David Harper v Mark Stacey - UK Antiques Fair Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts

against each other in an all-out battle for profit...

Let's make hay while that sun shines.

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

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Today, the dapper but dastardly David Harper takes on the masterful

and mighty Mark Stacey at an antiques fair in Norfolk.

Coming up, Mark is the victim of some cunning salesmanship...

She only paid 50p for it.

The rotter! I've been done again!

..David rips up the rule book...

I don't care.

..and Mark makes a schoolboy selling slip-up.

If you are going to sell somebody something,

it is a good idea to take the price you paid off the back first.

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Today, our mighty money men

are gearing up for a Clash of the Titans.

Under the unforgiving glare of the Norfolk sun,

our feisty fighters are hot on the trail

of the tastiest treasures, going all-out for one thing -

premium profit.

In the scorching temperatures,

this awesome challenge will push them to the limit.

But only one man can win,

so who will wilt in the heat and end up in a sweaty mess?

And who will blossom in the golden rays

and emerge the bronzed baron of the barter?

First up, a master tactician from the North of England.

He's cool under the collar, calm in his collecting

and when he spots a demon deal, he takes no prisoners.

He's Barnard Castle's biggest bargain bagger,

'Devilish' David Harper.

This to me is absolute heaven.

But he has stiff opposition from the Sussex coast.

His challenger is a finely-tuned negotiating machine.

Always poised and ready to pounce,

he's lightning fast and can be quite catty.

Racing in from Brighton,

it's Mark 'The Maverick' Stacey.

I hope to club his profits down.

So, it's North versus South and the battleground is sort of halfway -

an antiques fair at the Norfolk Showground just outside Norwich.

Our two profit-seeking missiles

must use their supreme negotiating nous

to stop the mercury rising still further,

but someone is bound to get a bit red in the face.

Well, I'm up against 'Devilish' David Harper, and I've just found

this pot, which is uncannily like him.

And, in this heat, if he doesn't keep that suntan lotion on,

he's going to end up like a big fruit.

SPOOKY LAUGH

Yes, sun cream at the ready.

Both Mark and David have brought £750 of their own money to spend

and when they've bought their haul,

they must sell it on for as much as humanly possible.

And let's hope they're dripping in deals,

because any profit they make will go straight to their chosen charities.

So, David Harper and Mark Stacey, wallets at the ready,

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

-Oh, no, no.

-Oh, David, no.

-Mark, please! That is illegal.

-Well, I don't know about that.

Listen, I know we're in mustard country,

but really, David, you don't have to buy mustard trousers.

Pink trousers were yesterday's news.

Mustard is the new pink.

But, white? What's your strategy?

I've decided to blend in and become...

..a Norfolk broad. What do you think, David? Is it me?

I think you should go with it, Mark. I think it suits you.

-Thank you.

-I think you will look like a native,

and they're going to absolutely love you.

-David, I think...

-Best of luck(!)

Don't be rude! Happy hunting.

-But not too happy.

-OK, well, what a pair we look.

-Don't look at my legs.

-I don't want to look at your legs!

Yes, you do!

Hmm, anyone got a mirror for Mark?

So, will the feather boa help his haggling?

His sartorial senses may have been left in Sussex,

but let's hope Mark's knockout knowledge

is still punching above its weight.

Sensational deals are the order of the day,

no matter what he looks like.

Here's a little tip for you.

Now, I know that's Chinese straightaway,

because it says so on the back - China.

Yes, very impressive.

David must be quaking in his boots(!)

No ruffled feathers with Mr Harper.

In fact, whippet-like, no sooner is he out of the traps

than he spies an intricate piece of trench art.

Just imagine, First World War, 1914-1918,

all the suffering and the dreadfulness

going on in the trenches,

and at the very same time that was going on,

somebody was making this - a copy of an armoured car.

That decoration on the top there is a cheap,

mass-produced brass tobacco tin,

probably sent to the troops

in little food packages and that kind of thing,

and then he's made the running boards out of shell casings

sent over by the Germans.

Hang on, it's a flip top! It's not just a car, is it?

My Lord! What's that? Inkwells.

Would 80 quid buy it?

110.

Mmm.

105.

So, David shakes on his first deal and we're up and running,

but it already seems the heat is getting to our Norfolk broad.

It's far too warm for all this.

Such a drag!

Yes, that's certainly one way to describe it.

But, ditching his very fetching feathers soon pays off

as Mark find something else to get hot and bothered about.

These are rather fun.

They're not terribly old,

but they're a pair of little salt and peppers,

and you've P and S on there for pepper and salt.

But they look like little auctioneer's gavels,

and auctioneers do like things relating to their profession,

so if they're quite reasonable, I think we might be able

to shake a profit out of these. COMEDY DRUM ROLL

These are a bit of fun, aren't they?

