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'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -

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'the show pitching TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other

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'in an all-out battle for profit.'

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Hey!

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

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Who's there?

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'Each week, one pair of dealers will face a different daily challenge.'

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The original cheeky chappy. Lovely!

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'Putting their reputations on the line,...

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Full house. Oh, I say!

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'..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets,

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

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I'm feeling rather lucky.

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'Coming up, James Braxton is a man with a restoration plan.'

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I might turn that from an ordinary item into a luxury good.

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'James Lewis comes a cropper.' Nothing has gone right today.

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'And Bingo hopes you'll learn from his mistakes.'

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There is a moral to this tale. I paid slightly more than that.

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Sometimes you can get carried away at auction. Oh, dear!

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'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.'

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'Welcome, antiquarians and sports fans to another nail-biting chapter

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'in the book of TV challenges,

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'where today, two of Britain's best-loved auctioneers

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'go head-to-head in a real battle of the big boys.'

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'And when I say big, I mean big.'

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'Starting with a man with over 20 years of auction-house experience under his belt.'

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'When it comes to collectables, he knows his onions.'

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'It's the mighty James "the Lionheart" Lewis.'

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He's going to be in big trouble.

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'So, who dares to take on the Lionheart?'

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'Well, what ho, it's a bit of posh.'

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Very nicely played.

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'Yes, he's bought and sold more antiques than most of us have had hot dinners.'

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'There's probably nothing he doesn't know about furniture and fine art.'

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'It's the Southeast's auction actioneer, James "Bingo" Braxton.'

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The plan has come to fruition.

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'And today, our auctioneer experts are on home soil,

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'as it's the auction challenge.'

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'Both boys are packing ?1,000 of their own hard-earned cash

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'and have rocked up at the T W Gaze auction rooms in Diss in Norfolk.'

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'There are four auctions going on simultaneously here -

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'an outside salvage sale, house clearance, furniture

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'and an antiques saleroom.'

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'Our two dealers will have to plan and prepare and race here and there

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'if they're to cover it all and not miss their lots.'

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'And, as any profits they make go to their chosen charities, they're both keen to win.'

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'So, James Lewis and James Braxton,

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'it's time to put your money where your mouth is.'

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Mr Braxton! Lewis, how are you? Very well, very well.

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Big money day, isn't it, today? ?1,000 but we've got a challenge.

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Four salerooms, all going on at the same time. They are, aren't they?

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Richard the Lionheart granted chartered market status to Diss,

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way back, and of course, my nickname is... Lionheart.

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So, there we go.

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A little friend for you. Hello, James. Oh, dear. There we are.

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I thought you might need a little friend to give you a bit of luck.

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That's very kind of you, James. Don't do anything nasty to him.

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No, I won't. Good luck. Have fun.

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The challenge is, James, you've got to spend all of your money. I will.

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'How sweet. James Lewis is giving his competitor a lucky talisman.'

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'Get out of it! Trying to wind Bingo up, more like.'

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'The Lionheart has cleverly studied his opponent, to pinpoint how to get an advantage.'

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James and I are both auctioneers, but James started at the top.

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I started with car boot sales and jumble sales.

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So, for me, this might be a bit easier than it will be for him.

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'With so much ground to cover, this will be easy for no-one.'

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'Bidding is due to start shortly, so the Jameses must maximise their time

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'to mark up any interesting lots.'

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'James Lewis may be in his comfort zone in the outside salvage sale,

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'but not far away, in the furniture section, Bingo has come up with a cunning plan.'

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There's some interesting items outside. There's a couple that I can add value to.

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I'm going to transform ordinary items into luxury goods.

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'When faced with tatty goods,

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'Bingo's plan is restoration or transformation.'

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'But he might shed some perspiration as this site is enormous.'

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'So it's a case of careful planning and swift bidding.'

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'But his rival, James Lewis, is also starting in amongst the brown furniture,

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'and he has spotted an oak coffer he likes the look of.'

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There isn't a lot of furniture here today.

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But this old thing, George the Third, around 1760,

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it's had a couple of new brackets put underneath,

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but it is solid oak and a great piece of country furniture.

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'So the old oak chest goes onto James Lewis's wish list.'

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'While he continues his hunt for something of value,

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'James number two is hatching a plan to combine some pre-decimal coins with a table.'

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'Intriguing.'

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There's a rather nice little box of coins.

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I know of a bar which is covered in copper, copper coins.

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I think I will buy these coins

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and I will anoint them on various tables.

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I've seen one or two tables that I think I can add value to.

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I think I might turn that from an ordinary item into a luxury good.

