0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Who's there?
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Each week one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:21 > 0:00:24a different daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26The original cheeky chappie.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:30 > 0:00:31And I'm truly rocking!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32WOLF WHISTLE
0:00:32 > 0:00:35And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:40on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Today cheeky charmer Mark Franks takes on awesome auctioneer Phil Serrell
0:00:48 > 0:00:50at an antiques fair in Sussex.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Coming up, Mark gets revved up over a little red number.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Not many things make your heart stop beating.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Look at that. That is sensational.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Phil gets a bit jumpy.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I mean, you would have just basically sat on there.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Oh, lord above!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And Mark just can't help himself when it comes to the ladies.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Mwah!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Oh, stop that. - A taste of lavender.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Fasten your seat belts and adopt the brace position.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Two of this nation's finest antiques masters
0:01:39 > 0:01:41are about to launch into a head-to-head battle
0:01:41 > 0:01:43of gigantic proportions.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46They're on the hunt for the most tantalising treasures
0:01:46 > 0:01:48that will pull in the premium profits.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Along the way they'll face knocks and blows at every turn.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Only one man can conquer this collectibles competition
0:01:56 > 0:01:57and emerge victorious.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01First up, a shrewd expert with an eye for a deal.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03He's the geezer with the gift of the gab
0:02:03 > 0:02:05and a killer instinct to boot.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08He's everyone's mucker, our South London gem,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12it's Mark "Franksy" Franks.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15We'll have to really concentrate now and find something wonderful.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19And, thundering through the aisles, an antiques colossus,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22a steely dealer, always on the end of a smart sale.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26He's razor sharp, he's cunning and few can outwit him.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28It's the warrior from Worcestershire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It is an antique dealer's heaven.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Today's battlefield is at Ardingly in West Sussex.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37With well over 1,000 stalls,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39it's the largest antiques and collectors' fair
0:02:39 > 0:02:41in the whole of southern England.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Our prize fighters have brought £750 of their own money to spend.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Once they've sold their haul,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50any profit they make will go to their chosen charities.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53So, gentlemen, get ready.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Mark Franks and Phil Serrell,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Mr Franks.- Ah, Mr Serrell. - How are you, mate?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Welcome to the Ardingly Antiques Fair.- I'm looking forward to this.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- How much money have we got?- 750 smackers.- And you are going to buy?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13A van full of stuff! What are you going to buy?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I'm going to try and buy profit, which is a rarity for me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- I've got a plan today.- Have you? - Yeah.- Go on, what is it?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Well, I always seem to sucker myself into buying things that I like,
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- which no-one else likes.- Ah!
0:03:24 > 0:03:27So today I'm going to really concentrate on trying to buy
0:03:27 > 0:03:29saleable things.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31In that case, I'm going to buy things that you like today
0:03:31 > 0:03:34just to make you jealous and make more profit.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Good luck, mate. - Come on, let's get going.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39So Mark leaves Phil hanging and shoots off like lightning.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Phil, as ever, has a plod and a ponder.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46You see, all these great ideas and plans are actually fantastic,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49but the real problem is you can only ever react to what you
0:03:49 > 0:03:51see in front of you and then buy it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54All plans then go flying out of the window.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Let's get this straight, Phil's plan is to scrap his normal plan
0:03:58 > 0:04:02and go with a new plan so that he can beat Mark's plan,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04even though you can't really plan.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Confused? I don't blame you!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Thankfully Mark is much more straightforward.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Ardingly is fantastic for buying.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It's a big old fair and there's a lot of stuff here.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I'm going to try and move around very quickly
0:04:18 > 0:04:21and get a few purchases under way as quick as possible.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Come lunchtime, I want to be sitting down with a nice cuppa.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Well, he'd better get his skates on, because this place is enormous.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Our pair of profit seekers hit the ground running
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and Mark doesn't miss a beat.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Now have a look at this.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Can I ask the price of that sign, please?- Yes, £60.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- Do you mind if have a look? - Certainly.- You might as well come with me, come on.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- It's lovely.- It's lovely.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50It's old. It's probably Victorian, or turn of the century.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Yeah, it's got to be 100 years old, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57What I don't want to do is make you a bad offer and upset you.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Would you tell me your very, very best price and I can say yes, or no?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- 50.- 50.- 50, OK.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- You've got a deal. I'll buy that. - OK.- It's lovely.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08What a gent!
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Mark has sped out of the blocks and secured his first item,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14but will the sign show the way to a profit?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18So the market has now officially been open five minutes
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and I've made my first purchase.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22What is it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Now this sign dates from the late Victorian period,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28turn-of-the-century, 1900-ish.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29It's made of glass.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Just imagine the sun is not shining,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34it's now night time.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37A couple of little lights behind it and the light would go through
0:05:37 > 0:05:40the glass and this would be an illuminated sign.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43As you can see, City of Westminster, Smith Square SW.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47This is before it became SW1, or SW4.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50This was just South West.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52As I said, this is made of glass.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The chance of this surviving is pretty remote.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57These are quite unusual items.