Yeah, I think they're probably 1960s.

As they're not terribly old, I'm sure they're quite reasonable.

-Very reasonable.

-Are they? How reasonable?

-£5 note.

£5 note?! Put it there.

I can't argue with a fiver, I think that's quite a savoury deal.

No arguments from 'The Maverick', he's clearly delighted

and both our boys are now off and running.

But there's still a long way to go. Absolutely anything could happen.

David has already spotted his next potential purchase -

two glass stands marked up at £50 the pair.

The only way I could get mega excited about them

is on a financial basis.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

Can they be devastatingly cheap?

Because, let me tell you, they were devastatingly...

-I'm worried about this.

-They were devastatingly cheap

when they were made, about three hours ago.

And they're devastatingly cheap now at £25 each.

Gorgeous, come on, I think you're going to be easier to deal with.

Oh, the oldest trick in the book -

if the man won't help, flatter his good lady wife instead.

-What do you think about these objects?

-I think they're fabulous.

-You do not!

-Because they're glass and they're not plastic.

OK, that's true.

And we can do a good price, can't we?

-This is what I'm trying to get at, you see?

-I feel a bit ill, really.

I think we could do them for 35.

-I don't think I could....

-And I know what you're going to say now.

-What am I going to say?

-"Will you do 30?"

-No, I'll say, "Will you do 20?"

-SHE GASPS

-28 we'll do.

-Go on, then, thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-I needed your help there,

cos he was going to get too hard.

I've only bought them because I think I can make a profit,

-that's the only reason.

-Well, you will now!

Well, David, that is the whole point of the game.

Not the easiest deal, but he racks up his second purchase at £28,

pulling out ahead of Mark once again.

But he may not stay out in front,

because Mark has spied a slender sporting spoon.

-That's rather fun, the golfing spoon. Is that silver?

-It is, yeah.

-And it's a woman golfer, isn't it?

-Yes, it might have been a trophy.

-Is that heck-ishly expensive?

-That's 65.

Can I just have a look, do you mind?

There's a nice silver hallmark.

The gentleman has just handed me an eyeglass.

Yes, it's hallmarked for Birmingham.

But I have also spotted something else, which I absolutely adore.

And it is this fabulous buckle here.

Made for Liberty & Co, fully hallmarked.

And I just love all the turquoise and green enamel.

The ticket price is £350. Now, is that a lot of money?

Not really, not for something which is handmade

and produced over 100 years ago.

-What is the price of this?

-I could do that for 50.

-50.

-Yes.

And the buckle...

270.

I was hoping to get the two for £300.

Yeah, I could do the two for 300.

Well, let's shake hands on it, thank you so much.

Mark engages an antique tactic and saves himself masses of money.

By doing a double deal, he's knocked a whopping £115 off

the original total asking price.

Fair play, Mr Stacey.

The golfing spoon, I'm going to have to find a world-class lady

golf champion with oodles of money and wants a quality item,

a silver spoon, if of course she hasn't been

awarded one of them already.

Yes, already thinking about how he'll make a profit -

a master dealer at work right there.

But that's a hefty investment for Mark,

leaving David on the back foot.

Not that he's fazed - he's hoping to cash in.

That was made in the days when things were made to last for ever.

Can I have a go?

Look at that, oh, my goodness, the sound.

So, made in the States, but for our market,

because it's got the English currency.

The Americans were fantastic making certain objects,

things like this and, bizarrely, watches and clocks.

Not many people know that.

So it's not going to be 300 quid, is it?

I didn't think it was, worth a try.

No deal for David, the asking price is way out of his range.

He'll have to get back to trawling the stalls,

as that Mark Stacey is starting to run away with himself.

This is rather fun.

And old barrel, which is nicely coopered with a sort of brass.

Nice handles on it. And inside you have a lead bucket.

So you can either use it as a sort of, I suppose,

coal box by the fire, I suppose.

If, of course, you're like me and from the soft South,

you could possibly use it to keep your champagne chilling in.

The stallholder's a little camera shy,

so Mark disappears for a chat, but, quick as a flash, he's back.

Good news, I think, anyway. He'll do it for 30 quid.

I think that's a really good price, don't you?

But as I am up against the 'Devilish' David Harper,

who is remorseless in knocking these poor, innocent dealers down,

I'm afraid I've done a bit of the same and got it for £25.

Glass of shampoo, anyone?

Surely it's too early for a bit of bubbly, Mark!

There's still a long way to go and anything can happen.

While David continues scouring stalls, Mark is unstoppable,

picking up an enamel badge bearing the name of a well-known shoemaker.

He pays £7 and hot shoe shuffles us

to the halfway stage in this buying battle.

Let's bring ourselves up to date with the figures.

Both our experts started the day

with £750 of their own money to spend.