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'Yes, a luxury good, indeed. If you like a copper-coiny table top(!)'

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'While James Lewis methodically works his way around the auctions,

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'looking at all the items on offer,

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'Bingo is busy trying to blend in.'

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There's a bit of stealth involved with auctions.

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Here I am, in camouflage,

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I'm still wearing autumn colours,

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which is the perfect backdrop for brown furniture and Persian rugs.

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'Yes, in his clever camouflage suit,

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'Bingo Braxton, as we can see here, is nigh-on invisible,

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'roaming freely through the auction house, unfettered, hidden from prying eyes.'

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'Careful!' GLASS SMASHES

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'While Bingo creeps around the house clearance area, James Lewis is back outside in the stalls,

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'where he's found a hidden treasure'

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This, at first glance, appears to be just a pile of wood.

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When it's formed, this section is the canopy for a wonderful bed.

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Made around 1850-1860, what's it worth?

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Well, in this condition, probably not a lot,

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but I do know somebody who has a bed shop,

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that has been looking for a prop to put in her window.

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That might actually do it.

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'So, James, thinking ahead, targeting a buyer and a second item goes on his list.'

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'Inside, Bingo has spotted a potential money spinner.'

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It's a card table and they're called envelope card tables.

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They look sort of like a corner of an envelope

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and then you open it like that and turn it all the way round,

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so these folds are supported.

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With the marquetry, they've cut out all this little detail

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and they've used a contrasting wood so there's boxwood in there.

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Some naughty person has left a water stain there.

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But what I really liked about it was the estimate.

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?80 - ?120.

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Now, I think that's cheap.

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And if I got it for that much money,

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I'm sure I could sell this for 250, 350, maybe even ?500.

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'Bingo wants to play his cards right and is determined to get that table'

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'But, with the clock counting down to the start of bidding,

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'the Lionheart is feeling anxious.'

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I'm concerned.

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I'm very concerned.

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There are thousands of objects here

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and hardly any I've even considered buying.

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But on the handful of things I've looked at,

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if I miss half of them, I'm not going to have enough items.

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'Oh dear, oh dear. Poor old James.'

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'So, the browsing is over, which means it's time to buckle down and hold tight.'

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'Time to separate the men from the boys,

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'the purchasers from the peepers, the buyers from the bystanders,

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'as the auction gets underway.'

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'Both our boys only picked out a few pieces each, so they won't want to lose out on them.'

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'But the auctioneers are already going at a cracking pace.'

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'And one of the first items under the hammer is James's oak coffer.'

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Good piece of oak here. Straight in at 100. 100. Take 10.

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Oak coffer at ?100... 110 away.

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Far away at 110 out back. Take 20. 120 the lady.

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130's bid. 130. At 130, it's selling. Far away at 130.

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130.

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'And he gets it. With commission, James pays just over ?153.'

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'But watch out, matey, because your rival has come to check up on you.'

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'And he appears to be using Jedi mind tricks to encourage you to bid on an item blind.'

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Five pounds, sir? Tenner? Quick.

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What's that? Go for a blind... Don't worry.

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Eight. I don't even know what it is. What is it?

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'Oh dear. That is desperate. James has just bid on the advice of his opponent.'

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'But neither know what it is.'

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'It's a marble tabletop that James Lewis buys for ?11.80 including fees.'

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'So is he happy with his purchase?'

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D'you know, I'm really pleased with this.

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It's solid Carrara marble.

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It probably dates to 1850-1860, with these lovely curved lines.

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But it's not a standard washstand top.

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It's got a draining ridge around here and a hole in the centre.

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So I think it's actually for making something on.

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That should be 50 quid, I'd have thought.

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'That unexpected buy seems to have cheered James up a bit, at last.'

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'Across the way, Bingo has found a target for his first bid.'

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Sort of toleware. It's painted, sort of cold painted.

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And it's a flour bin. This one dates from about 1905-1910.

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Most people these days buy flour in little bags.

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Up here in Norfolk, they buy it in buckets.

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If I can buy it under 40, I can make a good profit on it.

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'Well, he would make a good profit, but James Lewis is getting revenge

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'and is standing right next to him,

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'bidding on the flour bin to pump up the price.'

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45 new bidder. 45? 48, Alan. 48 we have. He won't. He won't...

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'The Lionheart needs to know when to stop or he'll end up buying it!'

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At 50... 55, Alan. 55 is bid.

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No. ?55 here and selling at 55.

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Still cheap. Thank you, sir. You ran me up there.

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It's worth 120 quid. You can fall out with people, I find.

