0:00:02 > 0:00:07'This is the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:11'against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:13 > 0:00:17'..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.'
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Who's there?
0:00:20 > 0:00:22'Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'will face a different daily challenge.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The original cheeky chappy! Lovely!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30'Putting their reputations on the line...'
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Full house. Oh, I say!
0:00:33 > 0:00:36'..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:36 > 0:00:40'on how to make the most money from buying and selling.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm feeling rather lucky.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48'Coming up, James Braxton's top table tips...'
0:00:48 > 0:00:50The power of the three-legged table.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Put them on any old rough grass and they'll always be true.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56'..James Lewis has some subtle advice...'
0:00:56 > 0:00:59EXASPERATED: Buy brown furniture!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'..and one purchase leads us on a journey of discovery.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Move it to the sides. Oh, bli... It's coming!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:26'Yes, welcome, antiques lovers, to another exclusive glimpse
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'into the weird and wonderful world of television's top antiques experts
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'as they go at it in a battle over the bric-a-brac.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37'Today, two of the country's best auctioneers stand up
0:01:37 > 0:01:39'and put their reputations on the line
0:01:39 > 0:01:43'to find out which one of them is the greatest.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46'So meet, if you will, contender number one,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48'a man who is great in every sense of the word.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'With over 20 years of auction experience under his belt,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55'his knowledge of fine art and furniture knows no bounds.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'He's fighting out of the county of Derbyshire, it's...'
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Poor Bingo, I knew him so well.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09'Taking on the Lionheart at his own game
0:02:09 > 0:02:14'is a man who's bought and sold more antiques than you could shake a jolly hockey stick at.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16'He may be a gentleman, but he's no pushover.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20'Representing the home counties, doff your caps, it's...'
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The coat's coming off. I think even the fleece is coming off.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30'Don't worry, ladies, it's not going any further.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34'Today, both our auctioneers are going to be in their element,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39'as the battleground for bargain buying is one of the biggest antique events in the country -
0:02:39 > 0:02:44'the Ardingly International Antique and Collectors' Fair in West Sussex.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49'There are up to 1,700 stalls housing tens of thousands of goods
0:02:49 > 0:02:53'from fine furniture to sumptuous ceramics.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57'Both our duelling dealers are packing ?750 of their own money.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01'The aim of their game, to find the bargains and sell them on,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04'with all the profits going to their chosen charities.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07'So, James Lewis and James Braxton,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10'it's time to put your money where your mouth is.'
0:03:10 > 0:03:15What a fine day! It is. Well, we're down south in your home territory.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I know. I've been here many, many times. Are these all your mates?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21They're colleagues-in-arms.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24?750? ?750.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28It's so reassuring to see people actually unpacking still, isn't it?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Yes, normally, it's a leisurely breakfast for you.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33LAUGHING: Well, and for me!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Are you going to cover the whole thing? I will.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41I'll look at everything, look at every stall, uncover every box and find that treasure.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Well done. See ya.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49'James Lewis is ready to turn this fair inside out in search of profit.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53'Bingo's not worried. He knows this market like the back of his hand
0:03:53 > 0:03:57'and has used this to his advantage to come up with a plan of attack.'
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It is an absolutely glorious day.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03James has gone beavering off down the main strip.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I nipped up to the sideways and byways,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11in the hope that something fresh comes out of the vans.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16'Bingo's pinpointed exactly where his focus should be, but what about the Lionheart?
0:04:16 > 0:04:21'Surely a man as competitive as James has a complex strategy all mapped out.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:24You hear dealers talk about strategy,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26what their plans are for the day.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30The truth is, it's all a complete and utter load of nonsense.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34All that any of us do is come here and look for a bargain.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36'Ooh, someone got out the wrong side of the bed.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39'Perhaps you should take a peek at your rival, James,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43'as his cunning tactical play has led him to a potential treasure,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45'an oak wine barrel.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:47This is quite a fun item.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Nuits-Saint-Georges refers the vineyards of Burgundy.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Lots of vineyards started leaving their land to the hospices
0:04:56 > 0:04:59because they weren't nationally funded as they are now.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01They were privately funded.
0:05:01 > 0:05:09So these hospitals built up these large investments in vineyards.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12If that's under ?100, that might be well worth buying.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16A wine merchant might love that. I'll ask.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19How much on the barrel, the Nuits-Saint-Georges?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22The very best is ?85. ?85? Yeah.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24No negotiation? No, I can't.
0:05:24 > 0:05:30I will give you ?85. Right. It would be churlish of me not to.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33'And we don't want you being churlish, Bingo!
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'He gets the first purchase of the day, ?85.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39'What's even better is he has a plan for it.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I feel it has wine merchant's, wine bar written all over it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45It has a great nostalgic look.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Dated 1955. Made of oak, staved oak, with the metal bindings.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55I don't think it was ever actually used for storage and ageing of wine.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I think it was more likely an advertising item
0:05:58 > 0:06:00or a fitting to a lovely restaurant.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03'Yes, having a buyer in mind is a great plan.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07'Unfortunately for Bingo, it's not a plan exclusive to him.'
