0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 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 > 0:00:16..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- Who's there?- Each week,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27The original cheeky chappie! Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32And I'm truly rockin'.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33WOLF WHISTLE
0:00:33 > 0:00:36..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:36 > 0:00:40on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Get in there! EVIL LAUGHTER
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Today, the dastardly duke of dealing, David Harper,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48takes on the prime powerhouse of purchasing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Mark Stacey, in our climax of the collectibles.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's the Showdown.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Coming up, David seeks help from an unlikely source...
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Wag your tail if you think he should sell it to me for 40. Hello, Bodhi.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05There, you see! Look at that!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..Mark finds a right royal rarity with Hollywood connections...
0:01:09 > 0:01:15These were gifted to Princess Grace of Monaco on her engagement.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18..and David shows us how to tell if something's original.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Have you noticed that the Chinese characters are
0:01:21 > 0:01:24not absolutely dead centre? That's a giveaway.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Welcome to the ultimate antiques challenge,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46a high-octane, supercharged, nerve jangling mission to
0:01:46 > 0:01:48make as much money as humanly possible.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Our two daring dealers have certainly got guts and
0:01:51 > 0:01:54determination, otherwise they wouldn't be here,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58because the Showdown is not for the faint-hearted. Oh, no.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01It's for thrill-seekers, adrenaline junkies,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04people who walk on the dangerous side of life.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Let's meet them.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08First up, it's the toughest of traders, a man who
0:02:08 > 0:02:12instinctively knows what he wants and will do anything to get it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15He's the colossus from County Durham, the prince of profit,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17the dealer with a dark side...
0:02:19 > 0:02:24This is the kind of thing that could shock your pants off.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26His challenger is a heroic haggler,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30a man with a sharp focus that matches his extraordinary expertise
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and, if looks could kill, he'd be the last man alive.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36He's the behemoth from Brighton, the one-line warrior...
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I'm just going to fly with it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The Showdown pitches our prize fighters against each other
0:02:45 > 0:02:49across their regular purchasing places -
0:02:49 > 0:02:50an antiques fair...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52a foreign market...
0:02:52 > 0:02:54an auction...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57and a car boot sale, but this challenge has a twist.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00At least half the items they buy must be sold at
0:03:00 > 0:03:03the terrifying Showdown auction.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So, they need pickiness in their purchases,
0:03:05 > 0:03:11but they do have plenty of cash to splash, £1,000 of their own money.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Any profit they make goes to the charities of their choice
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and, at the end of the day, whoever makes the most money is the winner.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Simple as that!
0:03:19 > 0:03:20So, here we go.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24The pinnacle of their careers, for the last time, David Harper
0:03:24 > 0:03:29and Mark Stacey come together to put their money where their mouths are.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Oh, ho, ho! How exciting is this?! - How are you?- Are you raring to go?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I'm raring to go.- This is the big one, the big Showdown.- The Showdown!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39"Welcome to the mighty Showdown. The rules are simple..."
0:03:39 > 0:03:40You'll be all right there.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:43 > 0:03:47"Put Your Money challenges. You have £1,000 to spend.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53"The rest will be sold in an auction
0:03:53 > 0:03:57"in direct competition with your opponent." Which is you.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- "The winner is the dealer who makes the most profit."- Which is me.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Quite possibly, but I doubt it and it does say here, "Good luck."
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Oh, that's nice of them. - That's surely not me to you, is it?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Yes, I think so.- Really? - Come on, you are charitable.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- You gave a penny away once, didn't you?- No, I did, but
0:04:13 > 0:04:14it was a mistake. I took it back. Yeah!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Good luck. Happy hunting.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Oh, look at them! Like coiled springs ready to burst!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Into round one, the antiques fair.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Our dynamic duo are starting their mammoth missions at the
0:04:25 > 0:04:29hot and sunny Norfolk Showground just outside Norwich.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32And, like at all their locations, they each need to find two items
0:04:32 > 0:04:35they think will bring in the big money.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And it's our devilish friend who sniffs out the first possible deal -
0:04:39 > 0:04:43a vanity case that's being guarded by the lovely Bodhi.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48It's for a gentleman, this one. It's Chinese, made about 1880, 1890.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And it's for a chap to go around travelling on business.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Quite a vain chap, I've got to say,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56because there's your mirror with original mercury glass there.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Look at the pitting and, if that was in a dark light with candlelight,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05you'd see star effects all over the glass there, which is the mercury.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Now, the handles look very plain and very flat with no decoration
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and you think that might be a sign of cheap quality - not at all,
0:05:12 > 0:05:17they're designed like that so the whole thing closes neatly.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I'll tell you where it really needs to be for me.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- 40.- I can't do that! I can't... - Bodhi, what do you think?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Wag your tail if you think he should sell it to me for 40. Hello, Bodhi!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29There, you see, look at that!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- 60.- Go on, let's have that for 60.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Well done, thank you very much, that's good.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- HE LAUGHS EVILLY - Well, Bodhi's tail fails to nail
0:05:36 > 0:05:39the cheaper sale and David pays a little more
0:05:39 > 0:05:41than he wanted for the Chinese vanity case.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Across the fair, the Maverick has spotted something
0:05:44 > 0:05:47and he's wondering if it could help him soar way ahead.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- It's actually a stunt plane.- Oh!- So, there's no remote, unfortunately.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56So, it needs a remote in order for it to go up and around.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59And they seem to think it was about 40 years old.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- It's attractive...- It is. - ..it's colourful.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05And it's almost got a sort of interior design look about it
0:06:05 > 0:06:08as well, actually. If you've got a big loft apartment or something.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- That's right.- For me, a really safe price...- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12..I think 50 quid.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Hmm. I think I'd like 70.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17HE INTAKES SHARPLY
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Shall we agree 60?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Jeff, you are nice.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- OK, I'll shake your hand at 50. - This is really cheeky of me.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Can you...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- put a reserve on it for me... - Yes.- ..for about half an hour?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Hmm. Mark's confidence hits turbulence and
0:06:34 > 0:06:36he delays the decision.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I've asked him to reserve it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43Oh, but I can't. Reserved it? £50, that's not 50 million, is it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47I'm just going to buy it, you know. I'm just going to fly with it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Yes, Mark gets a firm grip on the joystick and pulls himself
0:06:51 > 0:06:55out of the tailspin and accepts the price of £50.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Sir, you're a gentleman.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00MUSIC: "I Believe I Can Fly" by R Kelly
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Yes, chocks away and tally ho.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06So, our boys have one item each, but no time for relaxation.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Mark's next potential purchase is already afoot.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12He's spotted a novelty pincushion.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Could I possibly have a look at that little clog?- Yeah.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Oh, it's rather sweet, isn't it?
