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-Up and down the country, houses are full to bursting with...

-Old toys.

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-Homes are cluttered with unwanted...

-DVDs and unread books.

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-Houses are filled...

-With lots of electrical items.

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And properties are overflowing with...

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Small pieces of furniture. And that's why we're here today, Paul.

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Because we're going to declutter this house and turn all of that trash into hard cash.

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Today we're in Redditch in Worcestershire

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preparing to rescue this unassuming home from mountains of clutter.

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From the outside, it looks like any other house in any other street.

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But on the inside, it's a complete different story.

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This place is drowning in clutter. We've had a good look round

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so why don't you go and have a look for yourself?

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'Today's house is a warren of clutter spread over four floors.

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'The first room we come to is the dining room.

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'And wallop! Junk and jumble everywhere.'

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'Then we head up the stairs and you get to the landing where it's more of the same. Clutter piled high.'

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'Into the main bedroom and things get a bit better here

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'but there's still clearly stuff that needs to go.'

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'On the top floor, there's a child's bedroom, unsurprisingly messy and in need of tidying.

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'Back downstairs and there's another kid's bedroom, and this one definitely needs a declutter.'

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'Returning to the ground floor and there's a living room in need of clearing,

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'followed by a study that is jam-packed full of unwanted junk to go.'

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'And finally, it's down another floor to a kitchen that's busy

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'and onto a pantry that's yet another dumping ground in this house.'

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Now, you see, I wasn't joking, was I? But who lives in a house like this?

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'Today's clutter-lover is supply teacher Sue Underwood,

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'a self-confessed hoarder who needs to learn her lesson

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'and get rid of all of her unwanted junk and jumble.'

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'Sue's lived here with husband Mark for ten years,

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'along with her two children, Mina, Joe, and a selection of pets.

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'In that time, Sue's aversion to getting rid of anything has seen the clutter problem get even worse.'

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I just feel really sad when I think of these things that have got uses

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and I don't want them to be thrown away.

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And the word no doesn't actually compute with me.

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But we've just got to put an end to it now, because it's ridiculous.

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'Our mission to clear out Sue's home is only half the story today, though.

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'She's also hoping we'll be able to help her make some money in the process.'

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The proceeds of what we're doing today I hope will make us £350.

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That would be ideal. And then we can put that towards making the garden

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beautiful, friendly for the children, friendly for everybody to use,

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and we can all just sit back and relax instead of focusing on how much mess there is.

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'Doing up the garden for the kids is a great plan.

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'But if we're going to help Sue achieve it, we've got lots of work to do.

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'It's not going to be easy, but luckily, husband Mark agrees that it's time for some serious action.'

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Sue and I have been together 12 years, in this house for eight. We're dreadful hoarders.

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We collect everything that we possibly can

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until the shelves are bursting, until the rooms are full of stuff

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that we don't need, and now it's started encroaching on our lives

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and it's time to put a stop to it.

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'You've got it spot-on, Mark. It's time to put a stop to this hoarding habit.'

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'But before we set to work, they have to agree to the Trash To Cash deal.'

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Sue and Mark, I love this veranda. It's fantastic. You can see the whole of Worcestershire behind us.

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-It's beautiful.

-But we are here to work today.

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Now, I know you both want to raise £350.

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And, of course, me and Mark will help you all we can.

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But in exchange for our advice and our expertise,

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and that, of course, of the Cash To Trash team,

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I'd like you to make the same amount of money again for a good cause of your choice.

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-So do you agree to that?

-I do. Absolutely.

-Absolutely.

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Excellent. There's one other thing I need you to agree to, that all the items you do decide to declutter,

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-everything has to be sold, nothing goes back into the room.

-That'll be fantastic.

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-Anything left over will go to charity. How do you feel about that?

-Fine.

-It's part of the therapy.

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-It is. It's great. Yes.

-OK.

-You sure?

-Absolutely certain.

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Wonderful, OK. We've got an agreement. That's good news.

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I want to split us into teams for a bit of fun and healthy competition.

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-You can be on the A Team, Mark, and unfortunately you're with Paul, the B Team.

-The winning team.

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Shall we start looking round and get decluttering?

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'Well, it looked for a minute there that Sue might struggle to let everything go.

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'But I'm glad to see that both these hoarders are now fully committed to the challenge.

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'We'll be selling to private dealers and local shops,

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'but most of the items cleared will be sold at a grand house sale.'

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'And let's not forget, we also have the services of handyman Danny Wood

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'who can repair, refurbish and revitalise all manner of things

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'to be sold at our very own auction.

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'Sue and I are a team on a mission today and have wasted no time

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'heading for the massively cluttered dining room.'

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So, Sue, underneath all this clutter is actually a beautiful room. It's a fantastic house.

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What did you use this room for before all this arrived?

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This was a dining room.

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Mark and I had aspirations of having nice dinner parties,

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music, I can play the piano in here,

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and we don't do any of it because we can't get in here anymore.

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-How did it get to this sort of stage?

-It sort of crept up on us.

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We didn't really realise how bad it was until you come in and you think, "Oh! I can't do anything with it!"

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It has got to the point where we've stood by the door and we've just gone...

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Because we couldn't actually get through the door to do it. And I miss my piano.

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This is such a lovely room and it's wasted at the moment. We want to reclaim it.

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-We need to make a start. You've got some antique things here.

-Yes.

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-Tell me, where did this canteen come from?

-That was Mark's auntie's

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that was given to us when she died and it's never going to be used.

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-It's just a thing.

-These are often given as wedding presents

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or silver anniversaries, that sort of thing, and they never get used.

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This one's silver plated. It has a couple of foreign items. These are chrome. It's not quite complete.

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But it's a perfect item for our house sale.

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I think somebody would love that, £15 to £20, if not a little bit more. OK?

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-So can that go?

-Yes.

-Excellent. Get a bit of polish on the oak box.

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Then, of course, you've got this flowery epergne, as well. This would go with this house, similar period.

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-Do you like that?

-No.

-What's it doing here, then?

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I can't say, "Thank you but no". Those words don't come out of my mouth.

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I say, "Yes, that's great! Thank you!" and I think, "I really don't like that".

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It's a lovely epergne. It would look great at a hotel or a restaurant. I think that's another £15 to £20.

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So it's adding up nicely. But tell me about this furniture.

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-Surely this wasn't given to you. You've got two cabinets.

-We did pay for that.

-OK.

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-This is called priory furniture.

-Right.

-A lot of it was made in the 1980s.

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It was going back to a different period, a medieval style.

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You've got this linen fold here, which the Tudors were famous for. And it is solid oak, good quality.

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-But it's so out of fashion now. It doesn't fit with the modern home.

-Not really.

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I think we could get £30 to £50 each for those.

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-OK.

-And our team actually have a buyer lined up that's interested in having a look at them.

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-Oh!

-So if you're agreeable, I think we might have those sold.

-You might have to move some stuff

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-before we can look at them properly.

-You've got an inflatable snowman, a couple of quid.

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-There's stuff here that we need to get out of this room.

-Yeah.

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-If you haven't used it for a long time, you won't use it again.

-No.

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So would you be agreeable if we decluttered all this for you

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and sent in our fabulous makeover team?

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-Yes.

-What would you like to see done to this room? Would you like it as a dining room or music room?

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-A bit of both, I think.

-I do play piano a little bit.

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-Ah!

-But I play by ear and it's starting to hurt.

-THEY LAUGH

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'The old ones are the best, Paul. It's no laughing matter, though,

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'that the dining room is in desperate need of a radical overhaul.

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'But once the Trash team have finished, it should be ideal for dining and entertaining.

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'Mark and I aren't hanging around, either. We've gone upstairs to look for potentially profitable items.'

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-So, Mark, this is Mina's room, correct?

-That's right.

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She's seven and takes after her mother and father

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with her collection of all things junkie.