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'Well, if you will go winding up the opposition...'

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'Bingo buys the flour bin for just shy of ?65.'

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'Remember his plan to create a copper-coin tabletop?'

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'Well, he's found a different table he thinks would work

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'and is hoping to get it cheap.'

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And it's 22 bid. Take five anywhere? ?22. Selling at 22.

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'A shade under ?26 and Mr Braxton has the first part of his copper-coin project.'

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'But his rival is not in on the secret.'

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Wonder if he's going to put a chessboard on it.

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Mm. Interesting.

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'Yes, we know something you don't know.'

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'Now, James Lewis is an auctioneer of some standing,

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'known for his good taste and expertise in high-end furniture,

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'which makes you wonder why he's suddenly got an interest in dirty old sweep's rods.'

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One. HE SNIGGERS

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Bid at three. Any advance? Take the bid at three. Three pounds.

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'So, James buys a collection of chimney sweep equipment for ?3.54,

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'which Bingo seems to find most amusing.'

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He's bought some drain rods or something,

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which are highly appropriate for an antique programme. Shut up, James.

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'So why has he bought those dirty brushes?'

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James took the mickey out of this, but it's bamboo, brass-mounted...

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You certainly wouldn't get that in a modern chimney-sweep brush.

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I should think this is 1890-1910.

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Classic Victorian thing.

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'Well, if you say so, James.'

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'He's purchasing a right old hotchpotch of nick-nacks today,

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'including a brass tray which, up close, he's not so enamoured with.'

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It's awful.

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'But it only cost ?4.72 and at least he's buying.'

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'Whereas James Braxton seems to be holding back on his cash.'

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'As it's the end of stage one, let's see how big the gap is between them'

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'Both our boys started today with ?1,000 of their own money.'

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'Lionheart Lewis has so far forked out on four items,

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'and spend ?173.46,

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'giving him ?826.54 to spend.'

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'James Braxton, on the other hand, has so far only bought two items,

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'parting with a mere ?90.86,

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'leaving him with over ?900 still in his pocket

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'and an awful lot to do as we return to the auction.'

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'James Lewis is in the stalls at the furniture sale,

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'hoping to win the bed he had his eye on earlier.'

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'However, there's strong competition so it's on with the sad face.'

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260. 280.

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300.

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'James out at 300.'

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At ?300 bid. At 300, at 300...

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'Ooh, but he's back in at 310.'

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320.

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330. 'This is nail-biting stuff.'

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360. 370.

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380. 'No, he's out again at 380.'

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Anywhere at 380. Selling all the while at 380.

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'Hang on, though. He's back in at 390.'

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'No, he's out again.'

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At ?400. Selling all the while at 400.

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'So, poor James fails to get the bed.'

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I'll have to spend the rest of my money on bits and bobs

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and that leaves me feeling very depressed.

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'Yes, that would have used up a nice chunk of James's budget,

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'so it's a sad old Lionheart who comes inside,

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'where an ever-chipper Bingo is there to rub salt in his wounds.'

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Cheer up, James. Don't be grumpy.

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'Ah, will that put a smile on his face?'

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What a tough day.

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'No. Let's leave him alone then.'

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'The card table that Bingo had his eye on is next under the hammer.'

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Edwardian, inlaid envelope card table - 100.

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110. 120. 130. 140.

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150. 160.

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170 I have. Selling for ?170.

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'So, success for Bingo and a Victorian rosewood card table

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'for a shade over ?200 with commission.'

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Tucking into my budget here. Prudence now. Thrift and prudence.

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'Well, you might be being prudent,

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'but James Lewis is having to bid on items he hasn't inspected.'

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'A Regency tea caddy has caught his eye,

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'but he doesn't want to attract any unwanted competition,

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'so he employs a smart tactic to bid secretly.'

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45. 45. 48.

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50. Five. 60.

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Five. 70.

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Five. 80?

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80. Is there five?

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We sell at ?80.

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'So James wins the caddy for ?94.40 including commission

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'and finds there's more to it than meets the eye.'

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A Regency caddy, in rosewood.

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And it has these lovely original loose-ring lion-mask handles on the sides.

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Lion-paw feet.

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And inside, its original covers.

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But inside this one, a little cut-steel evening bag.

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I should think that dates to 1800, 1820.

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I'm hoping I'll get ?20 for that.

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And that will certainly take the pressure off trying to make a big profit out of the caddy.

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'So it sounds like James's blind bidding may pay off. This time.'

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'And high on his success, the Lionheart goes on to another item -

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'a set of ivory page turners.'

