0:00:01 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Who's there?
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27The original cheeky chappie! Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Putting their reputations on the line!
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Full house!
0:00:32 > 0:00:36And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:36 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm feeling rather lucky!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Prepare for a white-knuckle ride
0:00:46 > 0:00:50as our two daring experts are about to face the most formidable challenge to date.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52The Dealers' Showdown!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Our duelling duo will have their work cut out
0:00:56 > 0:00:59as they crash and collide across counties and countries,
0:00:59 > 0:01:04each hoping to uncover hidden treasures and sell them on for the biggest possible profit.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I'll take that. Fabulous.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Coming up - James Lewis forgets his specs...
0:01:08 > 0:01:13When you're looking at things from a distance, if you need glasses, put them on!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Bingo Braxton offers his rival some advice.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Copper and brass is very popular with scrap metal merchants!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24And things get silly with a comedy icon!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Watch what you're doing. You've got licence to tickle!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:42 > 0:01:48Welcome antiques fans and adrenaline junkies to The Showdown,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51where to of our super-human purchasing power houses
0:01:51 > 0:01:54go up against each other in one ultimate finale.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Who could these two trading Titans be?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00First into the ring, he's speedier than a speeding bullet,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02more loco than a locomotive.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Is it a bird, is it a plane?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08No, it's just James "The Lionheart" Lewis.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I need to spend some good money today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17And who would be foolishly brave enough to take on The Lionheart?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Well, a man so charming, he should run a charm school.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22So clever, he should be put in a library.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26That's me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Top hole, Bingo!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32And today, you'll have to sum up every bit of your vast reserves
0:02:32 > 0:02:34as it's the final supreme battle
0:02:34 > 0:02:38to sort out for once and for all who's the better barterer.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Expect blood, sweat and tears,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45earth, wind and fire, it's time for a showdown!
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Mr Braxton! James. How are you?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Very well. You? Yeah, very good, very good.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52"The mighty showdown. The rules are simple.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59"You have ?1,000 to spend."
0:02:59 > 0:03:02"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06"The rest will be sold at auction in Cheltenham.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10"The winner is the dealer or auctioneer who makes the most profit."
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Well, good luck!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Good luck to you, too, my friend!
0:03:15 > 0:03:18So, no nonsense there, just an air of tension.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Maybe even a faint whiff of terror,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23as our heavyweights size up the enormity of the task ahead.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28With their ?1,000 budgets, they will be buying in their usual hunting grounds.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33An auction, a car boot sale, a UK antiques fair
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and a foreign antiques market.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39They will both have to buy two items at each location
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and the winner will be the dealer who makes the most profit
0:03:42 > 0:03:43from selling all their items.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48So, let's unleash the Titans. It's Round One, the auction.
0:03:48 > 0:03:55Our duelling duo will be let loose amongst the lots at the TW Gaze Auction Rooms in Diss, Norfolk.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The place is packed with tempting trinkets and captivating collectables.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03But with a two-item limit, our boys will have to be very selective indeed.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05After a quick sweep of the auction,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Bingo Braxton settles on his first target.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11In the catalogue, they've called it a cricket table,
0:04:11 > 0:04:16but cricket tables are generic names for things that have three legs,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20as in three stumps of a cricket wicket.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25So this has four, so it's more like a good country pub table.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Bingo there quick to set his sights on a goal.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30The Lionheart now enters the arena,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34butterflies in stomach - and there's room for a few!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37But the auction has barely begun when Bingo's table comes up.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40At 130 you have it. We sell at ?130.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46And Bingo get's the table for just over ?150 all in.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Obviously panicked by his rival's early start,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52James Lewis bids for a watercolour he's spotted across the room.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56He wins it for less than half the estimated price,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59so was he just lucky, or has he spotted something the others haven't?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Lot 9268. Thank you, sir.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05That was an interesting watercolour.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08The reason I think the picture people ignored it
0:05:08 > 0:05:11is because it's a study of a porcelain.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16That's a porcelain artist painting on watercolour for 12 quid. That's cheap.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yes, but will the watercolour bear closer scrutiny?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21When you're looking at things from a distance,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24if you needs glasses, it's a good idea to put them on!