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-She certainly has got a lot of stuff in here.

-She has.

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-And hopefully a lot of this will be for the house sale.

-It will.

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-How about the competition? Are you going to beat the missus?

-Of course!

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-Yes!

-Of course!

-The two Marks against them two.

-But don't tell her.

-No, we don't want to upset her.

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Now, lovely chair. Goes with the desk. Where did it come from?

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-Oh, absolutely no idea.

-OK. A bit surplus to requirements because she's grown out of it.

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-Yeah, just a bit too small for her now.

-There's nothing wrong with this.

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People go, "Oh, just throw it in landfill".

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-If it's a bit scruffy, you can give it a coat of paint and still sell it.

-Absolutely.

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-House sale, we'll give it 20 quid.

-Yeah, that's right. Someone will enjoy that.

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Exactly. As I always say, if there was a £20 note on the floor, you'd pick it up.

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That's what we've got, £20 waiting to happen.

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-Perhaps we could start a bit higher.

-Yeah, we'll see what happens.

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What's going on with the fish tank?

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We had two little fish and they grew and grew

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and then, unfortunately, they passed away, so we have a fish tank.

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-And another one in the boy's bedroom.

-Yes.

-And you've got no intention of getting fish?

-No.

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Right, they can go. Our team have been in touch with a potential buyer who will come to the house.

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-We're hoping for £30 or £40 for the pair.

-Great.

-Another £30 or £40.

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It all helps. Let's check out the other one.

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'Nice find, Mark. But I think today you'll be swimming against the tide trying to beat us,

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'because we've already moved on to the hall

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'to take a look at some items that are music to my ears.'

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-So, Sue, is there a musical instrument that you don't play?

-HE LAUGHS

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-Brass instruments.

-Really?

-I can't get a note out of a flute.

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-OK.

-Or anything like that. I just haven't got the mouth arrangement.

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-So you've always been interested in music, obviously.

-Oh, yeah.

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You've got quite a few examples here. Do you play the violin? Cos that's really difficult.

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I haven't played it for probably about 30 years. As you can see.

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-This can be restored and brought back to life.

-I'm sure it can.

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But these old violins, it's like a student violin that you learn on.

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-But I think we could get £25, £30 for something like that. Does that sound all right?

-That's very good.

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-There's many strings to my bow.

-THEY LAUGH

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But I know you've got a piano accordion there, as well. That we certainly can sell.

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What I wanted to ask you about is this fantastic, very, very heavy...

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Extremely heavy.

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-Now, the idea is... This is a digital piano.

-Yes.

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The idea is, you're supposed to be able to carry this around and do gigs. You'd need a whole road crew.

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-I need a very strong pair of men, really.

-Yeah. Well, we can arrange that.

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-But have you done any concert performing with this?

-I have.

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It's been around. I've played at a couple of evening entertainment dinners and things

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-when I've done the background music, cocktail lounge kind of stuff.

-Awesome.

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-But I haven't played it for a very long time.

-Right.

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-And how long have you had this?

-Again, about ten years. Before children.

-BC.

-Yeah, BC.

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-Children come along and change your life, don't they? And this is part of the life that I used to have.

-OK.

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And it really needs to go to somebody else who can use it

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-and make better use of it.

-Do you mind me asking how much this cost? Cos I know they were very expensive.

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It came to nearly £3,000.

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I was hoping to recoup that from doing the job that I wanted to do,

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but I never really got round to it. Story of my life. SHE LAUGHS

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-How much would you expect for it? They've come down tremendously.

-I know.

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-If I said around £400 or £500...

-I'd be happy with that.

-We'll have one over on the two Marks.

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Absolutely! HE LAUGHS

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OK, so on your marks, then. Come on, let's get it sold. OK, there we go.

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'Crikey! £400 to £500?

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'I'm gutted that we didn't spot the keyboard before you.

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'The only positive is, it puts us well on the way to our target of 700 quid.'

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'Exactly, which is why Sue and I have wasted no time jumping into the van

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'and heading off to a music school to try and sell the keyboard.'

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Out of you and Mark, who's accumulated all this stuff?

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-Who's the worst culprit?

-I would probably say Mark, but then he would probably say me.

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But I think, realistically, it's me.

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-I just can't bear to throw things away.

-Right.

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-We're going to try to sell this digital piano.

-Yeah.

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-But I think I'd like to leave most of the chat up to you.

-Mm, OK.

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The secret is to let the gentleman really want it, really have a good look at it,

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-discuss it, and then see how you go from there.

-OK, fine.

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-Does that sound all right to you?

-It does.

-And we have at least £400, I'd like to think,

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-if not a little bit more.

-That'd be good, wouldn't it?

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We're like Thelma and Louise,

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-riding into the sunset.

-SHE LAUGHS

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-Which one are you?

-I don't know.

-THEY LAUGH

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So that's the piano all set up. So, what exactly would you use this for?

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Actually, Paul, predominantly, we are a school rather than a shop,

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so we would tend to use this for tuition.

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It's ideal, actually, because it doesn't need tuning regularly,

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it's electronic and it's also very good to transport

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We do concerts, so we would use this to perform in concert for students and teachers.

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-It's in very good condition.

-It is. And it has performed at Symphony Hall before.

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-Has it?

-Ah, there we go!

-Oh, fantastic!

-And at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, it's performed there.

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And I want to see and know that this is being used by children

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-and improving their performance and helping other children to learn.

-Wonderful.

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Do you have a price that you would be happy to accept?

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Knowing how much I paid for it originally, I was hoping I could get £500 for it.

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'Well, Sue has done a great job selling the keyboard's credentials.

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'But will she get the £400 to £500 we're hoping for?'

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'At the house, Stuart Warburton, the owner of a local pet shop, has come to check out the fish tanks.

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'But before we see if we can get the £30 to £40 we're looking for,

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'I've got a little tip for Mark to help him with his selling.'

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We're about to sell the fish tanks.

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Now, when it comes to selling, this is over to you.

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-You have to sell these.

-OK.

-But I'm going to give you a little tip.

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Whatever the guy offers as a price, seem disappointed.

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Do this one. "I was hoping for a bit more than that."

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-I can do that.

-Of course you can.

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And then even if he says, "I'll give you £1,000 for the pair,"

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-always say, "I was hoping for a bit more."

-OK.

-You ready?

-Yep!

-Let's get selling.

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-Stuart, here we have two beautiful fish tanks and Mark here is going to tell you all about them.

-Hi, Mark.

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Yeah, this is from my son's room. As you can see, lovely for a starter.

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Little goldfish can go in there, I suppose.

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The second tank is bigger. The goldfish graduated into that

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after obviously growing a bit. What do you think?

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Well, they're in quite good condition.

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Erm, £10 each?

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-You don't mess around, do you?

-Well, yeah, I like your opening bid,

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but I was looking for something maybe a little bit more.

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-What would you do with them?

-I'd refurb them,

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possibly put some fish in them from my shop and then sell them on.

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-The good thing about the glass, it's got no chips in it.

-It's a cracker!

-It's a Paul joke.

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You're a hard man.

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Erm, OK, I'll go to £15 each.

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I like that offer. You've got a deal.

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Stuart, you definitely don't mess around. You lads up near Birmingham are straight to the point.

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A nice, quick deal, 30 quid, I think you're the proud owner of two new fish tanks.

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'Well, Stuart didn't hang around putting in an offer,

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'but Mark did well to push him up to the £30 that we were looking for.'

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Yeah, first deal on Trash To Cash. It feels good.

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Two unused fish tanks just gone out the door. This is the start that we want,

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the impetus to move forward.

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Yeah, that's great. Absolutely.

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'That's a great sale for you, but we're hoping to do even better.

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'Sue's made a great start with her sales pitch, but will she be able to seal the deal?'

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We would be happy to pay around £450 for it. We'd be more than happy.