0:05:57 > 0:06:0050 quid, I think it's a snip.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Franksy looks like he's on top form,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04so can Phil keep up?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07You have to keep your eyes on your watch doing this job,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09because before you know it, time flies.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And it's not just the time that flies. Mark is racing along.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17He's on the trail of some pails.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Each bucket is priced up at £10
0:06:19 > 0:06:21and Franksy is straight in for the kill.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Can I have two for 15, please?- Yeah.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Always say, "please", it helps.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Right, them two, I'm having. Brilliant!
0:06:31 > 0:06:35So you're wondering, aren't you, why did I buy a pair of buckets?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I'll tell you what, picture the scene.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42A beautiful, beautiful flower shop,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46florists, buckets, big plants coming out,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50flowers, stems. They're going to look really nice.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I think selling these will be very easy and,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55if not, I've kicked the bucket!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59And he stays in the floral frame of mind.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04His next purchase is a pair of watering cans and they cost him £25.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07You've got to get these sold while the sun is shining
0:07:07 > 0:07:10because as soon as it's winter, these are back in the shed.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Yes, Mark Franks always thinking.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16He's now bought three items while Phil's sitting on a big fat zero.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21But that could be about to change as our Fox is closing in on a frog.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25It's a really fun child's fairground ride.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29It says here that it's American. I would think it dates from the '50s.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I just think it would look so cool today, either in a garden,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36or in a bedroom. I think it's a good, fun thing.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38He's asking £150 for it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Having said I'm not going to buy what I like, I've just made the first cardinal mistake
0:07:41 > 0:07:45and I'm going to buy what I like. I'll have a word and see what I can get it for.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So as sure as eggs is eggs,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Phil Serrell decides to do what Phil Serrell wants.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Anyone surprised?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Anyone? Anyone?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56So this would have been bolted onto a fairground ride.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- It would, I believe.- Then you would have just basically sat on there...
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, lord above.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03He's a bit of a bucking frog, isn't he?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I think it's cool.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Hundred quid buy it?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I think that's pushing it a bit too much.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I know, I thought it was a good starting point.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Well, you've got to start somewhere, haven't you?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's where you finish is the important bit.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- 120.- I think you're being really fair to me.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23But I've got to bid you 110, haven't I?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26110.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Go on, then.- You're an absolute gentleman. I love that.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I love that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Phil finally leaps into action, notching up his first purchase,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38but he needs to bounce off and scour the stalls
0:08:38 > 0:08:41because, across the fair, Franksy has still got his horticultural
0:08:41 > 0:08:43hat on and has spotted some pots.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Pots with a difference.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- OK, give us a price, birdie, bicycle?- 40 quid for the two.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- Give me a price on the drawer full. - 30 quid. 60 quid the lot.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56I'll go 50?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- No, no, no.- 55?- 55.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Gentleman, thank you.- Done.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Let's do that one again. I enjoyed that one more.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07It's another gamble on the weather from Mark.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Let's hope the sun keeps shining for him.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12In the meantime, he's thundering towards his next deal.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Look at this.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16How nice are they?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Oh, bonnet de douche.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Bonnet de douche, as we say in France.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25That must be Franks French for "I can smell a profit".
0:09:25 > 0:09:27These are lovely.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29What have we got?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32We've got a piece of timber, been put on the top,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36the frame's been made up. You've got these lovely, old trays.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Now, I like anything where you refabricate stuff
0:09:39 > 0:09:42and re-use stuff that otherwise would get chucked away.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Let's see if we can get a price. I want to buy one of these.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49What will you do for one of those in the white and sling
0:09:49 > 0:09:52in a couple of nice trays to go with it?
0:09:52 > 0:09:53120 is the best, really.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Go on, then, you've got a deal. I can't say fairer than that.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59No need for a haggle and even though he's storming out in front,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01something's playing on Mark's mind.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I've bought a lot of gardening stuff.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08If I've got this right, I'm going to crack it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11If the weather changes, and this beautiful sunshine goes,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I've got a dead duck on my hands.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Let's just hope Philip Serrell is not thinking about the weather
0:10:17 > 0:10:21and he's thinking about boring, brown furniture.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Mm, Mark's like a mind-reader.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26What do you know, Phil IS looking at some brown furniture,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28but he wouldn't describe it as boring.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32He's getting all the info on a pair of mid-20th century sun loungers.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35And they've got the wheel, you think they should've had wheels?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37They should have had wheels, unfortunately...
0:10:37 > 0:10:40They were wooden wheels and the wooden wheels rotted.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- 60 quid a piece? - That's what I'm asking.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I think they're quite fun, those things.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Even without the wheels.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Would 40 quid a piece buy 'em?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53If we split the difference at £50 a piece,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55we'll definitely have a deal.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- What about 45 quid?- OK.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03So Phil shakes on his second deal, two sun loungers for £90.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08What I've just bought is a pair of 1950s wooden sun loungers
0:11:08 > 0:11:11that have got no wheels and new timber in them.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14That sounds really good, doesn't it?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17The '50/'60s, it's very hard to date timber like this
0:11:17 > 0:11:21that's been left outside because it gathers moss and lichen, it ages it and dates it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I think they would look really cool outside a pool or on a patio.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28These would have been expensive in their day.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I'm just hoping they're going to be expensive in my day.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33So he's bought another thing that he likes.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36That plan really is out of the window.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38No time for our Fox to lounge around though,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Phil needs to crack on to keep up with Franksy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45I'm from Worcester, and one of the tricks of this business is trying to place things.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Now, just outside of Worcester are the Cotswolds,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50and the capital of the Cotswolds is Broadway.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Just there is a sign that says, "Broadway."