0:07:19 > 0:07:231914 and a good maker as well, actually, Levi and Salaman.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26So, what would be the best price on that, do you think?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I could do it for the round 100.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29DOG BARKS
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I think the dog was on my side then, you know.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- SHE LAUGHS - 95.- 95.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I do like it, actually. I like it a lot.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Well, that's it. I've pinned my colours to it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Thank you very much. £95.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I'm keeping the pins for £95!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49The pincushion sews up Mark's antiques fair forage.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54And David soon makes his second purchase
0:07:54 > 0:07:57and it's another item from 19th century China.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01He snaps it up for a fiver and, despite the staples holding it
0:08:01 > 0:08:05together, he's much more interested in the back than the front.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09The character mark on the back is really well painted.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10It's painted in red, which is
0:08:10 > 0:08:12a bit rarer than the standard cobalt blue
0:08:12 > 0:08:16and I can tell you that the majority of Chinese pieces that you'll
0:08:16 > 0:08:19find here in the West have no character mark
0:08:19 > 0:08:23and it's the Chinese market made pieces,
0:08:23 > 0:08:28they're the ones that are making fortunes, potentially, in auctions.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32This is the kind of thing that could shock your pants off.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33So, let's see.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Blimey! Hold on to your pants, everybody,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39we don't need any nasty surprises in that department.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43So, they're done with Norfolk. Let's see how much they've spent.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49David has been charmed by the Chinese.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54He spent £65, leaving £935 in his kitty.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Mark, however, has spent more than double that - £145.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01That gives him £855 for the rest of the Showdown.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And there's no time for a breather. Straight into round two,
0:09:06 > 0:09:07the foreign market.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Our prime profiteers convert their remaining pounds into euros
0:09:10 > 0:09:14and head to Belgium to the town of Tongeren.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Now, neither of them has ever been here before,
0:09:16 > 0:09:21so it's a real voyage of discovery. It's David who pounces first.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25It's an artist's easel, but a really posh one, dating...
0:09:25 > 0:09:30I would say, from probably the 1920s, 1930s with your carrying handle,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32but the label...oh!
0:09:32 > 0:09:36"Christopher John, Hawthorn Gallery, Herefordshire." Huh!
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- So, it's an English one.- Yeah, yeah. - Look at the dovetail.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I mean, this is dovetails that you would find on a really good
0:09:43 > 0:09:47piece of furniture, so this thing was made for an artist with a bit
0:09:47 > 0:09:50of money, so quite possibly an artist who was making money
0:09:50 > 0:09:53in his lifetime, which is really quite rare. What's that?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Is that eight euros 50?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- No.- No?- 85.- 85!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Would you give me a handshake if I said 65?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- 70 and it's as low as possible. - OK, give me your handshake.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Thank you very much indeed. It's a good buy.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10So, David goes all the way to Belgium to buy an English easel,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12but he's clearly delighted with it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Converting the euros back into sterling,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17he pays £63.64.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20While David's moved away from the Far Eastern finds,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Mark is now the one charmed by the Chinese.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27He's found a tea caddy being sold by someone who's a little camera-shy.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29This is a lovely looking shape, isn't it?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I mean, it's got very sinuous lines on it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I love the little lion's paw feet as well.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37It should be a tea caddy, I think,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41but it's got traces of a line inside, I think you would
0:10:41 > 0:10:45have had two compartments for putting your green and black tea in.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48It has got a key, which I don't think is the original.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51But this is Chinese lacquer. How much is this?
0:10:51 > 0:10:5390 is the best price.
0:10:53 > 0:10:5790 euros, I mean, if I get on my knees...
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- and beg.- No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I don't think I'm going to get my way, do you?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I'll try and look sad.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Oh, I do like it a lot. Go on.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11All right, 90 euros.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12Oh, Mark!