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-I think that would be pretty good, actually.

-I think that's fair enough.

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-I know the price of these has come down.

-Yeah.

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-Is that all right with you?

-Absolutely fine. Thank you. I'm really happy.

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When I did the deal with the keyboard,

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I was scared and a bit sort of, like, put off

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because it was me getting rid of something that I've had for a long time,

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but actually, secretly, I quite enjoyed it and I'd quite like to do it again, I think.

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I'm really getting into the idea of getting rid of stuff that I don't really want

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and somebody giving me lots of money. Money. It's very good. SHE LAUGHS

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'Well, Sue may have been worried earlier about letting things go,

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'but it looks like she's really getting into the swing of things now.

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'We're well on the way to our £700 target and the pressure's building on me and Mark.'

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'We're also clearing out the house and the main focus of our attention is the dining room.

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'It had become the main dumping ground of the house.

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'But now its transformation is well underway

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'and I'm looking forward to showing it off to Sue once it's finished.'

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'We've headed downstairs to the basement, hoping for lots more money-making clutter.'

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It's a very smart house. I really like it. There's loads of little nooks and crannies.

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-It's a bit like the TARDIS.

-It is.

-It expands out as you walk round.

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From the front, it looks like a two-up, two-down, but it's room after room.

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-Now, where did these come from?

-I presume these came from one of Sue's great expeditions to the skip.

0:18:220:18:28

-Wonderful.

-Yes.

-What do you know about them?

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I think they're old office drawers that are used for filing

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-and I think they're made of oak.

-Spot on.

-Very nice.

0:18:340:18:37

-Well, they started using these styles of filing drawers mainly in the 1940s.

-OK.

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So I would say they're that period. They're very, very smart.

0:18:430:18:46

Lovely brass handles with little labels in there. Cracking.

0:18:460:18:50

-At the house sale, £20 to £30, something like that.

-That'd be brilliant.

0:18:500:18:53

Why not? Now, in here, in this little room, is something very exciting.

0:18:530:18:59

'Another 20 to 30 quid keeps things ticking along nicely.

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'But we need even more stuff if we're going to stand any chance of beating Paul and Sue today.'

0:19:030:19:09

-You don't use these any more.

-Nice and sturdy.

-They are solid.

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-Matching pair, one in there.

-Yep.

0:19:120:19:15

Danny, our DIY man, can make that look like new

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-and at the house sale, they will sell and that's a nice little profit.

-Excellent.

0:19:180:19:22

Talking about profits, let me show you something which is quite unusual to find in your average home.

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There we are. Right, we've got...

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-There we are.

-Chocolate moulds, that's right.

0:19:340:19:37

Brilliant for the amateur chocolatier who'd like to make some chocolates.

0:19:370:19:41

-Where did they come from, Mark?

-They came from a factory that shut down quite locally, a chocolate factory.

0:19:410:19:47

Well, they're proper industrial ones.

0:19:470:19:50

These must have made hundreds and hundreds of Easter eggs.

0:19:500:19:53

They've got magnets running through there which keep them together

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and they're real good quality, sturdy, really lovely bits of kit.

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To have these made would cost you a fortune.

0:20:020:20:04

-You've got two boxes full of them in there. We've got to be looking at 30 to 50 quid.

-Brilliant.

0:20:040:20:09

So that adds up yet again. We're getting closer to the target.

0:20:090:20:12

-In your study, there's something I must discuss with you.

-Let's have a look.

0:20:120:20:16

'30 to 50 quid? That would be sweet if you get that.

0:20:160:20:19

'But I think today's result is only going to leave you feeling sour.'

0:20:190:20:24

So, Sue, it seems like we're starting to clear out.

0:20:240:20:27

How does it feel now some of these rooms are beginning to empty?

0:20:270:20:31

-Oh, it's fantastic.

-Really?

-Absolutely fantastic.

0:20:310:20:34

I can now almost feel the house breathing a sign of relief

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and it feels great. It really does.

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And have you given any more thought to what your good cause is going to be?

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-It's going towards Mind, which is the mental health charity.

-OK.

0:20:450:20:50

And it's a personal favour of ours, because Mark and I have both been touched by mental health issues.

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Mind are fabulous, because they bring mental health issues into the fore

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and they have a fabulous website of support for people suffering and for the people around those people

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to help them to deal with things that might happen, as well.

0:21:080:21:11

So, obviously, we're trying to raise £350 for the charity. How far do you think that would go?

0:21:110:21:17

I think it'll probably be a very small drop in a huge ocean that they need,

0:21:170:21:22

but I think every little helps, and I think that the more it's talked about,

0:21:220:21:27

the more it's out in the open, the better, really.

0:21:270:21:30

-It's obviously touched both of your lives, and it's to make more people aware.

-Yeah.

0:21:300:21:36

So that's obviously your good cause, but what about yourself? Charity begins at home.

0:21:360:21:40

-Have you thought what you're going to spend your half on?

-In my head, I've spent it ten times already.

0:21:400:21:46

THEY LAUGH What we'd really like to do with the money is to use it towards

0:21:460:21:51

making the garden much more usable,

0:21:510:21:55

because it really isn't a pleasant place to be at the moment.

0:21:550:21:58

The chickens have eaten all the grass.

0:21:580:22:01

And get some advice, perhaps, on what we can do to make it usable for the children, for us, and the chickens

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and the cats and everybody to just live harmoniously.

0:22:060:22:10

-So that's our goal.

-Absolutely.

0:22:100:22:13

-And two fantastic causes, both for yourself and for the charity. But we need to crack on.

-We do.

0:22:130:22:18

'Harmony may well be the long-term goal, but for the moment, it's on hold.

0:22:190:22:23

'There's a competition to win here!

0:22:230:22:26

'We're also here to help Sue and Mark reclaim their home

0:22:260:22:29

'from the clutches of unwanted junk and jumble.'

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'Our team of clutter-busters have been hard at work clearing, cleaning and tidying throughout

0:22:320:22:37

'and it's time to find out what Sue thinks of the transformed dining room.'

0:22:370:22:41

OK, just watch out for all those boxes of clutter that are still in here.

0:22:410:22:45

I'm just aware of where my feet should go now.

0:22:450:22:48

Now, we were in here earlier on. Can you describe to me what this room was like this morning?

0:22:480:22:53

This morning, I wouldn't be able to stand where I am now because you could only just get through the door.

0:22:530:22:59

-Just dreadful, really.

-Well, our makeover team have been in here

0:22:590:23:03

-and they've all worked really hard and they've done a great job. Do you want to have a look?

-Love to.

0:23:030:23:08

-And reclaim your dining room?

-Mm.

-OK, open your eyes.

0:23:080:23:11

Oh, my God!

0:23:110:23:14

-SHE LAUGHS

-Isn't that fantastic?

-That is so fabulous!

0:23:140:23:17

-It is your dining room table.

-I think so.

0:23:170:23:20

-HE LAUGHS Oh, that's lovely!

-Isn't it lovely? You've got a lovely new lamp.

0:23:200:23:24

-Some bits and pieces.

-Tidied up!

0:23:240:23:27

And we left this in, but we put part of your cat collection in it.

0:23:270:23:30

Fabulous. What a great idea!

0:23:300:23:32

So there's no excuse now, you can come in here and have a nice dinner

0:23:320:23:36

-and you can play the piano afterwards.

-It looks so much bigger.

-Do you like it?

0:23:360:23:40

I love it. Thank you. It's just... Oh...

0:23:400:23:43

-HE LAUGHS Oh, my word.

-It's great, isn't it?

0:23:430:23:47

I'm just totally gobsmacked.

0:23:470:23:49

I think I should be sitting down now.

0:23:490:23:52

Can you bring my tea in, please? I'm shattered.

0:23:520:23:55

'Sue is clearly over the moon with the results of all the hard work.