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I need to know that it's an old one, but if I can place that
0:11:56 > 0:11:59to someone who lives in Broadway, that's got to be a winner. I hope!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- How old is the sign? - It's a Victorian one.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- How do we know that? - Just by the casting...
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Can we have a look?- Yes, certainly.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10HE GROANS
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So basically what we're doing is we're looking at the back of it.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15We are, yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19This isn't the name of a town, is it?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- It's the name of a street, or somewhere?- It is, yes.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- How much is it?- It's 85.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I was hoping I can get it for 50.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32No chance. No way.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The very best would be 70.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35What about 60 quid?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I want to buy it off you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I'm going to buy it off you if I can find some money.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45That was a tough one for Philip. He must like it.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47So both our experts have now bought a road sign
0:12:47 > 0:12:51and garden paraphernalia. Maybe they're not so different after all.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54How close are they on the figures?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Both our boys arrived at the fair with £750.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Mark has surged ahead.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Five purchases for £265,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07leaving £485 in his kitty.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Phil has finally picked up speed.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13He's still only done three deals, but spent almost exactly
0:13:13 > 0:13:15the same as Mark, £275,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19meaning there's £475 left.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22So how are our closely-matched masters feeling?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24How are you getting on?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Well, dear boy, can I just say, "Oo-ah, oo-ah, oo-ah, oo-ah."
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Throat? Problem?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31No, I've bought a lot of garden stuff, that's what I've been up to.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Not everyone in the garden goes, "Oo-ah, oo-ah, oo-ah, oo-ah."
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I got to be honest with you, Foxy,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38since I bought it, the sun has gone behind the clouds.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Perhaps the summer is over. - What's the best thing you've bought?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- I'm not telling you. - Oh, go on, no, tell me.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47A street sign, a London street sign, made of glass, all hand-painted.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Lovely.- I bought a frog.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- You bought a frog?!- I bought a frog.- You bought a frog?!
0:13:51 > 0:13:52I bought a frog.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- HE CLEARS THROAT - I bought a frog.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Why? What, what?- Ribbit!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I know the noise they make.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Ribbit!- I wish you would hop off!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I'm going to have to do some more.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Did that make any sense?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Anyway, our boys jump to it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11They've both got about the same amount left to spend
0:14:11 > 0:14:13so things could get pretty competitive.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16After that little chat, Phil's left Franksy flummoxed.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18He's bought a frog.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I've gone for the gardening theme and he's bought a frog.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24How can I compete with somebody who buys a frog?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I think Mark Franks has spent too much time out in the sun,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31because he seems to have bought nothing other than gardening stuff,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35which I hope is going to find him in his very own compost heap!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Very charitable of you, Phil.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39But Mark's not muckraking, no.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Instead, his finely honed dealer senses are stirring.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46This is a Globe Wernicke.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Globe Wernicke is a manufacturer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Basically, it's a book case...
0:14:50 > 0:14:54They slide out, the books are then covered with a glass front
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and they slide back in.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Each piece comes off so the top will lift off,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01then they come in sections.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It's kit form.
0:15:03 > 0:15:051920s/1930s kit form.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08So you buy the base, which is this piece down the bottom,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and you buy as many sections as you want and then you buy the top.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14If you buy more books, you buy a bigger one.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Lovely, perfect condition, Globe Wernicke.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and the best price is 340.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Mm, what did that little flick of the eyebrows mean?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Our master tactician has clearly got something up his sleeve.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Now that Globe Wernicke, in perfect condition,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32340 quid is too much for me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35But earlier on I spotted one in kit form.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39He made the mistake of telling me he only paid 20 quid for it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43If I can buy this one a bit cheaper, I can make a profit.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47This is the Cinderella that wants to go to the ball.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50It's unloved and it's tired.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It needs about a fiver's worth of glue spent on it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The big question is, does Tom want my money,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59or does he want a project for himself?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02It looks like he's got enough work on his hands. Let's find out.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08What is your very best for that horrible kit form monstrosity?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Give us a ridiculously cheap price... - 80 quid.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Will you take 50?- I'll take 60.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Don't do this to me.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- How about we toss a coin, 50 or 60.- Go on, then.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Heads.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Tails, it is.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25HE LAUGHS
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Tom, you've got a deal, 60 quid.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30So even though Mark didn't win the toss,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33he's won the kit and it seems Cinderella could go to the ball,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36after all. Judging by the price of the bookcase he saw earlier,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38he could make a packet.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Mark is blazing a trail here.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Phil followed his lead in buying a sign and something for the garden
0:16:44 > 0:16:46and now, just like his rival,
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Phil's bought a bucket, paying £45 for it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55I bought this really nice oak coopered bucket.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57It's got the Royal coat of arms on it
0:16:57 > 0:17:00and these brass bands around here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03What it should have, where these lugs are on the side,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05it should have a rope handle.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07This is a fire bucket.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It's probably from the early part of the 20th century.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I think it's very much a decorative thing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15In the 18th century/19th century fire buckets were made out
0:17:15 > 0:17:18of leather, they would have been sat around the house, had sand in them.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20You know, things evolved.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I actually doubt whether this has ever been used to put a fire out
0:17:22 > 0:17:25but it really is a decorative item.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I think it's quite a cool thing and would definitely decorate a house.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Taking the bucket into account, there is now only a fiver
0:17:31 > 0:17:35between our fearsome fighters but that all could change very soon.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Mark is totally captivated by a car,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43even though this roadster is missing the back half.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Joe, what I want you to do is tell me the best price you'll take,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51the lowest price you'll take and it gives me chance to think about it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54What is the bottom you will take cash, pound notes today?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Give me a bottom price, it gives me something to think about.- 270.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58270...