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I didn't, and I'm now regretting it
0:05:27 > 0:05:29because that is an awful picture!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Whoops!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Yes. "Whoops" not a word we're used to hearing from James Lewis.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38The pressure of the showdown really getting to him
0:05:38 > 0:05:41as the watercolour cost him 14.16 with fees.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Let's hope he's learned from his mistake.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Next, he buys a Royal Worcester twin-handled vase.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Estimated at 20 to ?25,
0:05:49 > 0:05:53but costing him ?14.16 after fees.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55But once again, there's a problem.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58This is a classic bit of Royal Worcester.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I know there's a date code there for 1909.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03But the bad news is,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06it has been totally smashed!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08And to the restorer,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11if they can restore that themselves,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I'm sure I can get 40 or 50 quid for it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It may not be perfect, but James can still see a profit in it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23Bingo is also hoping he'll be toasting his success
0:06:23 > 0:06:26when he picks up a silver tankard estimated at 50 to ?60
0:06:26 > 0:06:28for just over ?80 after fees.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33With both our battling bidders bought up, let's see the scoreboards.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Both our gutsy gaveleers started out with ?1,000 to play with.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44James The Lionheart Lewis took a gamble on his two items.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55But jaunty Bingo Braxton was happy to splash out at the auction.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06There's no time to relax as we go straight into Round Two.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Our duelling duo will be unleashed in a field in Denham in Buckinghamshire,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17where hundreds of traders have all turned up at sunrise for some early morning bargain hunting.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21The question is, are our two art market auctioneers
0:07:21 > 0:07:25going to find any top treasures amongst the tumuli of tat?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28They both need to spend big to win,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32and no-one knows that better than James The Lionheart Lewis.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38My showdown trough is full of over ?970-worth of loot.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Now, here at the car boot sale, I'm not going to spend it all,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44but I'm certainly going to try and spend as much as possible.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50Yes, and you need to, James, or all your money will back up into the final two rounds
0:07:50 > 0:07:51which could be risky.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So, what are you going to start with? Something substantial? Something enormous?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57How much is that?
0:07:57 > 0:08:0050p, mate. 50p. I'll take it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Well, James just flies in the face of his own strategy
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and spends 50p!
0:08:04 > 0:08:06James, what on earth are you up to?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10This little rabbit looks very much like Doulton Flambe.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Doulton were probably one of the most famous factories in British history.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It made everything from the sewer pipes under the street
0:08:16 > 0:08:20to the finest china on some of the biggest dining tables in the world.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23But unfortunately, it looks like it, but it's not.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Certainly a cheap buy for 50p!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So, Lewis buys a funny bunny for not much money.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33But his rival makes a dash to splash some serious cash.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37?15 for a priceless bit of 1970s furniture.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41We've got a sort of historical map of the world
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and I think this could be a little winner.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47How much will I get for it? I don't know. 80? 120?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Well, 80 or 120 would certainly be a handsome profit
0:08:50 > 0:08:52on that '70s table.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55And James Lewis is also counting his money-making chickens,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58having spent ?15 on some copperware.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02There are very few occasions when you buy something
0:09:02 > 0:09:05when you know it's a guaranteed profit.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07But this is one of those occasions.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Lovely quality, solid copper.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Lined in zinc. But look at the base.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15This is the thing that tells you it's a good early pan.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19It has the brass key-shaped solder line to the base.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And the weight is fantastic.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I hope that that will make 50 to ?70 on its own.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29The rest, if I have to, I'll take it to the scrap man.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Let's hope he doesn't have to do that.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35After spending ?15 on the saucepans,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38James Lewis's Round Two purchases are all done.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42There's been some uncharacteristically cautious purchasing from The Lionheart.
0:09:42 > 0:09:49In contrast, though, Bingo has swooped in and spent ?60 on an antique silver ash tray.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51It is very obviously an ash tray.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Now, if I'm going to add value to this,
0:09:53 > 0:09:59I'm going to take these three lugs off, then I've got a useful little dish.
0:09:59 > 0:10:06This has been cleaned and used and bashed for almost 100 years.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11It has an old penny in here, dated 1797, George III one penny.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13They're colloquially known as cartwheels.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19?60. Whether I can tickle ten or ?20 out of it, I don't know.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21But we'll see what it looks like when I've taken those lugs off.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Well, it sounds like Bingo has a plan.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27But let's see where things stand at the end of Round Two.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Both our bargain busters started with ?1,000 of their own money.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36James Lewis has been very slow with his spending,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39having now parted with a mere ?43.82.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45Leaving a very worrying ?956.18 burning a hole in his pocket.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Bingo Braxton has been slow but steady so far,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51spending ?311,
0:10:51 > 0:10:56which gives him a more respectable ?689 still to spend.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Time is now running out for James Lewis, as we move on to Round Three.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06This will take place at the Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors Fair
0:11:06 > 0:11:08in West Sussex,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10where there are up to 1,700 stalls.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14The Lionheart in particular needs to spend, spend, spend,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but first our two duelling dealers meet up to discuss the lie of the land.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21James, how are you doing? It's embarrassment.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24An embarrassment of riches? No!
0:11:24 > 0:11:2650 quid!
0:11:26 > 0:11:2950 pounds?! I do not know what is wrong with me at the moment!
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I normally buy loads, spend high,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34and I'm just not doing it!
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Anyway, good luck. Spend more money!
0:11:38 > 0:11:39I'll try! I'll try!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Yes, good advice from his rival,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44because James Lewis is, if he doesn't pull his socks up,
0:11:44 > 0:11:45heading for a disaster.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47And things get even worse
0:11:47 > 0:11:51when it's Bingo who uncovers the first potential purchase of the round.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53There's nothing like a good old foot scraper!