0:23:550:24:01

'What was the family dumping ground without an inch of visible floor

0:24:010:24:05

'is now a calm and inviting space to dine and entertain.'

0:24:050:24:09

-'I'm looking forward to my invite to dinner.'

-'That depends on whether or not we make our target.

0:24:090:24:15

'And on that note, it's time to have a look at the scores on the doors.

0:24:150:24:18

'We've made a solid start, getting a respectable 30 quid for the fish tanks.'

0:24:180:24:23

'Nice effort, but I'm afraid you're lagging behind Sue and me,

0:24:230:24:26

'because we've made a whopping £450 selling the keyboard,

0:24:260:24:30

'putting us well in the lead.'

0:24:300:24:33

'Thanks to our efforts so far,

0:24:380:24:41

'our mission to declutter Sue and Mark's home and make £700 is going very well.

0:24:410:24:46

'There's still a long way to go, but Mark and I are feeling the pressure to try and catch up.

0:24:470:24:52

'And we've hit the study, hoping for more items we can cash in on.'

0:24:520:24:57

This really could be a great space to work in. It's a very big office.

0:24:570:25:02

It's nice, but everything's sort of crammed in there, isn't it?

0:25:020:25:06

And considering the rest of your house is so tidy, I don't know what's going on in here.

0:25:060:25:11

We need this room made over. I'll get the makeover team in here and I think they can work some magic.

0:25:110:25:17

I think what would be a great start, though, is getting shot of this thing here.

0:25:170:25:22

-Where did it come from?

-Believe it or not, a friend of ours gave it to us.

0:25:220:25:26

Well, I think the problem with this is, it's got a handle missing,

0:25:260:25:30

-it won't make a lot of money, but we'll get shot of it at the house sale.

-I think a fiver.

0:25:300:25:35

We are looking around the region of £3 to £5.

0:25:350:25:39

Now, this is the Jamie Oliver range of cookware.

0:25:390:25:42

-Designed by somebody called Eigen.

-That's exactly right. That's rather smart.

-Really nice.

0:25:420:25:48

This would've been quite expensive when you bought it new. Where did it come from?

0:25:480:25:52

-Erm, I think it was given to Sue.

-So we've got about six or seven pieces there.

0:25:520:25:58

-What's with the head?

-Ah! Up here we have the phrenology head.

0:25:580:26:02

-Not something to say after you've had a drink.

-Why have you got that?

0:26:020:26:07

Well, I studied psychology, and back in the days before psychology,

0:26:070:26:11

certain parts of the head were attributed to different things.

0:26:110:26:16

So, for example, if I can turn it here towards you,

0:26:160:26:19

you've got domestic propensities here.

0:26:190:26:22

-Do you like vacuuming?

-Er...

0:26:220:26:25

At the house sale, we're still going to get a tenner for it, and that's all that matters.

0:26:250:26:29

-There's more money knocking around.

-Excellent.

0:26:290:26:32

-In the front yard, there's something I want to discuss with you.

-Let's have a look.

0:26:320:26:36

'Clearing the study will give you a tidy little lot for the house sale, Mark.

0:26:360:26:40

'And boy does it need clearing! I'm looking forward to seeing the transformation

0:26:400:26:44

'when the new study is revealed on the day of the house sale.

0:26:440:26:48

'Back to today, Sue and I are leaving no stone unturned

0:26:480:26:51

'in our search for money-making junk and jumble.'

0:26:510:26:55

-Now then, I take it this is the master bedroom.

-It is.

0:26:550:26:57

This room doesn't need much at all. It's already decluttered. It's quite nice in here.

0:26:570:27:02

But there is one item here that doesn't quite fit in. I notice that this has never been used.

0:27:020:27:07

-Where did it come from?

-I got it off the internet. It was a freebie.

0:27:070:27:11

I think it was somebody's school project. I thought it was very nice

0:27:110:27:15

and I thought, as usual, I'd just welcome it into the house

0:27:150:27:19

and use it, but unfortunately, it's stayed down there for a long time.

0:27:190:27:22

That's a good idea. Somebody was getting rid of it, they advertised it, you picked it up. Great idea.

0:27:220:27:27

But I think this is quite dark and a bit old-fashioned.

0:27:270:27:31

-Yeah, I think that's why it's stayed down there.

-We have our fabulous handyman, Danny,

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and he's looking for projects to do, and I think he can revamp that and bring it up to the 21st century.

0:27:350:27:40

-And better still, make it something that's saleable for our house sale.

-Excellent.

-Sound OK?

0:27:400:27:45

-Sounds fine.

-We're doing all right. We've cleared out quite a lot of stuff.

0:27:450:27:50

I think we've got another £100 in your dining room.

0:27:500:27:53

-So it's adding up nicely.

-We're getting... Making some progress.

-Yeah.

0:27:530:27:58

-How competitive are you and Mark?

-We're quite competitive.

-Are you really?

-Yeah.

0:27:580:28:02

-Will he be trying his hardest?

-He'll be doing his best to beat me.

-Let's make sure he doesn't.

-Us.

0:28:020:28:07

Yes. You know what that Mark Franks is like.

0:28:070:28:09

-He hates losing.

-THEY LAUGH

-Come on, then.

0:28:090:28:13

'I don't hate losing, Paul, I just much prefer winning.'

0:28:130:28:17

'Seriously, though, we've found some cracking stuff already

0:28:170:28:21

'to help us reach our total of £700.'

0:28:210:28:24

'And we've also got Danny the handyman here

0:28:240:28:26

'to add value to items by carrying out some simple jobs on them.

0:28:260:28:31

'If you've got mismatched steps like these from the Underwoods' pantry, here's how to revitalise them.

0:28:310:28:36

'Begin by removing the seat and step from the legs using a screwdriver.

0:28:360:28:40

'Next paint the seat and step in a colour of your choice and do the same with the legs.

0:28:410:28:47

'Leave to dry before finally reassembling.

0:28:470:28:51

'And there you have it. Once dull and mismatched step seats

0:28:510:28:55

'have been turned into a colourful matching pair and are ready for a new home.'

0:28:550:29:00

'I'm sure Danny can do an even better job with the shelving unit we found in the bedroom.

0:29:010:29:05

'First he sands down the old paintwork, leaving a smooth surface.

0:29:060:29:10

'Then he gives the entire shelf a base coat of white paint.

0:29:110:29:15

'Finally, Danny gives it a dash of colour.

0:29:160:29:19

'It's now a shelving unit to grace any wall.

0:29:200:29:23

'The question is, which of our items will sell for more

0:29:230:29:26

'when we come to auction them off at the house sale?

0:29:260:29:29

'I don't want to wait until the house sale, though, to make some more money. And the good news is,

0:29:310:29:36

'we've got a furniture dealer who's come to the house to look at the two cabinets from the dining room.'

0:29:360:29:42

So the nice thing is, I think they're solid oak. Is that right?

0:29:420:29:46

They are of oak. They're not all solid oak.

0:29:460:29:48

But they're not a bad quality.

0:29:480:29:52

Sadly, the fashion for this finish is very dated.

0:29:520:29:56

People want the light look. They don't want the polishing, polished furniture.

0:29:560:30:01

So you would recycle them and bring them up to the 21st century.

0:30:010:30:05

-Yeah, they will end up painted.

-Right.

0:30:050:30:08

-OK. Well, Sue, you want to get rid of them.

-I do.

0:30:080:30:11

And, Rene, it sounds like you are interesting in them.

0:30:110:30:14

So it's down to you two to do a deal, really.

0:30:140:30:17

-We have a price in mind.

-We do, yeah.

0:30:170:30:20

-And can I ask you that price?

-I was looking for £40 each.

0:30:200:30:24

£80 for the pair.

0:30:240:30:27

-OK.

-That's what I was hoping for.

