David Harper v Paul Hayes - Showdown Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts against each

-other in an all-out battle for profit.

-Ha-hey!

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

I'm on the case!

Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different

daily challenge.

I'm a cheeky chancer. Lah-vly!

Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips

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

Let's go and spend some money.

Get in there!

Buckle up and prepare for a white knuckle ride.

It's the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown,

the most awesome antiques challenge our experts have faced yet.

Our dynamic duo will have their superpowers tested to

the limit as they're sent on a mission to

fly across the country and continent to uncover hidden treasures

and sell them on for the biggest possible profits.

Coming up, David calls a Frenchman's bluff.

Can we do 40?

-No.

-No?

-50.

You said you didn't speak English.

Mais...la France coute cher. En Angleterre...

And Paul takes a mighty risk.

I could get this very wrong, but also I could get it very right.

This is life in the fast lane. It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Run for your lives! It's the Showdown,

where our two supercharged challengers are up for one

final battle, as they bid for the biggest profit margins

and ultimate victory over their opponent.

Our bionic bargain buyers are two of the most respected

experts in the trade.

First up, artefact hunting hero and dastardly devilish

demon of delving deep and digging up hidden treasure, David Harper.

He is up against the magnificent mellifluent memorabilia machine,

the man with the mantle, Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes.

They've been issued with details of their toughest challenge

to date, putting to test every ounce of their nous, knowledge

and antiques know-how. There can be only one winner.

-Good morning, David.

-Good morning, Paul.

-How are you?

-I don't know, but you're quivering.

-I'm nervous.

-Come on!

-I feel I'm going to part with some money in a minute.

-I think we're going to part with some money!

This is it. The big one. We've got our envelopes. The rules are simple.

"Welcome to the mighty Showdown.

"You each must buy two items at every one of your regular

"Put Your Money challenges. You have £1,000 to spend."

"You can sell up to four items wherever you want,

"the rest will be sold at an auction in Cheshire in direct

-"competition with your opponent."

-Well, of course.

-Be gentle with me.

-"The winner is the dealer who makes the most profit."

-As ever.

And it says here, "Good luck."

-Good luck. We're going to need it.

-I'm getting in there first.

So our two top traders are clearly nervous about the challenge

that lies ahead.

They know that the £1,000 of their own money that they have to

spend must cover any restoration repairs and buying fees.

It's going to be a ferocious fight, but who will fly away with the biggest profit?

Our chaps will be buying from their usual hunting grounds, an auction,

a UK antiques market, a foreign antiques market and a car boot sale.

Round one and it's hammer time for Hayes and Harper,

as they head to the Wotton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire

where they'll each need to buy two lots.

David is already feeling the pressure.

You might just think this is easy, going to an auction room with thousands of items.

All I've got to do is buy two pieces for the Showdown. But it's not easy.

In fact, it is easy. It is easy to buy, but it's not easy to buy something at such

a low price that you can easily turn it over into a profit.

That's the difficult one.

Remember, buying is simple, selling is difficult.

So my head is in a spin.

# I'm so dizzy... #

And David's head is still in a spin as the auction gets under way

because it's Paul who's first off the mark when he bids

for a Minton dinner service estimated at between 75 and £100.

-44 is the number. £50 I'm bid.

-I'm in. No-one else wants it.

55, I'm bid. 60. 65. 70.

-And five. At 80. At £80, I'm bid.

-I'll have these, I think.

-£80, I'm bid. 85, I'm bid. 90.

-I think that's a winner.

-100. No? At £100, I'm bid.

-I've got it, I think.

-At £100, I'm bid. All done. You're quite happy with that.

-I've bought them. Thank you, sir.

So Paul's plates are dished up for £120, including costs.

But after closer inspection,

does he still think they can serve up a tasty profit?

These really are a decorative item.

They're designed to go into a cabinet, but they have been

commissioned from a really good factory, a firm called Minton.

Minton have been going since the 18th century, but this mark here,

which says Minton England, puts it about 1891, 1900, that sort of time.

So it's 100 years ago. And they've been issued

and lavishly laced with this wonderful sort of gilt edge.

I have just over 30 pieces here.

And for £100, I think that's a bit of a bargain.

With Paul hoping his dinner service will deliver

a feast of a profit, David knows he needs to quickly respond.

He's spotted a novelty clock that gets his heart ticking

a little faster.

It's got everything going for it. It's eccentric, it's quirky.