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Give me a little time to think about that. OK.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The thing is when you go to an antique fair,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08quite often you see this, you see that.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Not many things make your heart stop beating.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Look at that, that is sensational.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I don't know what it's worth, I've got no idea.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Philip Serrell has got a lot of contacts in the car world.,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24If I can tap into his contacts I can make a lot of money.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm going to have to buy it. I've got to go and buy it.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29All right, Joe.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Has it got an MOT? - Yeah, it's definitely got one.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Any service history? - Yeah, full history.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I'll tell you what, give me a tenner back for luck, 260 and I'll give you cash.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Deal. Good man.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Look at this.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Whey!
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Philip Serrell! Whey-hey!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52What were Franksy's two plans for the day?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Things Philip Serrell would like...
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Tick.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And things that would fill a van.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Another big tick.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02While Mark's rolling along, dodging bumps in the road and taking corners
0:19:02 > 0:19:06at full speed, Phil has found somewhere to rest his weary legs.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10It's an artist's easel and it's really, really cool.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15You'd sit here with your easel or your oil canvas up there like that
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and then all your paints would be on here and you'd be...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20There you are, look.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I think it's a really cool thing. There's no great age to it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27This is probably, what, '50s at best, '60s at worst.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29It's made in a decent quality timber.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32This is not pine, this is out of a really good quality hardwood.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Priced up here at £135
0:19:36 > 0:19:41and £58. That is a chunk of money, it really is a chunk of money.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44That is a combined total of £193
0:19:44 > 0:19:47but, if anyone can get a discount...
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Good sir. How are you, all right?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51What's the real finish that you can help me out on?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Absolute rock bottom, 125.- 125.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Go on, do you know what, I love them to bits.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Let me find some money.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The Fox has slashed more than a third off the original ticket price
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and it spurs him on.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11He's barely put his money away before he spots something else on the same stall.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17This is a galvanised header tank.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19You can turn it upside down,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21cut some legs out of here with an angle grinder,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24lower it a little bit and you've got a really funky table.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Yes, the old Serrell special,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30take something you think no-one wants, stick some legs on it
0:20:30 > 0:20:32and voila, you've got yourself a foxy little table.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- It's a header tank, isn't it? - Yes, a header tank. 35 quid.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40This is 20/30 quid's worth.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41That's what it is.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44The real best I can do is 35.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Right, what we'll do is toss a coin, right.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49You call, if you win it, 35 quid, if I win, it's 30 quid.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Tails.- Getting!
0:20:53 > 0:20:55It's just cost me 30 quid.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Look at his little face.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Have you ever seen Philip Serrell more pleased with himself?
0:21:00 > 0:21:04And, his header tank signals an end to our superb spending spree.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08How much have they spent in total?
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Both our dealing dynamos started out with £750.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Phil finished up with six purchases and spent £475 in all.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Mark went one better,
0:21:18 > 0:21:23seven deals done but it cost him £585.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28So they've hunted their haul, bagged their bargains,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30what do they think of their opponent's items?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- Runs quiet, doesn't it?- I've just had it tuned, that's why, yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39HE CHUCKLES
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- I like this.- Would you have bought it?- Yeah, I would.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- I love it.- Thank goodness for that. I was worried.- No, no, no, I love it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- 260 quid.- Shall we have a look at the rest?- I want to see what you've bought.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51I do like that froggy frog, mate.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54That's cool. How much was that?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58That was 120 quid, roughly, with the two trays
0:21:58 > 0:22:00and it's a bit of reclaimed, I like the reclaimed.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- I'll tell you what, it's not a patch on the old froggy.- Isn't he lovely?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- He's smashing.- He's American. Yeah, 110 quid.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- There's a good profit.- I don't quite know where I'm going to go with him.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Do like my petite pheasant?- Oui, oui.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Yeah, it's different that, isn't it?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Then the little push-bike potter.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Yeah, I had a gardening theme going on there
0:22:20 > 0:22:22and I'm hoping that I'm going to do well.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Anyway, do you want a lift home? - Go on, then.- Come on, let's go.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Right, after you.- Thank you so much.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- You can drive.- Ah...