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This was made around 1850

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and, as such, doesn't conflict with the ivory laws.

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And worth ?40-?60, ?50-?80.

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'So, that one alone should see James a profit.'

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'Across the auction room, Bingo is gearing up to bid on the coins he wants to use

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'to decorate the table that he bought earlier.'

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We'll start with 10. Five.

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Five bid, sir. Five pounds. He's going to make a door stop.

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What a bargain. Bingo. Thank you.

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'Yes, he gets the coins for ?5.90 including commission.'

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'He already has the table, so all he needs to do is stick them together

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'and then find someone who loves coins on a table.'

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'And as the auction continues, the running stays with Bingo,

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'as he finds himself a perch way up in the gallery.'

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We can keep an eye on old Lionheart down there now.

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'And a framed etching comes under the hammer.'

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W Wyllie, the etching, marine subject... Oh, that's me.

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A nice start here at just ?95.

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?95 bid. 100. 110.

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120. 130.

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140. Gallery at 140. Where's 50?

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150. 160.

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Any advance?

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'Bingo might have a bird's eye view of the room,

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'but he should look at his catalogue more closely.'

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'He's made a classic auction-room mistake.'

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Isn't that funny?

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I thought I was buying a pair of etchings.

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'Oh, Bingo. And there was you, trying to be prudent.'

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'With auction fees, that one etching has cost him a hefty ?188.80.'

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'It's a purchase his rival is none too impressed with.'

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Can't believe he bought that. Wow.

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They're nowhere near as fashionable as they once were.

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Old Bingo's way out of fashion!

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I ended up paying ?160 for one,

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when I rather hoped I was paying ?160 for two.

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It's a lovely etching. We've got a very nice landscape image here.

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By Wyllie, famous marine artist.

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The nice thing is, he signed it in pencil,

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which is the normal etiquette, so it's an artist's proof.

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His original works would have been taken up

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by galleries and wealthy private collectors.

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His etchings were for more public consumption.

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'So Bingo has the wind knocked out of his sails and a few notes out of his wallet.'

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'But, back on the floor, there's a flurry of activity from his rival.'

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'He buys a glass rolling pin for ?23.60,

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'an oil painting for ?106.20,

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'and a cuddly toy... Sorry, not a cuddly toy.'

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'Three leather cases for ?76.70.'

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Not interested in that one. Not particularly in that one, either.

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This one is where the potential money is.

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A 19th-century shotgun cartridge case.

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Divided into three sections inside.

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Hopefully there's a profit there.

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'James Lewis sounding less than sure about those cases.'

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'As the auction starts to wind up for the day,

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'an air of desperation falls on our boys,

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'who both still have plenty of money yet to spend.'

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'This is where expensive mistakes could happen.'

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'Bingo starts the ball rolling by splashing out ?53.10 on a silver tankard.'

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'Then, James Lewis adds to his impressive collection -

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'the Rolls-Royce of posters, or rather, a poster of Rolls-Royces,

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'for ?21.24.'

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Date? I suppose it's 1970s,

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because here we have 1970 and then we have the new look.

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So it is about 40-odd years old.

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To the right person, there's a good profit there.

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'In the rafters, James Braxton has his eye on a World War One compass,

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'but he's got competition.'

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'Such an experienced auctioneer won't throw caution to the wind

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'and get caught in a bidding war, will he?'

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'It's estimated at ?20-?30.'

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The leather-cased brass compass. 100.

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And 10. 120. 130.

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'Quickly rockets in price.'

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150. 160. 170.

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'That's a long way over the estimate.'

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200. And 10.

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Any advance on 210?

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GAVEL STRIKES

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'That's 247.80 including fees. Way above the estimate,

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'and a big gamble by Bingo Braxton.'

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'So, why did he want it so badly?'

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It's a compass, nicely cased, leather case.

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It's got the initials of the owner.

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Then you open it up, take the said compass out,

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it's got a folding siting mechanism in a Japan brass.

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I think the value is in the owner, rather than the item.

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'So Bingo will have to do a little research there,

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'but with that purchase, he decides he's all bought up.'

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'Mr Lewis, however, is still out there bidding,

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'this time, on an old leather chair.'

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20. ?20. Well, that was cheap.

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?20 for a tan leather armchair.

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I reckon that, retail, must be 400 or 500.

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So there should be a handsome profit there.

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'James takes the chair for ?23.60 so he can nip off and have a sit down,

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'as that was the final item of the day.'

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'Time to take stock and see who spent what.'

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'Both our boys started their day with ?1,000 of their own money.'