0:06:07 > 0:06:12A year ago, a friend of mine set up a hairdressing salon in Nottingham.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16For that, he asked me for a chandelier, a clock and a mannequin.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19In his back rooms, he's just opened a beauty salon.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He's also asked for two more chandeliers.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And look, there they are.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Excuse me, the two chandeliers you've got here.
0:06:28 > 0:06:3025 each.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35What would be your best price on those? Ooh! 20. 20 each.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Give you 30 for the two, but that is my limit. 35.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41OK. Got a deal.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Thank you.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46'?35 and James breaks his duck. What exactly has he bought?'
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Style-wise, these are very much 17th century.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54This, though, is 1980s.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Probably for a pub, a guesthouse,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01but it's got a sort of a look to it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05'So, both our brave boys are up and running and off to a great start.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07'The sun is shining and the goods are fresh out.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10'No wonder James Lewis is in good spirits.'
0:07:10 > 0:07:14There are no excuses at Ardingly, one of the biggest fairs in England.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Lots of choice, lots of price range.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Really, today, if I don't spend my budget, I'm in trouble.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25'Something tells us you're not going to let the happen, James.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30'Surrounded by his beloved furniture, pockets full of money, he's in his element.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33'What's he going to go for next? A beautiful old painting?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37'A lovely French chest of drawers? A dirty old eye-testing device?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41'A dirty old eye-testing device? You're not, are you?'
0:07:41 > 0:07:45How much is that? That's 225. Is it? Oh, my word!
0:07:45 > 0:07:50I think, because the condition is so worn, all round here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52And lost the stand.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56'Yes, James, put it down quick. Find something more furniture-y.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59'A table, a chair - something with legs.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02'Oh, no! Not those kind of legs!'
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Tell me the history of them.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09They're just somebody's legs. They're proper prosthetic legs? Yes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12What sort of period are they?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I think they're sort of '20s.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17What would be your best on those? For one? 195.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20'Let's get this straight.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23'James is thinking of buying someone's old leg?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25'Pull the other one!'
0:08:25 > 0:08:28What would I do with a prosthetic leg? With the opthalmic thing.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32'The stallholder's trying to sell the eye tester WITH the leg.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34'I wonder if he's got any antique marbles.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37'James seems to have lost his.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Right, 340 and I'll take two.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43350 and it's yours. Go on. ?350.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47'Yes, viewer, James has just spent nearly half his entire budget
0:08:47 > 0:08:50'on a rusty eye tester and someone's old tin leg!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53'What WAS he thinking of?'
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I'm not sure whether I need a good seeing to,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58whether I need medical attention
0:08:58 > 0:09:01or maybe I was just legless when I bought them!
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Unfortunately, none of the excuses are going to work.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08I'm hoping to try and find a prosthetic surgeon,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10somebody expert in their field,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13or maybe even a Paralympic athlete
0:09:13 > 0:09:18who might want to see what people had to deal with 70, 80 years ago.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And for this...maybe an optometrist
0:09:21 > 0:09:25or somebody who just likes weird things!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28There are plenty of those people in the antiques game.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'And some might say you're one of them, James.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34'The Lionheart purchases two items he knows nothing about.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37'Let's hope there's method in his madness.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40'His rival's taking a more conventional approach to the buying.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44'On the other side of the market, Bingo is browsing garden furniture.'
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I LOVE these three-legged tables. Perfect for the summer.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51You can put them on any old rough grass,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54you can put them on any old road and they'll always be true.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56The power of the three-legged table.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59'Rather than the one-legged leg.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01'A nice pair of tables for Bingo
0:10:01 > 0:10:04'and he spots another one in the van.'
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Yeah, lovely. How much on that one? I think 50's the best I can do.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12If I bought that and those two, could I do it for 150?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16'James has offered less than the stallholder wants.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19'Before any deal can be struck, the seller wants to make a call.'
0:10:19 > 0:10:25The gentleman's phoning his partner to find out whether we can do the three tables -
0:10:25 > 0:10:27that's the pair and the folding fellow... Hello.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29The three for 150.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32OK. Great. Thanks. Bye.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Yeah, that'll be fine. Great. That's really kind. Fabulous.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39'There we go - three garden tables for ?150,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41'and James increases his stash.'
0:10:41 > 0:10:45So I've got this pair of rather nice wine tables here.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48These aren't terribly old. They're to a French design.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53A painted wrought-iron base and then we've got a zinc top.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56The second table is a big fellow. It's got a great weight to it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Ideal for the small garden because you can fold it up
0:10:59 > 0:11:01and put it against the wall.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03That is practicality!
0:11:03 > 0:11:08'Bingo Braxton using his knowledge of the garden furniture market
0:11:08 > 0:11:10'to make a clever purchase.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15'James Lewis, he's no mug either - though he has found a giant one!'
