0:00:01 > 0:00:04STEPHEN TAYLOR WOODROW: This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts against each
0:00:08 > 0:00:10other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different daily
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- challenge.- The original cheeky chappies.- Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- Putting their reputations on the line.- And I'm truly rocking.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33(WOLF-WHISTLE)
0:00:33 > 0:00:35And giving you their top tips
0:00:35 > 0:00:39and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- Get in there! - HE LAUGHS
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Today, furniture fanatic Jonty Hearnden goes head-to-head with ace
0:00:47 > 0:00:50auctioneer Christina Trevanion as they break down borders
0:00:50 > 0:00:52for a continental clash.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Coming up, Christina has a French fancy.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Oh, my God! - SHE LAUGHS
0:00:58 > 0:01:01That's the French way of doing things, apparently.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03While Jonty judders to a halt.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- I, really... No, that really doesn't fit.- That's not for you. OK.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08No, that's not for...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And Christina shares her secrets for successful buying.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Make sure that you have a really, really good look around.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Suss out what's here before you commit to anything.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Ah, bonjour and bienvenue.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40A great big greeting as the Put Your Money Express steams into Paris.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44This feast of French finery sees two terrific traders put their haggling
0:01:44 > 0:01:47handiwork to the test in the land of culture,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49croissants and creme de menthe.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51And this is no straightforward task.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56As well as finding prime pieces in Paris, our dynamic duo must also deal
0:01:56 > 0:01:59with a foreign currency and the French lingo.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Tricky.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Today, we have two colossal competitors.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07First up, a man who can translate a profit into any language.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We can wheel and deal worldwide
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and lets no border be a block to his brilliant bargaining.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16He packs a premium punch and the ladies love him.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I'm not here to clown around. Am I?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26His impressive opponent is a woman
0:02:26 > 0:02:29who'll strike a dynamite deal in any dialect.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31She can pick out her prey at 1,000 paces
0:02:31 > 0:02:35and tiptop transactions are her tour de force.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39She makes the steeliest stallholders weep. Grown men fall at her feet.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I'm completely in my element.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Our Gallic gladiators are slugging it out at the Porte de Vanves flea
0:02:50 > 0:02:52market in central Paris.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57They've each brought the euro equivalent of £750 of their own money
0:02:57 > 0:02:59to spend and all the profits they make
0:02:59 > 0:03:01will go straight to their chosen charities.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Zut alors! On your marks, Jonty Hearnden.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Get set, Christina Trevanion.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's now time to put your money where "euro" mouth is.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Ah, bonjour.- Bonjour. How you doing? - Very well. How are you?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I understand you've been here before. Porte de Vanves.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Porte de Vanves. Yeah, it's just heaven, isn't it? Yes, I have.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- I have to confess. Have you?- Yeah, no.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Never been here before, so you've got one over me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Now, we've got £750 to spend.- Yeah. Lots of pennies.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Which is lots of money, which is great. Gives us lots of flexibility.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Yeah. - What are you going to be buying?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35That would be telling, wouldn't it?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I like the look of what's coming out at the moment.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Looks good.- Good. We've got a lot to get through, so best of luck.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- And to you.- Or not. - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Cor, these two are cool and calm today,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and they're keeping their cards close to their chests.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49No snippets of strategy at all.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52For Christina, it's a case of deja vu.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57So will her tactical advantage of knowing the market aid her campaign?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01My strategy today is to get these purchases in really quickly.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It's really early in the morning.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06As soon as the tourists start waking up and have their breakfast,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09they'll come here and everything good is gonna go. So let's get going.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12The last thing you want is a tussle with a tourist.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Jonty may be on unknown territory, but he's totally at ease
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and actually thrilled to be here.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20All the dealers are open with their goodies.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24It's such a wonderful time to be here in a market. I'm so excited.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27MUSIC: "I'm So Excited" by the Pointer Sisters.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31VOICEOVER: Clear the way, people. Our eager experts are off.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35This market is a mine of magnificent merchandise for our heroic hunters,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and just moments into our challenge, the Magpie swoops.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42My eye was drawn to this. It's very Parisian,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44very, very Art Deco, this lady with her dog here.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47The only thing that's putting me off slightly is there appears to be
0:04:47 > 0:04:54the remnant of some sort of French critter stuck in there,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57which has actually marked the paper.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Unfazed by her flattened friend, Christina does a deal at 70 euros.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Converting it back into sterling, it costs her £63.64.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10The Magpie said she wanted to be quick and the early bird catches the,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14well, dead insect trapped in a frame, actually.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Just screams Art Deco.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18You've got this wonderful lady walking her dog through a park
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and just so happens to come across her beautiful Rolls-Royce car.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24The fact that it's got a limited edition number, so...