0:11:53 > 0:11:58It's probably been outside since about 1850, this.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01What do you want for this huge lump of cast iron?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03?40? I'll give you ?40.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Oh, good chap. That's very kind.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Yes, deal done without a haggle in sight.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12But will he be able to scrape off a profit for his purchase?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Here's a lovely foot scraper, Victorian.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Some nice moulded pillars here. Look at that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Architectural shapes, aren't they?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24To relieve this flat area, they've put some square moulds there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28This sets the tone as you approach the door.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30People always talk about kerbside appeal
0:12:30 > 0:12:32This is doorside appeal.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Yes, doorside appeal. You heard it here first.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And with that purchase, he's hoping victory will be a shoe in.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Although James Lewis will probably respond by saying, "Cobblers".
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Because he's found a shoemaker's automaton.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Quite fun, isn't it? Yes. Are you very flexible?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Bit personal(!)
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Three and a half would be the very best. Could you do a bit better?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58340. Definitely 340. No less than that.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00You've got yourself a deal.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Thank you.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05This is very much in the tradition of antiques.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09It's known as an automaton. It would have been in a shoe shop in the 1950s, probably in the window.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15These sort of things have been done since the 1800s,
0:13:15 > 0:13:16although it's 1950s.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19It's just a great thing. I didn't want to leave it here.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24?340 for a cobbler, now that's more like it.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Having dragged his feet in the spending stakes so far,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31he's finally prised his wallet open and now he's got a taste for it!
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Silver heart-shaped mirror
0:13:34 > 0:13:36within a repousse frame.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42Would have been a thin sheet of silver, embossed and stamped at the same time.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44We've got a hallmark here for London,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47it's H, which is about 1908, 1909,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and a WC for William Cummins.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54He was one of the most important makers of dressing table items of the period.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58The mirror. What would be your best on it?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Well, it's a nice thing, isn't it? 250.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I was hoping you'd start with a one!
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Just a little bit too low. If you can do 230, I'll sell it to you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12180. No, it cost more. 210. Give me 210, you've bought it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16195, and that's my limit.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Go another fiver, you've got a deal. That's the best I can do.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Give me 200 quid. Go on, then.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25So, after a tremendous haggle,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28James spends ?200 on the dressing table mirror
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and he hopes to see a profit reflected in it!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Not one to be outdone by his rival,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Bingo has spotted a silver matchbox cover
0:14:36 > 0:14:39and when it comes to haggling, he knows the first rule.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Identify the seller's credentials.
0:14:41 > 0:14:47"Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers. Past Branch Chairman."
0:14:47 > 0:14:50What august company I am in!
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Sounds important, but what on earth does it mean?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57What it is is I give you very fair price and you don't bid. How about that? OK.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00How much have you got on it? To you, ?60.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05I'm going to take that. Thank you very much indeed. You're welcome. Branch chairman!
0:15:05 > 0:15:09This is a lovely bit. The clue really is in its contents.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11It's a matchbox cover.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13This was a luxury good. It's got a good weight to it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17The retailer's even bothered to hand engrave this.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Most of these have bashes.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24They're bent, they've fallen off the mantelpiece where they were used to light the fire.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26This one's in good nick,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and at ?60, there's a good profit for me.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31So, that's Round Three all wrapped up.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37But when it comes to the crunch will Bingo's foot scraper boot away the competition from Lewis's cobbler?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Both chaps started this contest with ?1,000.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44James Lewis took a while to start spending,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47but has at last parted with ?583.82
0:15:47 > 0:15:51leaving himself a reasonable ?416.18
0:15:51 > 0:15:53for the final push.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57James Bingo Braxton has been in the lead up until now
0:15:57 > 0:15:59but has suddenly been overtaken by his rival,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02having only spent a total of ?411,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06leaving a sizeable ?589 lingering in his kitty.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16This is the last chance for our audacious experts to prove their buying bravery.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19They're going to need to stay focused this time
0:16:19 > 0:16:23as they're being sent to France and the St-Ouen flea market in Paris,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26one of the biggest antiques markets in the world.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But also one of the most expensive.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Profit-making items will be few and far between.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35James Lewis isn't intimidated, though.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I've got over 400 euros to spend today
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and really, I'd like to spend as much as possible.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The auction was a struggle. The car boot sale wasn't much better.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47At the antiques fair, I spent a good bit there
0:16:47 > 0:16:51but today, for me, it's all about spending money.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Well, it sounds like The Lionheart is going to come out fighting.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58When the going gets tough, James Lewis gets going, going, gone
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and, true to his word, he's off to a flying start.