0:11:15 > 0:11:18One of the interesting things about this
0:11:18 > 0:11:23is that it's marked Made in Moira, which was a great mining area,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25but also a centre for some of the potteries.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Obviously made for the tourist market - "From Cheddar",
0:11:28 > 0:11:34which I presume is Cheddar Gorge - and made around the 1930s.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37All I need to do is find a father
0:11:37 > 0:11:39who's a big mug
0:11:39 > 0:11:42who likes Cheddar.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44'You also need to buy it, James.'
0:11:44 > 0:11:49I'll give you ?30, but that's my limit. For me, it's a bit of fun.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Go on, then. You've got a deal.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56'For ?30, another oddity finds its way into James's big bag of goodies.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00'Our dealers are having no trouble finding quirky items today.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06'Bingo's quick to snap up another, as he snags a willow basket for ?5.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It's a trug. They're very light.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11They're made, principally, of willow and chestnut
0:12:11 > 0:12:15and retained by these rather nice copper nails.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18There were trug-makers very much in the 19th century.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20This goes back to a time
0:12:20 > 0:12:24where there were no cardboard egg boxes, there were no plastic sacks.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26But this one isn't very old.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30I'd imagine this is ten or 15 years old.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33'Now, with odd-shaped barrels and an ancient tin leg,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36'it's turning out to be a bit of a rum collection.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41'What a relief to find James looking at a proper bona fide antique.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:44A 200-year-old George III bureau.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47This piece of furniture is solid mahogany.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51It was made 200 years ago, at around 1810.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56We open it up and it sits on these lopers here.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Inlaid, it's got pigeon holes, drawers, door to the centre.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Oak-lined as well! Lovely lining!
0:13:04 > 0:13:08If you're thinking of buying new, big mistake!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Come to your antiques fairs and your auctions
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and find a treasure like that.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16'Yes, James loves that bureau, up for ?80.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'Can he get it down even further?'
0:13:19 > 0:13:2160 quid any good? No, I can go 70.
0:13:21 > 0:13:2470, you've got a deal. I just want to save the bureau.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27'?70 and the bureau is his.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31'It's surely put him into the lead on the spending stakes.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34'Let's find out the facts on how things stand.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39'Both experts started the day with ?750 to spend.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43'So far, James Lewis has forked out on five items...
0:13:49 > 0:13:52'Bingo Braxton has bought four items,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55'but when it comes to money, is lagging way behind...
0:14:01 > 0:14:05'If he doesn't spend it quickly, he's going to run into trouble.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08'Before he runs into trouble, he runs into his rival.'
0:14:08 > 0:14:10James!
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Slow down! This vehicle doesn't move very quickly.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This is my purchases. It's not bad, actually.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Come and sit down! What have you bought so far?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Well... Any goodies?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Do you know what really annoys me? What? Buying this flatpack rubbish.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Yeah. George III bureau
0:14:31 > 0:14:33made 200 years ago. Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:3670 quid!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Y-you're joking? It is insane.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And people say, "I've got kids. It won't last."
0:14:43 > 0:14:46It's lasted 200 years! Of course it'll last!
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It's the flatpack stuff you screw together that doesn't last.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That is amazing. Under ?100.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I found a few other bits, but that is the one that I'm most determined...
0:14:57 > 0:15:02It's going to be my banner for a crusade for buying sensible furniture.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Anyway, get out. No. Take me along. OK. Where do you want to go?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Food court! Let's go to the food court.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15'There we go then, viewer. James is on a crusade to persuade you all to buy sensible things.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19'Notice he's kept quiet about the tin leg he bought for 170 quid!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22'Buoyed by their little meeting,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25'our two brave boys throw themselves back once more into the fray.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31'Having caught a glimpse of his rival's purchases, James Lewis is feeling positive.'
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Having seen James in his little buggy
0:15:34 > 0:15:37with his garden furniture in the back,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41I feel a little bit happier with the situation.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43There can't be much profit in that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47'He's not JUST investing in garden furniture.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51'In fact, Bingo has found a bit of highly collectable car ephemera,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54'an MG badge.'
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Tell me, why have you got 55 on this?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Because I think it's fairly rare,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03it's in really good condition and it's quite collectable.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Would you take 30 on that, Jenny? No. You're pushing me too far.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I would let you have it for 40. 35. Go on.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Meet me in the middle, Jenny. Jenny, 35... All right, then.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Thank you. That's really kind.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21'There we go - an MG car badge for ?35 and Bingo seems delighted.'
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Those American airmen were very well paid,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27compared to our British contemporaries in the Second World War.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32They returned with lots of lovely British exotic sports cars.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37From that grew our fabulous halcyon period of British sports cars
0:16:37 > 0:16:39which were all exported to America.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42This is a great badge. Bought it for 35.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44A LOT of collectors out there.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Let's hope I can find a principal collector.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50'So, one more in the bag for Bingo.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55'And then another, in the form of an old chipped ice-cream scoop for ?2.'
