0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- And gives you the insider's view of the trade.- I am on the case.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:22 > 0:00:24daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27I am a cheeky chancer. Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips
0:00:30 > 0:00:35and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- Let's go and spend some money. - Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Today, the dashing dealing duo of Eric "Knocker" Knowles
0:00:43 > 0:00:47and James "Bingo" Braxton meet in a no-holds-barred
0:00:47 > 0:00:49battle of antiques wit and will.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Coming up - James goes all out to get the best buys...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Whatever the price they say, I am paying it.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00..Eric is driven to despair by his opponent's star purchase...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I wonder what it is? I wonder what it was?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06..and the race is really on when it comes to selling their wares.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Time is marching on.- Time is money.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27As morning breaks in the sleepy Leicestershire
0:01:27 > 0:01:30town of Melton Mowbray, it is a picture of calm.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34The sun is shining, the birds are singing their sweet melody
0:01:34 > 0:01:38and the local car boot sellers set up their stalls blissfully
0:01:38 > 0:01:41unaware of the epic battle that is about to ensue.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Strutting into the arena is a warrior who shows no
0:01:46 > 0:01:48mercy in his quest for amazing antiques.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53It is the crusading ceramics connoisseur Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I am in it to double my money.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And ready to retaliate is the south coast battler
0:01:58 > 0:02:00renowned for his predatory prowess.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05It is the take-no-prisoners lord of the loot, James "Bingo" Braxton.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09He will have to go some, I think, to beat me today.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Today's theatre of battle is the Melton Mowbray market car boot
0:02:12 > 0:02:16sale where the contents of attics, cupboards and spare rooms
0:02:16 > 0:02:20lie in wait to be rummaged through in search of that hidden gem.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Each of our heavyweight auctioneers has £250 of their own money
0:02:24 > 0:02:29to spend and all the profit they make goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32But which of these Goliaths of the antiques trade will be
0:02:32 > 0:02:33crowned the victor?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Eric Knowles and James Braxton,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41it is time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Well, an early start,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45but at least the sun is shining on the righteous this morning.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- It is glorious. What a lovely drive it was this morning.- Melton Mowbray.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51What do you think of when you think of Melton Mowbray?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I think of delicious pork pies. ERIC CHUCKLES
0:02:54 > 0:03:00This is one car boot where I think you might struggle to spend £250.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04£250. That is what I love about car boots, you go in your hand
0:03:04 > 0:03:08for a tenner and it always seems to be priced at £2.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09It is refreshing, isn't it?
0:03:09 > 0:03:15I am going to follow the three its - see it, like it, buy it.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I bet there will be some people watching you, Eric.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21As soon as you pick up anything, they will be on it in a second.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Anyway, listen.- Good luck. - Just go for it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Yes, don't let their smiling faces and chummy demeanour deceive you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31These fierce rivals know that a raucous rumble for profit
0:03:31 > 0:03:36lies ahead and they've both come armed with plans of action.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I think my strategy today is stay outside.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42If I was a stallholder, I think I'd want to be in the sunshine.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I am going to be looking out for bargains. I want to spend some money.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48But when you come to a car boot, it is
0:03:48 > 0:03:51very difficult to have a specific strategy.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55In fact, in my case, it is going to be something called an exit
0:03:55 > 0:03:58strategy and that is before I buy something,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I have to think who on earth I am going to sell it on to?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06So let the most daring dealer throw the first profitable punch.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09He may be somewhat out of his comfort zone, but James knows that
0:04:09 > 0:04:13every second counts and is quick to pinpoint that first profit buster.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18They're quite fun, aren't they? How much for the pair of those?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23- £15 each, £25 a pair. - £25 for the pair?- Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Obviously, originally for geraniums or something like, weren't they,
0:04:27 > 0:04:28flowering plants?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Yes, I think I will go for those. This was my first purchase.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Rather nice pair of Denby pottery flowerpots.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Nice big size, always fun to buy things in pairs.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42By the designer Glyn Colledge.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I know Eric will be urged to give me a thousand words on Glyn Colledge.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I can only give you two and that is his name.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Clearly the gloves are off in this tussle as Bingo
0:04:52 > 0:04:55muscles in on the territory normally associated with pottery-lover Eric,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and James extends his lead by bagging a retro artist's box
0:04:59 > 0:05:02for £5.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04On the other side of the car boot sale,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07eagle-eyed Eric is focusing on launching his own buying mission.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11His eye has been caught by a plate that is out of this world.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13# Spaceman... #
0:05:13 > 0:05:17It is all to do with where were you in 1969?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I am fascinated with anything connected with the first
0:05:20 > 0:05:24lunar landing of mankind.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29If I'd have had spectacles with powerful lenses, I could have looked
0:05:29 > 0:05:32up in the sky and actually witnessed one giant leap for mankind.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36I have just spent the princely sum of 50p, the asking price.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41We do not haggle. Probably made in America. I love it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45I think anything to do with the moon landing has got to be worth
0:05:45 > 0:05:48having because, let's face it, it is