0:11:12 > 0:11:16He tried all the tricks in the book, but the price didn't change.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20After the currency conversion, the Maverick pays £81.82.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Both experts need one more Belgian buy
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and David's soon looking at a side table.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31OK, so I can tell instantly it's oak, but, um,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33it'll be quite light I would imagine. Yeah, it is. So..
0:11:34 > 0:11:37OK, so it's very thinly cut oak, isn't it?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40The way you can tell it's oak, it's the colour and the grain,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and it's been cut in a very expensive way to get that almost
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- fossilisation on the top, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50So, it's been cut a quarter across the grain, so it's a very expensive
0:11:50 > 0:11:53way of cutting oak, but this is from the period of Art Deco, isn't it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Yes, yes.- And it's a period I've got to tell you I love.
0:11:56 > 0:11:5845.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59- 45..?- Yes.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- ..euros?- Yes.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03OK...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05would you take 30?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- 35.- OK, I'll have it. Thank you very much indeed.- OK.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Well, David obviously reckons he's onto a winner here.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15He pays the equivalent of £31.82.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Mark's second Belgian beauty
0:12:17 > 0:12:21is an incense burner, but, he spent an awful lot of money on it,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23over a quarter of his budget.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So, is he pleased with his enormous spend?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33This is a little, late-19th century bronze incense burner
0:12:33 > 0:12:36and it's got what we call Champleve enamel.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40It's very similar to Cloisonne, the manufacturing is similar,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and it's got this wonderful sort of Arabic type feel to it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I think it's made for the Persian market,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50probably the Turkish market, but it is, in actual fact, French.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54It's signed on the bottom F Barbedienne.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56They're a French foundry, they were famous right through
0:12:56 > 0:12:59the 19th century, but, when you look at the quality,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01it's all there, actually.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03And that rounds off our time in Tongeren.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06As our boys head home, let's look at the figures.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12David Harper is going steady.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18He spent just over £160 so far, leaving nearly £840 in his kitty.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21But Mark is today's big spender.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Very nearly £500 gone, leaving another £500 in his back pocket.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29So, it's straight onto round three, the auction.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Our challengers are back in Blighty entering the saleroom at
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Chiswick Auctions. They've already scanned the catalogue, but there's
0:13:35 > 0:13:39nothing like a good look at the lots to get the bidding juices flowing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41David has homed in on some striking chairs.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48I desperately, with everything I know, want to own these chairs,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50so I'm going to attempt to buy them
0:13:50 > 0:13:57because they are absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Their design is fantastic,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02very well made and they are just screaming sophistication.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's really not that clear, is it,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08but could it be that David quite likes those chairs?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10The Maverick, however, is going royal.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I like these. These are a set of cups and saucers,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17they're French porcelain, but, you see the initials there,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21R H with the little crown above? In the catalogue,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24they say they're the initials of Prince Rainier of Monaco.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Of course, his wife, Princess Grace, was a huge American superstar
0:14:28 > 0:14:32before she married, quite literally, into European royalty.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37It might only be a principality, but everybody loves a royal family, but
0:14:37 > 0:14:41I'm sure there must be not only a huge Grace Kelly fan club
0:14:41 > 0:14:44out there, but there's also...
0:14:44 > 0:14:47one or two queens I know in Brighton who might like it as well.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Yes, the Maverick's a smart buyer,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51always thinking about who might give him a profit,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54but, as the auction gets under way,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Mark's interest is sparked by an advertising mirror featuring
0:14:57 > 0:15:00a different royal figure, King George V.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0250, 5,
0:15:02 > 0:15:0460, 5,
0:15:04 > 0:15:0570 and 5,
0:15:05 > 0:15:0780. That is won at 75 and done.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09£75.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I paid a little bit more than I wanted to.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The estimate was 80 to £180.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Add in the auction fees and Mark pays £93.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I mean, this is what I've bought - "Colman's by appointment
0:15:23 > 0:15:26"to His Majesty the King." Then you've got the royal cipher
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and a portrait of King George looking very young.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32So, I'm hoping it might make sort of £150 or so
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and I'll still come out of it with a bit of a profit.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Well, Mark's soon back in position as
0:15:37 > 0:15:41the Prince Rainier cups and saucers are up next.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Starting at £50. I'll take 55 in the room, at £50.
0:15:44 > 0:15:4655 is bid. 60.
0:15:46 > 0:15:4965. 70. 75.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52£75 there, at 75.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53HE MUTTERS TO HIMSELF
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I've got them, I've got them.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Oh, a big relief for Mark there.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Including the fees, the regal tea set costs £93.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04So, Mark has, so far, reigned supreme at the auction,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06but David is just biding his time
0:16:06 > 0:16:08until his beloved red leather chairs come up
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and, when the moment eventually comes,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Mark's by his side to offer words of encouragement.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I think they look like cheap hairdresser's chairs.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Do you?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20290. All done? 300 there.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21310. 320.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23330. 340. 350.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24360.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26370. 380...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Hmm. David's straight into a pricey bidding battle.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31410. 420.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35430? At 420, I bid over there to that gentleman. 430?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37At 420, I think it's worth more than 420.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- 430, 440...- Oh, yes!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41450. 460.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- 450 I'm bid there.- 460.- 460.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45470?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- 460.- That's very good of you, thank you very much. 460.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I'm absolutely delighted, I think, though. Just delicious.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Ooh, he enjoyed himself there!