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And we've also got a nice signature down there.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28And we've even got a free French critter in there.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I think before I try and sell this on,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I might have to remove him, sadly, but there we go.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37While Christina's picture features a very British car,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Jonty's spotted an item that's unmistakeably French.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Polar opposite game play from our bargain battlers.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46The Hitman's looking at a set of calendar plates.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49There's some children's plates.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Very popular in the UK, but they have every month of the year.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57The stallholder is asking 50 euros for it,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01and the problem I'm having is that there's one chip on the plate here -
0:06:01 > 0:06:04the April has a chip - and the fact that actually
0:06:04 > 0:06:08the months are, of course, in French, not English,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11and it's really difficult to translate from France
0:06:11 > 0:06:14back into English when you're trying to make sales.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16What is your best price?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I can make you 45 euros. - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- That's not my best price. Would you do 30 euros?- Uh, 30 euros... Yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- If you want.- OK?- OK.- Brilliant.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34So Jonty's plates - no, not plaits, plates - cost him £27.27.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Can he cook up a cordon bleu campaign to sell these dishes back at home?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Now, this is in the style of Lucie Mabel Attwell,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44which is very popular back home in the UK.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And so these styles were very popular in the 1930s through
0:06:48 > 0:06:52until the 1950s, and I think that if I can find the right buyer,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I'm spot on already.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Both our buying buccaneers are off the mark and running,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02but the momentum needs to be maintained maintenant.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And a display board promoting a 1950s Hollywood musical
0:07:05 > 0:07:06has caught Christina's eye.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09That's fantastic.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Monsieur, how much is this? - 80.- 80 euro?- 80. Oui.- OK.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20- 50 euros would be my tops.- OK.- 50 euros?- OK.- Ah, you're a gentleman!
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Well, no arguments from the stallholder.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29The cinematic cut-out cost Christina £45.45 and it's got her toes tapping.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I've just bought this wonderful wooden cut-out painted
0:07:34 > 0:07:39figure from the film An American in Paris. This is Gene Kelly.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I think ballroom dancing and dancing in general has had such
0:07:42 > 0:07:45a resurgence in recent years due to various television programmes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I just think it's fabulous. The movement in it is phenomenal.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Love it. Absolutely love it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55I think she loves it. Yes, our Magpie is flying high in the Parisian sky.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Now, the French capital is often called the City of Light,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and Jonty is finding it quite illuminating.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Back home in the UK, lights like this, French lights, are very,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12very desirable, and the style that people really want now is not
0:08:12 > 0:08:15the 19th century look. They want the retro look.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19So when you look at lights like this, this is absolutely superb
0:08:19 > 0:08:22because you've got the chrome frame and then you've got frosted glass,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26clear glass as well, and if you see on the inside here,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28it's got definite age to it as well.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Now, the dealer's asking 150 euros for it,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34so if I can get a better price, that's fine,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37but I think that's a really, really decorative lamp.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:08:42 > 0:08:45The price instantly drops to 120 euros?
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- Uh, cent?- And Jonty offers 100 euros.- Oui?- Oui.- OK.- OK.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Merci, monsieur.- Merci.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Yes, he's done it. A third off the original price.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Jonty pays the equivalent of £90.91 and he's lit up.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04A short walk down the straight and it's clear that our two titanic
0:09:04 > 0:09:08traders have the same laser beam focus.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Look at this. It's Christina!
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Look, it's Jonty in about ten years' time. I can see him with his pipe.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17SHE LAUGHS
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Yeah, funny how they didn't spot the ones of themselves, isn't it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Anyway, enough of the mickey-taking. The stall scouring must continue.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28If they don't pile up enough Parisian purchases,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30they'll stand no chance of a punchy profit.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35The Hitman is on the case and he picks up a picture from the 1960s.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- It's a signed print here, and it's got a...- It's an engraving.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's an engr... an engraving.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45So it's actually pressed onto the paper.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49And we have a printer's mark just here.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It says "Paris" which is really nice,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55but the owner doesn't know who this signature is.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59So it's only going to be sold as a decorative piece.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Give me a good price.- 45.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I'll give you... OK. I'll give you 40.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- No, it's 45. - Yeah, I give you 40.- No.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Here's 40 for you. He's a strong man.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Jonty's bartering comes to absolutely nothing and he pays the full whack.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21It costs him £40.91.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25While Jonty's a man on a mission,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Christina thinks she deserves a short spell on her derierre.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30But don't question her commitment.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's all in the name of a deal.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Leather is very, very, very in vogue at the moment.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42Leather sort of arm club tub chairs. It is quite worn, though.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48We've got a bit of an issue there. See what price tag we've got on it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Monsieur?- Hmm. This could be a tricky conversation.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56What Christina needs is her impeccable French.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- Monsieur, erm, the armchair... The chair.- Yeah.- C'est combien?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05150 one, 200 two.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11150 for one or 200 for the two. Ah, translator. Brilliant.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13What do they need a translator for?
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- They've given up on the French and are 'aggling in English.- Ah!
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- One piece, 150.- Yes. - Two piece, 200.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- OK. What about 80 for one?- Oh, no.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- See, he understands! He doesn't need you.- When he needs to...
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- SHE LAUGHS - Yeah, when he needs to.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Translator or not, that offer didn't go down well.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Christina sits down to reconsider her position.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40The charm about this is that it's worn, it's shabby,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43it feels like it's been sat in.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46That's quite in vogue.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- I'm not entirely sure how popular the mould will be.- Very well...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52If flirting in France can't pin down a purchase,
0:11:52 > 0:12:00- then what's the world coming to? - 85.- No, 90.- No, Stefan. No. No.