'Devilish' David Harper has had a slow start

and isn't performing well under pressure.

So far he's only made two purchases.

In total, he spent £133, leaving a mighty £617 in his kitty.

Mark 'The Maverick' Stacey has been blossoming in the heat.

He's bought five items for £337,

meaning he has still got £413 to spend.

So, our boys take time out from their high-stakes hunt

to see how the competition is faring.

How are you doing?

I'm doing very well. Actually, I'm not, I was lying.

I should have been on my way home by now,

I'm normally in, out, buy, gone. I think it's the heat.

-Really?

-Yes!

-You're really suffering?

It's not the trousers? All the energy's sunk down to the mustard?

-They are very warm, I must say.

-You see? Shorts.

Nice breeze up there, eh? How are you getting on?

As a little novelty item, I like a little pair of salt and peppers,

-but they're modelled as auctioneer's gavels.

-Good!

-They're not old.

-Doesn't matter.

-And not very much money.

But let me tell you something, you think '60s is not very old,

how about three weeks ago is not very old?

-Can I just remind you?

-Do.

-It's an antique programme.

-Is it?

-Am I on the wrong show?

-You're on the wrong show.

-I'll see you later.

-Bye.

Yes, good job someone's on message, and that sudden realisation

with David seems to kick-start his resolve.

He wastes no time in finding himself a genuine antique.

That's a printing block,

hand-carved out of two pieces of hardwood.

And how many houses in the 18th or 19th century

were decorated, in their wallpaper, by that?

And how gorgeous is that?

That's a proper antique and proof in the pudding

that antiques are not expensive.

12 quid - I'm having it.

David heads off for a chat with the seller

and, true to form, can't resist a little haggle.

Never mind 12 quid - £8 for that.

You can't tell me that isn't an absolute fabulous bargain.

Yes, David makes another devilish deal,

securing a third off the asking price,

but maybe he should stop throwing his antiques up in the air.

He may be off and running, but can David build on his success

with the next item he spots - a fire screen?

A piece of Japanese furniture from circa 1920

in the kind of condition and form I like to find them.

The fire screen is marked up at £10

and, at that price, David doesn't argue.

I'll have it, thank you very much indeed.

So our demon dealer is back in the game with four buys to Mark's five.

'The Maverick' may still hold the lead, but he's taking no chances.

He won't let David's sudden success unsettle him.

His next find is a Wedgwood plate.

I don't normally buy modern Wedgwood Jasper Ware,

even though it's quite good quality, but I do have a couple of friends

whose initials are G, and they are known together as "Gigi".

And look what's written on there.

I just think that would be rather fun, to try and sell them to Gigi.

But it is £8.

Can we get that for a good price?

OK, well it's eight on it, and five would be the lowest I could go on.

HE GASPS £5?!

-Well, I think that's a pretty good price.

-£5?!

Yes, I think that's pretty good.

I'll have it, thank you very much. £5.

There we are, a Gigi for £5. It's on the nose.

-I only paid 50p for it.

-HE GASPS

She only paid 50p for it! The rotter! I've been done again!

Oh, that hurts!

The lady is definitely the winner there.

Let's hope 'The Maverick' will follow her example

and make a similar mark-up.

So, with Mr Stacey racking up the purchases, you'd think Mr Harper

would be desperate to keep up, digging deep to deliver the deals.

Instead, it looks like he's taking a load off.

Surely there must be more to this than meets the eye.

Hello.

-Do you own these chairs?

-Yes.

Come and talk to me about them. Aren't they fabulous?

-They are lovely.

-Have a sit down.

-Welcome to my office.

-Nice!

-I'm David.

-Hello, David, nice to meet you.

-What is your name?

-Sue.

Hello, Sue. These are great, aren't they?

Nice and squidgy.

You sit there, you just look gorgeous,

don't worry, Sue, I'll do all the work, right?

All I want to do is just check their condition.

-Now, would you mind terribly if I just peeled away a little bit?

-No.

What I want to do...

Sue, I'm just going to go for it, cos I don't care,

-I'm going to buy them anyway, I don't care.

-David Harper!

What sheer reckless abandon,

ripping away the base without even agreeing a price!

This lady could now ask the Earth! You must be super confident.

no woodworm, fantastically put together,

springs don't need fixing, which would cost you a lot of money -

it's ready to go.

Sue, they're £45 each, I want them desperately.

-How much can I have them for?

-£80 for the two.

If you give me a tenner off, only cos I'm in love with them.

-70 for the two.

-Go on, then.

-Marvellous, thank you very much.

What a generous lady,

watching her chairs getting ripped open like that.

But they are David's chairs now

and he clearly thinks he can spring a profit on them.

Only time will tell.

Mark is pushing on with his prize perusal,

and before long he spots a pair of candlesticks

with ladybird detailing.