0:05:48 > 0:05:52the most significant event that has happened in my life so far.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Yes, you cannot argue with that,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57but Eric will need more than one giant leap of buying if he is
0:05:57 > 0:06:01to catch James who is lapping the car boot at breakneck speed.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04He will have to go some, I think, to beat me today.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Brimming with confidence, Bingo proves that there is truth
0:06:07 > 0:06:09in the phrase the early bird catches the worm,
0:06:09 > 0:06:14or in James's case, the early dealer pockets the pair of silver brooches.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I got to the stall, one of the early birds,
0:06:17 > 0:06:23and this chap brought out this fabulous brooch. Style personified.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Georg Jensen, the Danish jeweller. It is a numbered pattern.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It is a very stylish deer and squirrel,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34there it is, for the princely sum of £30.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It does not stop there because this man also had another.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42So I'll put that back in there, and he showed me another.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46He said, "You like that one? Well, here's another," he said.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Stylised ibex running away there. It is a beautiful fellow.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Again Georg Jensen, again silver. We've got all the hallmarks.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55That one, £22.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So for the price of £52,
0:06:58 > 0:07:03I have got two fabulous bits of design-led jewellery.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Our knights of the antiques realm have had differing fortunes
0:07:06 > 0:07:08so far in this epic encounter.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11While Sir Bingo of east Sussex has thrown down the gauntlet with
0:07:11 > 0:07:15some sizeable buys, Lord Knowles of Burnley has found it
0:07:15 > 0:07:18difficult to splash the cash, but that might be about to change.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Right. £1.- Wishful thinking.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24Last of the big spenders,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Eric cannot resist a second piece of intergalactic loot.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31A Kennedy Space Center book for £1.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35There is a strategy appearing here, in so far as I seem to be
0:07:35 > 0:07:41finding lots of things connected with space exploration.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45The thing is, what I need now is Buzz and Neil's telephone numbers
0:07:45 > 0:07:46but the chances are,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49they have already got one of these for Christmas.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Rocket man Eric is hoping his two space-related buys will
0:07:52 > 0:07:56beam him back a stellar profit but with only £1.50 spent,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Knocker knows he needs to get buying and thankfully for him,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03his next purchase is already calling out to him.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10I have just purchased a jar with a wooden cover made by Portmeirion
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and I have just bought it for a fiver,
0:08:12 > 0:08:17for the simple reason is that it's got a barn owl on it
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and I have to say the barn owl
0:08:19 > 0:08:23is one of my favourite, favourite birds.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28It is not very old. It may be 20 or 30 years old.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The sum of £5 lands Eric his third buy
0:08:31 > 0:08:34but his archrival is quick to retaliate.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36James has a buyer in mind as he carves out
0:08:36 > 0:08:40a deal for £25 on some vintage carpentry tools.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Really pleased with these.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49I know a really lovely builder from Leeds who is a joiner, that is his
0:08:49 > 0:08:54real love, and we have got a lovely mortise gauge here for your jointing,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59rosewood, gilt brass, but this also very unusual item. It is
0:08:59 > 0:09:04a set square but it is a square for 45 degrees, so for mitred joints.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Great fun, isn't it? A real novelty, so the two items, £25.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13My haggling is non-existent. Bingo is being very kind in Melton Mowbray.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15The sun is out, I am feeling warm to all man
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and whatever the price they say, I'm paying it.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Something very strange is happening to our dealers.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Whatever the price they say, I am paying it.- We do not haggle.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28No haggling?! Paying full asking price?!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It seems our experts are so happy with the valuations of vendors
0:09:31 > 0:09:34they see no need to barter. What are we going to hear next?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39You've got to sort of morph once you come to one of these places.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43You got to morph into what you might call the human ferret.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45The mind boggles.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Anyway, back to the business of ferreting out those buys.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Eric spots an antique willow patterned plate
0:09:50 > 0:09:52but will he dare haggle?
0:09:52 > 0:09:57I am told that this plate is the princely sum of £1.50.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Shall we push the boat out? Come on. Listen, no haggling.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- £1.50, is that right? - £1.50, that is right.- £1.50.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I have just bought this plate.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13It's a derivative of a Chinese landscape design that
0:10:13 > 0:10:18came into this country in around about the late 18th century.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20The Victorians made a big thing about this
0:10:20 > 0:10:24and they wove a story into the design.
0:10:24 > 0:10:31The date on this one, about 1820, 1830, so £1.50,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I'm in it to double my money.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35And hoping to square things up,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Eric finally splashes some notable cash on a buy that has him fizzing.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43He pays £20 for a cased bottle of 20-year-old champagne.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- I hope you are watching this, Bingo. - HE CHUCKLES
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Fighting talk from the Knocker but not even a bit of bubbly can
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- shake the irrepressibly chipper Mr Braxton.- Blessed is the boot-off.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57What a fabulous couple of hours I have already had.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I have been buying like a good'un.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Now, let's go and find out where old Knocker is.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I've got him a little pressie.