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'James Lewis ended up buying 11 items

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'and splashing out a total of ?540.44.'

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'James Braxton bought seven items

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'which cost him a total of ?787.06,

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'meaning he bought less but spent more.'

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'When it comes to comparing buys,

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'Bingo looks distinctly underwhelmed by his opponent's haul.'

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Look at this. What are you playing at?

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What is your special bit?

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Still in the auction room, I think.

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What's going on with that marble?

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D'you know, I'm pleased with that.

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It's quite a super structure, that. How about yours?

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I like my compass. I'm going to go on a journey with that.

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Ah. And I like my envelope card table.

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What did that cost? I think it was ?170 plus all the bits.

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They've been very kind to us in Norfolk. It's been fun.

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Good luck. And you.

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'So, it's bye-bye to buying and bidding

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and hello to high-octane selling.'

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'Now James and James need to sell all their auction items

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'for as much money as they can, hoping to make the biggest profit,

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'and walk away victorious.'

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'With the banging gavel a distant memory, the two Jameses return home to evaluate their items.'

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'Back in his lair, how's Mr Lewis feeling?'

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My best thing, in terms of profit, I think, is the leather armchair.

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The brass tray on top - somewhat of a disappointment.

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I know some Iranians that collect Persian stuff like that, but it turns out to be Arabic.

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The cases - I spent too much money. I think there's a loss there.

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The big oak coffer - my head tells me

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there should be the biggest profit out of anything there.

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But my heart tells me this sort of furniture is out of fashion.

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The tea caddy - a classic antique. I couldn't resist it.

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Lovely thing from the 1830s, but is there a profit in it? I don't know.

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'James must also use his head to sell the oil painting,

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'the blue glass rolling pin,

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'the paper knives, the marble tabletop,

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and the chimney sweeps.'

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'But what about Mr Braxton? How's he feeling now he's looking at it in the clear light of day?'

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I bought this table, which I think is lovely, anyway. It's made of oak.

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What I want to do is inset the coins and then polish them up,

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and hopefully, the pub won't be able to resist them.

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I've got this lovely envelope card table - Edwardian,

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rosewood, inlaid, it's got so much going on.

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The flour bin - I've got to find a baker, a pizza maker, anything to do with flour.

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My Wyllie - I thought I was buying a pair,

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it turned out I was merely, only buying one of the two.

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I'm going to work hard to sort of get a profit.

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Then I've got a nice little christening cup,

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sweet little fellow, silver - should be able to make a small profit.

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I have my compass - probably late 19th century,

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it's made by Elliott Brothers, of the Strand, London.

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I hope this will steer me to great profits and to take the auction leg.

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'So it's down to both our dealers to do a far better thing than they've ever done,

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'as they get down to the hard work of turning a purchase into a profit'

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'No deal is sealed until they've shaken on it

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'and the cash is in their hands.'

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'The first swashbuckling expert to swing into action is James Lewis,

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'as he descends on Chesterfield with his tea caddy,

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'which cost him ?94.40.'

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This is the headquarters of the Northern Tea Merchants.

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And what better place to sell a tea caddy?'

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'But can he stir up a perfect profit from James, a tea merchant?'

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It's Regency, known as the sarcophagus shape.

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On the end there, you've got this lion-mask handle with the loose ring

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Something you would see on a sword guard, on the hilt of a sword.

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Yes. And lion-paw feet.

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Before I go down the line of sales, I need to point out some things.

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A bit of stringing missing there... Noticed. ..and the front left corner

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But it's a simple bit of boxwood, which is very cheap to do. I know.

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To be honest, I prefer the patina of age.

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What I quite like about this is it's touchable and useable. Yeah.

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I think if it was in a local antique shop around here,...

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..I think it would be 295.

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And I think that's about ?20 to have that done.

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So 295... ?20...

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275. 275.

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250.

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I won't try and beat you. That's very kind. It's a great profit.

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'James gets a good price for the tea caddy.'

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'He also found a purse inside which he sold to a contact,

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'who was looking for a present for his wife, for ?23,

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'meaning that, all in all, he makes a profit of ?178.60.'

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'James Lewis has drawn first blood, but Bingo is hot on his heels.'

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'He's in Gosport, where he hopes to sell his Wyllie painting,

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'to Richard, a specialist in the artist.'

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Richard, here is this Wyllie I've brought you.

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Can you tell me a bit about it?

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It's an etching executed in about 1900 to 1910-ish.

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It depicts Norwegian timber vessels at the mouth of the Thames.

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And Wyllie, of course, lived very close to this scene.

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He's probably the most popular marine artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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The values of Wyllie etchings are determined by the subject matter.