0:17:01 > 0:17:07He gets his hands in his pockets and spends ?36.36 on a vase.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11This is an Oriental vase in bronze and ormolu.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14We've got grotesque marks on the corner,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18we've got two sections made and bolted together through the base,
0:17:18 > 0:17:24and this is a vase traditionally shaped from the 17th century.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28If it was period and it was 1700s,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I'd be jumping up and down for joy.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32A 19th-century one like this, though,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35is still going to show me a really good profit.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Yes, The Lionheart oozing confidence now.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Having finally found his stride,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44this is a man who can not only smell a profit, he's had a whiff of victory.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47But there's still the little matter of his rival to get past.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Bingo is fighting back when he spots a religious picture.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It's nice. It's an oil painting
0:17:55 > 0:17:58painted on a wooden panel.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02With a frame, a gilt frame would really lift that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06So James does a deal on the painting for ?72.73
0:18:06 > 0:18:08and he doesn't stop there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Like lightning, he's straight on to his next potential purchase.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13This is a Chinese table.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17We call this en Angleterre wangwali.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19This is known as black wood.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21This is very turn-of-the-century.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27This is a classic item that was made in China for export to Europe.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31So, he likes the table. Now all he has to do is agree a price.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32Deux cents? Deux cents cinquante.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Deux cents. So 200.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Deux cents cinquante. Cinquante. 500?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42200 et... Cinq... Euro. Zero.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Non. 250?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Goodness me! We could be here for a while.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Deux cents, monsieur.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Non. Deux cents trente.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53So that's 230, you're saying.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56My price deux cents vingt.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00OK. OK? OK. Merci, monsieur.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I haven't quite understood what we've shaken on!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05No, whether he understands or not,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08he pays 220 euros for the Chinese table,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11which translates as precisely ?200.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13So that's James Braxton all spent up
0:19:13 > 0:19:16and it's not long before his rival has finished, too,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20having bought a Punch inkwell for just over ?180.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26All the way to Paris to find a little chap from England.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30It's a salt-glazed stoneware inkwell
0:19:30 > 0:19:35made around 1870, with the diamond registration mark on the back.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40That will tell you the exact day, month and year that this design was registered.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46The character, Mr Punch, gives it another possible market for selling.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51I'm spent up, just about, and I'm really pleased with the day's work.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53That's the way to do it!
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Now, that's what you call a punch line!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And with that final purchase, it's over.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01The buying section of the showdown is done and dusted
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and our two brave boys can breathe a sigh of relief, for the time being
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Yes, it might au revoir to France,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10but the tricky bit is yet to come
0:20:10 > 0:20:13for the mighty selling sellathon is on the horizon.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15So let's quickly tot up their tallies
0:20:15 > 0:20:17and find out who spent what.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Both our Jameses started the show with ?1,000 of their own money.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26After a slow start, James Lewis parted with a total of ?802
0:20:26 > 0:20:27on his eight items.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29His arch rival, Bingo Braxton,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32ended up spending a little more on his eight purchases,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36splashing out a total of ?683.73.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Time for our two gladiators to review their bits and bobs.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45How did you find it today? Tres difficile.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Of all the places, I struggled most at the auction.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50What's your star lot, do you think?
0:20:50 > 0:20:57I think... I bought a Chinese/French bronze and ormolu vase today.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Knowing the prices here, what was that, 200 euros?
0:21:00 > 0:21:0240. 40?! Yeah.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07So that was a... Sacre bleu! Really?! 40? That's a bargain.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It was. You don't get bargains in Paris!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Well, I did! Well done. I was pleased with that. Congratulations.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15So, the next time I see you I guess will be at the auction.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Yep. Having made masses of profit on all your objects.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Bonne chance. Bonne chance.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Well done.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29So, having bartered, bought and battled across counties and countries,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34our two epic warriors must now transform into selling machines
0:21:34 > 0:21:36as they sell their items for as much as they can,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38hoping to win ultimate victory.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41But the showdown sell-off has a twist.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46The auction. James and James must put at least half their items under the hammer,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51where they'll be unable to control whether their profits fly high or dip low.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54So the two Jameses retreat to their respective base camps
0:21:54 > 0:21:56to draw up their battle plans.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Back in his Sussex bunker,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Bingo is scheming and strategising.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Here I am, surrounded by my showdown items.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10I love this elm table. It was described in the auction room as a cricket table.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Elm, now, is quite exotic. It's quite valuable.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And then, rather fun, I like that. Really good country house manor.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I think I know the person for that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20The car boot. ?60.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23That's a tuppenny piece, generically known as a cartwheel.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25And the christening cup.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's got a nice reeded moulding rushing around here,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31which reinforces the silver shape.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35This is made, I think, by a company called Regency Line.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39I might put that into auction because I bought it well. ?15.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44A lovely Edwardian luxury good, retailed by H.Rodriguez.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46And that is a lovely item.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Again, I'll put that forward to auction.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51And my picture. I paid about ?70 for that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55That's going to auction. Who knows? 100 to ?150.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01Alongside the picture and the other items, Bingo will be putting the Chinese table into auction.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04But in Derbyshire, how's Mr Lewis feeling?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07This looks a really mixed bag!