Where would you ever find another?

And it's got that '80s feel, which is now very chic.

David certainly looks comfortable enough while bidding,

but will his laid back approach pay off?

The large Swatch silly watch.

It's got a massive estimate, this thing. 80 to £100.

I'm here at £40. At 40. Any advance on 50? 60.

70, 80, 90.

-He can see me.

-100 and ten underneath the chaise longue.

110, selling at the back for 110.

1377.

The 1980s clock costs David £132, including commission,

and with that, our boys are tied on one purchase apiece.

It's Paul who is next to pick up the scent of another possible punt.

They're described in the catalogue as an interesting pair of Chinese

Ju'i sceptre clock incense burners.

They're in at 100 to £120.

But how will they fare in the auction?

-At 140.

-Oh, I've bought them.

-At 140, right at the back.

-Looks like I've bought them.

-They're sold.

-Thank you very much. There we are, I've bought them £140.

I was actually going to back out on that last bid.

After commission, the Chinese incense burners cost Paul £168,

but will they bring the sweet smell of victory or has

he simply got money to burn?

They're called a clock incense burner because they take a certain

amount of time to burn and they change the smells as they burn along.

They've got a seal mark on the bottom, that's like a government mark.

Often this was used if you were out in China to buy antiques.

It was a form of authentication to say these were an antique item.

These are 19th century Chinese.

That does tend to be where the market is today.

Having bought his two items, Paul is finished at the auction.

But ever the gent, Mr Hayes decides to give David some moral support

when he goes after a miniature portrait estimated at 100 to £120.

Five, 80, five, 90.

-Five, 100.

-Go on, you get it!

You've got it.

-At 110, I'm bid.

-Nice one.

-What's he look like?

-I don't know.

-At £110, then.

-Thank you very much.

Paul, I'm on fire.

Well, burning hot Mr Harper takes the picture for £132,

including fees.

But will his miniature make for a massive mark-up?

These things are the pre-runners to photography.

This is an early 19th century equivalent of a photograph that

you might have on your smartphone of your wife or your husband.

It's in its original frame,

but the frame is really good and really quite interesting

because as well as having the little hanger, if you just flick

this little clasp and pull the back out, it is also an easel frame.

And with the domed glass,

you almost get a bit of a three-dimensional look.

But what's great, yet again, is its originality.

For the money I paid, I think there's a little profit

and at the end of the day, that's what it's all about.

So David now has a miniature picture to go alongside his giant watch,

but as they battle for victory, how will those out of scale items

fare against Paul's regular sized purchases?

Our boys' Showdown budget was £1,000.

David Harper has spent £264 on his two lots,

leaving him with £736 to play with.

Paul Hayes has forked out a little more than his rival, £288,

which leaves £712 for the remaining three rounds.

Round two takes our battling buyers to the UK antiques market.

Our eagle-eyed experts have arrived at the Lincolnshire Antiques

and Home Show in Lincoln. Covering 200 acres,

it's the largest of its kind in Europe, making it a suitable

spectacular site for the second round of this Showdown.

As they both brave the elements, it's Paul who is again

first off the mark when he spends £200 on an antique barometer.

I'm really, really pleased with this. I bought a real piece of history.

Just think Admiral FitzRoy was on HMS Beagle with none other than Charles Darwin.

And during that voyage, he worked out a method of working out

atmospheric pressure, doing this barometer.

It's a lovely, old, oak case. It dates about 1900.

I'm delighted with that. A real piece of iconic history.

And there's no atmospheric change in this contest as Paul already

has his eyes set on his second buy at the fair.

A signed picture that gets his heart racing.

Ah now, I've spotted a real bit of sport memorabilia here.

I recognise this name straight away. Roger Bannister.

Go to the top of our stairs. HE CHUCKLES

It's 5 May 1954.

"Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student,

"has become the first man to run a mile in under a four minutes."

What a fantastic achievement.

So that's Roger there, and that's his signature - Roger Bannister.

That's a real piece of sports memorabilia.

20 quid. I think it's a bit of a record breaker.

Paul's dedication pays off and the pressure is now on David.

But he's quick to respond,

as he finds an Oriental object of interest.

It's obviously 19th century.

May be circa 1900. I'm looking for evidence of hand-painting.

And this is all hand-painted.

It's very glamorous, very big and very bold.

And it really today's market.

David buys the ornate jardiniere stand for £210,

leaving him with one item left to pick up from the antiques market.

