle home
0:24:45 > 0:24:48for his first target, taking the pair of chocolate moulds that
0:24:48 > 0:24:54cost him £51.28 to another David who owns a chocolate shop in the town.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I think they're wild and wacky.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Are they to make hollow chocolates or solid?- Hollow.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01They are probably 1950s, 1960s.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Just for display purposes in a chocolate shop,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- they are absolutely bang on, or they?- They'd be ideal.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Do you want me to make you an offer? - Now this is novel.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11What would you say to 70?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14£70 each.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17HE LAUGHS No. For the pair.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20How about if I said £55 each?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23£45 each.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25If we meet in the middle with 100 quid straight,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and you make me one of those chocolate moulds.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Good man.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Oh hello! That is fantastic.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Things are shaping up well for David as he makes
0:25:36 > 0:25:38a sweet £48.72 profit on the moulds.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Keen to get started with his own selling, Paul's taken the vintage
0:25:43 > 0:25:48shoes that cost £20 to show Amanda who runs a retro shop in Morecambe.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50But will he walk off with a profit?
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- Just take a look at those. What do you think of them?- Lovely.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Aren't they fantastic?- Gorgeous. - Have you come across her work before?
0:25:58 > 0:26:03No, but she started her own clothing and shoe range in about '68.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- This is fabulous. - Well, they stand at £20.- OK.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09If I was to ask you for £40 for them, would that be pushing my luck?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Yeah, it would be pushing your luck a bit.- OK.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- How do you see them? - Um...25.- Can we meet halfway?- 30?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Shall we shake on that?- Yep. - That's lovely.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Paul makes a £10 profit on the shoes
0:26:22 > 0:26:25and can't resist a quick costume change.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30# Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion... #
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Yes, the man from Morecambe dons his gladrags.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38And won't we all be glad when he takes them off again?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Which he does, before heading down to Surrey
0:26:40 > 0:26:42where barometer collector, Graham,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46buys the antique Admiral FitzRoy barometer for £220,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49giving Paul a temperate profit of £20.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56David is quick to retaliate as he finds a good home
0:26:56 > 0:26:59for the early 19th century miniature portrait,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02selling it to silhouette miniatures collector, Roger
0:27:02 > 0:27:03for a profit of £43.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And he doesn't stop there.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Next, he takes the vintage sign painting set that cost him £5
0:27:10 > 0:27:13to Eleanor who owns a shop in Barnard Castle
0:27:13 > 0:27:15specialising in photography and printing.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20This is circa early 1960s.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Back in those days, anyone in printing would have one of these.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27I think anybody maybe running a small business or in a
0:27:27 > 0:27:31clerks office who wanted to do a promotional poster,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34they would pretty much do it themselves.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I think it's something that we would put in the window on display.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39That's what I was hoping you would be thinking as well.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42If I said to you 40 quid?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- I was thinking more in the region of 25.- Were you really?
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- Should we say 35?- I was thinking 30 tops.- Go on.- It's a deal.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Thank you very much. - You're welcome, David.- Wonderful.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56David makes a £25 profit on the printing set,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00selling it for six times the purchase price.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02David's got just one item left to sell before
0:28:02 > 0:28:04the all out war on the auction floor.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07But it's Mr Morecambe who is next to move when he sells
0:28:07 > 0:28:11the Victorian dinner plate for a £4 profit to an antiques shop in Lewes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Paul now also has only one item left to sell before the Showdown auction,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22the framed photograph and autograph of Roger Bannister.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It cost him £20 at the antiques fair
0:28:25 > 0:28:28but his dreams of crossing the finishing line with a profit
0:28:28 > 0:28:30slip away when he learns from Brighton-based Robert,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33who owns a vintage postcard and print shop
0:28:33 > 0:28:35that they are not originals.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Undeterred by this set-back,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Paul manages to sell the print to Deborah and Edwina, who are part of
0:28:42 > 0:28:46a running club in Gloucestershire, and makes his money back.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49So it's on your marks, get set, go!
0:28:49 > 0:28:51# Keep on running
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Look at that boy go!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55# Running from my arms... #
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Paul's now run out of items to sell and he's ready for the auction.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02David has a different kind of racing in mind for the sale
0:29:02 > 0:29:05of the bird car mascot that cost him £110.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09He's taken it to a Middlesbrough racetrack to meet stunt driver,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Kelly Bird.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- You obviously love cars. - Yes, definitely.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- And you've got a car collection. - Yep.