There is a superstition, of course,

that a swarm of ladybirds brings fair weather.

We've certainly got that here in Norfolk.

But does it constitute a fair profit? I'm not sure.

There's only one way to find out, really - to try and buy them.

Darling, I do like these a lot. Come and talk to me, be nice to me.

Only if I get a cuddle.

You'll have a cuddle, come and have a cuddle.

It is hot.

Oh, Mark Stacey! You shameless flirt!

But will a little cuddle help get a discount off the £25 asking price?

-Could I possibly get them for 20?

-Yes.

Come here.

I wish I'd said 15. I was too easy.

-Would you like me to wrap them for you?

-In a minute.

-All right then.

-Just have another cuddle.

Oh, for goodness' sake! Enough with the cuddling!

Come on, Mark, there's work to be done. Tell us what you've got.

We have a pair of West Country pottery candlesticks

made by the factory Aller Vale,

probably around 1890, 1910, that sort of period.

And I think they're rather tasty

and there should be quite a profit out of that.

It'll really bug me if I don't.

It's getting late in the day

and our gunslingers need to focus their minds.

David in particular needs to shoot from the hip

and lasso another purchase.

And there's some things he can't take his eyes off -

a turn of the century horse-drawn governess cart.

You know what? I've never, ever bought a cart in my whole life.

I've bought hundreds of vintage cars, but I've never bought

the grandfather of the vintage car, which is the cart.

Who on Earth am I going to sell a cart to?

I don't know, I've never sold one before.

The owner of the cart isn't at the fair,

so David gives him a ring to see if he can strike a deal.

'I'm looking to get 450 for the cart.'

I was hoping - this is terrible and I feel so guilty -

I was hoping kind of 250-ish, is that too bad?

'My rock bottom is 350.'

You know what, Paul?

For £350, if I walked away from this cart at 350,

I would forever live in regret, so I'm going to say to you,

Paul, I own your cart, thank you very much.

Well, well! That's the biggest deal of the day by far!

David's just spent nearly half his total budget,

and he's going to need an ingenious plan

to get that all the way back to County Durham.

I do believe I could probably pull it myself.

What, all the way to Barnard Castle?

That's the best part of 200 miles, man!

Still, each to his own.

David carts off the cart and winds up the day's buying bonanza.

So, before they check out each other's items,

let's focus on the figures.

Both our experts came to Norfolk

with £750 of their own money to spend.

'Devilish' David Harper had a slow start

but an almighty spend in the end.

Six deals done and dusted for £571.

Mark 'The Maverick' Stacey had a more even and steady day.

keeping his cool throughout,

he bought seven items in total for £362.

So, after a hectic day's haggling,

how are our fearsome fighters feeling?

What do you think?

-These are really comfy.

-Aren't they just?

-Period Art Deco chairs.

-These are nice.

-How much did I pay for them?

-I don't know, 100 quid.

-70 quid.

Well, I think there's a profit there, David.

-The car thing.

-Yes.

First World War, made out of cigarette tobacco tins

and shell casings, so these are early 20th-century tobacco tins.

-But you've only bought...

-Sorry, I've forgotten.

-..five items.

OK, hang on, wait there.

-Close your eyes.

-HE SIGHS

-I know you need a new car...

-Oh, there's an insult...

..so I've come to help you.

-There's an insult coming.

-Turn round, Mark.

I've bought something I've never bought in my life before.

It's a circa 1900 cart.

And you'd never want to buy it again.

I probably never will, no!

-What on Earth?

-It's fabulous!

What do you reckon then? That's me done.

-Do you want to know what I bought?

-I do.

-Golfing spoon.

-1920s, with a lady golfer, solid silver.

-That's very good.

Anything with a sporting connection, and it's rare with a female golfer.

The Wedgwood is funny, because I've got friends who are known as Gigi.

What does it say on there?

Gigi, funnily enough, which is why I bought it.

-My best piece, to be honest with you...

-The Wedgwood?!

No. The little buckle.

-Liberty.

-Liberty?

-Liberty & Co.

-Mark, it's been a lovely day.

-It has been wonderful.

-Thank you, David.

-Do you want a lift home?

I wouldn't mind, actually, I'll get in the back.

Now our persistent purchasers must turn their special powers

from buying to selling, as they throw off their collecting cloaks

to reveal the super sellers beneath.

But before we kick off the selling,

our dealers return to their respective retreats

to draw up their road maps to victory.

Back in his Barnard Castle base, David is inspecting his stash.

Here we are in my garden on a very lovely, albeit quite breezy, day.

But it's given me time to admire my purchases.

Come on, look at the cloud backed period Art Deco chairs.

The two glass stands -

I wasn't in love with them when I bought them.

I now am in love.

Oh, the car!