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It's probably '60s, enamelled,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00slight bit of wear here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04But essentially, it comes to hand really nicely. Good design.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09'Good design, but what sort of profit is he going to get on that?
0:17:09 > 0:17:14'Elsewhere in the market, James Lewis is still going on and on and on about brown furniture.'
0:17:14 > 0:17:18I have just bought this. It was ?140.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Two-tiered dumbwaiter, made around 1830, 1840.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It has seen almost 200 years of history.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27It is solid wood.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30At the moment, brown furniture is a bargain.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Ten, 20 years ago,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35this would have made ?500 to ?800 at auction.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39At a good antiques fair, you'd expect a price tag of ?1,000.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43There was this massive fashion for minimalism -
0:17:43 > 0:17:46laminate floors, brown leather sofa,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50a pile of twigs in the corner and a flat-screen telly.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55That killed the furniture market, but this has to come back.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57People have got to come back to their senses.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It's not MDF and it's not screw-it-together-yourself.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06This will last another 200 years and should be a great investment.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Get to your antiques fair, start buying brown furniture.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It is SO cheap. Rant over.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19'If he keeps bashing it like that, there'll be another pile of sticks in the corner - ?140 worth!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22'It seems James Lewis is not the only one on the campaign trail.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27'That's right. Bingo has found a bit of brown furniture of his own.'
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Mid 18th-century. It's a country piece of furniture, mule chest.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35This is elm here, so you've got this really nice grain.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Elm was much used on the bottoms of country chairs.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Nice elm sides. Even an elm back.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46But the top is made up of sections of oak.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Could you do 160 on that? No.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51180's my final...
0:18:51 > 0:18:55190 and you've got a deal. Yeah, I'll take that. Very kind.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59'So, ?190 and Bingo seals the deal on the mule chest.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02'It's an item oozing history.'
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Most people were working the land in the 18th century.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07They wouldn't have had a great deal.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11This would have been somebody who had something about them,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13the emerging middle class.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17This is too country to be landed gentry and aristocracy.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22It's all elm, which is a native rather nice hardwood.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26The only downer is this terrible replacement oak top.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30There it is - in all its rather bad glory.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35If I can find some sympathetico wood to go on there,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I think I can transform that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39'Bingo's happy with his chest
0:19:39 > 0:19:43'and in spite of the fact that he's got money in his kitty, he decides
0:19:43 > 0:19:45'he's purchased enough to call it a day -
0:19:45 > 0:19:48'a tactical move that he hopes will pay off.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52'But what he doesn't know is that James Lewis is still out there
0:19:52 > 0:19:55'and he's got a potential money-maker in his sights -
0:19:55 > 0:19:58'a 19th-century craft and sewing box.'
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I was asking 180 for it earlier. Give me 140, you can buy it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04120 on that and you've got a deal.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07125, there you are.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Deal.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11'James gets the box, but what exactly has he bought?'
0:20:11 > 0:20:14This is a real jewel of a box.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It's rosewood.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It's 1820, 1825.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23The shape of the box is vaguely sarcophagus form.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Again, this is inspired by the Napoleonic Wars.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Napoleon was buried in a sarcophagus shaped casket like this.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36In the centre, we have a miniature.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39This is a Classical miniature after a well-known original.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44This could well be French. It's a miniature in watercolour on ivory.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47What regularly happens is that the miniature is taken out
0:20:47 > 0:20:52and sold separately, then a little stipple engraving is put in,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54which is a cheap replacement.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57We open it up, and this is watered silk.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03Silk with a sheen that runs all the way through it in pale blue.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07The accessories are in mother-of-pearl, some in bone.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10In the time when this was made, almost every piece of furniture
0:21:10 > 0:21:14had ivory or tortoiseshell or bone
0:21:14 > 0:21:19or some animal part set into it in some way, shape or form.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22But times have changed and today, this would never be done.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24'And with that purchase,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28'James also makes the strategic decision to knock it on the head.
0:21:28 > 0:21:34'While he heads to the bar for a well-earned refreshment, let's have a round-up of the stats so far.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41'Both our trading troupers started with ?750 of their own money.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47'James Lewis splashed out on seven items and spent up to his limit.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51'James Bingo Braxton also bought seven items,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54'though he spent considerably less...
0:21:57 > 0:22:01'..He is holding back some money for the restoration of his mule chest.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03'At this stage, it could be anybody's game.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07'What do our duelling duo think about the opposition's selections?'
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Well, Bingo. You look very restrained there.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13How many items have you bought? Seven.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15What? Spent 300 quid?
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Does this look like 300 quid? It does not look like 300 quid!
0:22:20 > 0:22:22I love your dumbwaiter.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25What would you put that in at in the auction? 400 to 600.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29400 to 600, yeah. What did you buy it for?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32?140. That is cheap, isn't it?