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Once the commission is added in, David pays a whopping...
0:16:59 > 0:17:01..well over half his budget.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Let's hope no-one else thinks
0:17:03 > 0:17:05they look like they belong at the hairdressers!
0:17:06 > 0:17:10"Devilish" David goes on to make a snap purchase, a Victorian style
0:17:10 > 0:17:14mahogany dining table and chairs that he hadn't even seen.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18He pays £124 with fees, so, what does he reckon to his blind buy?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Instantly, you know that its design was first penned in about 1850,
0:17:23 > 0:17:271860, so mid-Victorian. Solid mahogany.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Lovely turned and fluted leg on big solid brass casters.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Sadly, for us, this thing is about as authentic as these plastic
0:17:37 > 0:17:41grapes, cos this is a reproduction made yesterday,
0:17:41 > 0:17:46but it doesn't matter because it's an absolute stonking bargain.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49£100 plus commission, about 125.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52There is profit to be had in this baby.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56And, with that, the gavel comes down on our trip to Chiswick.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01So, after three rounds, let's check out the total spending.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Both our experts kicked off the Showdown
0:18:02 > 0:18:05with £1,000 of their own money.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07David forked out a huge amount at the auction
0:18:07 > 0:18:10and has now spent nearly £855.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14He takes just over £145 through to round four.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Mark has spent almost £686 on his six purchases,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24leaving £314 odd in his kitty.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So, we've made it through to the fourth and final round,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31the car boot sale at Ford Airfield in West Sussex.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32There's so much to look at,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35this place requires the eyes of a hawk and super-quick feet to
0:18:35 > 0:18:39pinpoint the profit makers, and our Maverick's not mucking about.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42He makes straight for a pair of marble-top tables.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46These are quite nice. These are a pair of French-style...
0:18:46 > 0:18:48hall tables, or...
0:18:48 > 0:18:52plant stands, I suppose. They've got sort of rouge marble tops...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54and they're very much in an 18th century style,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58but I don't think they're anywhere near the 18th century.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59They're probably...
0:19:01 > 0:19:04..sort of early to mid-20th century, really.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06You couldn't take 200 for me, could you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- You're right. I couldn't.- Oh!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I could do 220 though.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14For £220 for a pair, there must be a profit in that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17At £220, Mark does the deal and he's barely put his wallet
0:19:17 > 0:19:20away before he stumbles on something else.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22This is a very pretty little box.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It looks 18th century, it's got this sort of rounded,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29rectangular form, hand-painted with the flowers. Very French-looking.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33But it's a very decorative little box. Boxes are very collectible.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Mark buys the box for £40 and, quick as a flash,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39he's got his two car boot items.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41So, David has got some work to do and,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44if you thought he'd moved off the Chinese stuff, think again.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49That is probably an early 18th century style charger.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50It's certainly Chinese.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55You've got the cobalt blue and it's featuring the ever-present dragon.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Now, let's look at the back and let's see what it says.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02OK, well, I can tell you. Double ring implying an imperial piece...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Have you noticed that the Chinese characters are not
0:20:05 > 0:20:07absolutely dead centre?
0:20:07 > 0:20:12That's a giveaway. That text should be absolutely centralised.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Despite that, David is still happy to pay £35 and,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20before he leaves the stall, something else catches his eye.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22It's a pot lid and I think it's absolutely gorgeous,
0:20:22 > 0:20:28dating to about 1840, 1860, there's a royal coat of arms on there.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31These pot lids are amazingly popular.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33How much is the anchovy paste pot lid?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Ten.- Ten!- Ten. - Oh, he wants to be a fiver.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- He wants to come home for a fiver. - You want it to be a fiver!
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- I want it to be a fiver.- Oh, go on. - Do you want it to be a fiver?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Oh, go on, then.- Go on, then. I'll give you a fiver.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Thank you very much indeed. - You're welcome.- Fantastic!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48And that puts a lid on our heroes' haggle-a-thon.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They've bought like billyo and they've hardly taken a breath,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54so, let's see how the final figures stack up.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Both our boys came to the Showdown with £1,000 of their own money.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03David spent big on his eight items. The total cost was £894.86.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Mark spent even more!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08£945.55!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12But, before the supreme selling starts,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15our bargain busters deliberate over their Showdown spends.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- How you feeling?- Good! It's the end of the Showdown!- I know.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- It's almost sad, but not!- No, I'm not sad at all. I'm relieved.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Remind me, what's your favourite pieces?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Oh, I think it's the Chinese fest.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29You know, I've gone along, again, the Chinese avenue, which I always do.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Yes.- But there's other things on the periphery as well...- Is there?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34..some interesting objects, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Well, I am pleased with my little enamel box...- Oh, nice.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41..and my little pincushion in the form of a clog in silver.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42- Oh, very pretty.- That's rather nice.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I think it's going to be some fun and games ahead.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's going to be fun and games. The auction's always exciting. It can be
0:21:48 > 0:21:50devastatingly disappointing, but it's always exciting.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- So, shall I see you there? - David, it's a date.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Well, there's a long way to go before that date.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Our titans of the trade have lots of decisions to make first.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04They must choose which items to sell privately
0:22:04 > 0:22:07and then use their little black books of buyers to
0:22:07 > 0:22:11hunt down the very best deals and now, more than ever,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13they need to build up a bumper buffer of profit.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Absolutely anything can happen at the Showdown auction and,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20if it all goes wrong, they'll need a nest egg to dip into.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Remember, until they've shaken on it,
0:22:21 > 0:22:26and the money's changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Back at his base in Barnard Castle, David assesses his stock
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and you won't be surprised by his favourite purchase.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38The delicious chairs designed by Eileen Gray. These two...
