0:00:00 > 0:00:03According to the Doomsday Book, the London Borough of Sutton
0:00:03 > 0:00:07was once worth the princely sum of £20.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We could get more than £20 for an unwanted Christmas present
0:00:11 > 0:00:13and a jumper with a hole in it!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16That's because we know how to turn people's trash into cash.
0:00:16 > 0:00:22And that's not all. This house will be empty and a clutter-free zone by the time we're finished.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25So less clutter, more cash. How fantastic is that?
0:00:40 > 0:00:46Before we get started clearing out this house and turning this trash into cash,
0:00:46 > 0:00:51we've had permission from the owner to have a good look round and assess the problem.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54The hallway. Full of boxes of clutter.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57There's cash. The study is exactly the same,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59it's full up.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01But the real problem is in here.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04This room is beautiful. It's in the style of Art Deco
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and what we've got to do is get rid of all this clutter.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Now this is a clutter classic.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Take a look in there.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Garages are hardly ever spick and span,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19but this one is out of control.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22But the good news for us is there's plenty to sell.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Take a look at this lot. This bedroom - it has been a bedroom at some point -
0:01:26 > 0:01:30it's full of saleable stuff. I can't wait to have a good look.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I've been in the loft. There's definitely saleable items there.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37But what I really wanted to show you is this room, the master bedroom.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Look, it's an Aladdin's Cave of collectables, all sorts of things we can sell.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45But what I'm wondering is, who lives in a house like this?
0:01:45 > 0:01:51Annette Gillott has lived in her 1930s end-of-terrace house for nine years.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55She and her late husband, Bill, were avid collectors of things.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59But 20 years of buying has led to a serious clutter problem.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Since Bill passed away, it has been difficult letting things go.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07But I've got to a point now where I've decided I would much rather have
0:02:07 > 0:02:10one or two pieces that really meant a lot to us.
0:02:10 > 0:02:17At the moment they're hidden and unappreciated amongst the wider collection of things.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20This is a mission we're more than happy to help with.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Too right. I think there's some real gems buried amongst the junk in Annette's house.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30That's just as well, because not only are we clearing out her unwanted clutter,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Annette wants to turn it into hard cash.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36I've just come back from my first solo holiday.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39It was a fantastic experience.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44But more importantly, it's proved to be a major part in my moving on.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47So what I would really like to do
0:02:47 > 0:02:50would be to raise about £300
0:02:50 > 0:02:54in order to go on another solo adventure.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Annette wants a holiday to Budapest so we need to make £600
0:02:59 > 0:03:01just from selling her unwanted clutter
0:03:01 > 0:03:05and then reclaim her house by turfing out the trash
0:03:05 > 0:03:07so she can make a fresh start.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Annette's asked her sister Louise round to give a hand.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13She's permitted to clear out things that are no longer used.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19But before we get started, Annette has to agree to the Trash to Cash deal.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Morning, ladies.- Good morning! - How are you?
0:03:22 > 0:03:27We've got a lot of work to do if we're going to turn this trash into cash.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30The first thing to tell you is the good news. You're with me!
0:03:30 > 0:03:36- Great!- Don't listen to him, Louise. He'll talk about himself all day. We'll make a start.- Behave!
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Listen, I want to ask you a question.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40What is going on in that front room?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Well, Bill and I were major collectors of all sorts of things.
0:03:44 > 0:03:51But then when he passed away, he was self-employed and had an office and I had to sort out the papers.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55With decorating some rooms and moving things from one to another,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58it's turned into a chaotic house.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02You don't say! That room has got great potential. It's stunning.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07You need a major clear-out so you can appreciate the items that actually mean something to you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Yes.- Now, you want to raise £300 so you can have a holiday, right?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Yes.- I want to set you a deal.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18The challenge is you have to raise another £300 to give to a charity of your choice.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20So that's £600 in total.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Do you accept this deal? - Absolutely. I'm up for that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26There's one other thing I want to mention.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Everything you say has to go, has to go.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32If we don't sell it, we give it to charity, OK?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That's absolutely fine by me.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- That's good news. You accept the challenge.- Absolutely.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I want to add some healthy competition into this.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So it's you and me against Louise and Mr Hayes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47We're going to show them how to really turn trash into cash.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Up for it?- I'm up for it. Let's get on with it. Come on.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54No chance you'll get one over on us in a bid to raise that £600, Mark.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59I sense victory amongst this clutter. There are some great diamonds in the rough.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I'll leave the rough to you, Paul.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07Don't forget we've also got a third member of the trash transforming team, handyman Danny Wood.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10He's here to help with anything that needs repairing, refurbishing
0:05:10 > 0:05:16or revitalising in order to be sold on, auction-style, at the house sale.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Another day, another challenge. Are you up for this, Louise?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Definitely.- Right. You've got me, the winning side, which is good!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Yes.- We'll try everything to beat Mark.- We will do.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31We need to find some good saleable stuff. We have three options when we sell it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34We can go to local antiques shops, second-hand dealers and specialists.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39We can try the internet. That's our secret weapon. Not sure Mark knows about that.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43And, of course, the grand sale, which will happen outside.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48We need all your help. Need to ask your friends and family and I want them all down here