And the graceful bargain grabber soon finds a bronze swan

that fits the bill.

So what is he and what is he from?

Well, he could be from a piece of furniture, and some would

think he was, but I'm leaning more towards him being a car mascot.

In the early part of the 20th century,

right up to the beginning of the Second World War, 1939,

you could go and buy a wild and wacky car mascot.

And stylise your car with your own independent look.

Thank you so much.

David pays dealer Karen £110 for the car mascot,

bringing the second round of buying to an end.

The antiques fair proved fertile hunting ground

for our acquiring experts.

But will Paul race to victory with his signed picture,

or will David's Chinese table stand him in good stead?

From the original £1,000 they started off with,

David Harper has now spent £584 -

which leaves him with £416 in his kitty.

Paul Hayes isn't far behind, having parted with £508,

giving him £492 for the remaining two rounds.

And so to Round Three.

It's time for our antagonistic opponents to take this battle global,

as they head to a foreign antiques market.

And as they step into the indoor market in Douai, Northern France,

our two gathering storms collide to catch up.

We're halfway through the show down.

Have you any plans to buy something else today?

I think it's got to be distinctly French.

So when you take it back to the UK, it's going to be different.

If you've got something different,

you've got a better chance of selling it.

-Something you can't buy in England.

-Exactly.

-A decent cup of tea.

THEY LAUGH

You are unlikely to get it here!

-Well, bonne chance, as they say in France.

-Bonne chance.

Having seen Paul take an early lead in the previous two rounds,

David is chomping at the bit to get going,

but, yet again, it's Mr Morecambe who kicks off the proceedings

when an antique clock strikes him as rather grand.

It's typically French, you just don't see these in England at all.

You've got this aged case here, which is over 100 years.

This has been in a chateau somewhere in the countryside here in France.

It is working. And do you know what, I think that's a bargain.

Eventually, we settled on about 180 euros.

Which I think is really cheap.

As they say in France, c'est formidable, n'est-ce pas?

Which I think means, it's all right, isn't it?

So Paul's, ahem, excellent language skills win him

the 19th century Grandfather clock for £153.85.

And before David has time to retaliate,

Paul spots a Chinese statue worth a punt.

-C'est combien ca?

-How much?

-How much for me?

-Only for you?

-For me, yes.

-500.

-500?

300 euros.

-350.

-350 euros?

-Yes.

-Do you know what, je...acheter.

-350.

-350. OK.

Paul lands the statue for the princely sum of £299.15

but will it help him make his fortune?

Now and again things just jump out at you.

And this just says quality. I think it's about 100 years old.

It's of a Chinese character, I think it might be Confucius.

The gilding work on this, the cinnabar red lacquer,

it's just the best. I've taken a real chance and it. 350 euros.

I could get this very wrong but also, I could get it very right.

Or he could just be trying to confuse-us.

Paul may have been drawn to the Oriental

but David is wholeheartedly embracing all things French!

In fact, he's donned a silly blue beret

and sniffed out an Art Deco perfume bottle.

Just look at the way the light reflects.

It's good quality. But more than anything else,

it's the shape of it that I absolutely adore.

It's really screaming Art Deco. Priced at 60 euros. Can we do 40?

-No.

-No?

-50.

-You said you didn't speak English!

Mais...la France coute cher. En Angleterre...

THEY LAUGH

No, no. That's the price.

Yep. Really? Meet in the middle, 45?

-No.

-Really?

-Really.

-I've got to have it. 50 euros .

I'm going to put that into an auction.

50 euros. Gentlemen.

David pays £42.74 for the Art Deco perfume bottle

and hopes it will help him attract a sizeable profit.

With only one item left to buy on French soil, David is keen to

spend his cash and finds something that might just fit the mould.

I'm no chef at all. I hardly ever cook.

But I would love to go home, heat some chocolate,

and make a mould of those things. What a great party piece.

They are probably 1950s and 1960s.

However, the dealer seems more interested in doing a deal with us

than with David himself.

60 euros. For the two pieces, it's 80 euros.

You don't need to convince them, I'm the one with the money.

OK, OK.

SHE SPEAKS FRENCH

Oh, look. I think she's just made me buy them.

-All right, I'm going to have to have them.

-Very good.

You are a very good and very lovely. I'm going to say oui, madame, oui.

Thank you very much.

David is railroaded into doing the deal and dishes out a

sweet £51.28 for the chocolate moulds,

bringing round three to a conclusion.