I've got a specialist car collector, possibly, in mind for that one.

The stamp. That is great, I really want to see that thing in action.

You can get an idea of the design, but to put some paint on that

and then on to wallpaper will literally bring it to life.

The Japanese screen. That is for nothing, £10.

And how could I forget to mention

the most fantastic cart I have ever seen?

Am I going to make a profit? I don't know.

But in many ways it's fantastic.

Well, fantastic it may be,

but it's profit that will win or lose the game.

Mark is down south in his Brighton bunker,

thinking about potential buyers.

These are my purchases from the Norfolk antiques fair,

which I'm quite pleased with.

I'm not sure if I'm going to make huge profits on them,

but you know what they say -

the best things come in small packages.

Though I have got interest in the little clerk's badge there,

and in the Liberty, and possibly in the candlesticks.

I don't want to be too complacent, as I tell you, a couple of things

I am struggling with, particularly the golfing spoon.

I thought that would fly out, but so far...

it's not a hole-in-one.

I almost forgot - I'm sitting on one of the things,

the oak coal bucket with the seat on it.

This I think is definitely sold, so all in all it's looking pretty good.

Mark must also remember his salt and pepper set

and the Gigi Wedgwood plate.

Our daring duo get researching, calling and zooming off

to turn every purchase into a profit.

But remember, until they've shaken on it, no deal is truly sealed.

It's David that's first off the blocks

and he's opening with the big one.

He's taken his cart to a nearby organic farm shop.

Look at this.

You know, this business sometimes isn't that profitable,

but it's good exercise.

I've come to this wonderful location

to try and find a man who will hopefully by my governess cart.

David paid a whopping £350 for the cart,

but will the shop's owner, Peter, like it enough to pay more?

-How are your melons, Peter?

-Hi, David.

-Are you well?

-Nice to see you, yes, fine, thank you.

-How is the growing shed doing?

Great. We have a lot of stuff, peppers, melons, as you can see.

Can't believe we're growing melons in Teesdale.

We're growing lots of stuff.

What you need is a fabulous cart to show off all your organically

grown vegetables and fruits, Peter.

-Come on, I'll show you.

-OK.

-This is a special cart.

Three, two, one, feast your eyes, Peter.

-Oh, God, that's quite smart.

-It's quite posh.

It's the sort of thing you'd take your children to Sunday school in.

It's the Sunday school run, yeah.

Circa... I suppose it's 1900, isn't it?

Around about that period, yeah.

-1880, 1890, 1900, something like that. But it's quite posh.

-It is.

Yeah. Would you say that's beech? You know your wood.

-Beech is a hardwood, isn't it?

-I would say it's oak, actually.

Well, that's even better. You're building the price, Peter.

-No, you're right.

-No, I think it's a mixture of both.

Do you think so? What are your thoughts? Talk to me.

I'm getting a bit nervous here,

-because I don't want to take it back!

-All right!

Look, back door, fill it with veggies.

It's incredibly light and so well built.

-You can put it inside, I think.

-I think it'll have to go inside,

I think it'll definitely go downhill quick if it stayed outside.

It would have to be really well lacquered to leave it outside.

How would you value something like that,

what figure would come to mind?

-I'll give you 550 for it.

-Would you go 675?

I think that's a little bit steep.

-I think the most I would go to is probably 625.

-625.

I'll meet you bang in the middle at 650, how's that?

-Done.

-Top man. Thank you very much indeed.

Well, what a start!

Wheeler dealer David gallops off

with a cracking opening profit of £300.

Which means that from the get go, Mark has a lot of catching up to do.

But he's a man with a plan.

And first he turns his attention

to the ladybird candlesticks that cost him £20.

I'm here to see Becky from Wellingham Herb Company,

who specialise in luxury candles.

And I hope they want my luxury candlesticks to go with them.

Keep your fingers crossed!

So will Becky light the way to profit for the candlesticks?

-Hello, Becky.

-Hello, Mark. Nice to meet you.

Lovely to meet you too.

I sent you an e-mail with a pair of candlesticks

-that I'm trying to sell.

-You did, yes.

I'll give you one to hold. Art Pottery, 1890-ish.

But I really liked the little ladybirds on it.

They are sweet. Really, really sweet.

It's quite rare, actually, to find the ladybird design on it.

Normally these have got sort of bright colours on them,

sometimes even with little mottos. Little Cornish mottos.

They are sweet. Really sweet.

I was hoping to sell them to you for around £40-£60.

-Erm...

-You're not good at dealing, are you, haggling?

I can see you are too gentle for that.

I'm being very mean with you, I know.

How about we start at 35?

Well, that's not a bad start, is it? Shall I come down to, say, 55?

SHE GASPS

Can't do that. Too much. Can't do that.

Erm... I can go to 40.

-Shall we go with 40?