0:11:04 > 0:11:11- Oh, Bingo.- Hi.- Listen, I am buying. - Well done. So am I.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17The sun has shone on me. Anyway, I have got us a little sustenance.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- A little... Melton Mowbray's finest. Half for you.- What a man.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- Look at that. Look at that. This is the finest.- You go first.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Are you pretty well all spent up?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Well, no, I'm not all spent up but I could do with having a good
0:11:39 > 0:11:43look round because I don't want to leave any table unturned.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The long and short of it is if you don't buy it when you see it,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48when you go back, I promise you it is not there.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So he who hesitates, definitely loses at a car boot
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- but you have to be methodical. - And also you have to be lucky.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00I went to a stall early on and found a nice thing.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I am smiling, Eric. ERIC CHUCKLES
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I am not.- I'm sorry.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- I would be a useless poker player. I really would.- Oh, right.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It obviously was a very, very nice thing. It is cruel.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16It is cruel to say that to me actually,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18because now I will be wondering.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Anyway, I'm going to leave you with that thought. Good luck, Eric.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24That's a very pleasant thought.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30I mean...don't you just hate people ho crow about their successes?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Do I detect a note of pressure, Mr Knowles? Anyway, it is
0:12:33 > 0:12:37time to see how our knights of the buying roundtable are getting on.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Eric and James each started that day with £250 of their own money.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Eric has kept his spending tight with five buys
0:12:45 > 0:12:51at the cost of just £28, leaving him with £222 to spend.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54James has been less cautious, also making five purchases
0:12:54 > 0:13:00but parting with £107, leaving him with £143.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02So as our two clashing profit hunters return to
0:13:02 > 0:13:04the fray for round two of buying,
0:13:04 > 0:13:09it seems Bingo's bragging has rattled our prince of porcelain.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Everything was going swimmingly well until I bumped into Bingo
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and he tells me about this amazing object he has bought.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I don't mind admitting it slightly unnerved me
0:13:18 > 0:13:22because I am thinking now, "I wonder what it is? I wonder what it was?"
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Our Eric will need to quickly compose himself
0:13:25 > 0:13:27if he is to win this boot sale battle,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30because James is looking to gain the advantage on the grounded
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Knocker by flying full throttle into his next deal.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- That is great fun, isn't it? This is the Red Baron.- This is the Red Baron.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44- This is the man. It can be yours, James.- How much for?- 50.- £50.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It is great. He has a great, maniacal face, hasn't he? Look at him.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- I think it's fantastic. - I will give you 50 quid for it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54First World War flying ace Baron von Richthofen.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57We have even got his guns here. I've got them in my pocket,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02they just need a bit of glue. Here he is, with his guns.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I know somebody with a rather smart aeroplane who might be very
0:14:06 > 0:14:08interested in this. It is a great item.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12James jets away with his sixth buy, paying £50 for the model
0:14:12 > 0:14:14First World War Fokker triplane.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19This clash for antiques bragging rights is really heating up.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Composure regained, Knocker is right back into the action,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26circling the car boot sale before locking target on his next purchase.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31I have just come across this... sort of...
0:14:31 > 0:14:35I have never been sure if they were chocolate or coffee.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I have always thought of them as coffee pots,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41the sort of thing that you see in engravings in the 18th century.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43This is a 19th century one.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- It has been through the wars, hasn't it?- It has.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- It has suffered a bit.- As a result of that, what is the asking price?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54The absolute best price it's got to be is £5
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- and I think it is worth that. - OK. All right.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- For a fiver, you have got a deal. - You can't say no.- I can't!
0:15:03 > 0:15:06In fact, there is a song, if I was a woman,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I would be the woman that could not say no. There you go.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Yes, it is another bit of booty for the man who just can't say no and
0:15:12 > 0:15:17it brings our battling bargainers neck and neck with six buys apiece.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Knocker is not clocking off buying just yet, though,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22as he finds purchase number seven.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26As time is of the essence, you might say, I will whisk it away.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I am very pleased with my mantel clock.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33It dates to about 1905, 1910, so let's call it Edwardian.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It appears to be in mahogany.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39I love that arch top and the dial is nice and clean
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and I think for £25, money well spent.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I am hoping to get at least £50 for it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I think my starting price will be around the £75 mark.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Once it is cleaned up and looking the bee's knees, well,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52that will add £10 to it anyway.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55The Edwardian mantelpiece clock chimes another buy for Knocker,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59but there is no time to rest when there's loot in every boot.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This is a pair of fireside tongs,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06which are, date-wise, early 19th century.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07I like those.
0:16:07 > 0:16:15That, at one stage, should have had a steel little shovel,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- which has long gone missing. - Make me an offer.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23I don't want to insult you because I am not a haggler,
0:16:23 > 0:16:27because I just know it is going to cost me good money to try and get
0:16:27 > 0:16:32one of those made and I am not quite sure where I can have one made.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36If I said 35, would you be interested?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- I tell you what, I would be interested at 30 quid.- Sold.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Are you sure?- Absolutely.- OK. All right. You are on.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- Thank you very much.- Who these days has an open fire?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48If you do, I envy you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Eric is really notching up the buys now as he brings his total to
0:16:51 > 0:16:52eight items.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Bingo Braxton, on the other hand, has taken his time finding one
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- final purchase.- Good solid fellows, aren't they? Not terribly old.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03They have got quite a bright "Made in England."