0:22:39 > 0:22:42at the money I paid, are a stonking bargain.
0:22:42 > 0:22:49A fantastic Art Deco table here from Belgium, screaming continental.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Uh, the pot lid, well...
0:22:51 > 0:22:54it's a bit of fun and there are pot lid collectors out there.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I handled a pot lid recently that made £3,000
0:22:57 > 0:22:59because it was incredibly rare.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00This one...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I paid a fiver. It's probably worth a fiver, so there
0:23:03 > 0:23:06might be a pound or two profit in it. Not much fun there.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11The fantastic Rolls-Royce quality artist's easel,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I had some fun trying to put it together to get the thing working.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18I've attempted it on several occasions, several of my friends,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21family and, now-no-longer-friends, have tried to put it together.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23So far, no-one has succeeded.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26So, David's already decided that all his other items will be
0:23:26 > 0:23:28sold at auction.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31That's his 19th century Chinese vanity case, the damaged
0:23:31 > 0:23:3519th century plate, the reproduction dining table and chairs,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and the Chinese charger.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Mark has returned to Brighton, so what does he make of his haul?
0:23:41 > 0:23:45"What a fine assortment," you're saying to yourself.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I wish I was! Well, actually, I'm quite pleased with some of them.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I'm really pleased with this little porcelain trinket box.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55It's French, very much in an 18th century manner,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57but it's probably late-19th century.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01I love it, because it's a very good lot for an auction.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04The Chinese tea caddy also, I really like.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It's not complete inside, but it's got a good interior design look
0:24:08 > 0:24:12as well as a collectible antique, mid-19th century.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The tables...well, I don't normally buy furniture,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17as you know, but I like them because they were a pair.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20They've got a French style. What I've got to try and find
0:24:20 > 0:24:23is a good buyer, of course.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Now, the cups and saucers, apparently gifted to
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Princess Grace on her engagement, so a real royal connection there.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The Barbedienne Turkish style incense burner, that's a tricky one.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I paid an awful lot of money for that.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40If I can't find good profits on these, I'm going
0:24:40 > 0:24:41to jump in my plane...
0:24:41 > 0:24:43and fly somewhere warm.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47So, out of that little lot, Mark is planning to send the trinket box and
0:24:47 > 0:24:51tea caddy to auction along with his 1914 silver pincushion
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and his early-20th century mustard mirror.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57So, as Mark continues to find buyers for his other four items,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01"Devilish" David puts himself in the hot seat first.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05His red leather chairs set him back a whacking £570,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09so, will private buyer Kelly like them enough to give David a profit.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- I knew of Eileen Grey, the designer. - Yeah, exactly, yeah.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- She designed these chairs, this very shape, in about 1920.- Yeah?
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- It's unbelievable. So modern for the time.- For the time, yeah.- Shocking.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23It was before it's time, really, when you think about it,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- looking at it, like.- Totally.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Well, you're obviously a man that appreciates quality, Kelly.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- I do, yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah.- Do you pay for it? That's the question.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Yeah, I can pay for it. It just depends on what you want.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So, um, I think I bought them right. Um...
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I need to make a margin of a profit...
0:25:44 > 0:25:46..a thousand quid for the pair.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48- Yeah.- I'm thinking.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Would you take 900 for them? - I think you know what
0:25:51 > 0:25:52we're going to have to do to compromise.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Gentleman's agreement, we just bust it in the middle.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Absolutely bang on. 950. Thank you, Kelly.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Well, that's a massive mark up.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02The chairs bring in a luxurious profit of...
0:26:05 > 0:26:08So, "Devilish" David has hit some dizzy heights already.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Can the Maverick match the momentum with his Princess Grace porcelain?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Do you know where I am? Of course, Brighton Pier.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18And I'm here to meet Jason for a very special ride
0:26:18 > 0:26:21and sell my cups and I'm hoping to spin quite a profit.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Mark is appropriately meeting Jason by the tea cup ride.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26The porcelain tea set owes him £93.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- Hiya.- Hello, darling. How are you? - I'm all right, how are you?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- We're at the pier, Brighton. - Yeah, a lovely day.- Look...
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Take the cup.- Mark, you've not even dusted it, dear!
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Well, then that's authentic. These were gifted to Princess Grace...
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Grace Kelly?- ..on her... Yes, of Monaco, on her engagement.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- So, how many are there? - There are five cups and saucers.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- So, I was rather hoping for a nice round figure.- Oh! 20 quid each.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00£200 for the five, you see.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02HE INTAKES SHARPLY
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- That's an awful lot of money, Mark.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07What about...
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- 125.- Oh, that's a little bit mean, Jason.- Is it?- Yes.- Really?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13175.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- But, I'm edging!- You're edging? Yeah, but not enough. Why don't we
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- meet in the middle then.- 160. - That's not in the middle!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Uh, 150.- 150.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27155.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Would you be happy with that?