-Yeah, I can't really go any more than that.

-All right, let's do 40.

-Great.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

A bit of a haggle and Mark has his first sale of the day,

£40 for the pair of candlesticks, doubling his money

and netting him a neat profit of £20.

And staying in Sussex, Mark notches up another sale.

The barrel seat is bought for £45 by a lady who organises antiques fairs.

And 'The Maverick' rolls away another £20 better off.

Mark may be making solid profits but David is still way out in front,

and he plans to stay that way.

Next up, he's hoping the printing block can print him

a princely profit.

He doesn't have to go far to find out.

This is really an exciting moment for me because, luckily,

in my town there is an interior designer who still actually uses

these original printing blocks. So here we are.

We're going to bring this thing to life

and then hopefully give it a new home.

David paid £8,

but what will interior design shop owner Victoria think it's worth?

-Good morning, Victoria.

-Oh, good morning, how are you doing?

-Nice to see you. You busy at work?

-Yeah.

-Can I show you something very special?

-You can. Wow!

-That's a gorgeous one.

-It is, it's positively 19th-century.

It may well be earlier. From country of origin, I wouldn't have a clue.

-What are your thoughts?

-The majority either come from India or Thailand.

I think this would have definitely repeated... Possibly, actually,

looking at it, in a sort of flower shape, because it looks like it

comes through to the centre and it looks like it would present round.

So when you're looking at it, it's not just the one piece,

-it's about looking at how they would repeat it and reprint it through.

-Got you.

I'm desperate to see that thing in action,

-so can we give that one a go?

-Yes.

-Nice and firm?

-Yeah. Wow!

Oh, it's really beautiful. That's gorgeous.

That is gorgeous, isn't it?

If I said to you 40 quid, would that seem really cheap?

-No, I think that's probably quite expensive for one.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Seriously?

-Yeah.

-Would you go at 30?

Go on, then. Go on. Thank you very much indeed.

That's really good, thanks, Victoria.

Yes, David puts his stamp on the competition with an indelible

profit of £22 for the printing block.

That was absolutely magnificent, to see that print in action,

the very same image that people were looking at 100 to 200 years ago.

It sends shivers up the back of my spine.

And also, a nice profit, too, that sends shivers!

Well, David is shivering with delight

but Mark is simmering with excitement.

He's come to an auction house in Bodiam in East Sussex

armed with his salt and pepper pots.

He's hoping the gavel shape will appeal to his old friend

and auctioneer, Pippa.

Mark paid £5 for the pots,

so can he shake out a profit on them?

-Pippa.

-Hello.

-Gosh, I haven't seen you for so long.

-How are you?

-Who's this?

-This is Tom.

Hello.

Mark and Pippa go way back, but baby Tom is an antiques apprentice.

-Well, you know why I'm here.

-Yes.

-I sent you some photographs...

-You did, I can't remember...

-You can't remember?

-..what they look like.

-Well, you've had a lot to cope with.

-Yeah.

-NARRATOR AS BABY TOM:

-"You think SHE'S had a lot to cope with?"

Well, these are the items. And I said to you a rather modest price of...

Oh, she's laughing already, I'm in trouble! Now I know I'm in trouble.

Did I say £30-£40?

-Do you know what?

-What?

-I can't remember!

It's coming back to me now, I think I said 50-80.

-AS BABY TOM:

-"I don't know about £80. I'm going to get 40 winks."

-Could we say 30?

-Oh! I think we can still be friends at 35, can't we?

-Shall we shake on 35?

-We can shake on 35.

-Thank you, Pippa.

-It's a pleasure.

Lovely to catch up with you again.

It's very lovely to see you.

So, having sent baby Tom to the land of nod, Mark heads to the

land of profit, making £30 on the salt and pepper shakers.

So at the halfway point of this sensational selling race,

let's see who's furlongs ahead enjoying giddy success,

and who fell at the early hurdles and is lagging behind.

David raced away at the start.

He's sold two items so far and made a hefty profit of £322.

Mark, meanwhile, is one deal up with three sales in the bag.

But he's seriously trailing in profit with just £70.

So Mark has really got to dig deep

if he's to stand any chance of gaining antiques glory.

He gets back on the phone and trawls the internet

to make sure he finds the very best buyers.

But let's not forget, this is a marathon, not a sprint,

so who will cross the line first?

'Devilish' David jumps in again.

He's hoping to sell his First World War model car

to a vintage car expert, so where better to butter him up

than in David's very own classic sports car?

-Hello.

-Hello, David, how are you?

-Good to see you.

-Would you like to step into my office?

-What an office!

-It's a mobile office, Stuart.

-Fantastic.

Well, Stuart, I want to show you something that might be

up your street. It might be a bit too modern for you!

Let's have a look at it, David!