0:30:270:30:30

'Sue has gone in gently with her initial asking price.

0:30:300:30:33

'Let's just hope the buyer doesn't take it as a signal to try and get them for a lot less.'

0:30:330:30:38

Well, that's not a bad price. I mean, I think it's a fair price for these pieces of furniture,

0:30:390:30:45

these two pieces, and I would pay you that.

0:30:450:30:49

-Would you? Oh, very good! I'm very pleased with that.

-That would be smashing. Thank you very much.

0:30:490:30:54

-I think you'd better shake on that.

-We better. Thank you.

-Good luck with them.

0:30:540:30:58

'Result! That price is right at the top of what we were hoping for.'

0:30:580:31:03

It feels really good to be getting rid of some stuff and making some money out of it.

0:31:030:31:09

It's been an adventure and I am quite enjoying doing it.

0:31:090:31:13

'I think after that sale, it's time we had a look at our running totals.

0:31:130:31:17

'Adding that £80 to the £450 we've already banked for the keyboard

0:31:180:31:23

'gives us a staggering £530.'

0:31:230:31:26

'So far, we've only sold the fish tanks, banking us 30 quid.

0:31:270:31:31

'It'll be a tall order catching up, but I'm hoping with plenty of great items for the house sale,

0:31:310:31:37

'this contest isn't over yet.'

0:31:370:31:40

'Although we've been hard at work all day, we're not calling time on our efforts just yet.

0:31:440:31:49

'Mike and I have headed outside to make one last push to sort out a few more items.'

0:31:490:31:55

-Now, I'm not being funny, but...

-HORN SQUEAKS

0:31:550:31:58

..there's no way she's going to be able to fit on that any more.

0:31:580:32:01

-This is for a two or three-year-old, isn't it?

-Yeah, I would have thought so.

-A young child.

0:32:010:32:06

Far too small for madam, little princess.

0:32:060:32:09

And monsieur, Mr, young Joseph has definitely grown out of that if he's...

0:32:090:32:15

-There's no way he'll fit that any more.

-BELL RINGS

0:32:150:32:17

-You can ring my bell.

-You've got a scooter in there, as well, haven't you? Let's have a look at that.

0:32:170:32:23

They are quite popular. Pushbikes always, always sell very quickly.

0:32:230:32:28

-We're looking at a tenner each and a fiver, that's £25.

-That'd be brilliant.

0:32:280:32:32

-So let's put these back and go and see how the B Team is doing.

-OK, let's go.

0:32:320:32:39

'Those bikes should do well at the house sale,

0:32:390:32:41

'but I think you'll find it will be Sue and I who'll be riding out of today's show victorious.'

0:32:410:32:47

It's quite surprised me today. You have a lovely Edwardian house,

0:32:470:32:52

it has lots of rooms and a great feel to the house, but you do have pockets of clutter.

0:32:520:32:57

-How did this come to be put in the hallway for instance? All the clothes?

-Nowhere else to put them.

0:32:570:33:02

-You've had a good look through this lot, is there anything you'd wear again?

-No.

-So this lot can go?

0:33:020:33:07

-Absolutely.

-Right, well, do you know what? I think you have at least £20 or £30 here for the house sale.

0:33:070:33:12

-Oh, yes!

-But more importantly, if we get this lot off your landing, you get your landing back,

0:33:120:33:18

-this wonderful area again, which you can use, that's the whole idea.

-Ideally, yes.

0:33:180:33:22

-Do you like how we're thinking?

-I like it very much. I'm liking it more and more.

0:33:220:33:26

-OK, well, let's...

-Before I change my mind.

-Yes!

-HE LAUGHS

0:33:260:33:30

-Let's shift this lot, then.

-All right, I'm off.

-OK, come on.

0:33:300:33:33

'It's been a long day, but our clear-out work has finally come to an end.

0:33:330:33:37

'Nowhere has avoided our attention as we've gone through the house ridding it of junk and jumble.'

0:33:370:33:43

'The dining room has been transformed from the dumping ground of the house,

0:33:430:33:48

'into a homely place for the family to eat and Sue and Mark to entertain.'

0:33:480:33:52

'Both of the children's bedrooms have become clutter-free zones, perfect for them to play.

0:33:520:33:58

'And the landing now says calm and relaxation.

0:33:580:34:01

'But that isn't the end of our work clearing this house, because in a few days' time,

0:34:010:34:06

'while we're selling hard at the house sale, the Trash To Cash team will transform the study.'

0:34:060:34:11

'Right now, though, it's time for us all to catch up and find out how we've done.'

0:34:110:34:16

So there we are, our work here is done, and the night time is upon us,

0:34:160:34:19

Worcestershire has disappeared amongst this dark cloud here.

0:34:190:34:22

And we have a fraction of the items we've taken from your house. There was loads of stuff here.

0:34:220:34:27

And there's loads more ready to be sold at the house sale.

0:34:270:34:30

-Keep your voice down. The neighbours are in bed. It's that late.

-THEY LAUGH

0:34:300:34:35

-But it's been great fun.

-I'm wondering how all this was in our house in the first place.

0:34:350:34:40

-Well, that's it. Who accumulated it all?

-Well, you know, Sue.

0:34:400:34:44

Say nothing, Sue. But there you are, so our work here is not yet finished, is it?

0:34:440:34:48

No, it hasn't, cos this is where you guys have to take over,

0:34:480:34:51

you have to get friends, family, neighbours, even people you don't like,

0:34:510:34:56

get them here for the house sale. The more people turn up, the more money you will make. Simple as that.

0:34:560:35:02

'It's the day of the house sale and due to the lack of space in Sue and Mark's garden,

0:35:060:35:11

'we're holding it nearby at Sue's work.'

0:35:110:35:14

'We've already made an impressive £580,

0:35:140:35:18

'but with the weather against us, there's no guarantee we'll reach our £700 target.'

0:35:180:35:22

Now, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain, but in Redditch, it's falling here today.

0:35:250:35:29

Now, these lovely people have all come because Sue and Mark have worked hard getting them here.

0:35:290:35:34

-And they all want to spend money, don't you?

-ALL: Yeah!

0:35:340:35:37

Music to my ears. So without further ado, I'd like to declare this house sale open!

0:35:370:35:42

THEY CHEER

0:35:420:35:44

-'Despite the rain...'

-I can see land, I can see land!

0:35:450:35:49

'..the bargain hunters are still out in force,

0:35:490:35:52

'and Mark and I have got a potential buyer for the designer-labelled cheese board from the study.'

0:35:520:35:57

-It's lovely, isn't it? What's the most you could offer for that?

-I'd give you a tenner.

-Is that all?

0:35:570:36:02

-Yes.

-How about 15? Nice round figure. Pretty please.

0:36:020:36:08

-Yeah, go on, then.

-Excellent. Thank you very much.

0:36:080:36:11

-Thank you.

-You're very kind.

-I hope you enjoy it.

0:36:110:36:13

-Not bad?

-Yeah, not bad at all.

0:36:130:36:16

-Shame about the weather but it's not a bad turn out, is it?

-No, it's good so far.

0:36:160:36:20

'You'll need lots of people spending lots of money with you today to stand a chance of beating us.'

0:36:200:36:26

-I'd like to buy both these boxes of Lego please, if I may.

-Excellent.

0:36:260:36:30

-OK, Sue, these are yours.

-Right, OK. Those are £20 for the two boxes.

0:36:300:36:35

-Er, OK.

-Fantastic!

-Excellent!

0:36:350:36:38

'£20 just like that. Sue has quickly got the hang of selling.

0:36:410:36:45

'Maybe you should just concede victory now, Mark.'

0:36:450:36:48

Do you know what? When you walked up to the stall, I could see this wonderful red jumper

0:36:480:36:52

-and I was looking at this canteen and I thought, "This made for you, isn't it?"