0:22:32 > 0:22:37My most expensive lot is this fellow with the very disappointing top.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41The rest of it is all lovely in elm, so we've got a nice country piece.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45How much was that? That was a lot of money, ?190.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Ooh, it WAS a lot of money. Yeah.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And then I went garden mad!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Two tables there, a table there.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And then my nice barrel, my Nuits-Saint-Georges.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I think you're going to have fun with that. It's been a great day.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Well done, you. Good luck. Good luck to you. Enjoy.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08'So, with the buying all done,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12'we've reached the halfway mark of this memorabilia marathon.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16'Neither of our long-distance dealers is in danger of hitting the wall yet.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19'Before they head out once more into combat,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21'it's time for the two Jameses to return home.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26'They need to sell all their items for as much money as they can,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29'both hoping to make the biggest profit and walk away victorious.
0:23:29 > 0:23:35'Back at the Lionheart's lair, Mr Lewis is feeling positive about his purchases.'
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I have to say, at Ardingly, for the first time in a while,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I was buying strongly and buying well.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But when you spend big, you've got to find people with deep pockets.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50The giant Father's Mug - lots of options and a guaranteed profit.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54?140 for a two-tier dumbwaiter.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59This is the sort of thing that the Duke of Wellington would have had!
0:23:59 > 0:24:03The bureau, good news again. I've got two or three people interested.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07The little rosewood sewing box, that's my favourite thing.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The eye tester - positive responses all over the place
0:24:10 > 0:24:13from collectors and also from opticians.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18The thing I thought was going to be the easiest is my prosthetic leg.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I just thought it was so different, but nobody wants it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25If I don't sell it, I think old Bingo Braxton will beat me.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28'Oh, don't dance with defeat just yet, James.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31'Then again, maybe he's right to be worried.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35'Back at Bunker del Braxton, Bingo is very pleased with his haul.'
0:24:35 > 0:24:38The sun led me to very much a garden ensemble.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I bought this nice pair of garden tables here.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I should make a decent profit on those.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48We've got our big fellow here, nice heavy fellow, zinc top.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53This lovely barrel. A local winemaker may be interested in that fellow.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58This ice-cream scoop should lead me to a fabulous maker in Brighton.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Then my lovely trug. Who could resist a trug?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I'm looking forward to finding out its date and how much I can sell it for.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10The MG Car Club. I'm hoping to sell that to a fellow MG owner.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12My nice elm trunk.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I had to get it to a restorer as soon as possible.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Whether my summery collection is man enough to take on James Lewis, I don't know.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23'Both our dealers are going to have to man-up now,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27'as they begin the phone work, the web work and the leg work
0:25:27 > 0:25:30'that's going to be necessary to make the sales.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34'No deal is sealed until they've shaken on it and the cash is in their hands.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37'First off the mark is Bingo Braxton.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'He's taking the basket that cost him ?5
0:25:40 > 0:25:43'to the Sussex Truggery where it was made.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46'Owner Sarah can't be short of a trug or two, so what's his plan?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50'Is James hoping she'll want to buy it for sentimental reasons?'
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It's made by one of the old boys... Yeah. ..who is no more.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56This is cricket bat willow.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00In years gone by, it would have been the willows that we find on the marshes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Does that have interest for you? Well, it does.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I know you're a magpie. It's quite nostalgic.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10I do have a collection of ancient trugs!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Name your price, Sarah.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Would you take ?20? Course I'll take ?20. It's a deal.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19'Sealed with a kiss!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22'James makes a healthy profit of ?15 on his first sale.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28'But the Lionheart is hot on his heals in his quirky Camper van.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32'He's in Derbyshire, loaded up with the dumbwaiter that cost him ?140.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34'He's hoping Jim, an antiques collector,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38'will want it for a Victorian house he's renovating.'
0:26:38 > 0:26:43A dumbwaiter from about 1840, so probably early Victorian.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45The house is around 1850, 1860, I think.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48So it's around the same sort of period? Yes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53It's got that sabre leg, which indicates a slightly earlier date.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Inspired by the sabre shape of the sword,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Napoleonic War period, but it's a bit later than that.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Is it the sort of thing you're looking for? It is. How about 500?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Way above my price. Well, I'm expecting a haggle.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Can we settle on 300?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It shows me a profit. I think you've got a good buy.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15You've got a deal. Excellent.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Well, that's great news.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20My first sale more than doubled my money.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22He's got a real bargain
0:27:22 > 0:27:27and I found a new home for a piece of lovely antique furniture.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29'James kicks off his sales
0:27:29 > 0:27:32'with a whopping profit of ?160 for the dumbwaiter
0:27:32 > 0:27:35'and continues on his campaign to save brown furniture.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39'Back in Sussex, Bingo Braxton is taking the ornamental wine barrel
0:27:39 > 0:27:43'that cost him ?85 to Larry, a local vineyard owner.'