-Does it fall into your area of passion or expertise?

-Yeah, that's my area.

Absolutely. You are spot-on, really.

I collect crazy things like this, so, yes, very interesting.

-Date-wise, it's obviously '14-'18.

-Yes, I would say so.

And it's an inkwell, you know. You take that out.

It's been made from tobacco tins

and toffee tins, as well as shell casings, all put together.

-That is amazing.

-Just have a handle of that.

You get involved with the selling of these very early vehicles.

What's the most expensive early vehicle you've ever sold?

I handled the sale of the oldest Rolls-Royce in the world,

-sold for £3.5 million.

-Get that figure in your head.

For this armoured car of the First World War period,

220.

Sounds painful to me, David. It sounds very painful.

I would struggle up to £100.

Plus, it's not going to look beautiful on my desk.

-Can you go 200?

-Well, what about 120, David?

-I can't.

-I can't.

-120 would be it, really.

Can you go 180? I'm really struggling here.

I will go one more bid, David. £140 on that.

I'm going to take the bid, it's a trickle of a profit, but I'll have it.

I'm delighted.

Well, that's considerably less than he'd hoped for,

but David still manages to drive away with a profit of £35.

Mark still has to work hard if he's to move out of the slow lane,

but he is a man on a mission, and he has motored to Kent with his buckle.

I think I've tracked down the perfect buyer for my Liberty's buckle.

I've committed to the Design Gallery in Westerham,

who specialise in all things Art Deco and Art and Crafts,

and if there's a buyer for this, hopefully it will be here.

Will I buckle up a profit? I don't know. We'll soon find out.

Mark is meeting shop owner Chrissie,

but will she have grand designs on the buckle that cost him £250?

-You know why I've come here.

-I do.

-I looked on your website and I know you like Liberty's.

-Yes.

-And I bought this little buckle.

-OK.

-Which is, I think, 1905.

Really pretty design. We do specialise in Art Nouveau.

It's a charming piece.

If it was at an auction, it could be estimated 200 to 300, do you think?

-That's exactly what I thought.

-I'd be happy to give you 285.

I would be delighted to accept 285, if you're happy with that.

I feel I've found the right buyer for it.

I've made a bit of a profit, and I'm very happy with that.

Mark, you might have been able to push her for more, then.

But £35 is a profit nonetheless.

While David keeps his selling wheels in motion,

Mr 'Maverick' is moving onto his Gigi plate.

He's come to London to see friends Geoff and Glynis,

who conveniently have names beginning with the letter G.

The sharp ones amongst you will see what he's thinking here.

They know nothing about this.

They don't know what it is or how much I want for it.

I'm just hoping that I'm going to sell it.

-And you'll find out why in a moment.

-No point in being mysterious, Mark.

-Everyone's already up to speed.

-Darling, how are you?

-Hi, Mark.

Air kiss. Mwah! Mwah!

-Nice to see you. Come on in.

-So, this G-G-Glynis. Geoff is at work.

-So what will she make of the £5 pound plate?

-Ready?

-Yes, OK.

-I think you're going to love it.

-OK.

Gigi.

SHE LAUGHS

That's absolutely wild.

You know, we know you and Geoff affectionately as Gigi.

You can keep your little candies in it,

when you have a little cocktail soiree.

-You can keep your glace cherries in it.

-Absolutely.

-Isn't it fabulous?

Where on earth did you find a piece of Wedgwood that said Gigi?

Ooh! Just take that off.

You didn't notice that, did you?

Now, let me just give you a little tip at home.

If you are going to sell something to somebody, it is a good idea

to take the price you paid for it off the back first. I've just rescued myself there.

Mark! What a mistake to make.

But ever the professional, Mark presses on.

All I want is £30.

£30! For something that doesn't even match my colour scheme?!

This is a perfect idea now to go out and think,

I know, let's bring back Wedgwood blue. I could drop a little.

-Well, I think you ought to.

-28.

-£20?

-It's getting there, isn't it?

-Could we possibly settle on 25?

-All right, then.

-Another air kiss?

-25 and an air kiss, darling.

BOTH: Mwah! Mwah!

Mark makes £20 on the plate. That's four times what he paid for it.

Not a bad profit made on the Gigis.

However, he's less lucky with the silver golfing spoon.

A lady in Brighton pays him £50 for it,

which is exactly what Mark paid himself,

so that's absolutely no profit at all,

which just goes to show that anything can happen.

'Devilish' David remains in the lead and is hoping for a demon deal

on his Art Deco armchairs.

One of his regular customers, Rob, has taken a shine to them,

but is he prepared to part with more than the £70 David spent on them originally?

There you go, Rob. Thanks for the help, by the way!

-I'm sorry about that.

-That was really good of you.

-Thanks.

-They look fantastic.

-Well, you would say that. They do look good.