0:27:28 > 0:27:3052.50!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32152.50!
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Oh, I'm not going to argue with you...- All right.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Lovely. Done.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Princess Grace does Mark proud.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39He profits to the tune of...
0:27:41 > 0:27:44..and then he and Jason celebrate with a good ride on the tea cups.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45How lovely!
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Mark also makes a very good profit with his bronze incense burner.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54He sells it for £350 to a man in Colchester
0:27:54 > 0:27:55and ends up with a profit of...
0:28:00 > 0:28:02So, Mark's moving along quite merrily,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06but, in Camp Harper, things have taken a terrible turn for the worse.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10David was about to meet a potential buyer for his easel,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12and he became the victim of crime.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Fill us in, David.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I've got some horrible, horrible news.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21My lovely painter's easel, the thing that I couldn't work out,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I had it in the back of my car.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I went to visit a gallery, I put it
0:28:25 > 0:28:28next to the railings just for 30 seconds, getting other things
0:28:28 > 0:28:32and out of my car, and I turned round and it had gone.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34It's been stolen.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39So, I've put in the call to the Put Your Money games-masters to find
0:28:39 > 0:28:42out what I do, I've called the police, I'll make a report,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45and I am genuinely, absolutely, just...
0:28:45 > 0:28:48well...gutted.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Poor, poor David. He loved that easel as well!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Now, no-one saw who took the easel and the police have no leads
0:28:55 > 0:28:58so, in the interests of having a fair competition,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01the Put Your Money games-masters have decided to refund
0:29:01 > 0:29:03David for the amount he paid for the item, but,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05while he doesn't suffer a personal loss,
0:29:05 > 0:29:10he can't make a profit either, and that's one devil of a set back.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But, David's not one to let things get him down. Oh, no!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15He picks himself up
0:29:15 > 0:29:18and sells the pot lid for £10, doubling his money,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20so that's a profit of £5.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Unaware of all this, Mark continues along his merry way.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28He's at a hotel in Eastbourne hoping to sell his marble-top tables,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30which he's already had delivered.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32He meets the owner, Neil, in one of the rooms,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36but will he give the Maverick a profit on the £220 he paid out?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Neil, what are you up to? - How lovely to see you again.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43It's lovely to see you. But I thought they were interesting,
0:29:43 > 0:29:44cos they're French style.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I mean, they're probably sort of 60, 70 years old.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50So, this is a Victorian four-poster I bought a couple of years ago
0:29:50 > 0:29:53and they really go quite well with this scheme. What do you think?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Well, I'll tell you what I'm amazed with, actually,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58is the colour you've chosen here, which I didn't know,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- picks out the red and the gold in this, doesn't it?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05And I just thought they had a really good look and pairs are good.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I was rather hoping for, you know...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11the £300 mark.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12And Neil likes them so much,
0:30:12 > 0:30:17that's what he agrees. The tables serve up a profit of £80.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21So, each of our boys has just one item left to sell privately.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23David gets in there first.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25He takes his Art Deco table to show Trudy,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28who lives just outside Barnard Castle,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30but she has no idea what he's bringing her.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- I want you to sit down first, close your eyes.- I'll sit down.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- I promise you...- Close your eyes,
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and get prepared, Trudy. OK, open your eyes.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42Ooh...
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- That is very, very pretty.- Hmm.- Mmm.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- I like it a lot.- Art Deco.- Yeah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- 1930s.- Right, OK.- Very continental in its Art Deco style.- Yeah.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02I think it's very plain, very simple, very classy...
0:31:02 > 0:31:04and I think it looks really nice in here.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08She might like it, but Trudy drives a hard bargain. After a long,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11drawn out haggle, she pays £40 giving David a profit of just...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16So, the last thing to sell is Mark's plane.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18But, as if this challenge didn't have enough twists
0:31:18 > 0:31:22and turns already, the Maverick has had a sudden change of heart.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26You remember that model plane I bought that I was so happy with?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Well, I can tell you, I've tried everywhere.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I've tried model plane clubs, flying clubs,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35pubs with the name plane in it, aerodromes, everywhere,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39and, although I got close, there's still no first class ticket.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42So, the only option I have is to put it onto the auction.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46I can just hope it takes off and flies.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49So, that puts Mark in a very risky situation.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Another item to sell at the unpredictable Showdown auction.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54More on that in just a minute.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57First, let's tot up the figures so far.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Leaving David's stolen easel aside, he's struck three deals
0:32:02 > 0:32:04and made a profit of, very nearly...
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Mark has also sold three times, but profited less at this stage,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12making almost...
0:32:13 > 0:32:17And that's where they lose all control over their fate.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Everything else will be sold at the mighty Showdown auction. Oh, yes!
0:32:22 > 0:32:24They're in the hands of the auctioneers
0:32:24 > 0:32:27and bidders at the Diss Auction Rooms in Norfolk.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29And, just like everyone else selling here,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Mark and David will pay all the salerooms' usual fees.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35They could win big or they could lose everything.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37So, are they feeling the pressure?