0:12:00 > 0:12:07- 85.- No, 90.- 85 or I'll walk away. - Oh, no. No.- Go on. 85.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- Come on. Come on. Come on, Stefan. You can do it.- 85. Yes.- Yes. Yes?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Yes.- Yeah! Thank you. Shake my hand.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Surely there's a rule about French kissing on the furniture.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22That's the French way of doing things, apparently.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Having bought the first chair for a bargain price,
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Christina then gets the second for much, much less - 39 euros.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- Now, that's the way to do a deal. - Yay! Thank you.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39She lands both leather lounges for a combined price of £112.73.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Christina is in her element having a fantastic time finding her
0:12:43 > 0:12:45fodder for flogging.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48The Hitman, on the other hand, is not happy.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52I haven't found too much here that's really tickled my fancy,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and it's quite extraordinary because there are tons and tons of stuff.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00So I've gone all the way to the end. I'm now going back.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I'm getting a little nervous there's not enough stuff here for me,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06so I've got to really, really concentrate.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Well, Jonty must jettison his jitters
0:13:08 > 0:13:11if he's going to pinpoint some prime Parisian prizes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13As he heads off to put aside his panic,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17let's tot up the tallies for our bargain-busting duo.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23They both arrived in Paris with £750 worth of euros to spend.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Jonty has jumped at three items so far.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32Just over £159 spent, leaving him with almost £591 to play with.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Christina is also ploughing through the purchases.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40She's done three deals as well but spent more, almost £222,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44meaning there's just over £528 left in her kitty.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Before the match resumes,
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- our French fighters take time out to size each other up.- There she is.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Hello.- How you doing?- I'm alright.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56There's some quite nice things there.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- HE LAUGHS - How you doing?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- I'm good. Yeah.- Yeah?- Bought a few things.- Have you? Well done.- Yes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Yeah, I'm loving it.- I know. It's a great market. Lovely market.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06The French are just so expressive, aren't they? It's just, ooh.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09There's a lot of this and a lot of that and a lot of, "Oh, no, madame!"
0:14:09 > 0:14:11What have you bought? What's your favourite?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Probably my favourite thing is this wonderful sort of cut-out of some dancers.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- What about you? - Um, I think...
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Probably my first purchase of the day, actually.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21It was a set of plates, starts January through to December.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Oh, lovely.- A whole set of 12. - And there's all of them?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- They're all there. Lots more to buy, though, for me.- Oh, really?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Oh, yes.- So what's your plan now?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31I'm going to see this side of the market cos
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- when I arrived first of all, when we first arrived...- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36They hadn't really stalled out at all.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38There's so much come out just in the last half hour.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- It's got really busy all of a sudden.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Well, I was heading off that way too.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- So am I.- I'll race you. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Our battle-hardened bargainers may both be neck and neck on the numbers
0:14:48 > 0:14:52of acquisitions, but as Jonty hits the stalls, Christina refuels.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So it sounds like Jonty's still got quite a lot of work left to do
0:14:57 > 0:14:58and I feel pretty relaxed.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I've been buying and buying and buying, probably not great stuff
0:15:01 > 0:15:03but I'm still buying and buying.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06So there's always time for a chocolate crepe.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Mmm! The Magpie thinks she's playing a better game than the Hitman.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12But he could have thrown her a red herring.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17In reality, he's full of enthusiasm and raring for a rarity.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20People have arrived and stalled out which is great,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22so there's still so much more to see,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25so have a look down here cos this is where I'm heading.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30Jonty's joie de vivre leads him away as like a gift from the gods a whole
0:15:30 > 0:15:33new load of items is being brought out on to the stalls.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38But it's his nemesis who pounces first. Christina's clocked a mirror.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I like this. It's obviously a mirror. A gilt-framed mirror.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46But it's got a really, really good solid back.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It's not going anywhere and it's jolly heavy.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51It looks like it's the original mirror plate as well.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55So how will Christina's famous Franglais cope with a vendor who
0:15:55 > 0:15:57doesn't speak a word of English?