0:17:03 > 0:17:04But they are heavy.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- Yes, they are heavy. How much have you got on them?- 15 for the pair.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- They could be 12.- Could be 12. Come on, I will give you 12.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I don't want you to suffer too much. - JAMES LAUGHS
0:17:17 > 0:17:20A nice octagonal shape and they will do well, won't they?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23They will not get knocked off in a hurry. I like those.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Our battling behemoths are hurtling towards
0:17:26 > 0:17:29the end of the day, but Knocker is not done yet.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32He is back at a stall that he has already bought from with
0:17:32 > 0:17:36his eyes firmly set on a pair of Staffordshire pottery dogs.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- So what is the asking?- Asking 18 but you can have them for 12.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I mean, I cannot say no, can I? Look at that.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48No, I'm not going to say no. I'm going to say yes. Yes. OK.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I will give you those and I will get you some cash.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I am very pleased with my Staffordshire spaniels
0:17:53 > 0:17:55because these two characters have been
0:17:55 > 0:18:00together from probably around about 1850, 1860,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and you can tell by the sort of detail that you
0:18:03 > 0:18:08get in their faces, those lovely eyes, the detailing on the muzzle.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11You have a blueish glaze pooling down here.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13You turn it upside down, that is
0:18:13 > 0:18:15the sort of base you are going to be looking for.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21My buying price of £12 should see me with a tidy profit.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25And there is no restraining Eric as he pounces straight on to his next
0:18:25 > 0:18:29buy, paying £20 for two mid-19th century etchings of Killiney Bay
0:18:29 > 0:18:33in Ireland. Will they prove to be his lucky charms?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Eric has now bought ten items
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and sneaks in one more budget buy before the final whistle -
0:18:38 > 0:18:42a late 19th-century glass vase for £1.50.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Now, if Bingo Braxton has a cat,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47it almost certainly wears that expression
0:18:47 > 0:18:52because I have got to say, he has always got a smile on his face.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56What I cannot do with at the moment is the fact that the smile
0:18:56 > 0:18:59has turned to a bit of a smugness
0:18:59 > 0:19:02ever since he told me about this mystery bargain buy.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08And with that, this money-making excursion to Melton Mowbray is done.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Our daring duo have given heart, soul,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14and a stash of cash but now it is time to see who spent what.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Our brave battlers each started the day with £250 of their own
0:19:19 > 0:19:20money to spend.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26Eric went for quantity, racking up 11 buys for a total of £121.50,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29while James spent more but bought less,
0:19:29 > 0:19:33his seven purchases costing £169.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Our duelling dealers have done all they can in their bid for
0:19:36 > 0:19:41today's top spot, so now it is time to take stock of each other's wares.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Have you had an enjoyable day, Bingo?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I have had a good day, I really have.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I have walked around, there has been lovely sunshine
0:19:48 > 0:19:52and I managed to find some things pretty smartly on.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I do like your... I suppose it is a triplane, isn't it?
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- It is a triplane, the Red Baron. - It must be. For £50. No!
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- I think that was £50 very well spent.- Yes, I like it.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- How about you, Eric?- Well, I have been happy with everything, really.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12The things I like the most - probably the spaniels,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14because they cost me all of around £12,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18which if I cannot make a profit there, I am in the wrong business.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23My best buy you have not seen yet, well, one of my best buys.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Is this what you have had me on tenterhooks all morning?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I say morning, we have been here...
0:20:30 > 0:20:36- Talk about raining on somebody's parade.- Georg Jensen. Georg Jensen.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Without even turning it over. - I know.- Look at that.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40That is beautiful!
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Just to compound your worries, there is another.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Hang on. Give you that back.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52- Oh! I might as well concede. - Course you are.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Two fabulous pieces of Georg Jensen silverware,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00at a car boot in Melton Mowbray. I'm just having a quiet moment.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02ERIC PRETENDS TO SOB
0:21:02 > 0:21:05I am sorry, I did not want to say it to you, Eric.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I thought we were getting on so well.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- Well, all I can say, Bingo, is congratulations.- Thank you.
0:21:11 > 0:21:17- I have not had this luck.- Well, we all need a little bit of luck.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I just wish yours would have come with another opponent.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Our trading titans may have survived the buying battle
0:21:27 > 0:21:28but that was just the beginning.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Now our dealing dynamos need to make a profit selling
0:21:31 > 0:21:35all their items or their efforts will have been in vain.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38So, as our eminent experts head for home,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41one thing is on their minds - sales.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45They will need to call on every bit of their antiques know-how
0:21:45 > 0:21:47and selling skills, along with a touch of luck,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50if they are to reign supreme in this contest.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Back at Knocker Knowles's HQ,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57a confident Eric is taking stock of his wares.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I'm happy with everything I've bought
0:22:01 > 0:22:06although I'm thinking of where on earth am I going to place them?