0:22:33 > 0:22:38So now our big kids must man up as their mission turns on its axis
0:22:38 > 0:22:42and they move their mindset from buying to selling.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45More specifically, making maximum profit.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47They must work until they're blue in the face
0:22:47 > 0:22:50to keep their balance sheets out of the red,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52using their extensive contacts and skills,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55they must find new homes for everything and, in doing so,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58turned their opponent green with envy. The winner is the man
0:22:58 > 0:23:03with the biggest pot of gold at the end of the Put Your Money rainbow.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Our tremendous traders can set up all the sales they like but
0:23:07 > 0:23:10until they have shaken on it, and the money has changed hands,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Both our battlers head home to analyse their wares.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20In South London, Mark is in his yard checking out his haul.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Ardingly Antiques Fair...
0:23:22 > 0:23:27It all started off so sensibly, pots, buckets,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30watering cans, this lovely thing. Really nice.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32These are old, this is new, it looks fab
0:23:32 > 0:23:34and I think I've got a chance of making money.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The street sign is about 100 years old and it's made of glass
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and then...
0:23:40 > 0:23:44The front-end of an AC Cobra. Is it a profit?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Is it madness, or is it genius?
0:23:47 > 0:23:53I'm hoping it's absolute genius and this will make me wipe the floor.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Well, he's sounding pretty confident.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Mark must also sell his bookcase, once he's glued it together,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02and our Worcestershire warrior is back in his saleroom in Malvern.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06He's also feeling positive about his purchases.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I think I've bought quite well. I love my frog.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I think he's going to do quite well.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14There's a big area of collecting around fairground-type stuff.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18This easel, that's going to tell a story because, I think,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I'm going to find an artist to buy this.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I'm in Worcestershire and there's only one place you'll sell a Broadway sign
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and that's in Broadway, just at the foot of the Cotswolds.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This water tank, I think I'm going to have to do something with that.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Quite what, I don't know, other than put water in it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35You know, put a glass top on that and it's a really funky table.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Honestly...
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Mm, such an honest face. Phil's workload won't stop there though.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44He also needs a hot profit from his fire bucket
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and his pair of 1950s sun loungers.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Mark is the first to hit the road.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52He's heading to Banstead in Surrey with his large
0:24:52 > 0:24:54collection of terracotta pots.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56He was thinking beautiful plants all along
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and it doesn't come more beautiful than a lavender field.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Lavender!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Lavender, everywhere?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I'm at Mayfield Lavender here in Surrey
0:25:05 > 0:25:07trying to sell my terracotta pots.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10I paid 55 quid for the lot at the antiques fair
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and I'm going to try and get as much money back as possible.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I've kept aside a couple of the stand-y bits, see how I get on.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Back on his feet, Mark meets farm owners Brendan and Lorna,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24but will he see the colour of their money?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- We've got roughly 45 of these in total.- Right.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32Terracotta, I want to sell them, I'm thinking lavender plants,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35lavender cut, whatever.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Shall we see? Do you want to stick some lavender in there and see how it looks?- OK.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Let's get a couple of short-stemmed ones, then.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Let's pop them in and see what they look like.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Lorna, what do you think, they do look nice, don't they?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Well, I mean, people are after vintage things.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I think we would definitely be able to sell them.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56How much we would be able to get for them, I'm not sure.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- I don't know, either. - That's down to you, Brendan.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Why don't you two, right, I'll do this.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03You two discuss what you want to offer me
0:26:03 > 0:26:05and then we'll see where we go.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06You have a chat.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- What do you reckon?- A pot.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Shall we offer him 75p a pot and see what happens?- OK.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- We've had a think about it...- Yeah.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16We think they are worth about 75p each.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20We thought £35 would be a fairly safe price.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Yeah, very safe.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Why don't you just round it up to 40, how does that sound?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- OK, I think we've got a deal there. - Are you happy?- Yeah, very happy.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Are you happy?- Thank you very much. Good... Oh...
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Stop that.- Tastes of lavender.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Straightaway, Mark's into a purple patch.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44He goes on to sell those distinctive planters to a pub for £30.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49In total, his pots and tubs sprout a profit of £15.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52And he prances off to plan his next sale.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Phil's selling spree is about to kick off
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and he's warming up with his fire bucket.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03He's brought it to Bringsty in Herefordshire
0:27:03 > 0:27:05to a vintage furniture shop.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I've brought my bucket to Nick.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Now he buys all this sort of stuff and I hope he buys it off me
0:27:10 > 0:27:11and doesn't just kick it.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Small profit, that's the way forward.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Well, have I brought you a bucket or a wastepaper basket?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18It could be either.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21My guess is it's probably 1920s
0:27:21 > 0:27:23and it would have had originally a rope handle
0:27:23 > 0:27:26that would have been knotted on there.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's a good 1920s country house thing. It's cost me 45 quid.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31What's the best you can do for it?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- I think we could see you doubling up on that.- Really?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Yeah, we could do 90 quid. - You are a gentleman.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Thank you very much. I'm going to go and celebrate now.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, that couldn't have been easier.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44And, instantly, Phil's way out in front of Franksy.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48He wastes no time lining up his next potential buyer.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50It's time to flog the frog.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53He paid £110 for it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56If you want to sell a fairground frog,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59there's only one man in Worcester and that's my mate, Lawrence.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Look at what he's got.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04'Someone Wins, Why Not You?' Well, why not me?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- Morning, Phil.- How are you? - Nice to see you. Yes.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11You are the fairground man, aren't you?