In this round, our international dealers have bought

a diverse selection of delectable items.

From Paul's Oriental statue and grandfather clock

to David's aromatic collection of perfume and chocolate related items,

so let's see who's got what left to spend?

From his £1,000 starting budget, David Harper has now spent £678.02

which leaves him with £321.98.

Paul Hayes has splashed the cash in round three, helping push

his spending up to £961, meaning he only has £39 in his kitty.

BELL RINGS

It's the final round in this onslaught of opportunistic

antiques buying as our pair of profit hunting personalities

have to sort the wheat from the chaff

and the trash from the treasure as they head to a car boot sale.

They swing into the Bilton Giant Indoor Car Boot Fayre

in North Shields.

This is last chance saloon for our desperado dealers to buy

the items they think will guarantee victory.

And Paul is the quickest on the draw yet again,

as he finds his first purchase - a Victorian meat plate.

When I started, these sort of things were £30-£40.

They date from about 1860-1870.

This one is six quid.

The original idea behind them, they were trying to copy

the Chinese imports that were coming into the country at the time.

That's probably the bargain of the day, I think.

Paul's hoping to slice off a side of success with his meat plate.

He's got one item left to buy and only £33 to spend on it.

So when he suddenly spots a stall selling a pair of Sandie Shaw shoes,

he can only hope they'll tread within his budget.

Now, tell me about these,

because she was famous for not wearing shoes.

For not wearing shoes, but she obviously put her name,

in the 60s, to the...

Sandie Shaw by Doris of London. There we go.

They would normally be 35 but I can do them for 25 for you.

-Can we say £20?

-Yes, I'll do that.

-Right, OK. That's music to my ears.

Paul walks off with his vintage shoes and is all bought up.

So the pressure is now all on David.

But our Mr Harper isn't one to duck a challenge

and he's spotted a backgammon set he likes the look of.

It's not made out of wood this box. It's made out of stone.

Very heavy, very cold. And it's soapstone.

And I think, for a private buyer,

they'd think they are getting a lot of value for money

out of something that was handmade from stone.

Now then, 15 quid.

Can I get a little bit of discount, just as the bit of a treat?

-12?

-Go on then. Perfect.

So David hopes the backgammon set may prove to be the killer move

in this battle of skill.

Mr Harper now has just one more purchase to make

and he's found an object of curiosity worthy of his attention.

"A real necessity to every businessman."

This is a businessman's toolkit!

So it's for a businessman circa 1960-1963.

And he would buy this and create posters, letter heads.

He would use the stencilling to put things on windows,

-sale signs and all of that. How the world has changed.

-Hasn't it?

-What do you do now?

-Put it into the computer.

Put it into a computer and press print.

-How much is it?

-I had ten on.

-I'll do it for five.

-Go on. I couldn't say no. I couldn't say no.

David's purchase of the businessman's printing set

brings the final round to an end.

Our powerhouses of prime purchasing have shown their true colours

and revealed every trick up their sleeve.

Paul is hoping his retro shoes will help him dance to victory,

while David is betting on his backgammon board being a winner.

But let's find out how much of their budgets

our rummaging rivals have spent.

Our boys each started the day with £1,000 of their own money to spend.

David Harper's Showdown selection cost him a cool £695.02

Whereas Paul Hayes spent big, parting with a mighty £987.

With four intense rounds of antiques treachery

and buying bravado now over,

our bitter rivals meet up to see how each other got on.

Well, that was a week of excitement, of fun, of experiences, wasn't it?

-It just goes to show, it is a game of chance.

-Oh, brilliant!

The showstopper for me has to be the two Oriental items.

The Chinese incense clock and that statue.

Absolutely right. I think they are your big potential winners.

-Well bought, I think.

-You've got the lovely Chinese table.

-Chinese table.

-The next time I see you will be at the auction.

Absolutely. I'm going to miss you, it's been a great week.

It's been a pleasure to meet me, hasn't it?

-It really has, especially for me.

-Good luck, mate.

-See you.

It's time to brace yourselves and hold on to your hats

as the second half of today's epic challenge is about to get underway!

The incredible buying bonanza was just the first part of this

battle and David and Paul must now get down to

the business of finding buyers for their sellables.

But this being the Showdown, there's an extra twist. The auction.

David and Paul must each put half their items under the hammer,

which means they might see their profits fly sky high,

or watch in horror as they crash and burn.