-Yes.

0:36:520:36:57

-Have you got a nice canteen at home?

-Yes, but there's no knives.

0:36:570:37:01

-So is that something you are interested in?

-Yes, thank you.

0:37:010:37:04

And we are looking for about £25 for this.

0:37:040:37:06

But we are open to offers.

0:37:060:37:09

-20.

-You know what? Considering you had a colour-coordinated jumper, we can do that.

0:37:090:37:13

-I think we can do that.

-Thank you.

-Is that all right with you?

-It's beautiful, thank you.

0:37:130:37:17

You get ten percent discount now on anything else on the stall, OK?

0:37:170:37:21

'Offering a future discount to tempt them in, Paul? That's one of my tricks!'

0:37:210:37:26

'Well, if it keeps the buyers spending, I'm happy to try it.'

0:37:260:37:29

'We're working hard, as well. We've stepped inside for a minute to try and sell the designer kitchenware,'

0:37:290:37:36

-Tina, you saw these items as we were setting up this morning.

-Yes.

-What would you do with these?

0:37:360:37:41

My sister's just moved so she can have the mugs as a moving-in present,

0:37:410:37:44

-and I think I might use those to store my utensils in in my kitchen.

-Excellent.

0:37:440:37:48

All you've got to do is discuss money, you two, and we'll be laughing.

0:37:480:37:52

Yeah. So what's the highest price you can stretch to give me for this fine lot here?

0:37:520:37:59

-I reckon £20.

-£20.

0:37:590:38:03

-What about 30?

-Well, shall we meet in the middle? Shall we go £25?

0:38:040:38:08

How about 26?

0:38:080:38:10

-£25.50?

-We've got a deal!

0:38:110:38:15

-Thank you.

-Excellent.

-He's done well. I taught him everything I know.

0:38:150:38:18

'I can't imagine that took too long, Mark.'

0:38:180:38:21

'Years! But no time to talk about my wealth of knowledge. There are deals to be done on the stalls.'

0:38:210:38:27

You're a lovely lady, thank you very much.

0:38:270:38:30

-Thank you.

-A bargain! Thank you very much!

-Thank you very much.

0:38:310:38:36

-Any gold coloured one will do.

-Wow! Give me five! Yeah!

0:38:370:38:43

I don't do scary films.

0:38:430:38:46

-It's not scary.

-It's an 18!

-It's a romantic comedy. They kiss in it.

-Yeah, OK.

0:38:460:38:51

-There you go.

-Thanks a lot, mate.

0:38:510:38:54

-My husband will tell me off if I spend it all.

-Don't worry.

0:38:540:38:57

'The sales are coming thick and fast. And we've got interest in a job lot.'

0:38:570:39:02

-Say £2 each?

-I think so.

-We've got £4 there, what else have we got? Let's have a look.

0:39:020:39:06

It's like Christmas, isn't it?

0:39:060:39:08

-Lots of farm stuff.

-Is it?

-Animals and all the bits that go with it.

0:39:080:39:12

-How about if we said a tenner for that lot?

-I think so.

-So that's £14. But we are open to offers.

0:39:120:39:16

-15 sounds a rounder number. What do you think?

-Would you take £12?

-Yes, definitely, thank you.

0:39:160:39:23

OK. Right, that's lovely. Thanks very much. You got a good deal there.

0:39:230:39:27

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Bye!

-Thank you. Enjoy your zoo.

0:39:270:39:32

-I think they're going to the zoo tomorrow.

-I think so.

-Maybe the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow.

0:39:320:39:37

Are we all going to the zoo tomorrow? We can go all day. OK.

0:39:370:39:40

'You all right there, Paul? I know you're not often ahead in the Trash To Cash stakes.

0:39:400:39:45

'It's not over yet though, and we're still selling.

0:39:450:39:48

'There's interest in the phrenology head from the study.'

0:39:480:39:51

-I'm interested in this.

-You've got the right man for the job here.

0:39:510:39:54

This predates psychology when people used to think that different parts of the head

0:39:540:39:59

had different features attached to them.

0:39:590:40:01

-How much would you be prepared to give for this beautiful phrenology head?

-I've got £5 left.

0:40:010:40:08

-What about six?

-I might be able to find another pound.

-Oh, that sounds good. What about £6.50?

0:40:080:40:15

-I've only got six.

-Well, if you've only got six, we'll have to accept six, won't we?

-Yep.

0:40:150:40:20

-Yep, lovely. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

0:40:200:40:23

'It's just not our day today.

0:40:230:40:25

'I think the lady would have paid a bit more money if she hadn't spent so much on Paul and Sue's stall.'

0:40:250:40:31

'And to make matters worse for you, Mark, we've got someone interested in some games and toys.'

0:40:310:40:36

-Ah, now then, sir, you found some good...

-Lego and a board game.

-Oh, nice. Who are these for?

0:40:360:40:41

-For my nephews when they come round.

-Excellent. So we've got Connect 4, great game.

0:40:410:40:45

Do you know Lego was voted the number one toy of all time?

0:40:450:40:49

-You've got an added roller, as well.

-There we are. Look at that.

0:40:490:40:53

-Someone's nicked the wheel off that one. That's £6.

-Sounds good to me.

-How does it sound to you?

0:40:530:40:58

-Very reasonable.

-We'll throw you the drawer in, as well. Take the money.

-Thank you very much.

0:40:580:41:03

'Another cracking sale for us, and a cracking buy for him.'

0:41:030:41:07

'There's plenty of people walking away today pleased with what they've bought.'

0:41:070:41:11

I bought it for my grandson, but I think he's going to be using it all night.

0:41:110:41:15

It will keep him happy all evening.

0:41:150:41:17

I paid £6 for these games, I got them from Sue.

0:41:170:41:21

I'm very happy with those. They'll be well used, I'm sure.

0:41:210:41:25

I think I've had a really good bargain today. I'm going home very happy.

0:41:250:41:29

'That's what I like to hear, satisfied customers.

0:41:290:41:33

'And Sue and I are working hard to make sure we sell a few more items.

0:41:330:41:37

'We have a dealer coming to take a look at the violin from the hall.

0:41:370:41:41

'But can we get the £30 we're hoping for?'

0:41:410:41:44

Let's take a seat. Now, Sue, this is Steve Turner. Steve, this is Sue.

0:41:440:41:48

-Hello, pleased to meet you.

-Thanks for coming along. Now, you are a specialist in violins.

0:41:480:41:53

-So they tell me.

-So how old do you think it is?

0:41:530:41:55

Erm, I think it's made about 1890 in the south of Germany in the town of Mittenwald,

0:41:550:42:00

which is one of the main centres of violin production in Germany since the 18th century.

0:42:000:42:05

-This is a sort of student violin.

-OK.

-I'd give you 30 quid for it.

0:42:050:42:10

For me to part with it is quite a big one. It moved with me round the country.

0:42:100:42:15

But it's time for it to have a different life, I think. So, yes, I would accept £30 for it.

0:42:150:42:21

-So sounds like a good deal to me, if you'd like to shake on it.

-Let's shake on it. Thanks.

0:42:210:42:25

Life is like a violin. Lovely. Thank you very much.

0:42:250:42:28

'£30 is fantastic.

0:42:280:42:30

'Let's face it, the dealer has got a lot of work to do restoring that violin to its former glory.'

0:42:300:42:36

'The weather may have kept some bargain hunters away,

0:42:360:42:39

'but there's still people looking to bag themselves a cracking buy.

0:42:390:42:43

'And we've found somebody who's interested in the wooden drawers from the kitchen.'

0:42:430:42:47

I'm interested in these. I want to keep my craft stuff in them. How much?

0:42:470:42:51

What's the most you would be happy to part with for these?

0:42:510:42:55

-I've got a £10 note in my purse. I'll give you a tenner.

-You can have that one for a tenner, that's fair.