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Here's the mighty beastie. Very nice.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I like! Lovely. Very nice, yeah.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52It's a part of the charity auctions they have in Burgundy every year.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57This barrel looks to me slightly older than 1955. It does.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02I wonder whether it's been decorated after they stopped using it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I came here, Larry, a year ago.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I brought some of my little wine committee.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11When I was there, I was trying to find a place to put down my glass.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15I thought this would make... It's a great height! It's perfect.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19You could put a glass top on it or just leave it as we have here.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22What would you say was a fair price, Larry?
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I'd say about 125. Could I squeeze you a tad?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28135?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Yeah, go on, then. Thank you very much indeed. Cheers.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Let's get this open. Absolutely.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38'James pops his cork with a profit of ?50.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40'He really has something to celebrate.'
0:28:40 > 0:28:44That's a vintage deal and so is this lovely wine.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48I'm very pleased with that. ?50 profit? I'll drink to that!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51'So, Mr Braxton has two sales under his belt.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53'Remember that coffer?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56'Knowing that any restoration costs must come out of his budget,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00'James has been unable to find an affordable replacement lid,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04'but he has put it in with restorer Ben for a quick clean-up.'
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Ben's done a great job for ?60.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10He's removed all the dirt. He's given a silky finish.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14That means I might be able to retail it and get a decent price.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17'Now for James and the giant mug!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20'Mr Lewis paid ?30 for it and has a cunning ruse
0:29:20 > 0:29:25'to take it to a bottle kiln, where he's hoping for a giant sale.'
0:29:25 > 0:29:26I've come to Swadlincote,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30to one of Derbyshire's last remaining bottle kilns,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34to try and sell my giant Derbyshire stoneware mug.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36'James has targeted collector Jeff,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39'who he's hoping might be interested in the 1930s piece.'
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Have a good look. It's a bit big for beer, but...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I don't think there is such a thing that is a bit big for beer!
0:29:46 > 0:29:51I don't know what you know about Moira pottery. I don't know very much.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I do believe they made sewage pipes.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58This is kind of the width of a sewage pipe. Thanks very much(!)
0:29:58 > 0:30:00It's a sewage pipe section!
0:30:00 > 0:30:03I think, because it's so early
0:30:03 > 0:30:07and because it has so many different selling points,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I think it's a good object. It's quite an interesting looking thing.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15What are you thinking, price-wise? 60 quid's a reasonable price.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I was thinking more like 100.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22If I was to pay 70, that gives me a bit of a margin. Got a deal.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26'The giant mug gives James a sizeable profit of ?40,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29'but Bingo is still in the race.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32'The zinc-topped garden tables cost him ?100 at the antiques fair.
0:30:32 > 0:30:38'Will they stand him a profit when he tries to sell them to garden furniture shop owners Sue and Pete?'
0:30:38 > 0:30:42They're English-made. They're wrought iron.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44We've got a wrought iron base, hence the weight.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Then they just fold a bit of zinc over the top.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It's a typically French design.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54You can put a three-legged table anywhere and it'll always be true.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57That's fair enough. What a salesman!
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I was looking at an individual price, 150, 160.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05I think that might be a bit steep for us to be able to retail them on.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11What would you retail them at? I would think around ?80 each?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I'd say so. About that.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16How about giving me sort of...150?
0:31:16 > 0:31:21It's only a small profit, but I've transported them here!
0:31:21 > 0:31:23What about 135?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26140 and I'll do a deal. What do you think?
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Shall we do the deal? 140, put it there, Pete. Sue, thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34'Bingo makes ?40 on the tables and while he's on a run,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37'he nets a profit of ?70 on the green folding table,
0:31:37 > 0:31:42'selling it to Charlie, the manager of some local holiday cottages.'
0:31:42 > 0:31:45So, 120? 120 would be great.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48I'd be very happy with that. Thank you.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51'Next, James Lewis is back on his campaign
0:31:51 > 0:31:53'to save British antique furniture.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57'He's in Yorkshire, hoping antiques dealer Tony will offer him a profit
0:31:57 > 0:31:59'for the bureau that cost him ?70.'
0:31:59 > 0:32:06There we go - one 19th-century mahogany bureau.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11Inside, we've got original drawers, pigeon holes
0:32:11 > 0:32:14and...and cupboard.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Good bit of inlay.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Period hinges, all three. Period lock as well.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25If you have a look at the top, though, it's had a piece put in.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30I think I'd be interested in that. My opening bid would be about 120.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33220? 140?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36All right. 210. I can't pay over two.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40OK. Start with a one, then. At 160, it will show a nice profit.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43You've got a deal. Great.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49I've made SOME profit, but by far the most important thing is I saved the bureau.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51# Flash! A-ha...! #
0:32:51 > 0:32:54MIMICS BRIAN BLESSED: 'The bureau survived?