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Le mirror... C'est combien? 120?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Yes, she decides to ditch the French
0:16:05 > 0:16:07and pulls out her calculator to communicate.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Oh! - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:12 > 0:16:18What? No, that's just gone up by 30 euros. No. Let's try 70.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21The numero negotiation goes on for some time.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Eventually they agree a price of euro 82.50,
0:16:24 > 0:16:29so let's see if Christina can at least count out the cash in French.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Ten... - SHE ATTEMPTS FRENCH NUMBERS
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Oh, that was just painful.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59So let's not bother with her counting the change.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The currency conversion means she's just spent £75.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Despite the nil point for her Francaise,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07the Magpie has got the measure of the market.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I've noticed that although there is the most fantastic selection
0:17:10 > 0:17:14here in Paris, that there are quite a few of the stalls that are selling
0:17:14 > 0:17:16very, very similar things.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18So I would suggest that if you are coming shopping into Paris,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21make sure that you have a really good look around,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23suss out what's here before you commit to anything.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Ah, mais oui. A handy tip there, viewers.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Christina's not notched up four purchases
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and Jonty soon matches that milestone.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37Away from the cameras he pays 20 euros or £18.18 for a pair of tongs.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41I've just bought from the gentleman off this stall here at the back
0:17:41 > 0:17:46a lovely silver 19th century sugar tongs,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and I think the detail is really quite superb,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51so we've got sort of claws as sugar tongs,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54and you've got lots of sea scrolls that go round the outside,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and that's how one can easily tell
0:17:56 > 0:17:59whether something is 19th century as opposed to the 20th century.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Somebody's going to snap those up.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Yes, Jonty clearly thinks he's got a nice little earner there,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and he's showing no signs of stopping.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10He soon works his magic on an Art Deco bronze pheasant.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15He plucks it off the stall for 100 euros or £90.91.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20So here is my pheasant in all of his finery and glory.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25He's on a lovely black marble plinth and the casting is just superb.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27That's the reason why I was taken by him.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33And if you look at his crest and the tips of his wings, they're gilded,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and those would have been a lot finer in colour.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38There would have been a lot more depth in colour.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Date-wise is 1930s. I think he is a cracking investment.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Our dealers are working at breakneck speed now, and it's just as well.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Those tourists have turned up by the truckload.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58Christina soon does her next deal. £13.64 buys a vintage matinee jacket.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I'm absolutely thrilled to have bought some genuine French clothing.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I mean, it's the most beautiful, delicate little matinee jacket.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Just gorgeous.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10And also, vintage textiles and clothing are very, very in vogue at
0:19:10 > 0:19:13the moment, so I'm really thrilled and I just think it's beautiful.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Man, that's made her smile even wider.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Both out excellent experts are bounding along loving the French
0:19:20 > 0:19:23market, and they've managed it all without resorting to
0:19:23 > 0:19:26jokes about tired old French stereotypes.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Well done, everyone.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I have a feeling it's going beret, beret well.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Yes, there's always one, isn't there?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Christina's clearly relaxed about operation objet d'art,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39as is the Hitman.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40What on earth is he doing,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44trying to woo the French public with his famously British Dad dancing?
0:19:44 > 0:19:45What does he look like?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Yes, that's quite enough of that, thank you.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Across the market, Christina's found something quintessentially British.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56She's attempting a deal on a toy double decker bus.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- I... The best, ten. - SHE BREATHES IN
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Sure? Is that your best...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- You have very nice eyes, but... - SHE LAUGHS
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I will buy it from you, sir, for £10... Or ten euros.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- No, pound.- No, euros.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Hmm. Currency confusion aside,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Christina just about pulls it back from the brink.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19The bus fare at this fare costs £9.09.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Great make. Dinky Toys, which is obviously a great collector's name
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to have if you're going to collect diecast vehicles.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30And also, the quite important point is that he's still
0:20:30 > 0:20:32got his driver in the front cab here.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Often they got lost or missing. I don't think it's particularly old.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I think we may be looking at maybe 1970s, 1980s.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Not a huge amount of age in it, but it's still a nice thing.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45So after a busload of bargaining,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Christina decides that her work here is done.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52But as she bids adieu to her mission, the Hitman is still completing his.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Just feels like we've just arrived, and look.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58They're all going home and I've got items to buy. Help!
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Yes, time is running out, Hitman. These French people need their lunch.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04But Jonty has a hunger of his own,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08one last killer blow to take on the might of the Magpie.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I've actually spotted in the corner there an hors d'oeuvre dish,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13which is fantastically French
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and of course an hors d'oeuvre dish works really well at home as well.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22There we go. So you just need to check that it's all in good order.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Make sure the glass is in good order,
0:21:24 > 0:21:25and that's absolutely perfect.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29So at the right price, that's fine.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Monsieur, c'est combien?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35The stallholder wants 40 euros and after a little back and forth,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37they settle on 35 euros.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- OK, monsieur. Mon dieu. - Mon dieu.- Merci.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46And that works out at £31.82.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51So that's my last purchase of the day.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Now I've got somewhere to put my lunch and my peanuts.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Well, a man always needs somewhere to pop his peanuts, so that's it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01We're all done.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03But before we take a look at what Jonty