Strategy is now more important than ever,

and over in Morecambe, Paul has made some key decisions about which

items to put forward to auction and which to shift himself.

I'm very pleased with what I've bought, actually.

I think the items I'm going to send to the auction have to be

the two Chinese items, this wonderful gilt wood 19th-century statue.

The two incense burners, they date from the late 19th century.

Again, Chinese. And these two items really could take off.

Of course, the big French clock.

And this dinner service, I think it might do well at auction.

So I've got to find buyers for a £6 blue and white meat plate,

A wonderful Admiral FitzRoy barometer,

the Roger Bannister signed photograph

and of course, Sandie Shaw's shoes from South Shields.

That's easy for you to say, Paul.

Now he's ready for the drama that is about to unfold,

but what about David?

So what do I have in front of me?

Well, quite an eclectic mix when you look at it.

This one here, the miniature, late 18th century.

Quite a haughty looking gentleman.

Then we've got the circa 1920-1930 big, bronze swan car mascot.

I love that thing!

He's still got his tongue out, he still in a cheeky mood.

And then something that takes us

right into the back end of the 20th century. Well, 1960s.

This businessman's necessity.

Something to create posters or point-of-sale items.

I've got the chocolate moulds. Again, from the 20th century.

And then I got my auction pieces, the fantastic Chinese stand,

I've got high hopes for that.

Then at the other end of the spectrum,

the big, massive Swatch watch. Funky thing.

Then we've got the African soapstone backgammon box.

I mean, this is a wildly eclectic mix of items.

And finally, the Art Deco perfume bottle.

So the next time, Paul, Mr Morecambe,

we see each other, will be at the auction.

But before the action of the Showdown auction, our big talking

experts must get to work finding buyers for their other items,

knowing that no deal is truly sealed until the final handshake!

It's Devilish David who's first to get going.

He's not had to go far from his Barnard Castle home

for his first target, taking the pair of chocolate moulds that

cost him £51.28 to another David who owns a chocolate shop in the town.

I think they're wild and wacky.

-Are they to make hollow chocolates or solid?

-Hollow.

They are probably 1950s, 1960s.

Just for display purposes in a chocolate shop,

-they are absolutely bang on, or they?

-They'd be ideal.

-Do you want me to make you an offer?

-Now this is novel.

What would you say to 70?

£70 each.

HE LAUGHS No. For the pair.

How about if I said £55 each?

£45 each.

If we meet in the middle with 100 quid straight,

and you make me one of those chocolate moulds.

Good man.

Oh hello! That is fantastic.

Things are shaping up well for David as he makes

a sweet £48.72 profit on the moulds.

Keen to get started with his own selling, Paul's taken the vintage

shoes that cost £20 to show Amanda who runs a retro shop in Morecambe.

But will he walk off with a profit?

-Just take a look at those. What do you think of them?

-Lovely.

-Aren't they fantastic?

-Gorgeous.

-Have you come across her work before?

No, but she started her own clothing and shoe range in about '68.

-This is fabulous.

-Well, they stand at £20.

-OK.

If I was to ask you for £40 for them, would that be pushing my luck?

-Yeah, it would be pushing your luck a bit.

-OK.

-How do you see them?

-Um...25.

-Can we meet halfway?

-30?

-Shall we shake on that?

-Yep.

-That's lovely.

Paul makes a £10 profit on the shoes

and can't resist a quick costume change.

# Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion... #

Yes, the man from Morecambe dons his gladrags.

And won't we all be glad when he takes them off again?

Which he does, before heading down to Surrey

where barometer collector, Graham,

buys the antique Admiral FitzRoy barometer for £220,

giving Paul a temperate profit of £20.

David is quick to retaliate as he finds a good home

for the early 19th century miniature portrait,

selling it to silhouette miniatures collector, Roger

for a profit of £43.

And he doesn't stop there.

Next, he takes the vintage sign painting set that cost him £5

to Eleanor who owns a shop in Barnard Castle

specialising in photography and printing.

This is circa early 1960s.

Back in those days, anyone in printing would have one of these.

I think anybody maybe running a small business or in a

clerks office who wanted to do a promotional poster,

they would pretty much do it themselves.

I think it's something that we would put in the window on display.

That's what I was hoping you would be thinking as well.

If I said to you 40 quid?

-I was thinking more in the region of 25.

-Were you really?

-Should we say 35?

-I was thinking 30 tops.

-Go on.