0:29:15 > 0:29:22So what about a fantastic car mascot from the 1920s or 1930s?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- Cast bronze. It's cool, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29So is it going to join the Kelly Bird collection of automobilia?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- Maybe.- Ah, it's all down to you know what, isn't it?- Yep.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- 160 I'm looking for.- 120.- 120?!
0:29:38 > 0:29:45- 155.- 140.- 150 and we are done.- 150. - Good girl. Wonderful. Thanks, Kelly.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Great. Marvellous.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51David accelerates on with a £40 profit for the car mascot
0:29:51 > 0:29:53and he's spinning with delight.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00HE SCREAMS
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Before our two brave boys head to the auction, it's time to find out
0:30:07 > 0:30:10how their selling efforts have set them up,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12ready for the final part of this epic battle.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Devilish David Harper has sold four of his buys
0:30:18 > 0:30:22and turned a healthy profit of £156.72.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes has also sold four items
0:30:27 > 0:30:30but he's only made £34.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Our boys' industrious selling efforts end here
0:30:35 > 0:30:39because their remaining items must go in the Showdown auction -
0:30:39 > 0:30:42a place where all their experience and dealing prowess
0:30:42 > 0:30:45will have no influence on what their items sell for.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Here we are then. This is it, Paul. The big one. The big auction.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That's right. It's the final concert of the comeback tour.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53THEY LAUGH
0:30:53 > 0:30:54We've got a great audience
0:30:54 > 0:30:57because most of the items in here today are Oriental.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59We've got some great Chinese things.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01We are all looking for the Oriental winners.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Yeah, I think we could do all right today.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Look at that baby. Is that not delicious or what?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07I thought you were looking at these cups of tea.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Here you go, that's your cup. - I was talking about them.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- The best thing I've seen all morning. - Cheers.- Cheers.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13All the best to you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Yes, they're putting a brave face on it, but in reality,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19David and Paul's hopes and dreams are firmly in the hands of
0:31:19 > 0:31:21the others as their items go on sale
0:31:21 > 0:31:24at the Adam Partridge auctioneers in Macclesfield.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26But before the hammer starts to fall,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30our duelling dealers assess the lie of the land.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Here is one of Paul's lots.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37You know what, nobody can criticise Paul Hayes for buying absolutely
0:31:37 > 0:31:42superb quality pieces, because these are screamingly good quality.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Stamped with the marking "England," that tells you instantly
0:31:45 > 0:31:51these things were made after 1891 and before the First World War.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54The big downside is they are just not fashionable.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I'm a bit of a traditionalist, really.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59There are some wonderful items here. And then there's this one, David.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01What happened? HE LAUGHS
0:32:01 > 0:32:06This Chinese tall figure of a deity bought by Paul Hayes
0:32:06 > 0:32:09is my favourite item completely.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12This, for me, is the piece to watch.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16This is a real statement piece, isn't it? It's a huge stand.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19You can imagine a wonderful Chinese vase
0:32:19 > 0:32:23sitting on the top of this in the corner of a Victorian conservatory.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27I do think today is going to be the battle of the Orientals.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And so, as the bidding gets underway,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32there's an expectant buzz in the air.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37The first lot to go under the hammer is David's soapstone backgammon set.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Well, the first one, Paul, my car boot purchase.- Yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44I paid £12 and it's estimated at ten to 15.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Hopefully you'll get a bit of profit. Good luck with it, mate.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Lot number 42 is the backgammon set for you there.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Will you bid £10 for it? - £10. Go on!
0:32:53 > 0:32:55£10 for a backgammon set.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's gone silent. Come on.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- £10.- Yes! - £10 at ten. Any advance on £10?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It's in the middle of the room at ten.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Anyone online?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- 15 online.- 15 online.- Yes, profit!
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- 15, it's online at 15.- Come on!
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Selling to the online bidder at £15. Any more?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17At £15, last chance on this one at £15.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20BANGS GAVEL
0:33:20 > 0:33:26It's not a good start as David makes a loss of £3 after auction costs.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Not a very auspicious start. - No, good luck to you.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- I'd take my money back on all my items now.- Would you?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Yeah, I would. - Then go home.- Go home.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35All right, let's do that. Let's see if we can do it.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Pull them out.- Good luck.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It's too late to back out now, boys.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's Paul's Chinese incense burners next.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Paul paid £168 at the auction in Wotton-under-Edge
0:33:45 > 0:33:49but will they deliver the sweet scent of profit?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53They cost me 168 quid. And the auctioneer has put 50 to 80 on them.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58OK, on to 130. Incense clock. I've got interest here at £50. Take five.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59£50 we are in.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- It's 55. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85. - Go on!