0:42:550:43:00

I'll have all five for a tenner. Go on then, how much do you want for them?

0:43:000:43:05

-20 quid.

-I haven't got 20 quid.

-Meet me in the middle.

0:43:060:43:10

-What have you got on you?

-I'll empty my purse.

0:43:100:43:12

-How much money can we take from you?

-I've got about £14 in my purse.

0:43:120:43:17

-That sounds great.

-Whatever you've got, we'll take the lot.

0:43:170:43:20

-Look at that, £14.50... 61.

-£13.50.

-Thank you.

0:43:210:43:26

'It's a little bit less than the £20 we were hoping for,

0:43:260:43:29

'but sometimes you have to accept the best offer made.

0:43:290:43:33

'It's another item gone and more money in the tin.'

0:43:330:43:36

'Absolutely, Mark. But I think you are going to lose today because we're also doing a cracking trade.

0:43:360:43:42

'Although some items are proving harder to get rid of.'

0:43:420:43:45

Now then, madam, how about a guaranteed pair of bongos?

0:43:450:43:49

We've been playing these all morning. Look at the weather.

0:43:490:43:52

-Do you fancy these?

-No, thank you. I do quite like that.

0:43:520:43:55

-Do you have the candles to go on there?

-I certainly do at home, yes.

0:43:550:43:59

-I don't think we can ask for a tenner for that, do you?

-No.

-I think maybe 12. How's that sound?

-12. Ooh.

0:43:590:44:04

-We are open to offers.

-Eight.

-How about eight?

-Eight. I'll take eight.

0:44:040:44:08

-I think that sounds great to me. Is that all right with you?

-Lovely.

-Thank you.

0:44:080:44:13

-That's great. Are you sure you don't want the bongos?

-No, you're fine with the bongos.

0:44:130:44:17

'I'm amazed no-one has bought the bongos, just to stop you playing them, Paul.

0:44:170:44:22

'Despite them not selling, both stalls are still cashing in on stuff as we aim for our £700 target.'

0:44:220:44:28

Make us an offer and we'll say yes, for the pair.

0:44:280:44:31

-Fiver the pair.

-Yes? Deal? Brilliant!

0:44:310:44:36

-Five?

-Is a fiver all right?

-Fiver for one, yep.

0:44:420:44:46

-Every penny counts.

-You drive a hard bargain.

-We certainly do.

0:44:460:44:50

-Thank you.

-4 quid.

-4 quid. I think so.

-You think so?

-Yeah.

0:44:510:44:56

How much would you like to pay for those?

0:44:560:44:59

A pound!

0:44:590:45:01

'We've got some interest in some of our more unusual items.

0:45:010:45:06

'The question is, can we get anywhere near the 50 quid we are hoping for?

0:45:060:45:09

'We certainly need to if we're going to challenge Paul and Sue.'

0:45:090:45:13

-Are you a pair of chocolatiers?

-Erm, sort of, yeah.

0:45:130:45:17

What would you do with those if you bought them?

0:45:190:45:22

We work for the centre and we work with Sue and the youth.

0:45:220:45:26

What we want to do with them is obviously make Easter eggs with them.

0:45:260:45:30

-Apparently they'd go for quite a price.

-They will last a lifetime.

0:45:300:45:35

-What would you offer for them?

-For the whole lot, we'd give a fiver, wouldn't we?

-We'd give you that.

0:45:350:45:40

-I think you can do a bit more. Come on.

-What kind of price do you think they would go for to a person...

0:45:400:45:46

-If you found the right person, they would sell for a lot of money.

-We are the right people.

0:45:460:45:51

I'll double it and that's it, £10. That's it. Shake on it now.

0:45:510:45:55

-15.

-No, I haven't got £15. I've got ten.

0:45:550:45:59

-And an egg when we do it.

-I'm not being funny. He doesn't need any more chocolate.

0:45:590:46:04

And an egg when you do it. OK, you've got a deal.

0:46:040:46:08

-Thank you very much.

-Cheers. Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

0:46:080:46:11

'I think the promise of some chocolate swayed Mark's decision.

0:46:110:46:15

'£10 is disappointing but it's better than nothing at all.'

0:46:150:46:20

'I have to say, they got themselves an egg-cellent deal there.

0:46:200:46:23

'It's all got to go so bargains are the order of the day.'

0:46:230:46:26

£6.20. We didn't do too badly.

0:46:260:46:29

Books and a little Mr Potato Head. We paid £10 for the lot.

0:46:290:46:34

-How much was the scooter?

-£3! Yeah!

0:46:340:46:37

'Making money isn't the only thing that Sue and Mark need our help with today, though.

0:46:370:46:42

'We've been helping them with the challenge of reclaiming their home

0:46:420:46:46

'by ridding it of all its unwanted junk and jumble.'

0:46:460:46:49

'The study was so choc full of clutter, it had become difficult to properly work in.

0:46:490:46:54

'But now the Trash team is hard at work transforming it.

0:46:540:46:57

'And I can't wait to see the look on Mark's face once it's done.'

0:46:570:47:01

'There's still people browsing and spending money at the house sale.

0:47:010:47:06

'So I think it's time we have a little auction to see who can make most money for our handyman items.'

0:47:060:47:12

OK, guys. Listen up, listen carefully.

0:47:120:47:14

We have not one but two very comfortable stools.

0:47:140:47:19

Refurbed into a very fashionable black and white.

0:47:190:47:22

Can I start a little auction at £1 a pair? Hands up for £1 a pair.

0:47:220:47:26

She smiled, £1 there. Who's got £2? You grinned, look, smiler, £2.

0:47:260:47:31

Who's got three? Three, thank you. Anyone got four?

0:47:310:47:36

You just smiled at me, you can do four. Who's got a fiver? You smiled, five.

0:47:360:47:39

Who's got £7? £7 there! Anyone got eight?

0:47:390:47:44

Last chance, going once, going twice,

0:47:440:47:48

£7, sold to the lovely lady there. Thank you very much. Well done! Brilliant. Thank you.

0:47:480:47:55

'£7 is a bargain price, but can I do any better with the shelving unit?'

0:47:550:48:00

Now then, we've got lot number two here. Believe it or not,

0:48:000:48:03

this was in quite a state when we went to Sue's house.

0:48:030:48:06

-And our fabulous handyman Danny has renovated it. So, can I start at... Who's feeling generous?

-20p.

0:48:060:48:12

20p. I'll take that as a bid. OK. 20p.

0:48:120:48:16

50p. Don't feel sorry for the Post Office lady. 50p here.

0:48:160:48:19

-£2!

-You're not allowed to bid, unfortunately, but mum can.

0:48:190:48:23

Was that a bid from mum for £2? I think it was.

0:48:230:48:25

-We've got £2 with mum over here. Do I see £3 anywhere?

-£3.

0:48:250:48:30

Three, OK. Do I see £4 anywhere?

0:48:300:48:33

Yes, thank you very much. £4. Do you want to make it a round fiver?

0:48:330:48:36

-No.

-You don't. So it's going once, and I want a massive round of applause for the lady please,

0:48:360:48:41

-going once, going twice, £4 to the lady there. Thank you very much.

-THEY CLAP

0:48:410:48:46

'The sweet smell of success. Oh, well, Paul, better luck next time.

0:48:460:48:51

'The clock is counting down to the end of the house sale. But the last few deals could be decisive.'

0:48:510:48:57

-Sue, it's the final sales now, the crowd is thinning out.

-OK.

0:48:570:49:01

So we need... Everything now is at a 20 percent discount. Anything you see.

0:49:010:49:06

-What have you found there, madam?

-My son wants the puzzle board.

-Let's look. That's good, isn't it?

0:49:060:49:11

-Like a jigsaw but with a difference.

-£1.

-OK, there we go.