0:22:03 > 0:22:07and Christina's Parisian promenade has produced, let's do the numbers.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12They both began the day with £750 worth of their own euros to spend.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17After a lot of hard haggling, Jonty leaves with six purchases,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20having spent bang on £300.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28Christina also did six deals but spent a little bit more - £319.55.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33So neither came close to spending even half their budgets.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Before they go their separate ways, though, they size up their stock.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- Well, look at this.- I know. Our spoils of the day.- I know.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43- These chairs are comfy.- Yeah.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46They've got a bit of a funny smell now that we've got them over here.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47SHE LAUGHS
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I'm gonna have to seriously stick some air freshener over them.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- You've found a bit of London in Paris.- Exactly.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56I felt I had to take it home with us. It's rude to leave it here.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57It's lost here, isn't it?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- This is cool.- I love the lamp. Really very nice.- Yeah. Love this.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I really like my print. I don't know the artist's signature
0:23:04 > 0:23:07but we have a really lovely seal mark from the printers.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12Well, I think we've got a wonderful, eclectic group of rather fun things.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- I think we certainly deserve a bit of cafe au lait.- Do you think so?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17GAVEL BANGS
0:23:17 > 0:23:19VOICEOVER: With the French shopping spree over,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22our dealers exchange their leftover euros
0:23:22 > 0:23:24and head home to plot their selling strategies.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28And this is where the challenge shifts up a gear.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30The pressure is on to purge their contents
0:23:30 > 0:23:32and find the very best buyers.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35The ultimate aim is to sell everything for maximum profit,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and whoever makes the most money will be today's champion.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Remember, until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44no deal is ever sealed.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Back in Oxfordshire, Hitman Hearnden is eyeing up his wares
0:23:48 > 0:23:50and he likes what he sees.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53My first purchase was my set of plates.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Now, I think they're great fun. They're the set of 12.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00We've got one per month. So will I sell them, will I make a profit?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Not quite sure about that.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05But one thing I am definitely, positively sure
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I'm going to make a massive great big profit on
0:24:08 > 0:24:14is my wonderful French pheasant. He is so handsome.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I have my chandelier, my French light fitting, which is great cos
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I know there's always buyers for those sorts of things.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Now, something that I might need to do a bit more
0:24:22 > 0:24:24research on is my limited edition print.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26See where I go with that.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30The hors d'oeuvre dish was possibly my only purchase that
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I made in haste.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36My sugar tongs were an absolute bargain at 20 euros.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Now all I've got to do is get on and sell it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Indeed you do, sir. So, what of Christina?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47She's back in Shropshire at Trevanion HQ and she's equally pleased.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51I absolutely loved shopping in Paris. I can't tell you how much.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52And I went out there thinking,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55"Right, I'll go and buy really typically Parisian things
0:24:55 > 0:24:58"that will translate back in the UK really well,"
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and I ended up buying a London bus, which you might argue is not
0:25:02 > 0:25:04particularly Parisian, and you'd be right.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I also bought this rather beautiful great coloured Art Deco print.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Also, a gorgeous pair of leather tub chairs. Well, I say a pair.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Not really a pair, but they are both leather and as far as I'm concerned,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17the more worn leather, the better.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18The matinee jacket is typically French.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Absolutely beautiful and very delicate, so very pleased with that.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And of course the American In Paris film advertising board there.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's a 1950s film and I love that.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29And also, of course,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32the gesso framed mirror there which is jolly heavy.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34It's incredibly well made.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35I'm hoping that I can find somebody
0:25:35 > 0:25:39with a wall that's strong enough to take it. So this is my hoard.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Let's hope it was euros well spent and that we can turn it into some
0:25:42 > 0:25:47cold, hard Great British pounds and beat Jonty Hearnden.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Yes, that's fighting talk.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52She may be a lady but she'll scrap like the best of them.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55And it's the Magpie who flies the nest first.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58She's off to the theatre with her matinee jacket.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I brought this jacket all the way from Paris to
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Kemberton in Shropshire to a theatre group where I'm hoping it will find
0:26:05 > 0:26:07a starring new role in their next production.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11The jacket owes Christina a little more than £13.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14This theatre group has been going for over 30 years
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and Christina is here to meet its founder and director, Caroline.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I've just brought this jacket with me, and I rather sort of thought of
0:26:22 > 0:26:25you guys because I've been to one of your performances before and you use
0:26:25 > 0:26:28a lot of vintage textiles and antique costume, don't you?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Yes, we do. Yes.- I mean, I just think it's really rather beautiful.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It's very reminiscent of an era when ladies would sort of laze in bed in
0:26:35 > 0:26:38the morning having their breakfast with their matinee jacket on.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41But I love the embroidery. It's just so detailed. So you like it?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43You think you might be able to find a home for it?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46We could certainly. And it would get used as well.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Down to the nitty gritty,
0:26:47 > 0:26:52I was hoping for something in the region of maybe £25-30 for it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58- I think £25 would be very fair.- That sounds like a very good deal to me.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Thank you.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Yes, give that girl a standing ovation.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Christina leaves with a show-stopping first profit of £11.36,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and that's a good new costume for the group.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13I could not be happier
0:27:13 > 0:27:15and I'm hoping that they'll get loads of use out of it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16I'm sure they will.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Our Magpie is off to a flying start,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21determined to conquer this colossal competition.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25And from one bird to another - Jonty's pheasant.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The Hitman is in Henley on Thames for his first potential sale,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31meeting one of his contacts, Philip.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34The bronze bird stands him at nearly £91.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Here's my pheasant, but I also understand that you're building
0:27:37 > 0:27:41a home and so you need objects to sit in the house, is that correct?