0:34:03 > 0:34:0795. 100. 110. Any more now? 130. Still with me.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Come on, Paul. You deserve this. Seriously.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13140. 150 still with me. At 150. Still with my bid at 150.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- He's on 150.- Here we go.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21180. 190. At 190. Still going 190. Any more?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23With my bidder at 190, if you're all done.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25BANGS GAVEL They've gone.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Well done. Seriously, well done.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Paul's relieved.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31But, although they might have sold for more than he bought them, once
0:34:31 > 0:34:36auction commission is taken Mr Hayes ends up with a small loss of £6.50.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Sticking with the Oriental theme, next up is Paul's mighty risk -
0:34:40 > 0:34:45the Chinese statue he bought in France for £299.15.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I must admit, this is probably my favourite lot.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50But it's also the one that I put most of my money in.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- I paid roughly £300 for this. - It was a good buy.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59142. Chinese carved gilt wood red lacquer figure of a crowned deity.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I've got 100 in one place. Take care. 110. 120. 130.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08120. 130. 140. 150. 160. 170. 180 with me. 180.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- Come on!- Keep going.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15- Any advance on a £180? 190. 200 still here. 220 still going.- Go on!
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- 230. 240.- It can still go. He's trying his best.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20It's getting better.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22260. 270. 280 bid.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24The price goes up and up.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25Come on, come on, come on!
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Any more at 280? 90. 300 bid. At 300. Take 20 next.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31You're going to do it. Come on.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- £300. 20.- Yes!- 320.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Still going. 360.- 360.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39You're into profit. You're into profit.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40At 380.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42420.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Oh, mate.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Any advance on 420? 460 bid. - Get in there!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It's still going!
0:35:49 > 0:35:50460. 80. 500.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52500!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- 20. 520.- Come on, David.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57540. 560 bid. 80. 600.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58At £600. Take 20.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Come on!- Oh, matey.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- 20's online and I'm out. At 620. Online at 620.- Come on!- Come on.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Last chance at 620.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09BANGS GAVEL
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Top man. Well done.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It's a fantastic result for the man from Morecambe
0:36:15 > 0:36:19as he makes a mammoth profit of £227.85.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Now its David's turn for some eastern promise as his
0:36:23 > 0:36:25lacquered jardiniere is up next.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29He paid £210 for it, but will it do as well as Paul's statue?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33You know, your figure would look pretty good on my stand.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Wouldn't it?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38150 is a Chinese black lacquer and gilt decorated jardiniere stand.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41£100 for a jardiniere stand. £100.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42He's got no bids.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Who is going to start me at £100? In the room, online, wherever you like.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- £100.- Come on.
0:36:48 > 0:36:4980 then. 80.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50HE GASPS No!
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Uh-oh, the price is tumbling down.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55£50. It's worth £50 of anyone's money. Surely £50.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57It's got no bids on it.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00What's the matter with this one? 50's online. At £50. Five in the room.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0355. I'll take 60. Here we are at 55.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04No!
0:37:05 > 0:37:07BANGS GAVEL
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- What happened there?- I've no idea.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Oh, disaster.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16David's table makes a devastating loss of £163.25,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19sending the Devilish one reeling.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22He's had his confidence seriously knocked
0:37:22 > 0:37:25and he isn't feeling positive that the 1980s wall clock,
0:37:25 > 0:37:29that cost him £132, will help recoup his losses.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33This is proving not to be a very good day out for me.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I think it's the battle of the clocks now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I've got a clock left and you've got a...a rather big watch.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- £50 on the maxi wall clock. - 50 quid, come on!
0:37:42 > 0:37:4430.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Oh no! Come on.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4835. At £30.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Oh, this is not a good day out for me.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- What terrible thing to happen. - This is not a good day out.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54It's terrible.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56All done at 30.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- That's a very big loss.- I'm really sorry. That is a surprise, actually.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I thought there'd be lots of people...oh, hey up!
0:38:02 > 0:38:0635 on the hammer. 40 bed. At £40. Any more at £40?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- That is it.- £40. Good for him. Thank you.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13He did try.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16A loss of £98 for the clock
0:38:16 > 0:38:19leaves David wishing he could turn back time.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22There you go. You can't believe this is how I make my living.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Don't be so hard on yourself, David.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Anyway, it's Paul's timepiece next,
0:38:26 > 0:38:31the 19th century French grandfather clock that cost him £153.85.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Well, the battle of the clocks, Paul.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37You don't have very much to do to thrash mine.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42Lot 260. French long case clock. I've got 100 bid. Take ten.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43It's cheap at 100. Where's the ten?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46100 quid. You can't believe it, can you?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Ten online. 120. 120 my bidder.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- That's cheap.- Cheap enough at 120.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57130. 140. Still with me at 140. At 140. At 140. Is there 150?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58160.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Come on!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01At £160.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02BANGS GAVEL
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- Oh, that's gone. - 160. D'you know what?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I'd love to swap positions with you. I'd love that loss.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I'd be so happy to have that loss.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Yes, it's tough times when you're envious
0:39:12 > 0:39:16of your opponent's £17.85 loss!