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A nice impression, well executed, nothing wrong with it,

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but not terribly interesting. No.

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OK, we'll stop you there.

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What would you offer me for this?

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?200. Could you go to 250?

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220, I think. 220? I'll take 220.

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OK. That's very kind. Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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'It may only have been one picture, but wily James Braxton still makes a fair profit of ?31.20.'

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Richard's happy, I'm happy. Just over ?30 profit. Happy days.

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MUSIC: "Happy Days" theme tune

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'So both our experts are on good form,

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'busy selling their wares.'

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'After a great start, James Lewis has also sold the glass rolling pin,

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'for a profit of ?11.40.'

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'And the paper knives for a profit of ?25.76,

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'to a Tasmanian dealer who ships British antiques back to Australia.'

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'Over in Yorkshire, the Lionheart has plans for the Rolls-Royce poster he bought for ?21.24.'

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I've come to the Carding Shed in Hepworth,

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to see Ian and Nicola, who store and restore classic cars.

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Well, I'm hoping, as they have a Rolls-Royce in stock,

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that it might be the perfect place to sell this poster.

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It's a fantastic car, isn't it? It is, yes.

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Well, can you spot that car...

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..on there? What model of car is it?

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This is a 25/30. There it is.

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25/30. 1938.

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Is this something that you think you might like?

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It is, because people like to come and browse and look.

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I'd be happy if we could come round about ?45 mark.

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Do you know what sounds a nice even number? I've an idea, but carry on.

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50. I wasn't going to go too much higher.

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Well, I was thinking 50 as well. You've got a deal. Well done.

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Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Does it actually work? Of course.

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Couldn't have a go, could I? As it's a chauffeur-driven vehicle, you'd have to sit in the rear.

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D'you know? It comes so naturally. I can see that!

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'And with the deal done, James hops in for a ride.'

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You know, I think at last, I've found my true position in life.

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Home me in and don't spare the horses. Come on, my man.

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Chop-chop!

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'James rolled out with a profit of ?28.76 for the poster.'

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'Bingo Braxton is also rolling along.'

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'He's in Sussex, having found the perfect target for his flour bin,

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'in the form of Bea, a flour mill owner.'

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'James climbs into the mill, where he hopes Bea will give him a profit

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'on the ?64.90 he paid for the bin.'

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This is the working part of the mill, is it? Certainly is.

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What happens here? The grain is taken to the top and stored in bins,

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and then it's gravity-fed into the stones and the mill tuns,

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where it's ground, and then it comes to this floor,

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where it is sifted and bagged up.

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The whole building is authentically restored, retaining the old timber as much as possible.

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Here's my flour bin. Now, if you're going to have flour,

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here's this tin to keep all those naughty pests away. Yes.

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But actually, I think that this is not the sort of bin

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that was used in the mill, but rather in the old bakery next door,

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where they actually made the bread.

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We're roughly in the area. Yes, we are.

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I mean, they've always had a bakery next door, for many years.

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It's a good showy sort of bin. Oh, it's lovely. About 1920 or so?

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It looks about that. The style of writing does, doesn't it?

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It's nice. It's a nice piece.

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I'd be very happy with something like ?70 or ?80 for it.

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Ooh, dear. I'm not sure it's worth as much as that. What about 40?

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40? 40, I'd be severely out of pocket, Bea.

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?60, Bea? Oh, all right.

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Come on. Thank you very much indeed.

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There is a moral to this tale. I paid slightly more than that.

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Sometimes you can get carried away at auction. Oh, dear!

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'Well, James Braxton sells the flour bin for less than he paid for it,

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'and ends up ?4.90 down on the deal'

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'But the wheels of this selling struggle keep on turning.'

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'Let's see which of our duelling Jameses is storming ahead, and who's running out of steam.'

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'James Lewis has sold four items,

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'plus the purse he found in the tea caddy, and has made ?244.52.'

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'Bingo, who had fewer items, has only sold two of his,

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'and is some way behind with a profit of ?26.30.'

0:32:340:32:38

'But in this crazy, hazy world of antiques, anything can happen.'

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'James Braxton shifts up a gear as he takes his silver tankard

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'to a Hungerford-based arcade specialising in silver.'

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'Bingo paid more than he would've liked at the auction,

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'so will Adrian, an antiques dealer, help him squeeze out a profit?'

0:32:540:32:59

Thank you. Little tankard. Mm-hm.

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Yes. Not very heavy.

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Not very heavy. What I can say in its favour is it's nice and clean.

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It is. Not engraved. That's OK.