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Good morning, Mr Harper. - Good morning, Mr Stacey. How are you?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Auction day... - Excited?- We are in Diss.- I know.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Have you been to Diss before? - Never been in my life.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Well, I promise one thing. - What's that?- I won't diss your items.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- You've been thinking about that for weeks, haven't you?- Yes.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I can't remember what items you bought.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- No, I couldn't sell that plane. - Oh, the plane's in?
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Yeah, I tried everywhere.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I'm sure it's going to do a nosedive,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- but I'm hoping it's going to fly high.- Oh, these puns!
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Mark, I'm going to miss your puns so badly.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Now, Mark just said he wouldn't diss any of David's items.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, we'll see how long that lasts, because, before the bidding
0:33:15 > 0:33:19begins, our experts have one last chance to size up each other's lots.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's about 100 years old or so,
0:33:21 > 0:33:26but it's a bit old-fashioned as far as I'm concerned, uh,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29and I think he paid a lot of money on it, £90 odd -
0:33:29 > 0:33:33I would never in a million years pay £90 odd for that.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I don't know what David was thinking of paying £5 for this plate.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I mean, look at it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40It's all broken and it's part of a set
0:33:40 > 0:33:42and I don't think it's even that old,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44but he might have been clever, you know,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47because a lot of the bidders here won't have viewed this and if they
0:33:47 > 0:33:52see it going cheap, they might think it's perfect and bid a lot more.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Edwardian, beautifully hallmarked, these things are incredibly popular.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I love it.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01He paid £95 for it and it's worth that all day long,
0:34:01 > 0:34:06but the auction estimate is only 25 to 40, so tricky.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Looks like he's in for a big fall.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12However, that thing should make the money all day long.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15This, of course, has got no great age at all to it, it's quite modern.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19It's a big decorative lump though and the colours - yellow and blue
0:34:19 > 0:34:21and white are very popular. He paid £35 for it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I think that's all its money, myself.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Mark paid, I think, 50 quid for it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I, personally, would pay £200 for it all day long,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34so I think it is absolutely for nothing.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37It's a vanity box. It does need a little bit of work, but
0:34:37 > 0:34:39that can be a good thing at auction,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42because it looks private, so the buyers will think this has come
0:34:42 > 0:34:45from a deceased estate and that'll create a bit of extra excitement.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50Chinese lacquered tea caddy on dragon paw feet - it's Mark's, it's
0:34:50 > 0:34:53not mine and I'm so disappointed, it's illustrated in the catalogue.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57The only good thing for me is that it's missing its original
0:34:57 > 0:35:00canisters, which will devalue it dramatically.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05However, sadly, it's gorgeous and he might well be in for a profit.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Well, let's see shall we,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09because the tea caddy's the first of our lots to come up.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11It owes Mark nearly £82.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1548. Gallery. 50, 5, 60, 5...
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Oh!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Gallery now at 65... - No.- A corner bid at 65, where's 70?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23£65 isn't a lot. 65...
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Sounds terribly cheap to me, David, don't you think?- Are you all done?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Hmm! That's not the start he was hoping for.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34After auction costs, Mark makes a loss of £28.98.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40- That's unlucky. Genuinely unlucky. - I think it should have made more.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42And that puts both our boys on edge.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45David's damaged 19th century Chinese plate is up next
0:35:45 > 0:35:46and he's feeling tense.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I feel nervous and I only paid a fiver.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Chinese plate, 20 to start. - It can't be.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Go on!- 10 to start if you must. - Oh, no, Mark!
0:35:56 > 0:35:59If you get 10, you've doubled your money.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- 15, 18...- Go!- 20, 2, 22...- Yes.- 25.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- They've got taste and style. - I've lost you at 25. Where's the 8?
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- At 25, surely worth more... - Come on.- ..at 25 it will sell.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Yes!- They haven't seen it.- Yes!
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Hmm! Mark's not convinced, but,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20after fees, David makes a profit of...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25The attention turns back to Mark for his mirror.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28This may be in the county where that particular mustard brand is made,
0:36:28 > 0:36:32but will that help? Mark paid £93.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34They've estimated it at £30 to £40.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Well, you're in the right place. - You would think so, wouldn't you?
0:36:38 > 0:36:43- 30. 20 I'll take.- (Gosh!)- 20 to the lady...- Oh, you're in, you're in.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45£20, it's bid at 20, I'll take the two.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- At 22... - Oh, David, this is silly, surely...
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Come on, you're all right.- 30, 2... - You're away, you're away.- 38, and 40.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- At £40, it will sell. - There we are. You see, David?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- Another flawed strategy.- Don't worry. All experience, Mark.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Good and bad. Bad and good.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07David's not helping Mark's mood, is he?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Take out the fees and the mirror makes a massive loss.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14So, morale is low in Camp Stacey.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Will his £50 plane take off? It's up next.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- 45 is now...- Here we are, you see?
0:37:19 > 0:37:2248, seated, and 50 gone, 55, and 60.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- Oh, well, it's a profit. - 65 and 70. 70's now standing at 70.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29It's still for nothing.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Come on at £70, at £70 it's still good value.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38- At £70, any advance on this one? - Here we are, do you see?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- I should be absolutely thrilled.- You should be.- Which, of course, I am.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Well, he should be thrilled.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45The plane lands with a much-needed profit,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48but, after fees, it's only £7.10.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52David's reproduction table and chairs are next.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57Both our experts think they should do well. Mr Harper played £125.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02- I start at £140.- BOTH: Ooh! - £140 I have.- Come on.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06At 140, for table and chairs, that's very good value. Where are you? 150.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Yes.- 150 I have. 160. - Go on!- 170.- Good.- 180.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13In for 90 at £190, doesn't seem a lot. 190, new bidder.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- 200 to round it up. 210. - Yes!- 220.- Yes!