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Our duelling duo each have one item to go.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And first up is Paul's Minton dinner service.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- I paid 120. The estimate is 40 to 60.- It's a hard estimate.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28I could really lose my trousers.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Let's hope the price goes up and Paul's trousers don't go down.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Next up, lot 300 is a Minton six setting dinner service.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Turquoise and gilt border.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Here we go.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39£40. 40's bid online. Take five.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4140's in.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47At 45 in the room. £45. In the room here 50. And five. 60.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Worth every penny.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5455 this side. 55. I'll take 60. At £55. 60 online.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- 60.- 65. Any more now?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- They are cheap.- £65.- Really cheap.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- There you go.- That's life, isn't it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05They are very good value for money for somebody.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- I think so, yes.- I think your trousers are off, don't you?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10No, thankfully, the trousers stay on.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15But Paul is served up a £64.75 loss on the dinner service.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18David's final item is the art deco perfume bottle
0:40:18 > 0:40:21he picked up from the French market for £42.74,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25but will it make him his first profit of the auction?
0:40:25 > 0:40:31- I needed to sell for around 360 just to claw back my losses.- OK.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33All done at £20.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35THEY GROAN
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Forget about perfume, I think you need some smelling salts.
0:40:38 > 0:40:44Alas, the perfume bottle fails to take off and made a loss of £28.74.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47All our experts' lots have now been sold
0:40:47 > 0:40:49and there's nothing more they can do.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52The question is, who will be the overall victor?
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Our rummaging rivals each started out with £1,000
0:40:55 > 0:40:58of their own money to spend.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04'Devilish' David Harper's Showdown buys cost him a total of £695.02.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08While Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes spent nearly all his money,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11parting with £987.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15But the only thing that matters now is who's made the biggest profit.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19All the money that David and Paul have made today will be going
0:41:19 > 0:41:22to charities of their choice, so without further ado,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25it's time to find out who is today's
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- Now then, David, how are you? - Not well. I'm not a well man, Paul.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35That's the way it pans out though, isn't it.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I take it you're on about the auction?
0:41:37 > 0:41:42I certainly am on about the auction. That was a disaster.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- It was a little bit.- Time after time after time. And my Chinese table.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46I know, can't believe that.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48No two auctions are the same and I must admit,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50the auction did me a big favour.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52The star item has to be that Chinese figure, doesn't it?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Absolutely.- What a cracker that was. - Well chosen. Yes.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Seriously, the best thing for me throughout the whole week was that.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00There's no doubt about it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Don't forget, you may have done badly on the auction,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06but I'm sure you've done well on the things away from the auction. Ready?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Three, two, one.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09BOTH: Whoa!
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- That's a good one.- That's all right, isn't it.- That's a bad one.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Isn't it bad?- Shocker, yeah. - It's a shocker.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19So Paul is today's Showdown winner but there's more to reveal.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week
0:42:23 > 0:42:27of challenges so now it's time to reveal who is our overall winner.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- OK, you ready?- Three, two, one.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Oh, yes, David, there you go. Well done.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I'm delighted. It's been absolutely delightful working with you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38It's been a pleasure working with you.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39It has been marvellous, thank you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Come on, let's go and discuss what happens to Chinese things.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47So a gracious Paul concedes victory to David.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Both our duelling dealers have made fantastic profits
0:42:50 > 0:42:53and all that money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59My chosen charity is St Theresa's Hospice in Darlington,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02caring for terminally ill patients in the south-west of Durham
0:43:02 > 0:43:03and North Yorkshire.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06My chosen charity is the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I lost a very good friend of mine,
0:43:08 > 0:43:12who was instrumental in teaching me the antique business, and I'm
0:43:12 > 0:43:15delighted that such a large amount of money is going to go to them.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20So, after a week of all-out action and hard fought close combat,
0:43:20 > 0:43:23David and Paul have both put their money where their mouths are
0:43:23 > 0:43:26and proved that they can make big profits from antiques
0:43:26 > 0:43:29when their own money is on the line.
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