0:27:41 > 0:27:47We are. Things like this would go very well in the library.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Date-wise, it's Art Deco, it's French,
0:27:50 > 0:27:56so we're looking at late '20s at best, but quite possibly 1930s.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59But the casting is really superb.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01It's a stylised look
0:28:01 > 0:28:04and that's the reason why you can certainly call it Art Deco
0:28:04 > 0:28:06because anything before this period,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09it would be an absolute likeness of a pheasant.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Now, the whole point of Art Deco is heavily influenced by the Egyptian
0:28:13 > 0:28:16look. It's a bargain. It's £400.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22- £300 worth and I don't really want to go any higher than that.- OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Do you know what? I'm not going to go any further than that.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30I know that you like it and £300 is fine for me, so let's shake on it.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Got it. Good one, Jonty. - Thank you very much.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Jonty spreads his wings.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37That's a magnificent start,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41and he soars off with a superb profit of £209.09.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Wow. What a great result. I'm so glad he loved that pheasant.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Now, talking of birds, I wonder how that magpie is getting on?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Well, to be honest, she's got a great
0:28:54 > 0:28:57big game of catch-up ahead of her. But she's not worried.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01She thinks she's got her next sale all lined up.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04I'm here in Whitchurch to meet restaurateur and chef Andrew
0:29:04 > 0:29:05who runs this restaurant here.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Do you remember when I was in Paris,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I bought that big gilt-framed wall mirror?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, I had these guys in mind when I bought it,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14so let's just hope that we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Well, let's hope so. Now, it's a very heavy item,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20so Christina's already had the mirror delivered to chef Andrew.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- It cost her £75.- What do you think? What's the first impressions?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- It's definitely an antique, anyway. - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:28 > 0:29:30No, it's beautiful.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- You like it? - It's a very, very nice mirror, yeah.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33I bought it in Paris
0:29:33 > 0:29:38and I think it probably dates to the early part of the 20th century.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43These gesso plasterwork here is very much an early 20th century design,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45but it's got this nice what we call silvering effect down here,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- which shows it's an antique piece.- Yeah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49It's not a brand-new mirror plate
0:29:49 > 0:29:50that's been put into an old frame.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- So what's your thoughts? - I think it's lovely.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55We just have to discuss a price for it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59I'd like to see it fetch somewhere in the region of about £150.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I was thinking more around the £100 mark.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07- If I come down slightly, like £145 maybe?- £115.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Can we say £125, maybe?- £125 if you make my lunch for me.- Lunch?
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Yep. If you make my lunch for me, I'll give you £125 for it.- OK.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17What do you want for lunch?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Pizza.- A pizza? OK. All right. Well, will you show me how to make...
0:30:21 > 0:30:22I've never made a pizza in my life.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- I'll show you how to make it but you have to cook it.- OK, all right.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- It's a deal. £125 and lunch. - Fantastic. Kitchen's this way.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Let's go.- Have you got a pinny?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- I do, of course. Come on. - SHE LAUGHS
0:30:33 > 0:30:36That's a man who's got his head screwed on the right way.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Christina pockets a very helpful profit of £50,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42but she does have to make lunch for a hungry chef.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46True to character, she rolls up her sleeves and gets stuck in.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- OK.- Flip it like that.- Flip it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52THEY LAUGH
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Sprinkling. Right. So what happens now?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Get it in the oven.- OK, cool. Let's do it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Oh, that looks good. That looks really good.- Lovely.- Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Thank you very much. I'm in a hurry.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- I've got to have my lunch, sorry. - Oh. Oh...
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Oh, charming. - What are you moping for?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16You had a chocolate crepe earlier. There's no time for pizza anyway.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19If she wants a big slice of the profits, she needs to get back
0:31:19 > 0:31:24on the road to hunt down the buyers because Jonty is doing just that.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27He's hot-footed it to Gerrards Cross to a shop
0:31:27 > 0:31:29that deals mainly in deco ceramics.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33But the Hitman wants to try his luck with his deco light fitting that cost
0:31:33 > 0:31:37nearly £91. He's meeting the shop's owner, Becky.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Oh, Becky!- Hi.- How you doing?- Good to see you. I'm fine, thank you.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Look what I've brought you.- Oh, wow, yes.- Now, I sent you the picture.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Yeah, you did. - I really love the style of this,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50and I originally thought that this was pre the war. What's your hunch?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53When I saw the photo, I actually did think it was more likely to
0:31:53 > 0:31:57be 1950s, but actually I'm wondering if you might be right, actually.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I think it might be more likely to be 1930s.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Of course it needs rewiring, but I really like it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- So it sounds like you do too.- Yeah.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- There might even be a customer I have in mind, actually.- Really?
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Yeah.- How about 180 quid?- Ooh, OK. I was thinking a bit lower.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Sort of around the £120 mark? - Oh, no, that's...- Is that too low?