-It's a deal.

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome, David.

-Wonderful.

David makes a £25 profit on the printing set,

selling it for six times the purchase price.

David's got just one item left to sell before

the all out war on the auction floor.

But it's Mr Morecambe who is next to move when he sells

the Victorian dinner plate for a £4 profit to an antiques shop in Lewes.

Paul now also has only one item left to sell before the Showdown auction,

the framed photograph and autograph of Roger Bannister.

It cost him £20 at the antiques fair

but his dreams of crossing the finishing line with a profit

slip away when he learns from Brighton-based Robert,

who owns a vintage postcard and print shop

that they are not originals.

Undeterred by this set-back,

Paul manages to sell the print to Deborah and Edwina, who are part of

a running club in Gloucestershire, and makes his money back.

So it's on your marks, get set, go!

# Keep on running

Look at that boy go!

# Running from my arms... #

Paul's now run out of items to sell and he's ready for the auction.

David has a different kind of racing in mind for the sale

of the bird car mascot that cost him £110.

He's taken it to a Middlesbrough racetrack to meet stunt driver,

Kelly Bird.

-You obviously love cars.

-Yes, definitely.

-And you've got a car collection.

-Yep.

So what about a fantastic car mascot from the 1920s or 1930s?

-Cast bronze. It's cool, isn't it?

-Yeah.

So is it going to join the Kelly Bird collection of automobilia?

-Maybe.

-Ah, it's all down to you know what, isn't it?

-Yep.

-160 I'm looking for.

-120.

-120?!

-155.

-140.

-150 and we are done.

-150.

-Good girl. Wonderful. Thanks, Kelly.

Great. Marvellous.

David accelerates on with a £40 profit for the car mascot

and he's spinning with delight.

HE SCREAMS

Before our two brave boys head to the auction, it's time to find out

how their selling efforts have set them up,

ready for the final part of this epic battle.

Devilish David Harper has sold four of his buys

and turned a healthy profit of £156.72.

Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes has also sold four items

but he's only made £34.

Our boys' industrious selling efforts end here

because their remaining items must go in the Showdown auction -

a place where all their experience and dealing prowess

will have no influence on what their items sell for.

Here we are then. This is it, Paul. The big one. The big auction.

That's right. It's the final concert of the comeback tour.

THEY LAUGH

We've got a great audience

because most of the items in here today are Oriental.

We've got some great Chinese things.

We are all looking for the Oriental winners.

Yeah, I think we could do all right today.

Look at that baby. Is that not delicious or what?

I thought you were looking at these cups of tea.

-Here you go, that's your cup.

-I was talking about them.

-The best thing I've seen all morning.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

All the best to you.

Yes, they're putting a brave face on it, but in reality,

David and Paul's hopes and dreams are firmly in the hands of

the others as their items go on sale

at the Adam Partridge auctioneers in Macclesfield.

But before the hammer starts to fall,

our duelling dealers assess the lie of the land.

Here is one of Paul's lots.

You know what, nobody can criticise Paul Hayes for buying absolutely

superb quality pieces, because these are screamingly good quality.

Stamped with the marking "England," that tells you instantly

these things were made after 1891 and before the First World War.

The big downside is they are just not fashionable.

I'm a bit of a traditionalist, really.

There are some wonderful items here. And then there's this one, David.

What happened? HE LAUGHS

This Chinese tall figure of a deity bought by Paul Hayes

is my favourite item completely.

This, for me, is the piece to watch.

This is a real statement piece, isn't it? It's a huge stand.

You can imagine a wonderful Chinese vase

sitting on the top of this in the corner of a Victorian conservatory.

I do think today is going to be the battle of the Orientals.

And so, as the bidding gets underway,

there's an expectant buzz in the air.

The first lot to go under the hammer is David's soapstone backgammon set.

-Well, the first one, Paul, my car boot purchase.

-Yes.

I paid £12 and it's estimated at ten to 15.

Hopefully you'll get a bit of profit. Good luck with it, mate.

Lot number 42 is the backgammon set for you there.

-Will you bid £10 for it?

-£10. Go on!

£10 for a backgammon set.

It's gone silent. Come on.

-£10.

-Yes!

-£10 at ten. Any advance on £10?

It's in the middle of the room at ten.

Anyone online?

-15 online.

-15 online.

-Yes, profit!

-15, it's online at 15.

-Come on!

Selling to the online bidder at £15. Any more?