0:22:06 > 0:22:13I've got some lovely fire irons, so I'm thinking, fireplace, shop.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I've got a lovely little clock which has got a hint
0:22:17 > 0:22:21of the Arts and Crafts about it. Staffordshire dogs.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24They were such a good buy because they cost me £12.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Obviously it was a be-kind-to-Eric day.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Space memorabilia, well, moon landing anyway.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37I'm having to do some homework and I have tracked down a place in Leicestershire that might be
0:22:37 > 0:22:39the ideal selling venue.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45Eric also needs to sell this 1970s Portmeirion Barn Owl biscuit jar, a 19th-century Willow Pattern
0:22:45 > 0:22:49plate, a cased bottle of champagne, two 19th-century Irish colour
0:22:49 > 0:22:55etchings, a late 19th-century glass vase, and a 19th-century copper pot.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00So there is the buying. The hard part now is in the selling.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06I'm up for it. Bingo, I wish you a limited amount of luck.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Eric's clearly revved up for the race and over in "Bingo" Braxton's
0:23:10 > 0:23:14bolthole, James is soaking up the sun while sorting through his stash.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15What a glorious day.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It was a similar day at the car boot in Melton Mowbray.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It was bizarre.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I bought the items that Eric probably would have loved to have bought.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28The Glyn Colledge. That is totally Eric.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32The Denby Potter. The rather nice designer.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38This was my lead, in fact, that magical stall. This was the artist's box.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I know somebody for that.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45From that artist's box, I bought these two fabulous Georg Jensen pieces there.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I bought this model of the triplane. The Red Baron. There he is.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Sitting in his cockpit, machine guns ready.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56I had the most fabulous day, a day that I will find hard to replicate.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Bingo also needs to sell an early 20th-century mortise gate and set square,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02and two modern brass candlesticks.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07I think, Eric, it is probably done bar the shouting really.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11James is confident this contest is already over, but will his words
0:24:11 > 0:24:16come back to haunt him as this match-up is only at the halfway stage?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20So as the bell sounds for the next round, it's time for our two
0:24:20 > 0:24:24champions of the antiques arena to don their selling gloves
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and strike out in search of profit.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Remember, no deal is truly sealed until that final handshake.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Eric is looking to land the first blow as he hits the road
0:24:34 > 0:24:39and heads north to try and sell his £5 1970s Portmeirion biscuit barrel.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41He's taking it to show friend and auctioneer Peter
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and there's a very specific reason why.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47The reason I thought of Peter is the fact that wherever
0:24:47 > 0:24:50I go in his house he's got owls. He's owl mad.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56Consequently my barn owl was forever destined for this
0:24:56 > 0:24:59part of Staffordshire. I'm going to be very sorry to sell it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05- I want to keep it. Hello.- Eric! - Don't get up. It makes me feel important!
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- Listen, I was at what you would call an antique fair/car boot.- Yes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15I cast my eyes on an object, an image of both you
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and Elizabeth came into my mind.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Because I know that when it comes to owls, you are a bit of a soft touch.
0:25:22 > 0:25:30- Absolutely.- Let me show you what I went for.- Oh, glorious, glorious Technicolor. A barn owl too.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33A barn owl as well.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Listen, have a fondle, and if you turn it upside down, its pedigree is there.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41The good news is that I bought it
0:25:41 > 0:25:47- so inexpensively, I am now able to sell it to you...- In my price range.
0:25:47 > 0:25:55In your price range. I am looking for £25. I know I've lost my senses.
0:25:55 > 0:26:01- Let's say £20.- Put that there because life's too short.- It is.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Knocker feathers his nest with a tidy £15 profit.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11I knew from the minute he set eyes on it he wanted it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16So it's Eric who lands the first blow, but James is quick to respond.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18He is hoping to land his first profit punch by taking
0:26:18 > 0:26:22the artist's box he bought for £5 to the studio of local
0:26:22 > 0:26:25artist Nicola who teaches his wife.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- And she's midway through her latest masterpiece.- Who's that fellow?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33You've got my teeth. You've got my eyes, you've got my nose.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Just give me a bit more hair! - No problem.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Anyway, Nicola, I went to a car boot sale the other day,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45and I saw this and thought of you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I was hoping that it might be an nice wooden box.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- You'd like a wooden box?- Yes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Nicola is not immediately sold on the box, but Bingo persists.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57I suppose these are about £1 each.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01So if you worked on these being about 30p to 50p,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04somebody's had a good old squeeze, but if you worked on a third
0:27:04 > 0:27:11retail, that's £7.50, knock off a bit, that's about a fiver. How much? Tenner?
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Yes, I'll give you £10. - You'll give me £10?- Yes.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I'll take £10.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Yes, it's a hard earned £5 profit on the artist's box for James.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25£5 profit is certainly going to not beat Knocker.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Indeed, Mr Braxton. It's going to take bigger profits than that to
0:27:28 > 0:27:30knock out Knocker,
0:27:30 > 0:27:35particularly as Eric seems to be targeting an exclusive clientele.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38He's brought his £12 19th-century Staffordshire spaniels to
0:27:38 > 0:27:41upmarket Chelsea to show Victoria, a friend
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and antiques dealer who specialises in porcelain.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50I can see you're not short of Weymss Pigs and I spy a cat down there.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54I also know that you have a fondness for Staffordshire dogs.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55That is correct.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00I've sent you an image and you've not seen these in the flesh
0:28:00 > 0:28:03if I can say that. But they are what they are.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07They are, I would have thought...