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- I'll come down a bit. £160 is fine for me.- OK. Maybe £150.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- HE LAUGHS - Lovely.- Sounds fine.- Brilliant.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Jonty lights up a profit of £59.09.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30So as the Hitman heads off to plan his next attack, let's see
0:32:30 > 0:32:34who's in the selling spotlight and who's left themselves in the dark.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Jonty has struck two deals so far,
0:32:38 > 0:32:43and along the way he's pocketed an impressive profit of £268.18,
0:32:43 > 0:32:49but it is worth pointing out he's now sold his two most expensive items.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Christina has also tucked away two sales.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Her profit, though, is less than a quarter of Jonty's total,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57just £61.36.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01But there's a long way to go and anything could happen.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06And young Miss Trevanion soon knocks off her next sale.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Staying near Whitchurch, she sells her two battered leather chairs to
0:33:10 > 0:33:14the owner of Iscoyd Park, the place where Christina got married.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- What do you think? - Well, they're quite comfortable.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20They're jolly comfy, aren't they? Very, very comfy.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- And I quite like the shape.- Mm-hm.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Quite a lot of work that needs to be doing, though.- What?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- Shabby chic's cool.- What sort of figure were you thinking?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- A couple hundred quid. - What about £150?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35You do need to do a lot of work to them.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- I do need to do a lot of work to them.- OK. £150 is agreed.- Great.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Deal.- Well done. It's a deal. Thank you very much.- Thanks.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45No French kiss like she got when she bought the chairs,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49but Christina does leave £37.20 better off.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Over in Oxfordshire, Jonty's on the hunt for more money.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57He's in Watlington to meet interior designer Harriet.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59He's bought her his collection of monthly plates,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02so will they serve up a tasty profit?
0:34:03 > 0:34:04We've got 12 plates here
0:34:04 > 0:34:07and of course we've got different months of the year,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09and the reason why I was so taken by these is
0:34:09 > 0:34:12because if you look at all the characters, they have that have that
0:34:12 > 0:34:14sort of Mabel Lucie Attwell sort of feel about them.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- So they have that sort of 1920s, 1930s feel.- Playful.- Yeah.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20I thought they were maybe sort of '50s, actually,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22when I first saw them.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- I sort of think that they probably are.- Yes.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Not too expensive.- I want £80 for the whole set.- £80?- Yes.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34- How about £50?- 50 quid?- Yeah. - No, that's too low.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- I'll come down to £70. - Come on. Meet me halfway.
0:34:37 > 0:34:44- I said £50, you said £70. I say tomato, you say... £60.- I say £60.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46All right? Deal.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51Jonty holds his ground and fills up on a decent profit, £32.73.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Christina is still playing catch-up,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57but she's hoping to pull out all the stops with her next item.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Remember her print with a vintage car on it?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Well, following some top flight research,
0:35:02 > 0:35:07our Magpie thinks she might be about to accelerate up the scoreboard.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I'm here in the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire
0:35:09 > 0:35:13where every year they have a huge motor sport event
0:35:13 > 0:35:14involving classic cars.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18So I'm hoping that the subject of this picture might be of interest.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20And look.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Lucy the events manager has a lovely car all ready and waiting,
0:35:24 > 0:35:27but will the picture be any good for a motor racing event?
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Christina certainly hopes so. It cost her almost £64.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36It's very Art Deco. Very 1920s, 1930s,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38and it's not a painting as such,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40although it looks like a pencil sketch.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42It's actually a limited edition print.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Is that something that you might be able to use?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47I think we'd definitely be able to use it.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I think we could either use it as a class prize,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52maybe for the winner of the fastest lap in a classic car.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Oh, brilliant. OK.
0:35:53 > 0:36:00So I was hoping to get somewhere in the region of £250-300 for it, OK?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I was thinking perhaps more £150.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Yeah, I think £200 would be my absolute bottom line on it.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- I think we could probably go for £200.- Brilliant.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Well, £200 and a spin in the rather beautiful car outside the castle?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Go on, then.- Brilliant.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Yes, the girl done good.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23She more than triples her money and nets a profit of £136.36
0:36:23 > 0:36:26and she's right back in the game.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27She celebrates with a lap of honour
0:36:27 > 0:36:31around the course of the castle's racetrack.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40And Christina sticks with her transport theme.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44She sells her Dinky double decker to an antiques shop in Shrewsbury
0:36:44 > 0:36:50for £10. But that brings in a rather dinky profit - 91 pence.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54But a profit's a profit and every last penny counts in this game.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Jonty is also on the road,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59motoring all the way to Golders Green in North London.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03I have my French abstract print that I bought in Paris with me,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05and I've come to see Neil.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Now, Neil is a print specialist
0:37:07 > 0:37:10and I buy a lot of works of art from him.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13But the question is, will I be able to make a sale to him?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Because this could be a first.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20So the print's outcome all hangs on Neil's expert opinion.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Jonty bought the artwork for a shade under £41.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Wow!- Here's the print.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28For me, though, I've been able to find no
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- information about this at all, and I sent you a picture.- Sure.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34And I sent you a picture of the signature here.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Have you been able to find anything about this at all?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- To be honest, no. - HE LAUGHS
0:37:40 > 0:37:45I mean, the problem with this sort of print is essentially it's