0:32:54 > 0:32:59'What a hero. James Lewis - saviour of antique furniture.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00'He also makes a profit of ?90,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04'which brings us to the halfway mark of the selling.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08'Time to find out who's bringing home the bacon and who's going hungry.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13'James Lewis has only sold three items, but has a sizeable profit...
0:33:15 > 0:33:19'Bingo has sold one more, but is lagging behind...
0:33:23 > 0:33:26'But in the roller coaster world of antiques,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29'almost anything can happen and quite frequently does.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33'So, with things hotting up, Bingo heads to the seaside
0:33:33 > 0:33:37'to cool down with one of Brighton's premier ice-cream makers, Seb.'
0:33:37 > 0:33:39This is what I brought for you.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You've probably seen millions of them. I have, indeed.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47Tell me. I know nothing. I merely bought it because I knew of you.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50It's a classic American-style ice-cream scoop.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54It's a great little thing and it could have a nice place
0:33:54 > 0:33:57on the mantelpiece downstairs. Fabulous!
0:33:57 > 0:34:02I'd give you ?4 for it. ?4? Make it a round fiver and it's yours, chief.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05All right. We'll say a fiver. It's yours.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07'Not exactly hundreds and thousands,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11'but James makes a profit of ?3 with the ice-cream scoop.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14'The sale done, James persuades Seb to let him try his hand
0:34:14 > 0:34:17'at making ice cream of his own.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20'James there, proving he can whip up more than just a profit.'
0:34:20 > 0:34:24And I've got to move it to the sides, haven't I?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Oh, bli... Where should I be, Seb?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29LAUGHING: You're doing well.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I feel like Scott of the Antarctic.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35'Scott of the Antarctic? Did he make ice cream?'
0:34:36 > 0:34:40?3, not the biggest profit I've ever made, but my word...
0:34:41 > 0:34:46..this Bingo's Brighton Bounty is a winner.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48'Yes, don't talk with your mouth full, Bingo.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51'Anyway, he's not the only one who's creaming a profit
0:34:51 > 0:34:55'because James Lewis makes ?25 selling his brass chandeliers
0:34:55 > 0:34:58'to the beauty salon he had in mind when he bought them.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00'That's not the only good news.'
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Remember that lovely work box I bought at the antiques fair -
0:35:03 > 0:35:07sarcophagus, rosewood with the cut steel nail heads,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09that little miniature in the centre?
0:35:09 > 0:35:13I absolutely loved it. But great news - I sold it for ?300.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15That's a profit of 175.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Great result.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20'It certainly is, Mr Lewis. The box was bought by Mark,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23'a dealer on the Portobello Road in London,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26'giving James that impressive ?175 profit.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'But the Lionheart does have one problem item.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34'He can't find a buyer for his metal leg
0:35:34 > 0:35:37'that cost him ?170 at the antiques fair.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39'A clever bit of lateral thinking
0:35:39 > 0:35:43'leads him to Surrey-based interior designer, Steve.'
0:35:43 > 0:35:47You might be able to do something wild and wacky with it.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It's interesting. Does this come out? Yeah.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53This I'm not particularly interested in. No.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57If you don't mind, I'm going to bung that down there.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59But this, this IS interesting.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04This could make quite a nice small table. OK. A console, perhaps? Yeah.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08It's almost like a suit of armour. Isn't it just?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Especially with the rivets. I quite like it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15It would look really good as a main feature on a small console table.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19How about...410?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24It's too much, because if I've got to sell the table...
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I'll probably say...
0:36:26 > 0:36:29probably 150. Cor. It's nowhere near what I paid.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33I paid way more than that. 250?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I'll take 300. 300.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40All right, 300. Brilliant. I'll show you what I'm going to do with it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Would you...? I'd love to see what you're going to do with it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46I'll have the leg, which will be standing.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48That would be fixed to a bracket that we'd make.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52You would have a console on the top with perhaps a mirror?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54We can spray this any colour.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Well, the profit was good, but his ideas were fantastic!
0:36:59 > 0:37:00What a result!
0:37:00 > 0:37:03'Selling the leg for ?300,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06'James Lewis walks away with a profit of ?130.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10'At this stage, James Braxton is still lagging behind,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13'but it could all change in the blink of a deal.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17'He's taking his MG badge to a group of car enthusiasts in East Sussex,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20'hoping it will give him the acceleration he needs.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25'He bought the badge for ?35, but Bingo's got a cunning plan
0:37:25 > 0:37:29'to rev up these potential buyers' appetites and make a great profit.'
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I've got a nice gathering of fellow MG owners in the pub
0:37:34 > 0:37:37and I'm going to auction it to them.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39'But will this bold move pay off?'
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Good afternoon! Good afternoon!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Fellow MG owners!
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Having only owned an MG for six years,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53I don't know how qualified I am to speak to this very august body.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56What you're doing here is you're buying the item.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Let's have a bit of auction magic. Who'll give me ?20?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03?20 we're off at 20. 25?