0:28:07 > 0:28:12- I would think these date to about 1860.- Correct.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15They are perfect in so far as there are no chips.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I've known you long enough, Eric, to know that
0:28:17 > 0:28:22when you say they're perfect, they're perfect. They've got nice expressions.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25A little fugitive gilding - that is wear and tear
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and they've probably been washed.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Legs close together so they're fairly late.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36So an early one would have the legs slightly splayed apart?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Earlier ones would be a separate leg.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Most of them have the legs joined together as you know.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Just give me a good figure that makes you happy.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52All right. I would be more than content... I would drop down to £50 for the pair.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- Done.- Put it there.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01Eric finds the two dogs a good home getting a £38 profit,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03not to mention a tasty treat.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Not only am I now better off to the tune of £50, I am better off by
0:29:08 > 0:29:11the fact I am on eclair number two which is going to
0:29:11 > 0:29:14add a few more pounds, but of the wrong type and in the wrong place.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16So if you are watching, "Bingo" Braxton,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19this is the way we do business here in Chelsea.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24That's two items down for Knocker and the veteran of many
0:29:24 > 0:29:29an antiques fight heads straight back into the ring and lands the old one-two,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31first heading to an architectural reclamation shop
0:29:31 > 0:29:39- in Islington where he sells the early Victorian fire utensils... - £80.- £80.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42OK. You've got yourself a deal at £80.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45..pocketing him a handsome £50 profit,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49then he parts with a 19th-century Willow Pattern plate selling
0:29:49 > 0:29:53to an avid collector, giving him a profit of £3.50.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Eric is leading on the judges' cards with four sales to James's
0:29:56 > 0:30:00one, but battling "Bingo" Braxton comes out fighting.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01He's brought the vintage model
0:30:01 > 0:30:05of a First World War German Fokker triplane that cost £50 to Lewes
0:30:05 > 0:30:10where he's meeting a long-time acquaintance and dealer of vintage toys.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- Is it bigger than you expected? - It's a little bit smaller actually.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20- I think it's probably 1950s. - I've not seen one like this before.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- It's quite fun having a triplane, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Sort of based on an early 1914-1915 aeroplane.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- It looks like the Red Baron. - It does.- The propeller is lovely.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32The propeller is superb.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I've been chatting to some people about it
0:30:35 > 0:30:40and they were suggesting 200 to 300 is about the level of it.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- What would you like to pay for it? - What would I like to pay for it?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- I think about £100.- You see I think that's a bit low. Could you do 220?
0:30:48 > 0:30:53- I'd go 140.- 140?- Yes, I think there's a little bit left in it for me.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Tell you what I could do. I'd split the difference with you.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57I'd be very happy with 180.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- 165.- 170 and you definitely have a deal.- Go on, then.- Thank you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07So after some very civilised haggling, James's profit pot
0:31:07 > 0:31:10really takes off as he adds £120.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12That's not a bad profit.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Watch out, Knocker.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Yes, Bingo's flying and full of confidence after that deal.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18He goes on the attack again,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21firstly selling the vintage mortise gate and set square to
0:31:21 > 0:31:26a builder who has done work for him, carving out a profit of £5,
0:31:26 > 0:31:32and then cultivating a deal on his £25 1970s Denby plant pots
0:31:32 > 0:31:34that blooms into a £5 profit.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Knocker isn't throwing in the towel yet, though.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42He's working hard to sell his remaining items and he's hopeful
0:31:42 > 0:31:45he may have found a buyer for the boxed champagne he bought
0:31:45 > 0:31:49for £20 as he gallops his way to a stables in Wales to meet another Knocker Knowles.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56Horror of horrors, I have discovered that I am not only Knocker Knowles in the world.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00But whereas I'm on two legs, the other is on four legs,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03because he is a thoroughbred racehorse.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I'll stay away from the rear.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Eric is hoping to be lucky in the profit stakes by selling
0:32:08 > 0:32:12the champagne to Emma whose husband trains Knocker Knowles,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14so they can toast future victories.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18I believe this fellow has been doing good things recently. Am I right?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22He's run three times this year. He ran very well last time at Windsor,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25but did actually win last year as a two-year-old.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29So, when it ever stops raining I think he'll win again.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Yes, he likes to race on the dry, is that right?
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- Yes, he likes it a bit firmer.- I came across something quite unusual.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I came across a box of Moet.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45This champagne is actually at a knockdown price. It's a mere £40.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- What do you say?- I think you've got a deal.- Have you got a hand free?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I definitely think we've got a deal for champagne.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54He can't raise a hoof or anything like that for me to shake?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- He probably would. - He would if he could, wouldn't you?