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- to raise as much money as possible. - Will do.- Up for that? - Absolutely.- OK.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- This is the gramophone, is it? - It is.- Fantastic.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- This could really make us. Does it work?- It does.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Unfortunately, the volume is set to high, so it's too loud to play in the house.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06She wants to get rid of it now.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08These are a marvellous invention.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Thomas Edison invented the first recorded sound.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16He recorded it on a cylinder, called a phonograph.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20This cylinder revolved around very similar to the gramophone, but produced a voice.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The original idea was to use in offices, for lectures,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and just for the interest of recording sound.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31But a guy called Emile Berliner flattened out that cylinder
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and produced the first gramophone. The gramophone record.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41That meant they were interchangeable and easier to stack. A fantastic invention.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43His Master's Voice. That's Nipper, there.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46That's a good thing to find.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50It's a good maker. Let's give it a wind-up. These are environmentally friendly.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54They need no batteries, no electricity, nothing. Let's give it a go.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Do you know this song? - I haven't a clue.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02It says, I'll see you in another house, Paul Hayes, uncollectables. Let's give it a go.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04CRACKLY MUSIC
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Isn't that lovely? Can you imagine cucumber sandwiches, a nice picnic?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- And champagne.- Exactly.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Oh, dear. I don't think that's going to be in the Top 40!- No!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18But vintage music is very collectable.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- It's a very saleable item. It's reminiscent of cucumber sandwiches, picnics.- Yes.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I think we could get 50 to £60 for that.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- As much as that?- Yeah. - Excellent.- With some records, it could do quite well.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Up for that?- Definitely. - That's music to my ears!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Let's beat that Franksy!- Definitely.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Good work, Paul. That's a nice bit of kit.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44But I reckon there'll be something in the back bedroom to match it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46There's enough to look through!
0:07:46 > 0:07:51What's the story on this room? What was it? It's like a dumping ground!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It's become that. It was originally Bill's office
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- and what I called his playroom, cos he had his toys here, too! - Right.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04Then about a year ago, I was starting to socialise again and I wanted people to stay over.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08I've love to stay here. Great(!) I could sleep on that shelf!
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Annette, what do you want this room to be?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I'd love it to be reclaimed and reused again as a guest room
0:08:15 > 0:08:18so that friends and family can come and stay.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Can a bloke called Franksy come over and stay?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Anyone's welcome.- Anyone?!
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Not Mr Hayes, let's hope!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Paul's had a good start today. He's doing all right.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32But it doesn't bother me. We're going to transform this room and make it wonderful.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Talking of toys, my eye has spotted this. Let's get this down.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38If it does all hit me on the head, please phone an ambulance.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Well balanced!- Look at that!
0:08:42 > 0:08:46This is one of Bill's toys. Hence the playroom.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Are you sentimental about it? Do you want to keep it, understandably?
0:08:50 > 0:08:56No. I'd much rather that this went to somebody who enjoyed it for what it was.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- You've got enough sentimental things and this can go?- Absolutely.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I've got to start by having a quick look.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08What is obvious to me, by looking at this box, is that Bill didn't mess around with collecting.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11He was serious. He's got the sleeve round the outside
0:09:11 > 0:09:14and it's still in its box, which is a good thing.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Toys are worth more, more so than anything else, in their original boxes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Cos kids throw them away.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25If you had, amongst this collection, a tin plate Bugatti,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28it would be worth...nine grand.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Goodness gracious!- Goodness gracious! And you haven't got one!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Lot of money in boys' toys, isn't there?- So they say.
0:09:35 > 0:09:42What we have got is original packaging, original boxes, which makes all the difference.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I think you've got 140, perhaps 150 quid's-worth of stuff here.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Round about there.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49That could be serious cash.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52With all this and more clutter out of this room,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55we can make it into a guest bedroom again,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58so she can invite friends over to stay.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That'll be music to Annette's ears!
0:10:00 > 0:10:04It'll be music to my ears if Louise and I can sell our gramophone.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08We've jumped into the van and are on our way to a meeting we've arranged
0:10:08 > 0:10:11at a local specialist music shop.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13It's a nice item, the gramophone.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Even though you might not want it, somebody will.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21The secret is to let him bid you. Don't go straight in with £50.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23See what price he comes up with.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26And whatever he offers you, this is the important bit,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- look slightly disappointed.- OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Just slightly disappointed.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35That way, he might up it a fiver or tenner and that makes a big difference to our target.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Let's see how we get on.- OK.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Now, then, Paul.- Nice to see you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- This is Louise.- Nice to meet you. - And you.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Here's the gramophone. A fantastic example.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- As we've discussed. - We've got some original records.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01It's a solid oak case, but we're agreed the beauty is inside.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Amazing. Look at that. - Isn't is just?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You could sell this, John?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10I probably can, yes. I've only ever had a couple of these.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12This would be number three.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14What would you like to offer me?