0:37:45 > 0:37:50a decorative print. It's very pretty. It's very nice.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54It probably dates from the '70s or '80s. There is a blind stamp.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I quite like that, though. Do you know anything about the print,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- because this would be the printer's, wouldn't it?- Yes, indeed.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Alloys is, I guess, it's a small printer.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09To be honest, I've never actually heard of them before.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12So, yes, a decorative print only, but it's a bargain, I think,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14an absolute steal, at 120 quid.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20It's not really worth 120 quid. I can't say it is.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23But seeing as you bought so much from me
0:38:23 > 0:38:26and you always make me laugh, I'll offer you £100 for it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- How does that sound?- 100 quid?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Yeah, how does that sound?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Well, you made me laugh now, so that's great. Thank you.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35And Jonty laughs all the way to the bank to
0:38:35 > 0:38:39deposit his profit of £59.09.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41But he doesn't have the same luck
0:38:41 > 0:38:44when he attempts a double deal with his hors d'oeuvre dish and tongs.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46He tries his luck with Sue,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50the landlady of a pub in the Oxfordshire village of Harwell.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52I really... No. That really doesn't fit what we do. No.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- That's not for you. OK.- No, that's not for us. Those I really like.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- I could do £35, I'd have those. - Can't do.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- I think in that case I'm going to have to say no.- You're saying no.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Yes, I'm sorry.- Okey-dokey.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Well, that was a hurdle,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10but our speedy athlete did eventually manage to get a sale.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14A jewellers in Wallingford bought both items for £80,
0:39:14 > 0:39:16giving Jonty a profit of £30 exactly.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Well, that's Jonty all sold up, so Christina's last sale is crucial -
0:39:22 > 0:39:25her musical film advertising board.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Our Magpie ventures out of her rural habitat
0:39:27 > 0:39:29and all the way to the big smoke.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32So will she make it a grand finale?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35I'm here in North London to visit a lady called Deborah Wolf who runs
0:39:35 > 0:39:38a vintage clothing and accessories shop.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40I've sent a photograph of this and she seemed quite keen,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43so let's go and see if she's still as keen.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Yes, will Deborah make a song and dance for the board?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48The tension is palpable.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Deborah, thank you so much for having us in your shop.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I've literally just arrived with this wonderful film -
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- I don't know what to call it, really - poster.- Yes, display board.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Display board. Yes, exactly. So what's your initial thoughts?- Um.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- I love it. I love the colours. - Mm-hm.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08And it's really evocative cos this was the image used on the posters.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Right. Cos it's from the film An American In Paris, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16- Which was released in...?- 1951.- This I bought in Paris and I loved it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I just thought it was so sort of wonderfully overt and fabulous
0:40:19 > 0:40:20and the colours, like you say...
0:40:20 > 0:40:22But I don't really understand,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25because I would imagine at that time they were printing advertising
0:40:25 > 0:40:28wares for films, but this is very much hand-painted.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I mean, it's a strong, bold piece. It says it straight away.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- And do you like it?- I do. I do. I really like it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- So it is something that you could potentially use.- Yes.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- But it all comes down to price, doesn't it?- Yes, it does.- OK.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- So I was hoping for maybe £60-70. - OK.- What's your thoughts on that?
0:40:45 > 0:40:51- £55?- £55. OK. Is that your absolute top line?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Um, well, I love it. I could go to £60.- Could you?- Yep.- Brilliant.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- I'm very happy at that. - You're welcome.- Thank you so much.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Christina scrapes out an extra fiver - vital game play from our Magpie.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08And she dances away £14.55 better off. So has she done enough?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Will she be called back for an encore?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12We'll find out in just a moment.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Both our experts started the day with the equivalent of £750 of their own
0:41:18 > 0:41:24money. Jonty made six purchases in total and spent exactly £300.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Christina also did six deals in Paris and spent a tiny bit more,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30just shy of £320.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35So neither of them made massive investments,
0:41:35 > 0:41:37but who's made the most profit?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41All of the money that Jonty and Christina have made from today's challenge
0:41:41 > 0:41:44will go to charities of their choice, so let's find out who is today's
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Hello.- Hi.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Gosh, it feels a long time
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- since we were strolling down the boulevards of Paris.- I know.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Slightly different than today, eh? - Very different than today.- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Good sales?- Yeah, I think so. Yeah.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Do you remember that lovely sort of print of that Art Deco lady?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Sold that quite well. So I was really pleased with that.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- How about you?- Yeah, yeah. I think my biggest, best sale was...
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Do you remember my lovely pheasant?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Yes.- Did quite well with him. - Yeah, your strutting pheasant.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Yeah, yeah, and that was good. - Right.- Really?- Moment of truth.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Go on, then.- You ready? Go on. Ready. Together.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Oh, Jonty. - THEY LAUGH
0:42:25 > 0:42:28£250. Well done. My goodness.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- That's a large sum.- That is a large sum. It's not as large as that.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Oh, deary me.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Yes, Jonty walks away the winner and it all came down to one item, really.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42His bronze pheasant did the business.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45What a fabulous, fabulous market that was.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46I really enjoyed the selling.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Every single thing that I sold I managed to sell really well.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I really enjoyed buying in Paris. What could be better?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55It was just beautiful.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57And I made some good, healthy profits as well,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01but still not enough to beat that pesky Hearnden.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02But Christina mustn't fret.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05She gets another chance to take down the Hitman tomorrow,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09and it's all to play for at a car boot sale in Essex.