0:28:11 > 0:28:17Well, it's my hobby and I've a bit of a leaning towards it, yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I bought this down at Ardingly.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's a fairground frog. I think it's lovely. What do you reckon?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Erm...
0:28:24 > 0:28:28There's some writing on it, let's have a look at that.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Lichfield, Michigan.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I would think it's 1950s.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37I would imagine it's from a children's playground.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Does it fit in with the rest of your fairground-y type stuff?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Well, my origins are junk
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- and I've got...- Don't be horrible!
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Don't be horrible.- I've got a slight leaning towards junk.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54It cost me 110 quid, Lawrence, and I was thinking it was worth 300.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Straight offer, 200 quid.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- 210, and that gives me £100 off it. - Right.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05We'll shake on that.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- That's not a fairground ride?- No, but this is a proper fairground ride.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11So Phil's frog finds a home with a friendly fair man
0:29:11 > 0:29:15and £100 goes into Philip's profit pot.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18He hops further out in front by selling his easel
0:29:18 > 0:29:20and paint pot in the Cotswolds.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24His painter friend, Edward Noott, pays £145.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Brushing in a picture perfect profit of £20.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Now, in London, Mark is in his warehouse doing man stuff.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39On closer inspection he's discovered his bookcase isn't Globe Wernicke.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41It was made by the Gunn Furniture Company
0:29:41 > 0:29:43which made similar sectional items.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47But Mark's not bothered. He's in reconstruction heaven.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53I paid £60 for it, and I'm sure that when it's done I'll see a profit.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Right, are you ready to do some DIY?
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Yes, Mark Franks, flatpack king, not even an instruction manual in sight.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Now...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I've got to squirt some more bits of glue in, put a couple of more screws
0:30:08 > 0:30:14and nails in it, but I've now got a usable bookcase.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17As they say in the trade, job's a good 'un.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20What a turnaround from a broken bunch of bits
0:30:20 > 0:30:23to a brilliant bookcase.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25And, because Mark did all the work himself,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28using glue and materials he already had,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32there's no extra renovation costs to add to his £60 purchase price.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34So he takes his masterpiece to Gav,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36who owns an antiques shop in Epsom.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Was all that elbow grease really worth it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That's quite a nice Globe Wernicke bookcase.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44It's actually made by the Gunn company, if you look in the back.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47When I bought it it was flatpack, so I glued back together...
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Nice movement, isn't it?- What are you looking for for the bookcase?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55Nice and simple, £200. How's that? Let's go and get the cheque book.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Gav, you haven't followed me. - No.- Is that a no?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- I think that's a little bit too much.- All right.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Come and have a look round here.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06OK, I've done a starting price, it's now up to you.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- I'd like to pay about £80 for it, Mark.- Wait there...
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Do I need to sit down?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12150.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13110.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- 110?- 110. - I'll take your money.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20I know you far too well, Gav. If I said 150 you'd say no, wouldn't you?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Absolutely no.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25So, some glue, a few screws and a little bit of know-how
0:31:25 > 0:31:28just earned Mark a profit of £50.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Down the road in Carshalton, Franksy sells his table and trays
0:31:32 > 0:31:35to a fruit and veg shop owner, Mark.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- 135. Are you happy with that? - Absolutely.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Can I have one apple to take home?- You certainly can.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43We've got a deal. Brilliant! Apples and pears. Everyone's a winner.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47The sale bears fruit and a £15 profit.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48It's all going pretty well,
0:31:48 > 0:31:50but they're far from finished.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53As our selling supremos hit the phones once more,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55let's tot up their trading tallies.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Mark "Franksy" Franks is well on the way.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01He's done three deals
0:32:01 > 0:32:04and pocketed a profit of £80.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Phil "The Fox" Serrell has also completed three transactions,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10but his profit is more than double
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Franksy's - £165.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16There's not much time left to off-load their objects,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19and the Sly Fox has taken on a mission within a mission.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24When he bought his Broadway sign for £75, he knew exactly where to
0:32:24 > 0:32:27take it - one of the most beautiful corners of the Cotswolds.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29He's lugging it around the shops,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32but finding a buyer is proving tricky.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I was hoping to get close to 200 quid for it,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37that's the truth of the matter.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40OK... I don't think so.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Probably not a lot I can do with it, but I like it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Um... I don't think so.- Really? No good.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- How much do you want to play? - I'd give you £90 for it.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Poor old Phil is down on his luck and he's not used to that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Will his persistence ever pay off?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00What do you reckon to my Broadway sign? Do you fancy a Broadway sign?