0:11:14 > 0:11:19It would sound mean, but £50 is my limit on it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I have to re-sell it and make a profit.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Louise follows my advice and looks disappointed with the £50.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31But will it be enough to drive up this dealer's offer?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33We'll find out the answer to that very shortly.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37At the house, we've arranged for collector Tony Lawrence
0:11:37 > 0:11:43to come over. It's time for some of my negotiating tips for Annette.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I want you to learn a little trick when it comes to selling.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Once you've set your price, just be quiet.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Let the silence happen.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58If you waffle on, he'll take advantage of the situation.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03When he makes an offer, again, go silent for a while.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And always say, "I was expecting more."
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's a great tip. Even if he offers more than you thought,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12always say, "I was expecting more."
0:12:12 > 0:12:18- Happy with that?- Yes, stay silent as long as I can,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- and then go in with a counter offer as high as I like.- Exactly.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Ready to make some money?- Certainly!
0:12:24 > 0:12:30Time for Annette to put my advice into practice to achieve up to £150.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Hello, Tony. How's life? - All right, thanks. So this is it? - This is the collection.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Right. Start off with the bad news, shall I?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41The Scalextric set, I'm afraid, isn't going to be worth very much.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Why?- Because it's the old style Scalextric track.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Explain.- They changed everything about three years ago.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51The old toolings were wearing out,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56so they thought, "We have to do something about it. We can't scrap everything."
0:12:56 > 0:12:59So they kept all the geometry and the length of the track the same
0:12:59 > 0:13:02but changed the ends of the track.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07So the old track will not join up to the new without a set of converter tracks.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09The main thing are the cars here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14You've got a couple of classics. Jim Hill and Brabham.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18These Revel come from America but they're of British subjects.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- That's a Mark 1 Cortina, isn't it? - Marvellous for the British market.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27These were of a limited production. But always nice subjects for the British market.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30So what have we got here? One, two, three, four,
0:13:30 > 0:13:35five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12 cars in total. Two unboxed.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Really, we're talking about the price mainly on the boxed cars.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- What were you hoping to get for this?- Well,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I thought even hearing what you said about the track,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49I thought as a job lot £220.
0:13:49 > 0:13:56Hmm. Even if this had been one of the newer sets with the new track,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58that would have been stretching it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03'That was a bold move from Annette, going 70 quid over my £150 estimate!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07'But this guy seems to be standing firm.'
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I was thinking about 120.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17Well, how about... That's a big difference from where we started from.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20How about if we met in the middle at 170?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27160.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Annette, what do you think? - I think that's fair enough.- OK.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- Shake on that. Do you take credit cards?- Funnily enough, no!- Oh, well!
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Fantastic. That's a lot of money for this collection of items
0:14:39 > 0:14:43and it's a cracking start to our £600 target
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and, of course, the battle for the Trash to Cash crown.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50I'm absolutely thrilled with the sale of the Scalextric.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Mark's tip was absolutely central to that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I held the silence but it didn't last very long
0:14:56 > 0:14:59because Tony jumped in, just as Mark said he would.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03He'd be too uncomfortable. So I'm thrilled with the sale. Thank you, Mark!
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Good work, Annette. Louise and I will have to try even harder
0:15:07 > 0:15:10to get as much as she can from our gramophone sale.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16Don't forget I think it's worth up to £60, but Louise is stuck on £50.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Can she twist this dealer's arm to get more out of him?
0:15:19 > 0:15:25- Could you go a little bit more? - What's the situation with the vinyl?
0:15:25 > 0:15:31- It's all being sold as one piece. - All one piece.- We've got original vinyl and some more up-to-date ones.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- A little bit more would be another £20.- What do you think, Paul. 70.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41- I must admit, £50 was disappointing. - Definitely.- But £70 sounds a reasonable price to me.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Is that the best offer?- It is, yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- OK. £70, that would be great. Thanks ever so much.- Thank you.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51Good stuff. It seems these selling sisters have got the hang of this trading lark!
0:15:51 > 0:15:56I was really pleased with the sale of the gramophone. Paul's tip worked really well.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59When I acted disappointed with his first offer,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02he then increased it so we got a really good deal with it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06With those two unwanted items turned into hard cash,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I think today's clear-out is going rather well.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14In Annette's back bedroom, the Trash to Cash clutter-busters have been working hard
0:16:14 > 0:16:17to turn it back into a functioning bedroom.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20They're halfway through, but you can already see the carpet again,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23making Annette a happy lady.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26It looks absolutely fantastic emptied out like this.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31It looks so big, especially with all the sunshine pouring in at the moment.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I can't wait to see what it's like when it's finished
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and I finally have friends to stay over!
0:16:37 > 0:16:40It's not just the back bedroom that's been revived.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The whole house is undergoing a full-on de-cluttering face-lift,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46giving us loads of saleable items.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50That's right. And with half of today's total going to Annette
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and the other half going to her chosen charity,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I want to find out more about it.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58What a beautiful day, eh?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Glorious.- A quick mouthful of splosh.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Tell me a bit more about this charity.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Well, I've decided to give the money to St Raphael's Hospice,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12where my husband Bill spent the last eight days of his life
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and passed away there.
0:17:14 > 0:17:20The level of care, not just for Bill, but also family and friends,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23that the whole of the team there gave all of us,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27it's just a place full of love for everybody, actually.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33So I'd like my share of any proceeds that come from this to go to St Raphael's Hospice.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37They need every penny they can get because they don't get Government funding.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42What are you going to do with the money we raise for you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I'm going to go on some solo travelling adventures!