At £15, last chance on this one at £15.

BANGS GAVEL

It's not a good start as David makes a loss of £3 after auction costs.

-Not a very auspicious start.

-No, good luck to you.

-I'd take my money back on all my items now.

-Would you?

-Yeah, I would.

-Then go home.

-Go home.

All right, let's do that. Let's see if we can do it.

-Pull them out.

-Good luck.

It's too late to back out now, boys.

It's Paul's Chinese incense burners next.

Paul paid £168 at the auction in Wotton-under-Edge

but will they deliver the sweet scent of profit?

They cost me 168 quid. And the auctioneer has put 50 to 80 on them.

OK, on to 130. Incense clock. I've got interest here at £50. Take five.

£50 we are in.

-It's 55. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85.

-Go on!

95. 100. 110. Any more now? 130. Still with me.

Come on, Paul. You deserve this. Seriously.

140. 150 still with me. At 150. Still with my bid at 150.

-He's on 150.

-Here we go.

180. 190. At 190. Still going 190. Any more?

With my bidder at 190, if you're all done.

BANGS GAVEL They've gone.

Well done. Seriously, well done.

Paul's relieved.

But, although they might have sold for more than he bought them, once

auction commission is taken Mr Hayes ends up with a small loss of £6.50.

Sticking with the Oriental theme, next up is Paul's mighty risk -

the Chinese statue he bought in France for £299.15.

I must admit, this is probably my favourite lot.

But it's also the one that I put most of my money in.

-I paid roughly £300 for this.

-It was a good buy.

142. Chinese carved gilt wood red lacquer figure of a crowned deity.

I've got 100 in one place. Take care. 110. 120. 130.

120. 130. 140. 150. 160. 170. 180 with me. 180.

-Come on!

-Keep going.

-Any advance on a £180? 190. 200 still here. 220 still going.

-Go on!

-230. 240.

-It can still go. He's trying his best.

It's getting better.

260. 270. 280 bid.

The price goes up and up.

Come on, come on, come on!

Any more at 280? 90. 300 bid. At 300. Take 20 next.

You're going to do it. Come on.

-£300. 20.

-Yes!

-320.

-Still going. 360.

-360.

You're into profit. You're into profit.

At 380.

420.

Oh, mate.

-Any advance on 420? 460 bid.

-Get in there!

It's still going!

460. 80. 500.

500!

-20. 520.

-Come on, David.

540. 560 bid. 80. 600.

At £600. Take 20.

-Come on!

-Oh, matey.

-20's online and I'm out. At 620. Online at 620.

-Come on!

-Come on.

Last chance at 620.

BANGS GAVEL

Top man. Well done.

It's a fantastic result for the man from Morecambe

as he makes a mammoth profit of £227.85.

Now its David's turn for some eastern promise as his

lacquered jardiniere is up next.

He paid £210 for it, but will it do as well as Paul's statue?

You know, your figure would look pretty good on my stand.

Wouldn't it?

150 is a Chinese black lacquer and gilt decorated jardiniere stand.

£100 for a jardiniere stand. £100.

He's got no bids.

Who is going to start me at £100? In the room, online, wherever you like.

-£100.

-Come on.

80 then. 80.

HE GASPS No!

Uh-oh, the price is tumbling down.

£50. It's worth £50 of anyone's money. Surely £50.

It's got no bids on it.

What's the matter with this one? 50's online. At £50. Five in the room.

55. I'll take 60. Here we are at 55.

No!

BANGS GAVEL

-What happened there?

-I've no idea.

Oh, disaster.

David's table makes a devastating loss of £163.25,

sending the Devilish one reeling.

He's had his confidence seriously knocked

and he isn't feeling positive that the 1980s wall clock,

that cost him £132, will help recoup his losses.

This is proving not to be a very good day out for me.

I think it's the battle of the clocks now.

I've got a clock left and you've got a...a rather big watch.

-£50 on the maxi wall clock.

-50 quid, come on!

30.

Oh no! Come on.

35. At £30.

Oh, this is not a good day out for me.

-What terrible thing to happen.

-This is not a good day out.

It's terrible.

All done at 30.

-That's a very big loss.

-I'm really sorry. That is a surprise, actually.

I thought there'd be lots of people...oh, hey up!

35 on the hammer. 40 bed. At £40. Any more at £40?

-That is it.

-£40. Good for him. Thank you.

He did try.

A loss of £98 for the clock

leaves David wishing he could turn back time.