0:23:07 > 0:23:14I have to say my favourite of the lot is my Mr Punch salt-glazed inkwell from France.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19But then the mirror. A lot of money, but William Cummins is a great maker,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and a lovely, lovely object.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The Worcester vase. Less than ?20.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28If I can find a ceramic restorer with real talent,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31they'll be able to bring this vase back to life again.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33My last thing is the automaton.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36He's off having his flat cap replaced.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41I'm going to have to sell him more locally, and probably to a local cobbler for a window display.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44But the four things that I know are going into auction for sure
0:23:44 > 0:23:51are my copper pans, my little Flambe rabbit - 50p from a car boot sale.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53My Chinese bronze vase with a French ormolu base.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59The fourth thing that is definitely an auction candidate - I've left it down here deliberately -
0:23:59 > 0:24:01why did I buy this?!
0:24:01 > 0:24:03It's appalling!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05What an awful picture!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08All in all, I'm quite confident, but James bought well, too,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11so it'll be touch and go!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Well, both our experts must now get to work
0:24:14 > 0:24:18and demonstrate exactly how they've climbed to the top of the antiques business,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20as they set about finding buyers for their sellables.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Remember, no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it and the cash is in their hands.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30And first to step into the ring is James Lewis with his automaton,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33having targeted cobbler Andy as the perfect buyer.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37My biggest purchase ever on the show.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39My cobbler automaton.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43?340 paid for him at the antiques fair.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I've come to Chesterfield to Peter's cobblers and shoemakers
0:24:46 > 0:24:48who make traditional English shoes.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I just had the feeling this is the perfect home for him.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57There he is. He's got a few blemishes on the skin. Yeah. Where he's been in the window and it's been hot.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59He looks like he's at retirement age!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01He's old, isn't he? Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I think he was made in the 1950s.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06He'd make a good window display, it would be a good advert.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09He could have a nice big hand-painted sign on the front.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13That would be great. It would be a good centre-piece. The kids will love it in the window.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15How cheap is it, James?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16600?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Six hundred pounds?! For this? Yeah. Yeah?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Right. That's a bit steep for me, that. I was thinking 400.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26I'd say four and a half. How about 550?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31I'd say ?500 and that's probably the most... You've got a deal. Yeah? You've got a deal. Excellent.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Brilliant. Thank you very much. Great.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36You've got your own cap! He's quite authentic, isn't he?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39We can form a partnership, can't we, Pop?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43It was a major investment, but I've got a profit out of it.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45And look, doesn't he look super?
0:25:45 > 0:25:51Yes, James makes a profit of ?147.50 after restoration costs.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And he's put his best foot forward.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Over in Bexhill in East Sussex,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01Bingo is hoping to sell the table he bought at auction for just over ?150.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03He's taken it to antiques dealer Andy.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08But it seems the table has a more complicated heritage than he realised.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I like the elm top to it. I don't know what the base is, probably oak.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Yes, it is, yeah.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It's an old stool base, by the looks of it.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19An old stool base?! How do you work that one out, then, Andy?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Well, you've got a tripod top, for a start.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Oh, I see. Yeah, I've got you. It's the base of a stool.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29So it's a funny old amalgam, then. Yes. It's a little marriage.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31A marriage made in heaven?
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Well, I don't know. I'm sure they've had a golden or a diamond wedding anniversary, these two.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41I'm looking for sort of, anywhere between sort of 140, 180.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45No, I couldn't, James. What's your top on that?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47130 I'd say on that.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48How about 150 on it?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I really don't see it at that, James. 140? Go on.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54You're a tough man, Andy.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Oh, dear. Mr Braxton kicks off his showdown selling with a loss of ?13.40.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01But he's looking on the bright side.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04My country elm table turned out to be two items.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Turned out to be a stool and the top of an old wine table.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So I've managed to sell it. Not at a profit,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13but I got out of a mistake.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19And while Bingo's cutting and running, James Lewis has also been busy.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Having sold his twin-handled vase for a profit of ?20.84,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25he's now hoping for a sale from his mirror.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30I'm waiting at my sale room along with this lovely heart-shaped mirror.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31I've shown it to a friend of mine, Mike,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35and I'm hoping he might like it enough to show me a good profit.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Which will mean him paying more than the ?200 it cost James.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It is such a beautiful thing.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47It's nice to get a refresh on just how good the silverwork of it is and everything.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49If you turn it over, that will be the original colour.
0:27:49 > 0:27:56It's over 100 years old. It's good to see the wear, the use. It's good to see the item's history.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59In the good old days, when that sort of thing was fashionable,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03it might have made 750, something like that.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Would you be happy at 250?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07310? 280?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Hold me there?
0:28:09 > 0:28:1190?
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Oh. OK, fine!
0:28:12 > 0:28:15285. 295. 285. 95.
0:28:15 > 0:28:1795. 290, then. It's got to be there at 285!
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's yours. 285 is fine. Brilliant.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Cor, that got fast and furious!