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I've just experienced one and I found I could enjoy myself as much on my own
0:17:49 > 0:17:52as I could with other people.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57That proved to be very important to me because when I do go on holiday now with other people,
0:17:57 > 0:18:02friends and family, I want to be absolutely sure that we're doing it because we want to be together
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and not because people are offering out of sympathy
0:18:06 > 0:18:09or I'm accepting because I wouldn't get a trip otherwise.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14I think you're great fun to be with and if you want to go travelling, I'll come with you!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- I'll drink to that. Cheers! - I may take you up on that!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- I'll put the kettle on for Paul. - Paul doesn't drink tea, does he?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22No, he's got to carry on rummaging. Come on!
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I'm working my fingers to the bone in this house
0:18:26 > 0:18:30and nowhere is out of bounds in our quest for cash. I'm up in the loft
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and may have found something rather special.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Nice and safe?- Yes.- Right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40These are quite nice. They're old posters from the Variety days. Whose are these?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44They're Annette's. She's had them a number of years.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- Think she'll use them again?- I don't think so. She can get rid of those.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53These are really saleable items, dating from the golden age of the theatre.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- The Variety theatre goes from about 1850 to about 1960.- Right.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03We've got Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay. The Times. Miss Lottie Collins in Dick Whittington,
0:19:03 > 0:19:08the play at the time. The nice thing about them is if these were broken or damaged glass,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- it's 100% recyclable.- Yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15If this was a broken piece of glass we could recycle that as many times as we like.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18The sad thing is, it doesn't decompose.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21If this went to a landfill site, it would be there forever.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24So we want to find new buyers for it, all right?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27So do you think 20 or £30? That sort of price band?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Definitely. That sounds really good.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- There's certainly variety there! - Oh, yes!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34They say variety is the spice of life
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and I'd agree that it takes all sorts, eh, Mark?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Oi, Mr Hayes, I heard that! Mind your own business! Carry on rummaging.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Ignore him, Annette. I don't have time for this bickering.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Not only are we hunting for items to sell,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51we're also here to rescue Annette's home from piles of clutter.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55No-one would have found her guest room inviting before the clear-out.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Now we hope they'll be queuing up to stay over.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Right, Annette, I'm taking you back into
0:20:02 > 0:20:07what was the dumping ground.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Before you open your eyes, tell me what you remember about this room.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17I suppose the first memory is that the furthest I could get into it
0:20:17 > 0:20:19was about two paces.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24I remember it being full of boxes of Bill's office papers, his magazines,
0:20:24 > 0:20:30his books, and the wardrobe doors hadn't been put on.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33One big pile of clutter was the overall effect!
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Now's the time to have a good look round the room.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Open your eyes and tell me what you think.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46I wasn't expecting anything like this at all.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I'm overwhelmed!
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I'm going to show myself up.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Now, would you be proud to have friends and guests round now?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Absolutely.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02This is such an important part of the next phase of my life.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Thank you!
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Thank you all.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I just can't believe what's possible.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It's definitely worth decluttering.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It's helped me emotionally, financially
0:21:15 > 0:21:17and it's helped me socially.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22All that alongside helping a charity! I just can't believe...
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- This is a phenomenal experience for me.- Happy?- Yes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Very happy. Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I think she loves it!
0:21:33 > 0:21:38That could be an understatement! It's gone from corridor of chaos
0:21:38 > 0:21:42to room of relaxation. Something to be proud of when inviting friends to stay.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46While Annette is discovering her home under the junk,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50we're picking out treasures to sell from the junk.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53We've a sale each under our belts. Let's see the total so far.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Well, the gramophone in the front bedroom
0:21:56 > 0:22:00we managed to sell on and it went to the tune of £70.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05That's not bad. Such a shame I managed to sell our slot cars
0:22:05 > 0:22:07for £160.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Sarcasm doesn't suit you, Mark. I wouldn't write us off yet.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14There's still a long way to go in this competition!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23We're in Surrey helping Annette Gillott see the error of her ways
0:22:23 > 0:22:28and showing how to turn all her trash into £600 cash.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I'm sure we'll be able to do it,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35especially as Annette has plenty of things knocking around inside and out!
0:22:35 > 0:22:37We've got an old lawn mower.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Do you have a lawn?- I don't, no.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44We're obsessed with them in Britain. They were invented in the late 19th century.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50But after the First World War, engineers were making them, to put their energies into something.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53The first ones were very heavy, awkward to use.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57By the 1960s, this guy Christopher Cockerell, made the Flymo.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It was based on the hovercraft.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05Very light to use. Everybody wanted them and they were a massive selling item.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Good working order, that'll be 15 to £20.- Excellent.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- But do you know what our favourite tool in the garden is?- No.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15The secateurs, what you trim bushes with.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Talking of which, is she going to put some trees in here?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Yes, along this side.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Trees are extremely important. They consume carbon dioxide.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27They save the planet, save the environment.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29People should put them in the garden.