There you go. You can't believe this is how I make my living.

Don't be so hard on yourself, David.

Anyway, it's Paul's timepiece next,

the 19th century French grandfather clock that cost him £153.85.

Well, the battle of the clocks, Paul.

You don't have very much to do to thrash mine.

Lot 260. French long case clock. I've got 100 bid. Take ten.

It's cheap at 100. Where's the ten?

100 quid. You can't believe it, can you?

Ten online. 120. 120 my bidder.

-That's cheap.

-Cheap enough at 120.

130. 140. Still with me at 140. At 140. At 140. Is there 150?

160.

Come on!

At £160.

BANGS GAVEL

-Oh, that's gone.

-160. D'you know what?

I'd love to swap positions with you. I'd love that loss.

I'd be so happy to have that loss.

Yes, it's tough times when you're envious

of your opponent's £17.85 loss!

Our duelling duo each have one item to go.

And first up is Paul's Minton dinner service.

-I paid 120. The estimate is 40 to 60.

-It's a hard estimate.

I could really lose my trousers.

Let's hope the price goes up and Paul's trousers don't go down.

Next up, lot 300 is a Minton six setting dinner service.

Turquoise and gilt border.

Here we go.

£40. 40's bid online. Take five.

40's in.

At 45 in the room. £45. In the room here 50. And five. 60.

Worth every penny.

55 this side. 55. I'll take 60. At £55. 60 online.

-60.

-65. Any more now?

-They are cheap.

-£65.

-Really cheap.

-There you go.

-That's life, isn't it?

They are very good value for money for somebody.

-I think so, yes.

-I think your trousers are off, don't you?

No, thankfully, the trousers stay on.

But Paul is served up a £64.75 loss on the dinner service.

David's final item is the art deco perfume bottle

he picked up from the French market for £42.74,

but will it make him his first profit of the auction?

-I needed to sell for around 360 just to claw back my losses.

-OK.

All done at £20.

THEY GROAN

Forget about perfume, I think you need some smelling salts.

Alas, the perfume bottle fails to take off and made a loss of £28.74.

All our experts' lots have now been sold

and there's nothing more they can do.

The question is, who will be the overall victor?

Our rummaging rivals each started out with £1,000

of their own money to spend.

'Devilish' David Harper's Showdown buys cost him a total of £695.02.

While Paul 'Mr Morecambe' Hayes spent nearly all his money,

parting with £987.

But the only thing that matters now is who's made the biggest profit.

All the money that David and Paul have made today will be going

to charities of their choice, so without further ado,

it's time to find out who is today's

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

-Now then, David, how are you?

-Not well. I'm not a well man, Paul.

That's the way it pans out though, isn't it.

I take it you're on about the auction?

I certainly am on about the auction. That was a disaster.

-It was a little bit.

-Time after time after time. And my Chinese table.

I know, can't believe that.

No two auctions are the same and I must admit,

the auction did me a big favour.

The star item has to be that Chinese figure, doesn't it?

-Absolutely.

-What a cracker that was.

-Well chosen. Yes.

Seriously, the best thing for me throughout the whole week was that.

There's no doubt about it.

Don't forget, you may have done badly on the auction,

but I'm sure you've done well on the things away from the auction. Ready?

Three, two, one.

BOTH: Whoa!

-That's a good one.

-That's all right, isn't it.

-That's a bad one.

-Isn't it bad?

-Shocker, yeah.

-It's a shocker.

So Paul is today's Showdown winner but there's more to reveal.

Our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week

of challenges so now it's time to reveal who is our overall winner.

-OK, you ready?

-Three, two, one.

Oh, yes, David, there you go. Well done.

I'm delighted. It's been absolutely delightful working with you.

It's been a pleasure working with you.

It has been marvellous, thank you.

Come on, let's go and discuss what happens to Chinese things.

So a gracious Paul concedes victory to David.

Both our duelling dealers have made fantastic profits

and all that money will be going to their chosen charities.

My chosen charity is St Theresa's Hospice in Darlington,

caring for terminally ill patients in the south-west of Durham

and North Yorkshire.

My chosen charity is the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

I lost a very good friend of mine,

who was instrumental in teaching me the antique business, and I'm

delighted that such a large amount of money is going to go to them.

So, after a week of all-out action and hard fought close combat,

David and Paul have both put their money where their mouths are

and proved that they can make big profits from antiques

when their own money is on the line.

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