0:32:58 > 0:33:03They shake on the deal and Eric trots away with a £20 profit.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And how about another part of the deal from you,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08if you fancy doing a bit of mucking out now?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10One good deal deserves another.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15As you can see, they didn't have any mucking-out clothes,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18but I said I'd do the job and I'm good to my word
0:33:18 > 0:33:23because I'm mindful that where there's muck, in this case,
0:33:23 > 0:33:28there is a bottle of champagne and a £20 profit.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33Ask yourself, Bingo, would you do this for 20 quid? I'm out to beat you, mate.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Eric proves he's prepared to do almost anything to ensure victory.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41But it does get easier for Knocker as he sells the 19th-century colour
0:33:41 > 0:33:45etchings of Killiney Bay in Dublin to an Irish pub owner in London,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48downing a £25 profit.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50So at the halfway point,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53just how are our antiques sluggers getting on?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Has one of them been boxing clever?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57The other one got stuck on the ropes?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Eric came out punching
0:33:59 > 0:34:01quickly notching up six sales
0:34:01 > 0:34:03and making a profit of £151.50.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05James is slightly behind,
0:34:05 > 0:34:06having sold four items,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10turning in a profit of £135.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13It's an incredibly close contest with nothing to
0:34:13 > 0:34:16call between these two antiques heavyweights.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19It seems like this match-up might take something a little extra
0:34:19 > 0:34:21special to win it -
0:34:21 > 0:34:24something beyond the realms of average antique selling.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27The dealer that reaches up to the sky and deep beyond.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32And in his search for profit, Eric is taking that giant leap -
0:34:32 > 0:34:36well, the small step to the National Space Centre in Leicestershire.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38He has brought his lunar landing plate
0:34:38 > 0:34:43and Kennedy space book to show a collector of space memorabilia.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47In my business, I come across a lot of dealers, but you
0:34:47 > 0:34:52are my very first space memorabilia dealer that I've ever come across.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58Where do you find it? What are you finding? Where do you sell it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01We go to shows. We take displays and things that we collect.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06These are the Russian cosmonaut gloves and if you were to buy
0:35:06 > 0:35:10these off me today, you'd have to give me £1,000.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I'm feeling like a real cheapskate because what I've got for you
0:35:13 > 0:35:17today are what you might call at a bargain price.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Let me show you first of all... This is the dish.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Obviously it's never been out of its box.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- I think that adds a little bit of a premium to it.- Yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Not only have I got the souvenir glass dish, but I've also got
0:35:29 > 0:35:35the Kennedy Space Center visitors' guided tour catalogue.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- What do you think? - Shall we start at 20?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41For reasons that might become obvious,
0:35:41 > 0:35:48- I would like to get £21.50. How does that sound?- That sounds very good.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- £21.50.- Deal.- The deal is done.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Eric rockets to planet profit as he turns his £1.50 purchases
0:35:56 > 0:35:58into £20 profit.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04As the contest nears the final bell, Bingo is hoping to deliver
0:36:04 > 0:36:07a knockout blow with his star items.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10He's on his way to London to see a jewellery dealer with the
0:36:10 > 0:36:14two mid-20th century Georg Jensen brooches that he paid £52 for.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18But there's a twist in the tale of Bingo's treasure.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21During his research, he learned that one of the brooches is
0:36:21 > 0:36:25actually Georg Jensen-inspired design rather than the real
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- thing, halving its potential value. - Here we are.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34What have you got in these boxes? You've been busy. Very nice.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39- Very in line with what I sell.- Good. Yes, I had a quick look round the stock.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44This is Tarratt. George and Ivan Tarratt, Leicester.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48She confirms the first brooch is actually made by British
0:36:48 > 0:36:49jeweller George Tarratt.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52..in the '60s. I guess they were really
0:36:52 > 0:36:56influenced by Georg Jensen and they designed really abstract
0:36:56 > 0:36:58jewellery, quite different for that time.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02But what of the other brooch that is an authentic Georg Jensen peace?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05This is I think much nicer than the other ones that he
0:37:05 > 0:37:07did a little bit later on.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11This would have been made in the '40s by Arno Malinowski.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Why is George Jensen so desirable?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17I guess he was just very innovative and he did really unusual things.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Really unusual designs, beautifully made. Not made now.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25This was made in the '40s. I don't know how long they went on for.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Maybe up until the '60s. There wouldn't be millions of them around.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- There would be quite a few, but not many.- These two bits, come on, money.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- Money, money, money. - Start off with the Tarratt.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37The Tarratt. The Tarratt is slightly less interesting
0:37:37 > 0:37:39and slightly less desirable, partly
0:37:39 > 0:37:42because there isn't a big collectors' market for it.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47It is just nice English jewellery. I can find them for £60 or £70.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49But sometimes I land up paying a little bit more.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54- Could you run to 100 for that? - 90 would be good for that.- 90.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Bingo snares a sterling profit of £68 on the George Tarratt
0:37:57 > 0:37:59brooch and we'll find out later
0:37:59 > 0:38:03whether he manages to make a better profit on the Georg Jensen.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07In Buckinghamshire, Eric has made time to try
0:38:07 > 0:38:11and sell his next item to clock specialist and good contact Nigel.
0:38:11 > 0:38:18I'm here to do a sale on my clock. Looking at the time I'm late.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20In fact...
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- ERIC:- # I'm late, I'm late for a very important date
0:38:23 > 0:38:25# No time to see hello goodbye I'm late, I'm late, I'm late
0:38:25 > 0:38:27# If you do I'm in a rabbit stew. #
0:38:35 > 0:38:39ACTUAL RECORDING: # I'm late, I'm late for a very important date
0:38:39 > 0:38:40# No time to say hello goodbye
0:38:40 > 0:38:42# I'm late, I'm late, I'm late. #
0:38:42 > 0:38:44You decided to come, then, did you?