0:23:29 > 0:23:35One tree can consume 26 lbs of carbon dioxide a year.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38That's equivalent to 11,000 miles in a car.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43So putting three tree in there is equivalent to someone doing over 30,000 miles.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- That can be consumed by the tree. Fantastic.- Yes.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Don't forget, Paul, money doesn't grow on trees.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52But it may be lurking in the next garage.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Push-bike. Doesn't look like it's been used much.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Look at the dust on it.- No, it's been sitting here for about four years.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Is it something we can get rid of? - Absolutely.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The good thing is it's been in here, nice and dry.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Push-bikes sell a dime a dozen. Quick as you like. Fast-moving things.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I have to ask a question. How many step ladders does a girl need?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17I can see one, two, three, four, five, six sets of ladders.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- What's going on? - A girl needs one or two.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24My late husband obviously needed a lot more than me.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27He was a painter and decorator, so needed a ladder for everything.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31See this set of ladders? It's got four rungs.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34These are the most versatile of all.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39You see them in people's houses, you see decorators using them, you see them on building sites.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41The four-rung ladder is the kiddy.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44These are a different set of ladders completely.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47These are for guttering and painting up high.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50These are the most popular. Can we get rid of some?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Yep. I've got to keep a couple, obviously, but other than that, yes.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Ladders, you'll love this, date back to 8000 BC.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Cave paintings in Spain showed ladders.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Ladders have been around longer than Paul Hayes. How about that?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- That's a shock. - Do you ever use this?
0:25:08 > 0:25:13No. I've asked a number of people what sort of saw it is.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- It's a chop saw.- Right.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19You put the timber in there, bring it down, chop straight through it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21When it comes to consumer products,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26tools, price-wise, have increased slower.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32So as other things have gone up, like food machines for your kitchen,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35these have gone up slower in price.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38They're being produced in the Far East. They're cheaper.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44They were more technical. This chop saw is good, worth a few quid.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46But the prices have gone up slower.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51A chop saw and ladders, got to be 40 to 60 quid.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Spending on DIY in the last 20 years has doubled.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- Because it's cheaper to do it yourself.- Absolutely. - DIY. Do it yourself.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02We've got some nice things here, well worth selling.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05We should carry on rummaging. Now, paint.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09'These ladders could bump up my total. I love a bit of DIY.'
0:26:09 > 0:26:11You could have fooled me!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- You've got Danny cleaning up that bike!- Delegation, my friend, delegation.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19And Danny knows the best way to get this bike roadworthy again.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22If you've got a bike that needs repair, here's how you do it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26First, give the frame a good wash with soap and water.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Dry it thoroughly.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Next, pump up the tyres and check for any obvious punctures.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Finally, adjust the brakes and put new batteries in the lights
0:26:36 > 0:26:38to make sure it's safe for the roads.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43Ta-da! Ready to sell to a potential king of the road
0:26:43 > 0:26:44at an auction during the house sale.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48I think what Danny's done with the bike is fantastic.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52The bike has been in the garage for the best part of six years
0:26:52 > 0:26:54certainly gathering a lot of dust.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58And I thought gathering a lot of rust as well.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02But he's brought it up to look sparkling brand-new.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03It's terrific.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Things will get even better if we can secure our second deal of the day.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I'm hoping for a sale of between 40 and 60 quid for those ladders.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15With George, a local handyman, on his way over,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18it's up to Annette to seal the deal.
0:27:19 > 0:27:26As you can see, there are a number of sets of ladders, George, that you might be interested in.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30There is also a saw. My husband was a painter and decorator.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- Right.- I've discovered, since he passed away,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39that he obviously had a passion for ladders that I didn't know anything about!
0:27:39 > 0:27:43I'm keeping a few in terms of the household needs,
0:27:43 > 0:27:48- but the rest may as well go to a good home.- What do you do for a living?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I'm a handyman and plumber.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Excellent. So you need spares. What grabs your fancy?
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I, in particular, would like just one of the step ladders.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I'd like this one because I don't want any wooden rungs.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- Fair enough.- This one's the tallest. It's got a good platform.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10And the double one is good for me cos that'll reach to the first floor.
0:28:10 > 0:28:16- Yeah.- And also the chop saw, if I may?- Yeah, the chop saw. Lovely blade on that.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Rarely been used. Good make as well. It's got a lot going for it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23So I suppose we should be talking about money, really.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26You kick off, Annette.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31How do you feel, George, given your enthusiasm, about £100?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34No, that's too much.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37That's my girl! Go in high and chance your arm.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But it sounds like you'll have to work hard with this buyer
0:28:40 > 0:28:42to get him to part with his cash.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46You may be climbing the walls trying to sell those ladders,
0:28:46 > 0:28:52but here's a man who's come to buy our mower on behalf of his friend. I'm hoping for 15 to £20.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Ah, now, then. Is it Chris? - I'm Chris.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Nice to meet you. - You, too. This is Louise.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- Hello, Louise. - This is the up-to-date Flymo. Feel the weight of that.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- "Up-to-date"?- Absolutely. Isn't it amazing?- Which date?