-But they look better in situ, don't they?

-Definitely.

-David, what are we talking about, then?

-What do you think?

-170.

-A trickle more. A trickle more.

-A trickle more.

-A trickle.

-I think they've got to be worth £100 a chair. I don't think you'd buy the fabric for that.

-Right.

What if we said just under 200 to make your day, Rob?

Would you go halfway, 190, roughly?

-Halfway, that is.

-Yeah. Shall we do it?

-Can we do that?

-Let's do it.

-OK.

-I don't want to carry them back home.

-Brilliant.

-Try them out!

Yes, no wonder David's smiling. That's a very comfortable profit

of £120 for the armchairs.

Mark has driven back down to the south coast and Brighton.

He's hoping for a winning result from his final item, his enamel badge,

and he's hoping the shoe motif will appeal to former dancer Peter,

who's now our fellow antiques dealer.

-Oh, my goodness!

-Am I interrupting?

-Not at all, no.

-Now, I said I had a little something to show you, didn't I?

-Right.

-I think you're going to find this amusing.

-Oh, don't say that.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-You might even remember them.

It's a little badge. I think it's for a kids' club, don't you?

-I've never seen that. I don't what it could be for.

-I think it's 1930s.

I don't really want that much for it, Peter,

but I want to make a little profit on it.

Is 'Maverick' Mark losing his grip?

The name of the game is making a LOT of profit.

-I was thinking maybe of £10.

-Oh.

-You're surprised! I should have said more.

-I should have said 20.

-No, no, no.

Yes, yes, yes, you absolutely should have done.

-Eight!

-No, I'm not going to... £10, come on. Do we have a deal?

-We have a deal.

-10 quid. Thank you so much.

A pretty modest profit of £3 for the badge.

But with his final item sold, Mark can sit back and relax.

In County Durham, David continues to push, push, push.

He sells his 1920s Japanese fire screen for £80,

bringing in a red-hot profit of £70.

He's having a fantastic day!

# Fantastic day... #

So, will David's last deal be a laughing matter?

It's time to see off the modern glass stands that cost £28,

and David's set his sights on the owner of a local hairdresser's.

Will he shave off a profit or will he have to cut and run?

-Simon, how are you?

-David, hi, how are you?

-Very good to see you.

-Good to see you as well.

-I bought these things in Norfolk.

I thought, you, Simon, you're a contemporary,

whizzy young fella about town.

I think there's something that we could use, maybe, in the salon.

-That's what I was thinking.

-They're quite modern.

-How do you value them?

For the purposes of what I would use them for, maybe I would think

they might be worth £15 each, £30 for the pair.

That's sort of disappointing, but I'm almost impressed.

Because it's almost... I paid 28 quid for the pair.

If I said to you, £60, that's £30 each, I'm doubling my money.

-If we meet in the middle.

-Where?

-50.

-5 for the two.

-5 for the two and I'll shake your hand.

-OK. Will you give me a haircut?

-We'll throw a haircut in for you! How's that?

-Can you really do me a haircut?

-We can do something for you, no problem.

-I'm up for it.

So David somehow squeezes out a profit of £22

and gets a free haircut thrown in.

Some might call it a haircut, others would say it's a head wash.

So our dashing dealers are all sold up, and before we get

the final figures, let's remind ourselves what they spent in Norfolk.

Both our boys started the day with £750.

David Harper made six purchases and spent £571.

Mark Stacey struck seven deals but paid out much less, £362.

So just one question remains. Who has made the biggest profit?

All the money that David

and Mark have made from today's challenge will go to

the charities of their choice, so without further ado,

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

-Hello.

-You're looking jolly. You are looking jolly!

-Well, I've been a Norfolk broad all day!

-Does that cheer you up?

I don't know about that, but it helped me blend in.

You blended in beautifully.

I would never have spotted you with the feather boa.

You can always spot you, David, particularly on a sunny day.

-There's a beacon. Are you pleased with the things you bought?

-Very pleased.

-Any particular ones?

-Well, the cart.

-Oh!

I've never bought a cart in my whole life.

Don't tell me you made a huge profit.

I made a very good profit, and rightly so,

-because that cart was actually...

-Belonged to Jane Austen. No.

-Undersold by me, Mark.

-Anyway, shall we find out?

BOTH: Three, two, one.

Oh, David, how do you do it?!

-Oh, Mark, it's called working.

-I'm off!

-Mark!

No, I'm going. I'm giving up.

Oh, we have a bad loser in our midst.

David, however, walks away a very convincing winner.

David managed to do so well on his items, especially the cart.

Ha-ha!

I've got to say, for me, buying in a UK antiques fair is just heavenly.

But Mark mustn't be too downhearted.

He can straighten things up tomorrow

when our bargain battlers slug it out on the Continent.