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Nice hallmarks as well.

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It's a miracle, really. That's lasted almost 100 years.

0:33:130:33:16

I'll be totally frank with you. I paid ?53 and some pence on that.

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For me to make any money on it, I can't do much more than 30.

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Tell you what, give me 35 and it's yours.

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Tell you what, let's call it 33. Nice round number.

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33.10. And then I've only lost the round 20.

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Well, I won't argue over 10 pence.

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'That's a round, but not so nice, loss of ?20 on the silver tankard,

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'proving that, if nothing else,

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'Bingo knows when to cut his losses and run.'

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'His rival, on the other hand, can do no wrong.'

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'He sold the leather armchair for a profit of ?56.40,

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'and the brass charger to a Dublin-based antiques dealer for a profit of ?13.28.'

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'Now, James Lewis may not be as well bred as his rival,

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'but he has a cunning plan to make a profit on the marble tabletop, that cost him ?11.80,

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'by taking it to Margaret, a Yorkshire-based baker.'

0:34:120:34:15

I didn't know what it was.

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I just thought it was the sort of thing that would fit in here.

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What do you think? It's amazing. It'll make a fantastic display.

0:34:220:34:26

They might've used it in baking. It's so cold and that's good for the products.

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I thought it would be a perfect bread stack or cake stack for you.

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Yeah. So what do you think it's worth?

0:34:350:34:38

?30. WHAT?! No, come on. You have to be joking.

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You know what I thought you were going to say? 300. Yeah.

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You were wrong!

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I'm going to start at 300, then. Nowhere near.

0:34:480:34:52

I don't want 300 for it. You'll be wanting an assistant if we pay 300.

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70. Ooh, that was a big jump.

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I'll come right down to 180, then.

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SHE SUCKS TEETH No. No way near 180.

0:35:000:35:04

We'll go up to 90. How about 100 quid?

0:35:040:35:07

We'll do 100, then. You happy with that? I'm happy with 100.

0:35:070:35:10

You've got a deal. Fantastic. Brilliant.

0:35:100:35:11

Pleasure doing business with you. Thank you very much.

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Great object, great shop. I'm not the only one making loads of bread.

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'Nice one, James. He makes ?88.20 on the tabletop

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'and whilst he's on a selling roll, also sells the suitcases.'

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'But, as he predicted, he makes a small loss of ?11.70.'

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'Next, Bingo Braxton is in Berkshire at an antiques centre,

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'where he hopes dealer Frances will want the rosewood card table

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'that cost him just a shade over ?200.'

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You're familiar with these envelope card tables? I am indeed.

0:35:460:35:49

You just swivel it and one thing flips up,

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then you can take the others out, as you well know. Absolutely.

0:35:520:35:55

They're all ably supported, aren't they? They are indeed.

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So, that ring mark, that's from a dear old pot plant.

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I'm going to have to have that taken back,

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and I'm probably going to have all these taken back, to match.

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I was hoping to get in the region of 250, 350 for it.

0:36:100:36:14

Really? What would you offer me for it? 220.

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Could I squeeze you a bit? 230?

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225. 225, you've got a deal, Frances. Thank you very much.

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'Bingo earns ?24.40 on the table.'

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'A decent profit, but he's a man of many tables,

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'so can he do even better with his coiny oak occasional one?'

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I bought at auction coins and a table.

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They owe me ?32 in total.

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I've put them together - a lot of hard work -

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routed round the edge, stuck 'em all down, gave it a good old polish.

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I'm hoping to make a big profit on it.

0:36:490:36:52

'Having done all the work himself,

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'James has brought the table to a Berkshire pub, to see landlord Tom,

0:36:540:36:58

'who's already got a pre-decimal coin theme in his bar.'

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Why I thought of you was of course your fabulous bar.

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The famous penny bar, built on Valentine's day, 1971.

0:37:050:37:08

Really? Which was the day before Decimalisation Day.

0:37:080:37:10

Oh, I see, so... It was legal and OK to deface all the old pennies.

0:37:100:37:16

The famous penny bar. Now, I want to add to that.

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Here it is. Well, now.

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So it's oak. Then I bought, at the same auction, these pennies.

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A couple of halfpennies as well.

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I've tried to keep the Britannia side up with the dates on it.

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So you've got a bit of interest there. It's a unique item.

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It's a lovely item and I think it would sit really well.

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I was thinking in the region of 220, 300. Something like that.

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Let's start at 100. I could do a special price, 150.

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I won't argue with that. Fabulous. Thank you very much indeed.

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'So, that's a spectacular profit of ?118.14 for the table and coins.'