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- I do the jokes! But very light-weight, easy to use. Just what you wanted.- Yes.- Exactly.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14How much do you want for it?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16What could you offer me?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- I think it's worth £15.- Ooh.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- I think you can dig a bit deeper. - Am I being a bit tight?
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- I think so.- These are very expensive to buy brand new. It's come from a good home.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- 25.- 25.- A little bit higher?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Well done, Louise. She's really sticking to her guns
0:29:36 > 0:29:39and is well over my 15 to £20 estimation.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41How high can this lady go?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43You are a tough woman, aren't you? Tough!
0:29:43 > 0:29:49- 30. Look, £30 in my top pocket. - £30. I think that's a good deal.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- Lovely. Thank you very much. - Thank you, guys.- A pleasure, Chris.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57I would give you a hand with it, but it's so light! Manage it on your own.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01£30? I'm impressed with Louise. She's turning into a star pupil.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Well, Paul, my pupil isn't doing bad, either.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09I think the ladders are worth 40 to £60, but Annette went straight in at 100.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13I'm thinking more like 30 quid, in all honesty.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- Well...- Cash money.- That's a big drop, isn't it? You're saying 30.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22£30 each? That's 90 quid. Sounds like a deal!
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- 30 quid an item!- Absolutely. That's only a tenner down on what I started with! 90?
0:30:27 > 0:30:32All right. Let's meet you halfway. I'll say 60. It's my final offer.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- I'll give you cash now.- Great. I'll shake your hand on that now.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Lovely.- Thank you.- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Let's go and sort the money out. - Great.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45You were trying your best to push that up for Annette.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Annette did a great job and achieved the top end of my 40 to 60 estimate.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53After two sales each, what has that done to our totals?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Well, added to the sale of the gramophone,
0:30:56 > 0:31:01£30 for the lawn mower has pushed our total up to £100.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03You know me, I hate to be smug.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06But having sold the slot car collection for £160,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09and the DIY gear for £60,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13we've built up a good lead with £220 in the bank.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16You? Smug? Only when you're awake!
0:31:16 > 0:31:19But don't write us off yet. There's still plenty of trash
0:31:19 > 0:31:21so this competition is far from over.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32Annette, we're doing really well. We're well ahead of Louise and the man from Morecambe.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35But before we do any more decluttering and clearing out,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39I want to know what is going on in this room.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42It's a beautiful Art Deco room, but it's lost its way.
0:31:42 > 0:31:49Bill and I had always wanted to decorate a room in Art Deco style with a modern take.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53But we started collecting long before we decorated the room.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55And so we've got far too much stuff.
0:31:55 > 0:32:01And as a result, this is a prime room for a bit of decluttering.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03You don't say. I can't believe it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06So there's a lot of stuff we need to get shot of.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08What can we get rid of to make some room?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10That cabinet there
0:32:10 > 0:32:17is stuffed with a lot of 1930s porcelain and ceramics.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- So that lot can go?- Absolutely. - That's music to my ears
0:32:21 > 0:32:24and could make 60 to £80 in the sale. A-ha!
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Don't get carried away. I may have just struck collectors' gold!
0:32:29 > 0:32:34If I had a pound for every one of these boxes I've seen, I'd be a millionaire.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- This is something bought from a magazine. There's a plate in here? - I think so.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43There you go. Collectors' plates. There we go. Do you know who's made them?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- I think...- Let's have a look. These are Wedgwood. The Royal Mail Collection.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Wedgwood started in the 18th century.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56They're most famous for Jasper ware, still made today. Very traditional.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01They went up to the 1980s. Trains were a major collecting area.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Do you know the artist? Who's done these?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I believe it's Terence Cuneo.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10He was known for putting a little mouse in the painting
0:33:10 > 0:33:15- so you'd have to spot it. - That's right. Have you seen it? - Yes. Just there.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Isn't that fantastic? That's amazing!
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- It is.- There you are. That adds character to the picture.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26What a fantastic painter. These are things you buy in magazines.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28You'd make a collection of them.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32They always come in a padded box with a certificate. Have you got that?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35I believe they're still in the boxes. Yes.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40A certificate of authenticity to prove they're Wedgwood and the real McCoy.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42That's important when you come to sell them.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47You've got two collectors. Anyone interested in Wedgwood, anyone interested in trains.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49The box is in mint condition.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- Do you know how many there are? - I think five.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58- If we said at least a fiver each, that's 20 to £30 for those. Sound OK?- Excellent.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Really good news.- I think we're on the right track!
0:34:02 > 0:34:07I'm glad to say 25 quid got a better reaction than that joke!
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Call that a joke? You haven't been training as a comedian.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15Stop trying to out-pun me and get on with your own search.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17That is a nice thing.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20This shouts and screams Art Deco.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25What is interesting is the misnomer that everyone thinks Art Deco is 1930s. Wrong!