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Still, James can reflect on the fact that he's made a profit of ?85.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Now, talking of silver,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Bingo Braxton's taken his silver tankard to antiques dealer Adrian
0:28:35 > 0:28:37but he didn't get the price he was hoping for
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and lost 60 pence!
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Still, never write off an underdog, because Mr Braxton still has plenty more tricks up his sleeve.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46But then so does James Lewis,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48who is down to his final item.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51And what a wonderful day it is for popping up to Liverpool
0:28:51 > 0:28:53to sell his salt-glazed inkwell.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57I've come armed with my salt-glazed inkwell of Mr Punch
0:28:57 > 0:29:01to one of England's most beautiful cities, here in Liverpool.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07Now, it's a city known for The Beatles, Cilla Black, but also the patron of the Punch and Judy Club,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Ken Dodd!
0:29:09 > 0:29:13James paid ?181.82 for the Mr Punch inkwell.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16So will he be able to tickle up a profit from Doddy?
0:29:16 > 0:29:20I have to say, when I was in France, looking at this little inkwell...
0:29:20 > 0:29:26A what well? Inkwell. I've got it here somewhere! I thought you'd brought me champagne!
0:29:27 > 0:29:32The last person on earth I thought I'd be with on a stage in Liverpool is you.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34But there we are. He's nice, isn't he?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Mr Punch. Mr Punch.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40It was made in about 1850. He was made in London.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42And he's salt-glazed.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Tell me about your connections with Punch.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48My first experience of show business and the industry
0:29:48 > 0:29:54was, for a birthday present, I got a Punch and Judy Show.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I used to give backyard concerts. How old were you then?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59About eight. No.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03It could be one of your little diddy men. Yes. I'll fix him up with his own tickling stick!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Where did that idea come from, the tickling stick?
0:30:05 > 0:30:13It's a jester's prop. The jesters of old always had a little prop with them. Sometimes a little face.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Like Mr Punch there. Would you like one? I'd love one!
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Take your pick. Which colour would you like?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20That one. All right, then.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Watch what you're doing. You've got licence to tickle!
0:30:23 > 0:30:26James has whetted Doddy's appetite.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28But can he make a profit on the inkwell?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Be reasonable, because I am a struggling comedian!
0:30:34 > 0:30:36500?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43What's your lowest? How about 350?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47That seems reasonable. Is that all right? 350, yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49I can just manage that. You've got a deal.
0:30:49 > 0:30:56So James Lewis is happy with a not so diddy profit of ?168.18 for the inkwell
0:30:56 > 0:30:58and he gets to meet a comedy icon!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Well, with that, James Lewis is ready for the auction.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04But it's not time to say tatty-bye just yet
0:31:04 > 0:31:07as Bingo Braxton is still busy selling.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11But not very well. He makes another loss, this time on his ash tray,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15which he sells for ?40, making a disappointing ?20 loss.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Still, it may be one step back, but it could be two steps forward
0:31:19 > 0:31:21as he arrives in rainy Berkshire
0:31:21 > 0:31:26hoping to scrape a profit on the foot scraper from Stewart, an expert in antique metalware.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Here's this mighty heavy beastie. Yep.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32It's been outside for some time.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It's a good country house look, isn't it, the boot scraper?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38They like cast iron boot scrapers. They're good sellers.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Interesting here, you've got provision for brushes on the side.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46So when you scrape your boots, you brush the side of the soles as well.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Ah, I've seen those before. It has a Regency look to it, doesn't it?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53It could be 1850, couldn't it? 1840?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I'm erring slightly later than that, personally. Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Because they're not hand-cut nuts underneath.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Ah. Right, OK. It's going to be 1880s. 1880s.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06I know what I want to pay for it, so... Is it ?100? 120 quid.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09You want to pay 120 quid? That's what I was going to bid you.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I'll take it. Are we there already? I'll take that. That's fabulous.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Thank you very much indeed.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17From 40 to 120! I'm in the money.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22So Bingo's rightfully delighted with a profit of ?80 for the foot scraper.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Before our two brave boys head for the auction,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27it's time to find out how their selling efforts have set them up
0:32:27 > 0:32:30ready for the final part of this epic battle.
0:32:31 > 0:32:38James Lewis has sold his four items but already has a sizeable profit of ?421.52.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Bingo has also sold all four purchases,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43but with a profit of only ?46
0:32:43 > 0:32:45has his hopes riding high on the auction.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Our boys' efforts to target perfect buyers end here,
0:32:49 > 0:32:53because their remaining items must go in the showdown auction,
0:32:53 > 0:32:58a place where all the experience in the world will be unable to influence what happens.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02I'm dreading this! I'm looking forward to this, James.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Are you? Yes.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Anxious anticipation from one, utter terror from the other!