0:49:110:49:15

'Everything must go now because anything that isn't sold by the end of the day

0:49:150:49:19

'will be donated to a charity shop. The prices are coming down.'

0:49:190:49:23

Well, young lady. What have you found here? What's your name?

0:49:230:49:28

-Lily!

-Lily? I love the name Lily. Right, make us an offer on the desk and chair we cannot refuse.

0:49:280:49:34

We've only got £4 left. So that's all we can offer.

0:49:340:49:37

-What, you haven't got another penny more than £4?

-Not a penny. That is it.

-Deal. Thank you.

0:49:370:49:44

'Well, that's a cracking bargain for those buyers. But, like I said, everything has to go.

0:49:440:49:49

'We're still shifting stuff, but the poor weather has meant there aren't too many buyers left.'

0:49:490:49:54

-We're thinning out a bit now.

-There's a good chance we can do some last-minute deals.

0:49:540:49:59

Do you think so? I love your enthusiasm. You're like a dynamo.

0:49:590:50:03

-OK, let's call it a quid.

-Go on, then, we'll have it for a quid.

-Nice one.

0:50:030:50:07

Can you magic up a load of buyers for us?

0:50:070:50:10

Look at that! That's amazing, well done!

0:50:100:50:12

Put your material in there. The kit's there. It's that footprints thing.

0:50:140:50:18

-The shelving units.

-Yep, yep.

-Brand spanking new, those.

-That's right.

0:50:180:50:22

-£2.50 each. I'll give you a tenner.

-Yeah.

0:50:220:50:25

-Do you want them?

-Yes, please.

-Do you have a price in mind?

0:50:270:50:30

-Can you make me an offer, Julie?

-£1, please!

-Yep. Sold. SHE LAUGHS

0:50:300:50:35

-There's no arguing with the post lady.

-There you go then, love.

0:50:350:50:38

'You were right, Sue. There were a few buyers left and we've bagged some more sales.'

0:50:380:50:42

Oh, look at that! You can take your wife out, lovely romantic day. Look at the weather.

0:50:420:50:47

Put it down, waterproof blanket, cows will leave you alone. Romance is in the air. What do you think?

0:50:470:50:53

I think it's good idea. I think I might do that if we have a nice fine day for it.

0:50:530:50:58

-What about buying the bureau, as well?

-Well, if I was to put that in there and offer you a fiver?

0:50:580:51:04

Mm. Fiver. What about a tenner?

0:51:040:51:07

-Well, I'll meet you halfway and call it £7.50.

-£7.50...

0:51:070:51:11

I like that. £7.50. It's a deal.

0:51:110:51:14

'Another sale! And considering it has to go, and Mark and Sue paid nothing for it in the first place,

0:51:140:51:20

'it's great to see the money go in the tin.'

0:51:200:51:23

'The house sale has pretty much run its course.

0:51:230:51:25

'Both teams have worked their socks off and have sold loads of unwanted clutter.

0:51:250:51:29

'There's still quite a lot of stuff remaining,

0:51:290:51:32

'but we've got one last customer in search of the deal of the day.'

0:51:320:51:35

We have one deal left to be made. Are you ready for this?

0:51:360:51:39

All right, would you like to come through? Now, we were discussing something.

0:51:390:51:43

-Would you like to tell Sue what your offer is?

-20 quid for the lot.

-20 quid for the lot.

0:51:430:51:49

-And you will move it?

-I will.

-You see that? Look at that! Yes!

0:51:490:51:54

-Is that all right with you?

-Thank you very much.

0:51:540:51:57

-Now, to keep it fair, I think we'll have a tenner each.

-Absolutely.

0:51:570:52:01

Hey! THEY LAUGH

0:52:010:52:03

-I now declare this house sale over! We sold the lot.

-THEY CHEER

0:52:030:52:08

'Well, the buyer may have got plenty for her money,

0:52:080:52:11

'but Sue and Mark didn't want any of the remaining items to go back in the house.

0:52:110:52:15

'And we've bagged some last-minute cash for our kitties.'

0:52:150:52:19

I'm walking away from all the rubbish!

0:52:190:52:21

'In a moment, we're going to find out who has made the most money today,

0:52:210:52:25

'to be crowned champion of the clear-out.

0:52:250:52:28

'But first, it's time to find out what Mark thinks of the transformed study.'

0:52:280:52:32

Mark, keep your eyes closed for the moment and remind me what the room looked like

0:52:320:52:36

before the makeover team had a good tidy up.

0:52:360:52:40

It was absolutely cluttered. Every single shelf was over-spilling with stuff.

0:52:400:52:46

-It was just unworkable, really.

-And what would you like it to be like now?

0:52:460:52:50

Anything would be an improvement. It would be just wonderful for that to be...

0:52:500:52:54

-OK, are you ready for the big moment?

-I am.

-Open your eyes and look around.

0:52:540:52:58

Holy-shmoly!

0:53:000:53:02

Oh, my goodness!

0:53:020:53:05

-A bit better?

-Oh, it's absolutely fantastic!

0:53:060:53:10

Wow! I love the pictures, as well. That's absolutely fantastic! Fantastic!

0:53:100:53:15

-So you don't like it, then?

-It's great. Absolutely fantastic! That is so much better.

0:53:150:53:21

-It's more relaxing, isn't it?

-That's absolutely wonderful.

0:53:210:53:24

-Thank you! Thank you very much.

-Come on, let's go.

0:53:240:53:26

'Well, I think that's the seal of approval from Mark for the newly-transformed study.

0:53:260:53:31

'He and Sue now have a space where they can comfortably sit and concentrate on work.'

0:53:310:53:38

'We've also been busy throughout the house.

0:53:380:53:40

'The previously unusable dining room is now perfect for sitting down

0:53:400:53:45

'as a family, as well as entertaining guests.

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'Mina and Joe's bedrooms are clean, clear and ideal for them to play in.

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'And the landing is no longer a place used to dump clothes and all manner of clutter.'

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'Now we've reached the all-important moment, the results.

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'Time to find out which team turned the most trash into cash.'

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Well, I must apologise first. I brought the rain from Morecambe today.

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Sorry about that, Mark and Mark.

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But under the circumstances, we did pretty well. We were busy, Sue.

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-We certainly were.

-What about you two?

-We tried to keep up.

-We done all right, actually.

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-It's time now to find out who won.

-On the count of three. One, two, three.

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-Oh, look at that!

-Blooming hell!

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-Not only beaten, Mark, that's enormous!

-Oh, trounced!

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That means you made a total of £903.96.

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-That's fantastic!

-Isn't that great?

-That is fantastic!

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-Now, remind me what your charity is again.

-Mind.

-Well, they get £451.98

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-and you get £451.98.

-That is such a good effort.

-Good work.

-Well done.

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-Giver her a kiss.

-BOTH: Aw!

-You better cover your eyes, mate.

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'A month later and Sue and Mark have been hard at work spending their half of the cash.'

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The money that we raised that was to go towards our project has been spent very well, actually,

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because it's bought all the materials needed to make the garden what we want it to be.

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And it is a work in progress. Now this opportunity has come, it's all happening.

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And it feels really good.

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'And both of them are also chuffed to have raised some money for their chosen charity.'

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Great to raise money for Mind, excellent charity, good work all round. Great. Spot on.

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It felt fabulous to know that we'd swapped all our rubbish for money

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and it went to a good cause that we wanted.

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'Most important of all, though, Sue is adamant that their days as hoarders are well behind them.'

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Doing the show was the turning point for us.

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Everything that went out isn't coming back,

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and we have a new rule now. If something comes in, something has to leave.

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-So be careful.

-We don't, do we? Does that go for my T-shirts, as well?

-Yeah.

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-There we are, we've enjoyed being in Redditch, our work is done.

-And not one item goes back inside.

-Nope.

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So if you want to see what happens next time, tune into Trash For Cash.

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