0:34:25 > 0:34:30It started in the mid-'20s. There was an exhibition in Paris which inspired it all.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34It was the Art Deco movement that didn't get its name until the late '30s
0:34:34 > 0:34:39but it spanned right through to the '40s because it was such a strong movement.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43This is such a classic. Look at those strong, straight lines.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46It's a cracking thing. That doesn't help its value.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51Realistically, if it was in mint condition, 30 to 40 quid.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- But with that bit of damage, we're looking 15 to 20.- OK.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59And this. Right. This is a coal bucket.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04That is a fire screen, as you know. Look at these strong lines. Super.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Those legs, strong legs. Really cracking.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10At the top, lovely straight lines, very angular.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13But it's got a bit of softness to it. It's not so angular.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17It's got a bit of roundness to it so it's the later part of the Deco period.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20This is a nice thing. Where did it come from?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- That one we bought at a car boot sale, actually.- Wow. How much?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26About £15 I think we paid for that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Not bad. This is quite pretty.
0:35:28 > 0:35:35If it was in a bronze finish, it's not as popular. The chrome ones are worth more money.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Collectively, we're looking at 25 to £35. Shame about the damage on that.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44But even so, it's more money cluttering up your beautiful room.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Now, can we sell this?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- No!- Drat! - I'm keeping the doll's house.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52'Well, it's worth a try, especially as every pound we get
0:35:52 > 0:35:56'will help us reach our £600 target for Annette and her chosen charity.'
0:35:56 > 0:36:00That's true, Mark. Time has now run out for both of us.
0:36:00 > 0:36:06We've rooted through the clutter from this colossal clear-out and saved the house from mayhem.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08So it's time to take stock.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12The sun has finally decided to take its hat off
0:36:12 > 0:36:15and it is setting far away.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18And we have brought out so much stuff.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20How you got this in the house I don't know!
0:36:20 > 0:36:23But between us we've all found this. What do you think?
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Well, I'm almost speechless seeing it all out here together.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- I can't believe that it was all in my house.- You can't believe it?
0:36:32 > 0:36:37- We can't believe it!- It's not just you two that's found these items.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- We've been hard at work too. - What have you found?
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Lots of interesting items. Some to sell on the internet, some to local dealers.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49The fantastic theatre programmes. CDs, records. A lot of money sat here.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- I think you've got a race on your hands.- Race, smace!
0:36:52 > 0:36:57I've got a pushbike that looks brand new. Have a look here, Paul.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02We've done so well. Now, it all boils down to the house sale.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04We'll see who's going to win this competition.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Are you ready to get on the phone, hand out leaflets, to get as much publicity as possible
0:37:09 > 0:37:14because if people don't turn up, what doesn't sell goes to charity.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- Are you ready?- I'm ready. - Ready to get rid of all this stuff? - Absolutely.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- Imagine an empty house!- Imagine!
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Having cleared out her home, Annette and our team have been inviting friends, family and locals
0:37:31 > 0:37:34to join in the fun at her very own house sale.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37We've got loads to sell, which is just as well
0:37:37 > 0:37:41because we need to make £600 from all that unwanted junk
0:37:41 > 0:37:42we've taken out of the house.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Don't forget we've already made £320 between us
0:37:47 > 0:37:48which is a great start.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53We'll find out shortly how much some items have sold for on the internet.
0:37:53 > 0:37:59Right now, though, it's all about money changing hands on the stalls. Let battle commence!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04After a long day of rescuing Annette's house from all the clutter,
0:38:04 > 0:38:08we're back in Sutton in London to sell all her unwanted items.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11We hope to make some serious money.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Everything on the stall has to be sold here today
0:38:14 > 0:38:18so we've got a crowd chomping at the bit, ready to make purchases.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Time to stop talking and start selling.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Without further ado, I declare this house sale open!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Hooray!- Let's go to the stalls, everyone!
0:38:29 > 0:38:33After the items we sold when we were last with Annette,
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Louise and I are £120 behind in the race to make the most money.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Well, you may be down, but you're not out of the contest yet,
0:38:41 > 0:38:45especially for the interest you're getting for the Myott jugs.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- What are you asking for these? - Those are 15 each, those.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- OK.- They're quite nice, aren't they? - They are quite nice.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57They're Myott. Very good maker from the 1930s. Very Art Deco and very attractive.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- So for the two, what would you do? - 25 for the two.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- That sound all right to you? - Yes.- Fantastic.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Good effort, Paul. One-nil to you.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08£25 for the pair is a great result.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11But don't worry. I'm not planning on hitting a bum note today.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- Do you know how to find out their age?- Oh, don't! - You look at their bum!
0:39:15 > 0:39:18It's on their bums. It tells you. 1992.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22See that? Do you want to see how old I am?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Come on, guys. Make us an offer we can't refuse!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Be as generous as you can.- £20?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- £20.- I'll take that.- 21!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- 21.- We've got an extra pound!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40You've got the technique!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Thank you.- Just that one extra pound.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44The extra pound goes a long way.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Don't forget you should be able to...- Keep the change!
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Go on, then.- Did you say, "Keep the change?"- Yes!
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Yeah! Lovely! You can't beat these south London people. They're tops.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Absolutely.- Better than them people from Morecambe!
0:39:58 > 0:40:04Keep your insults to yourself, Mark, especially when you're selling collectables for just £25.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Meanwhile, I'm hoping crime-fighting will tempt people to buy at my stall.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10That's extremely Art Deco. It's fantastic.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16I'd say more 15 for those, madam. Lovely. You could recreate a scene from Poirot when you get home!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Or Agatha Christie.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- £15. Does that sound right to you? - Yep.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26- I'll take them.- Now you've spent that, you get a good discount now.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29It's not quite Art Deco, but it seems to match.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- I'll throw in this toast rack as we're trying to clear things. - Really?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- How does that sound?- Thank you!