0:33:08 > 0:33:12This truly is an experience that stretches fear and excitement to breaking point.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Because how, James and James's hopes and dreams are firmly in the hands of others
0:33:17 > 0:33:21as their items go on sale at British Bespoke Auctioneers in Cheltenham.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24But before the hammer starts to fall,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28there's just time for James Lewis to give his verdict on one of Bingo's items.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Words fail me when I look at this table.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33When it was made, probably in the 1970s,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35it didn't have any style or taste.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Now, it's just old, battered without any style or taste!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42James Lewis pretty damning there about his rival's table.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Bingo, on the other hand, always the gentleman.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Where's Lionheart's courage disappeared to?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50He's paid just over ?14 for this.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55It's a watercolour. It's quite pretty. Slightly sentimental, I suppose.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58It's in its original oak frame with its gilt slit moulding.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00I think he's going to make a profit.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03And so, as the bidding gets underway,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05there's an expectant buzz in the air.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08The first lot to go under the hammer is James Lewis's bronze vase,
0:34:08 > 0:34:12which cost him ?36.36 at the Parisian market.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15This is the one that I have all my hopes on!
0:34:15 > 0:34:20An antique ormolu-mounted 19th-century dark patinated Chinese bronze vase.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Got to be worth 20. In straightaway at ?20 in the room.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Looking for 22. At 22 in the back of the room. Thank you. 22.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Got you at 25. 28?
0:34:26 > 0:34:3030. Two. Five? 32 with you, then.
0:34:30 > 0:34:3335. Got him. At 35. 38? That's enough. That's enough!
0:34:33 > 0:34:38It might be enough for you, Bingo, but the price on James's vase is still going up.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41At ?50, the right hand corner.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44And five. 55 in the room. Another bidder at 55. At 60.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49And five. 70. And five. Sir, would you like to go? 75. Thank you.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52We're going to sell at ?75. Going once, twice, at ?75.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Sold!
0:34:54 > 0:34:59That's a good start from The Lionheart as he makes a profit of ?18.54 after auction costs.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Next up is Mr Lewis's pots and pans
0:35:03 > 0:35:06which he bought from the car boot for ?15.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11I know copper and brass is not in fashion at the moment.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16But I really like this sort of... I take issue on that.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Copper and brass is very popular with scrap metal merchants!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22We're going to start with a commission bid on this, ladies and gentlemen. With me.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25At ?30. Looking for ?32 on this.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I've got ?30 on the net. Thank you.
0:35:27 > 0:35:3035 elsewhere? 32 on the net. We're looking at ?35.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34We've got 32. At 35. At ?35, then.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Sold. Thank you.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37That's another profit for James Lewis,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41albeit not a massive one, as he makes ?7.10 on his metalware.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Now it's Bingo Braxton's turn,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46as his oil painting goes under the hammer.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52In the overall scheme of things, in terms of percentage and confidence...
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Brimming. Brimming.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59Whether I make a profit on it, at a purchase price of ?73...
0:35:59 > 0:36:02A very nice period piece, this.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I'm going to start the bidding straight in with me at ?90.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07A commission bid at ?90. We've got 90 on this.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10?90 with me. I'm looking for 95 in the room or at home.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14At 95 now. We've got 95 and now 100. At ?100.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Going once, twice, at ?100.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Sold. Thank you. Well done.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I wasn't expecting that! No, I wasn't, either!
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I think "brimming" seems really appropriate!
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Yes, he looks relieved. But after auction costs are taken off,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31he makes a profit of just ?2.67.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Don't get too confident, now, Bingo!
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Next up it's the silver matchbox holder that cost him ?60 at the antiques fair.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43Let's start the bidding with me at ?38. Commission bid at 38 and 40 in straightaway.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47I've got 40. And 42. On the internet at 42. And 45 in the room.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I'm looking for 48. 48 I'm bid. 48 and 50. Thank you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5155 on the net now, and 60.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5360 in the room. I'm looking for 65 on the net.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56I've got it. Looking for 70 now.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Have we got 70 in the room or at home?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Yes. 70 in the room. Sure, sir? At ?70.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02At 70 with you, sir, at ?70.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07We're looking for 75 on the net now. I've got ?75. Going once, twice, at ?75.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Sold to the net. Thank you.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12So Bingo loses ?5.10 on the matchbox holder.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15But the pressure is back on James Lewis next
0:37:15 > 0:37:19as the ceramic rabbit that cost him 50p hops into the limelight.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Who will start me off at ?20 only for the Flambe. At ?20.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25We'll start it off at 15, then.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28It's got to be worth ?15. Come on!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30We've got a bid on the net at 15. And 18.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32And 20 now. We're looking for 22.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Have we got 22? We've got 22.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Looking for 25. 25 now bid.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40At ?25. Going once, twice. Sold. Thank you very much.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42That's a good profit. Well done!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Yes, very gracious Mr Braxton there,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49while his rival wins a profit of ?13.40 for the rabbit.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Which means it's James Lewis's final lot, the watercolour,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55which he has no faith in.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I'm not proud of this lot. How much did you buy it for?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Not much. Less than ?15. About 12 or 14.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03That's probably an indication of its worth, isn't it?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Yes, it really can be a problem buying from one auction and selling at another.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09So, how will it do?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Any takers at ?10? Are we sure? At ?10... Thank you, madam.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15At ?10. You obviously like nice still life paintings.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Anyone give 12? 12 with you.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19At 12. At 15, madam?