0:33:00 > 0:33:01I think I do, yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05It's very appropriate, for where we live and where I do business.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- It's 19th century.- Yes.- Old thing. Now...- What's your best price?
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- I was hoping to try and get 150 quid for it.- What about...
0:33:14 > 0:33:1565?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Nigel, at £65 you cannot be serious.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Well, I'll push it up to £100 if you like.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- The thing is, you're going to have to pay more money.- Yeah.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27What, 110?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I think another tenner, it might just be yours.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Well, split the difference, 115, then.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- 150, that's lovely.- 15! - Sorry?- 115.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- You caught me out there!- Go on. You're a star, mate.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Thank you very much indeed.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Thankfully, Phil finally conquers in the Battle Of Broadway
0:33:45 > 0:33:48and his sign signals a profit of £40.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52And that puts The Fox way out in front.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Mark must redouble his efforts if he's ever going to catch up.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59And if anyone will put in the legwork, it's Franksy.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02He's off to Chichester to meet Steph the florist.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05He's hoping she'll like his buckets and watering cans.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06They stand him at £40.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- These are the perfect display items. - Yeah, they're lovely.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- They look very fitting with our shop.- Rustic, rustic.- Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- I can see alliums... - Yeah!- I know plants!
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Hydrangeas... - Yeah, hydrangeas would be good.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- They are very fitting with your shop. - Yeah.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- I think they'll look really nice.- 70 quid the lot - how does that sound?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- 40? Sort of like a tenner... - Tenner apiece, yeah. I see what you're saying.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- What about 15 quid apiece - 60? - 60? Um...
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- 50?- 50...
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- That gives me a tiny profit.- Yeah.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- 55.- Deal!- OK! - What a lovely lady. Mmmmmwah!
0:34:48 > 0:34:51The deal is sealed with a kiss.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Mark's green-fingered skills plant a profit of £15.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56But he still has a long way to go
0:34:56 > 0:34:58to catch up with Phil.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59The Fox is back in Malvern
0:34:59 > 0:35:04and has a makeover master plan for his header tank.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07So this really is the ultimate green recycling business,
0:35:07 > 0:35:11because I'm now going to take a redundant galvanised
0:35:11 > 0:35:14hot water tank and turn it into a table.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Hopefully.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Now, I want to turn this into a table.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And I want a piece of glass, if you can cut me one,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25that just drops in there.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26What do you reckon?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Um... Yeah, it can be done, no problem.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Everything is possible, but at a price.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Again, you've got to have a piece of safety glass in there.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Clear glass, coloured glass... frosted glass?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41What do you intend to do?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I assume you're not just leaving it like that.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Well, I was thinking initially, there's a bung just down there -
0:35:47 > 0:35:50you could feed a flex in and put a light there.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52If you do it in diffusion, the laminated, the white,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55you're looking at around 47 plus VAT.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59I've got a favour to ask - could you do it for 45 quid all in?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Yeah, no problem.- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I've got to watch this.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- All right, Phil? - That looks fantastic, doesn't it?
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- Doesn't that look good?- Yeah, pleased with that.- What's that worth?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Does that look like it's worth 75 quid and more?- Oh, plus.- Sold!
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Well done. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I'm really pleased with that, really pleased. Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35So, as Phil suggested, including the glass top,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38he's now paid out £75 for the table.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42The good news is he found a buyer for his one-off creation.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46The bad news is, the buyer was only prepared to pay £75,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49so he made absolutely no profit.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53And that is a massive help to Mark, who's trailing.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57He's in central London for his next potential sale, a street sign,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and he has just one location in mind.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Do you remember at the antique fair I bought this sign?
0:37:03 > 0:37:08I spent a tenner using some old scrap timber, making this frame.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09I think it's improved it hugely.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11See if you can guess where I'm going to sell it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14You haven't got to be a mastermind, just look above.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18The cost of the new frame takes his total investment to £60.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Right in the centre of Smith Square is a building with
0:37:21 > 0:37:25an interesting history and Mark's meeting its director, Richard.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28What is this fantastic building? It looks like a church.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Well, it was a church. We were built 300 years ago, in 1714,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34but we are now a concert hall.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37It's a church that suffered from bombing in the Second World War,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40and in the 1960s local people raised the money to buy the church
0:37:40 > 0:37:42and turn it into an arts centre,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46and since 1969 we've been a concert hall, St John's Smith Square.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48How lovely. What a beautiful building.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49I bought this sign.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52It's made of glass and as you can see it's got SW,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55which sort of predates the more modern signs.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I think it about 100 years old. What do you think of it, Richard?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- Is it nice? - Is a lovely piece of work
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and it really shows some of the history as well of Smith Square.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06It's nice to have things that relate to where you live
0:38:06 > 0:38:09and where you work and so on. It's a lovely piece.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13I was hoping...I don't know, 150 quid for it? How does that grab you?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15That might be pushing me a little bit.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17I think we'd be looking at 50 quid.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19What about 100, would that be too much?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- What about if we met somewhere in the middle?- Go on, then, try me.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Something like 75.- What about 80? Can I squeeze you on to 80?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- I could just about manage 80. You've got a deal.- You've got a deal.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31It's been a pleasure. Thank you.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34The Victorian sign adds £20 to Mark's total profit,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36which leaves him, like Phil,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38with just one item left to sell.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Phil gets in there first.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43He's taken his sun loungers across to Ledbury to meet David
0:38:43 > 0:38:44at his salvage yard.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46They cost him £90,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49but the big problem for Phil is they are in terrible condition.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56Only you, Philip, could bring me some steamer chairs, um...