0:38:44 > 0:38:49Apologies. Yes, it's the late Eric Knowles. I'm sorry about that.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- What a masterpiece. - Well, I would say that.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Have you been to more car boot sales?
0:38:53 > 0:38:57You may be right, you may be wrong. What do you make of that?
0:38:57 > 0:39:03I thought that had an Arts and Crafts feel - barber pole stringing...
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Edwardian, isn't it?- I thought maybe 1905, something like that.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I would agree with that. A bit of dial damage to the enamel.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- What about the mechanism? - It's not the original mechanism.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16It's been changed. The original would have been more like a carriage clock movement.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- It wouldn't have had a pendulum on it?- No, not at all.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Right.- It had the balance, but this almost looks like an alarm clock
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- movement that someone's put in. - Does it really?- Yes, it does.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32- Tell me how much you want? - 50 quid. 50 quid.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- It's nice, but not £50 nice. - How nice is it, Nigel? Come on. At me with a price.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Go on. As it's you, £40.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45- £40. That suits me ahead of a loss, so 40 quid we've got a deal.- You've got a deal.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49So that timely sale gives Eric a profit of £15.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52And hoping to tempt Nigel into another buy, Eric shows him
0:39:52 > 0:39:58- the 19th-century copper pot he paid £5 for.- 28.- Go on, then. - 28 quid.- Put it there.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59You're a star.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04Yes, it's another result for Knocker as he notches up a £23 profit.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08With the finishing line in sight, our selling stalwarts both have
0:40:08 > 0:40:10one item left to trade.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Eric is first to sell up, flogging the 19th-century glass
0:40:13 > 0:40:18vase for £10, earning him a tidy £8.50 profit.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23But with time ticking away, Bingo has hit a snag.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26He has managed to get lost in London trying to find a possible
0:40:26 > 0:40:29buyer for his final item - the pair of candlesticks.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33I'm not having much luck here. It's another dead-end.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37It's not looking good for James but Mr Braxton won't be beaten.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Unable to find the shop
0:40:38 > 0:40:42and unsure the dealer he's looking for will buy anyway,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Bingo markets the candlesticks to an inquisitive man relaxing in his garden.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Is one of those thousand things to do before you die
0:40:51 > 0:40:56buy from a strange antique dealer? Have a closer look.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01- Am I allowed to cross your threshold? - Yes, yes.- They are very cheap.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- I'll give you 12.- Are you trying to...?- 12 each? Would you? 24?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- He's got to make his money.- £12.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I'll tell you what. Could we chop the difference?
0:41:11 > 0:41:1416? It's a deal. Thank you very much indeed.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15They shake on it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20James adds £4 to his profit pot and with that last-minute surprise sale
0:41:20 > 0:41:23both our trading titans hang up their selling gloves.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Only one of them can be crowned king of the car boot sale,
0:41:26 > 0:41:27but who will it be?
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Our antiques heavyweights both had
0:41:30 > 0:41:33£250 of their own money to spend.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Eric laid down the gauntlet by
0:41:35 > 0:41:37splashing £121.50
0:41:37 > 0:41:39on 11 buys.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42James made seven purchases
0:41:42 > 0:41:43spending £169.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45But now the only thing that matters
0:41:45 > 0:41:47is who has made the biggest profit?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50All of the money that James and Eric have been from today's challenge will go to
0:41:50 > 0:41:54charities of their choice, so without further ado, let's find out
0:41:54 > 0:41:57who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03- Eric.- James. You had quite a good day at the car boot if I remember rightly?
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I had a miraculous day, a day that is never likely to be repeated.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- ..the fabulous triplane.- I have to say that that was something special.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- I actually met another Knocker Knowles.- Really?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Yes, and he's proving to be something of a winner.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- I'm not going to say any more. - Are you ready?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- I think I have this one. - I think you might.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Go on.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32Oh! You've done it. You've done it, old bean. Congratulations.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Thank you very much indeed, Eric. The tea's on me.- I should hope so too!
0:42:36 > 0:42:41So James Braxton emerges triumphant today with a convincing victory
0:42:41 > 0:42:43and what about the Georg Jensen brooch?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- I certainly would pay 200. - I'm very happy with that.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51- 200 for that fellow and 90 for that? - Sure. Super.- Thank you very much.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Well, Bingo sold it for the stylish sum of £200, giving him
0:42:55 > 0:43:00a fabulous £170 to add to his competition winning profit pot.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Beaten by two silver brooches.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08But at least my bottle of champagne sort of opened the key to
0:43:08 > 0:43:13the stable door to allow me to meet the four-legged Knocker Knowles.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17It was a convincing victory. I was very lucky at that car boot.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Eric went one way, I went the other, and I bought well.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24But all is not lost for Eric
0:43:24 > 0:43:26because tomorrow he has his chance to redeem himself
0:43:26 > 0:43:29as our duelling dealers go head-to-head at the auction.
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