0:38:03 > 0:38:0625 all around me now. Who'll give me 30...?
0:38:06 > 0:38:11'James Braxton showing he's still got it when it comes to driving up the price in an auction.'
0:38:11 > 0:38:14..38, thank you, madam. 40.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1745, well done. At 55.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21David has it at 55. Once, twice. Any more?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Sold. Thanks very much indeed, David. 55!
0:38:27 > 0:38:31'So, our action auctioneer makes a tidy profit of ?20 on the MG badge
0:38:31 > 0:38:34'and that means he only has one item left to sell.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37'As we reach the final leg of this selling marathon,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40'the Lionheart is taking a trip to London.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43'He's so far struggled to sell the eye testing device,
0:38:43 > 0:38:47'but is hoping to find a buyer in Alex, a Hampstead optician.'
0:38:47 > 0:38:51I know that I spent an awful lot of money on this,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54but the only thing I've got my eyes focused on is a profit.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59'But will Alex want to pay more than the ?180 it cost James?'
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Wonderful old thing. How old do you think it is?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Exact date, I don't know.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I was hoping you would say, "This is what it is. This is the date."
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Do you know what it is? It's for testing your eyes, I guess.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14It's called a phoropter. Right.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18You know the old-fashioned lenses that slot in and out? Yeah.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22They all fitted in here. There's normally little dials.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25That allows you to rotate the lenses in and out.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I like these old things to display in the window with the glasses.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31It goes with the style of my shop. I like it. Good.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Obviously... It's what you want to sell it to me for.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I think in the right place... Yeah.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42..retail... Yeah. ..it's over five.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46If you'd cleaned it, maybe. I wanted to leave it like that.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48So how about 350?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51You've got a deal. You sure? Yes. Brilliant.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53'Yes, a speedy bit of haggling
0:39:53 > 0:39:57'and James's little eye spies a profit of ?170,
0:39:57 > 0:40:00'meaning the Lionheart is all done.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03'Back in Bingo's East Sussex heartland, he's got one item left
0:40:03 > 0:40:07'and is taking his elm coffer to see antiques dealer Peter.'
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I bought it for ?190.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I spent ?60 on restoration.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16I rather hoped I might have found that elusive elm top, but I haven't.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Let's hope I can make a small profit on it.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22So this is what you've brought me? Yeah, feel that grain.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26It's lovely, isn't it? The top has obviously disappeared at some point.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Yes, it looks to me as if it's, like, narrow floorboards
0:40:31 > 0:40:33that have been joined together, tongue and groove.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38If you could find that piece of elm, that's where you'll get top value.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I think I would try and sell it privately, probably.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Peter, I want to get north of 300 for this.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49I think it's going to be too tight because of the replacement lid.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54I would be happier with around...275.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Could you do 295?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00285 and we'll have a deal. 285, we have a deal, chief.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Well done. Thank you very much indeed.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07'James squeezes ?35 profit from the coffer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10'Will it be enough to swing this competition?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14'Let's remind ourselves of what our boys have spent.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18'Both started the day with ?750 of their own money.
0:41:18 > 0:41:24'James Lewis purchased seven items and spent up to his limit.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28'James "Bingo" Braxton also bought seven items,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30'but only spent ?527,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34'including ?60 on restoration costs for his coffer.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38'One question remains, who made the biggest profit?
0:41:38 > 0:41:43'All the money that James and Bingo made will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:43 > 0:41:49'Without further ado, let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.'
0:41:49 > 0:41:53How are you? All right. How did you get on at Ardingly?
0:41:53 > 0:41:58The one thing that I had real difficulty with was the leg. Nobody was interested.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03Eventually, I found a guy who made weird furniture for nightclubs.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07It's going to end up as a table in Soho. How very suitable.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Legless! Legless, exactly!
0:42:09 > 0:42:13So how about you? What was your best buy? Best buy?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16I bought a lovely barrel, Nuits-Saint-Georges,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and I sold it to a vineyard. A vineyard?
0:42:19 > 0:42:25No more than a mile from my house. We don't get vineyards in Derbyshire. Don't you?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I would say, "A tad nesh." A tad nesh? Yeah. "A bit cold."
0:42:28 > 0:42:33You're more brewing fare. Yes! Beer! Not very sophisticated.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Who's going to be champagne, who's going to be beer?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Three. Two. One.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46You're in the champers! Come on, then. Best beer for me.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48'James Lewis walks away the winner
0:42:48 > 0:42:51'after turning a profit at every corner.'
0:42:51 > 0:42:54The great thing about those massive antiques fairs
0:42:54 > 0:42:59is that whether your budget is ?50 or ?50,000, there is something there for everybody.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04All the items I've bought I would have happily kept, but I had to sell them.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07It was rather like distributing gifts.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11'Tomorrow, Bingo Braxton gets another chance to bite back
0:43:11 > 0:43:15'when our two Jameses go head to head at an auction in Norfolk.'
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