0:38:56 > 0:39:00after we've just finished the nicest summer we've had for ten years.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- Oh, dear, dear... - But look, look, look.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Look what happens.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07This gets better - watch.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Look at that.- Drinks tray. - Drinks tray.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Now, David is renowned as a tough negotiator,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17so how many flaws will he spot?
0:39:17 > 0:39:18These are dead ropy.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- You're not really trying to sell me these?- Yeah, yeah!
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- There's a bit of woodworm here. - No, that's darts.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26I'm absolutely rubbish at darts.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28That's... That's bad.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- That's repairable.- This isn't good.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32That's paintable.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34I don't think he's noticed the worst bit yet.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36The only bit that's good is the drinks tray.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38# Alleluia! #
0:39:38 > 0:39:40I think you're beginning to realise that you dropped
0:39:40 > 0:39:44a bit of a clanger with these, didn't you?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- You'd better mention a price. - Well...
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I thought they were worth 75 quid.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Each.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Shabby chic.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- Just to see off the premises, I'll give you £100.- Done!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Thank you so much! Done!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Well, it's not a massive profit,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04but it's a profit nonetheless. £10.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Phil is all sold up and sitting
0:40:07 > 0:40:09very comfortably in the lead,
0:40:09 > 0:40:12which means it all comes down to Mark's half a car.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14The fibreglass fake cost him £260,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17so he could make a lot of money here.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20He gets it delivered to Hainault in Essex.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24He's visiting a company that specialises in this particular type of car.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26So will Michael help him drive home a deal?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- This is quite...- Oh, my God!
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I'm quite happy to do a straight swap for anything in here at all.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Yeah, I'll bet you are! Where's the other half?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37MARK LAUGHS That's instalments, mate!
0:40:37 > 0:40:40The guy I bought it from was telling me that it
0:40:40 > 0:40:44was built for a guy with a swimming pool as an icebox.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- That's some icebox!- Yeah, it is, isn't it? It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Well, hit me, what are you looking for?
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Well, I've had a quick look round and these are all sort of
0:40:55 > 0:40:5710, 15, 20 grand.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01I'll be happy with 500 quid. How does that grab you?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- It doesn't get me too excited. - I knew you were going to say that.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Hm, there could be a bumpy road ahead.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10We'll find out in a moment if the mocked-up motor wins him the race.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15But before we do, let's remind ourselves of how much they spent.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Both our boys went to the market with £750.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Mark made seven purchases
0:41:21 > 0:41:24and, including the costs of framing
0:41:24 > 0:41:26his sign, paid out £595.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Phil only bought six items and,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30adding in the cost of transforming
0:41:30 > 0:41:33the water tank, he spent £520.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38All of the profit that Mark and Phil have made from today's challenge
0:41:38 > 0:41:41will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45So without further ado, let's find out who is today's
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50- Franksy, how you?- Hello, Mr Serrell.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Are you well?- Yeah, not as well as you look.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55You look fantastic. Have you been away?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Yeah, it's amazing what surgeons can do. - LAUGHTER
0:41:58 > 0:42:01How did you get on with that pile of wood you bought?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Why do you always do this? It was antique in kit form.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Antique. Right.- A bit of superglue, a bit of this, a bit of that... - A bit of a lot.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Yeah, yeah...- Did you make a profit on it?- A small profit.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Your frog, what was all that about? - 'Opping.- 'Opping.- 'Opping.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Ribbit!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19I met a lovely man, he's got a fairground ride.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Sold it to him, it was fantastic. Anyway...let's see.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Three, two, one, go.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- Oh!- Ugh!
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- How did that happen?- You beat me, Philip. Well, I think what it is...
0:42:31 > 0:42:34you've got experience, knowledge...
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Yes, Phil walks away today's winner.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38So what happened with Franksy's car?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Our maximum price that we'd want to give for this would be 300 quid.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45You squeezable for another tenner, perhaps? Or is that where you're at?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- £310 would spin the deal, if you want to go with that.- Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:52You've got a deal. Every penny counts, mate. I really appreciate it.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53And that means the car only
0:42:53 > 0:42:55brought in a profit of £50,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58not enough to overtake Phil.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Whoo, that was a close one.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04At the end of the day, my hopping frog just saw me home with £100.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06I'm really pleased about that.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I enjoyed the antiques fair in the UK,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11but Philip Serrell did show his experience,
0:43:11 > 0:43:15knowledge and wealthy mates, and he wiped the floor with me.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Oh, Mark mustn't be downhearted,
0:43:17 > 0:43:20because he has every chance of getting his revenge tomorrow,
0:43:20 > 0:43:24when our boys do battle again at a car-boot sale in Romford.