0:38:17 > 0:38:20With me at 220, the whole lot at 220?
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- Excellent.- A chunky profit for the dining set.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28£60.60 once fees are taken.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Things don't go quite so well
0:38:30 > 0:38:32with his Chinese gentleman's vanity case.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35The hammer price is exactly what he paid himself.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I thought it might make a bit more.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Ooh!
0:38:39 > 0:38:43So, once fees are subtracted, David makes a loss of £11.40.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Will he have any more luck with his Chinese charger?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49David paid £35 and has high hopes.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53If it runs away, it could seal the Maverick's fate.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Start me at 50.- No bids on it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Thank you, sir.- Oh.- You've got 50. - 50 in the gallery there.
0:38:58 > 0:39:06- 55 downstairs. 60, 5, 70, 5... - Oh, my God!- 80, 5, 90...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- 5.- It's brand-new!- Unbelievable.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- And 10. 120.- Unbelievable.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- It's brand-new.- It's the market!
0:39:15 > 0:39:16£120 on a brand-new plate.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22After costs, David's take-home profit is £64.60.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24The market are private buyers.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27They want that fresh, clean, immaculate condition object
0:39:27 > 0:39:32they can just go and put in their room today and it'll look fantastic.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Great.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Happy?- Yeah, delighted.- Good.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Hmm. Mark Stacey there overjoyed for his opponent.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41So, David's items have all sold,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44which means the Maverick's last two lots must make good.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The first to come up is his £40 trinket box.
0:39:47 > 0:39:5232. 35. 38. 40. 42. 45.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- 45 is bid...- Oh!- Oh!
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- 48, new bid or I'm out. 48 in the room.- Oh, gosh, come on!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- That gets you about your money back. - In the gallery. Are you 5, sir?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- It's 50 in the gallery.- £50, so, I've got a little bit of profit.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11And it really is a little, as in tiny!
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Deduct the fees and Mark's trinket box makes 10p. That's right, 10p.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20It's getting better, isn't it? It's getting better?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- It's getting better! - Well, it's getting better, yes.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Positive thinking helps!
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- A profit is a profit. - Better than a loss, I suppose.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32So, it all comes down to Mark's clog-shaped pincushion.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36He paid £95, so, will the bidders in Diss pay
0:40:36 > 0:40:39hundreds and hundreds of pounds?
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- 80, 5, 90, 5, 100...- Wow.- 110...- Oh!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- That's just got out of it. - The sale away for £110...- Well done.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Um, no, he hasn't. The mental arithmetic lets him down.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Yes, it's another loss. £3.90 down after fees.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59So, all in all, that was a pretty bruising encounter with
0:40:59 > 0:41:02the folk of the fair county of Norfolk, but, that's it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Everything's gone. In a moment, we'll reveal the magnitude
0:41:05 > 0:41:08of today's money mountains, but, first, let's look back
0:41:08 > 0:41:11at how much lolly our lads laid out.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Both our boys started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19"Devilish" David spent a fair whack of that - £894.86.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21But, Mark, the Maverick, spent even more...
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Every penny of profit that David and Mark have made from today's
0:41:27 > 0:41:30challenge will go straight to the charities of their choice.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown champion.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- David Harper. - DAVID LAUGHS
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Well, I loved... Mark, I think as we both did.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43I think we loved the auction.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47It was just, you know, a great day out, really good results,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50it was just a win-win-win all round.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- David, where we at the same auction today?- Probably not.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- No, I don't think we were, were we? - No, you didn't have a great time.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58No, no, but I'm glad you include me in your celebratory,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00enthusiastic approach as usual.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Shall we get this over with? - Oh, dear.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06BOTH: Three, two, one.
0:42:06 > 0:42:13- Oh, oh!- Oh, David, £520.42 compared to my less amount.- Yes.- Well done.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Well, thank you.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18So, David takes the Showdown hands down, but our experts
0:42:18 > 0:42:22have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27They've struck 135 deals in total, so let's reveal the overall winner.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Three, two, one.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Oh! Oh, oh!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Oh, £2,000, David.- And a pound. - You must be really pleased, David.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Ha, ha! I don't think I'll be seeing you again, will I?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- You certainly won't. - Ah, Mark Stacey, gracious in defeat.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Between them, they've made almost £2,500
0:42:47 > 0:42:51and every last penny will go to their chosen charities.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54All of my profits are going to Cash 4 Kids.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57They do exactly what you think they do,
0:42:57 > 0:43:02they raise much needed funds for children all over the country.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I'll delighted to be able to give over £400 to Ty Hafan,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08a hospice in South Wales that do such sterling work looking
0:43:08 > 0:43:10after people who are terminally ill.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Our excellent experts have really put their money where
0:43:16 > 0:43:17their mouths are and showed they can make
0:43:17 > 0:43:20a convincing profit from buying and selling antiques
0:43:20 > 0:43:22when their own money is on the line.