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'But Bingo mustn't get complacent,

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'as James Lewis has also been a busy boy,

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'selling the oak coffer to a local dealer

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'who coughed up enough for a profit of ?16.60.'

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'The Lionheart also sold the oil painting for a profit of ?33.80.'

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'Now he's got a devilish plan for the sweeps he bought for ?3.54.'

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I've come to my local pub in Moorwood Moor,

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to sell my chimney sweep brushes.

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I've found a really interesting use for them

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and it's not for sweeping chimneys.

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'After a bit of research, cunning James has come up with a reason

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'why publican Karen might want the brushes as part of a new wedding service the pub offers.'

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'Chimney sweep brushes for a wedding? Cor blimey, Mary Poppins. What's he playin' at?'

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One set of sweep brushes. Had you ever heard of this story?

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George the Second, in his stage coach, out of control through the streets of London,

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halfway down one street, a little chimney sweep jumps out,

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jumps on the horse, controls the horse and brings the coach and four to a standstill.

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George the Second is so grateful, that he announces by Royal decree

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that chimney sweeps are, from that point on, a lucky omen.

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It's good luck to have a chimney sweep at your wedding,

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and I thought "Well, perfect!"

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But for that, you need some chimney sweep brushes. We do. Definitely.

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Where do you have the weddings? Is it in this room here, or...?

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No. Would you like me to take you through to the function room? Go on, then.

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I am interested, yes. Good.

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What do you think? How much do you want to give?

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20. Ooh.

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60.

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40.

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50 is a lovely round number.

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45. Oh, blimey.

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Go on, then. You've got a deal. Well done.

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So tell me, how much were you prepared to pay? 50. Ah!

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I knew it. I knew it.

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MUSIC: "Chim chim cher-ee" by Dick Van Dyke

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'James cleans up with a profit of ?41.46 for the sweeps

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'and he's also sold up.'

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'Bingo, however, has still got the leather-cased compass, that cost him ?247.80, to sell.'

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'And he's tracked down John, who owns a military shop.'

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I've come to Cheltenham, to see the fellow behind me,

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and I'm rather hoping to sell him my compass.

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I did a bit of work on this fellow at auction.

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I hoped Mr Flood might be a highly decorated Army officer. I found very little about him.

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That bodes rather badly.

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I'm hoping the chap behind me can tell me a little more.

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'So, was Officer Flood prestigious enough to give Bingo the profit he needs?'

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When I bought it, I thought "Here is a man of substance."

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Many initials, it's engraved on the inside. Yes.

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I took the punt that he was a rather illustrious, highly decorated Victorian soldier.

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'Yes, that's what James is hoping.'

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'But before we find out if the profit on the compass was enough to steal this competition,

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'let's see how much our experts have spent today.'

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'Both our boys started the day with ?1,000 of their own money.'

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'James Lewis ended up buying 11 items

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'and splashing out a total of ?540.44.'

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'Bingo Braxton bought just seven items,

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'which cost him a total of ?787.06.'

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'All the money from today's challenge will go to the dealers' chosen charities.'

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'So let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.'

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Hello, hello. Hi, Mr Lewis. How are you? I'm very well. You? Very good.

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So, what news? I bought that cheap table for about ?25 and the pennies.

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I made a penny table. Oh, you DID!

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And I took it to a pub that had penny bar. Well done.

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You had that funny washstandy thing.

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I was in Chesterfield and a lady popped out with a frilly hat

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and said "Ooh, we're looking for things for the shop."

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"If ever you've got anything, come and see me." I thought, "Hello."

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Got a good profit out of that. You were braver than me at the auction.

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I don't know how well I did. Shall we find out?

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BOTH: Three, two, one... Ding!

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NO! No! ?36! James!

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I'd love to buy a glass of wine, but you'll have to pay. Come on.

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'So James Lewis reigns victorious

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'after Bingo Braxton made a loss of ?112.80 on the compass,

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'having discovered that Officer Flood wasn't the prestigious fellow he was hoping for.'

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How many campaigns was he involved in? He wasn't. Right.

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The good news is he was in the military for many years.

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The bad news is he didn't get any honours or awards,

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because he was in the UK all the time.

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Dear, oh dear. I should've done better. I enjoyed the sale.

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James rushed around like a headless chicken, buying things,

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but my goodness, can he sell the goods.

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Well, the old Del Boy phrase - he who dares, wins -

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really isn't the case here.

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On the auction day, James was a lot braver than me.

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'And Bingo has the chance to defend his honour next time,

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'when they head off to a market in Paris.'

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