0:38:19 > 0:38:2615. At ?18, then, going once, twice, at ?18. Sold.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Oh! That's all right, isn't it? My world's ended!
0:38:30 > 0:38:36So James Lewis is dealt a bit of a blow when he loses ?6 on the watercolour.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Now all of James Lewis's lots have gone,
0:38:38 > 0:38:43it's all down to Bingo Braxton's two tables to turn the tables on this bitterly fought battle.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47First up is the Chinese table he bought in France.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49?200, I paid for it!
0:38:49 > 0:38:51What on earth...
0:38:52 > 0:38:55At ?120. At 120.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58120 we're looking for. 120. 130. 140.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01It'll have to go a lot higher than that to get Bingo into the black!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03I've got 160, now. It went quickly up to 160.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06170, thank you in the room. 170. 180 with me.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08At ?180, then, we're going to sell.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Going, once, twice, at ?180.
0:39:11 > 0:39:18Oh, dear. Minus the auction costs, that's a devastating loss of ?60.44.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22And so it's Bingo's brass table. His final item.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26It's solid brass. It's just solid rubbish. It's horrid.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It's lovely. It's not. It's early 1980s.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33You don't like this, do you? 1980s. Love it.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I'm expecting big profits.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Well, you can't make a big loss, can you?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40?15. Who knows?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44A wood and brass coffee table by Regency Line of Birmingham.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47At ?35. No!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50At ?35. I'm looking for 38.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Nobody's been on holiday? And they're all bidding.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57At 38. You can all bid. We don't mind if you bid together.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59At 38. At 40 with me.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03And 42. Go on! Go on!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06At 42. We're looking for... 42 with you and back with me.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At ?45. 45 we've got.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10We're looking for ?48 now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14We're looking for ?48. 45 and 48. Thank you.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Going once, twice, at ?48.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20He'll even deliver for you madam! Sold. Thank you.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Yes, and a sportsmanlike round of applause from James Lewis.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Bingo's table goes for over three times what he paid for it
0:40:29 > 0:40:31and he finishes his auction with a profit
0:40:31 > 0:40:33of ?17.76.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36All our experts' lots have now been sold
0:40:36 > 0:40:38and there's nothing more they can do.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41The question is, though, who's the overall victor?
0:40:42 > 0:40:48Both James Braxton and James Lewis started the showdown with ?1,000 of their own money.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52James Lewis spent a total of ?814.50 on his eight items
0:40:52 > 0:40:54and a little restoration on the side.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Whereas James Braxton spent ?683.73
0:40:59 > 0:41:01on his eight purchases.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05All the money that James and James have made today
0:41:05 > 0:41:07will be going to charities of their choice.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10So without further ado, it's time to find out
0:41:10 > 0:41:15who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Good to see you. Good to see you. How are you?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Showdown, my word.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22And that auction! The one thing I took away from that auction
0:41:22 > 0:41:26was my Italian picture, I couldn't think who to sell it to
0:41:26 > 0:41:27that I wouldn't get come-back from.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30And that did all right! It did. A profit.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Always wash your mistakes through auction.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36What was your biggie? I think my biggest percentage profit
0:41:36 > 0:41:40was the little rabbit from the car boot sale for 50p
0:41:40 > 0:41:42that made over ?20.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45I was chuffed with that. If you keep those profits like that,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48I might actually win this one! Let's have a look.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51One, two, three, go!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Oh, my word!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Hey? Sorry?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57What?! 89p?!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01How did that happen?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Yes, Bingo genuinely lost for words
0:42:05 > 0:42:07as James Lewis wins today's showdown.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12But our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14So it's time to find out who is the overall winner.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19So, shall we reveal the week? Yeah, I want to get this off!
0:42:20 > 0:42:21There we go.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Oh, that is very respectable, Mr Lewis.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26That's not bad, either.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30I'm not too bad. I've suffered some scrapes and rigours, but you have taken it.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Well done, young man. It's been good fun. Good fun.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37We've raised a lot of money. We've done very well. Let's go and celebrate.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41So a gracious James Braxton concedes victory to his rival.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Both our duelling dealers have made fantastic profits
0:42:44 > 0:42:47and all that money will go to their chosen charities.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51About six months ago, I had a letter from a veteran from Afghanistan
0:42:51 > 0:42:53who'd been blown up by an IED.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57He said how the show was watched over in Afghanistan and it gave him great pleasure.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02So my money is going to the Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Association.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06My money is going to a local Eastbourne charity,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08St Wilfrid's Hospice.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10After a week of all-out action
0:43:10 > 0:43:12and hard-fought close combat,
0:43:12 > 0:43:14both Jameses have put their money where their mouths are
0:43:14 > 0:43:19and proved they can make big profits from antiques when their own money is on the line.
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