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Have a look if there's something else.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Thank you.- You're welcome. Your baker's dozen.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I'm very happy with that.- Thank you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Mark, with this stream of customers, it'll be a happy ending for me!
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Let's have a look here. Who's the readers here?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56"Culture, Media, Language". I wrote that one!
0:40:56 > 0:40:58"Dreams". Must be one of Mark's!
0:40:58 > 0:41:0315... 16. That's nice. Ceramics. That's good.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- And an art school book. - 18 I get that to.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- Take a piece of jewellery each? £20 for the lot?- Lovely.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12£20. Thank you very much.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13Thanks for your time.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Thank you.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19So far, so good. Thank goodness it seems I'm catching Mark up.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22But selling this lot is only half the story.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26We've been helping Annette make the best of her clutter-free home.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30And without the sheer volume of Art Deco inside the house,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33it stands a chance of becoming a work of art itself.
0:41:33 > 0:41:39But for the time being, the only thing on our minds is selling stuff to reach our £600 target.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I have to have caught you up after that sales surge, Mark?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Maybe. But I'm planning on turning up the heat. It's going to get hot in here.
0:41:46 > 0:41:53Joe, who bought Annette's gramophone in the clear-out, has come to search for bargains at the house sale.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Our Art Deco fireplace two-set is on his radar.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I valued it at 25 to £35.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- These are quite nice. - They're lovely.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06I'm not sure about letting them go. I really like them.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- Close to your heart?- They are.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- What are you going to do with those? - Buy them to sell them again.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- Ah! If you're a dealer, you've got to pay top money.- I think so.
0:42:19 > 0:42:25- Obviously I have to buy to make a profit.- We'll come to that bit in a minute!
0:42:25 > 0:42:29I would say £30 the pair.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34- £30? Well, if I said both of them for 50.- For both of them?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I taught her everything I know!
0:42:39 > 0:42:41I'll make it 40 and that's it.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Right. How about 41 and we'll shake?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47See? She's doing my pitch!
0:42:47 > 0:42:53I'll do 41, but in return for that I want the little picture down there.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- We'll shake on that, sir. - My girl!- 41.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01- Have you got small change? - Of course we can do that for you.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Four back.- Four back. - Thank you, sir, very kind.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10£41. Annette is turning into a fire cracker when it comes to selling!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12She's burning down the house!
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- Speaking of houses.- I've still got my old doll's house.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20Then these would be perfect. You've got a bed, chairs.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25This whole lot can be 12 quid. Less than a pound an item.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28And Ronnie Corbett's carpet. An absolute bargain!
0:43:28 > 0:43:30I'll put in the house to go with it!
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Take 12 off the lady.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Only 12 quid?! I don't Adam and Eve it!
0:43:37 > 0:43:40If we're going to win the race to be the Trash to Cash king and queen,
0:43:40 > 0:43:47it's time for me and me old china to sell her old china which I valued at 60 to 80 quid.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50- What can I interest you in? - How much for the china?
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Roughly, how many items are there?
0:43:52 > 0:43:57- Oh, about 30 items. - 25 to 30. It's quite a lot.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01- Yeah.- And most of it's 1950s, as we know.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- 1950s.- '30s to '50s, yeah.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09- And if I make you an offer... - That we can't refuse!
0:44:09 > 0:44:14- £50 I'll give you.- £50 an item? That's very fair. Deal!
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- £50 an item.- £50 an item? You're on! - £50 an item?- Absolutely.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- Now we're talking! - I'll speak to my accountant!
0:44:21 > 0:44:26- I think you can do better.- I think so. I think so!- It's your turn.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- I've been shouting.- £100.- No!
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- No.- 75.- No, can't afford that.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34I'll go to 60 and that's that.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- 61.- 61's done.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40- OK.- You've got yourself a deal.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Sort the wonga and bring us back a cup of tea!
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- It's the little one pounds that all add up.- See you later on.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49Thank you so much. We're packing up.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54Talk about a fast learner! Annette's pushing hard for the best result possible.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58Don't get too cocky, Mark. Things are flying off our stall
0:44:58 > 0:45:03and I'd be surprised if things weren't level pegging by now because people keep on buying!
0:45:03 > 0:45:05- We'll start with a little car.- OK.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- A little mouthful.- OK.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- If you give us a tune. - This used to belong to my sister.
0:45:13 > 0:45:14"Our Monica"!
0:45:16 > 0:45:18OK, OK!
0:45:18 > 0:45:20I don't know what you do.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21PLAYS NOTE
0:45:21 > 0:45:25- Excellent!- You can frighten dogs for three miles with that!
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- We'll have the mouth organ and car. - Right.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- How about £12 for those, sir? - How about a tenner?
0:45:31 > 0:45:33What do you think?
0:45:34 > 0:45:37Yes, I think so. Thank you very much.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40You got pole position, there!
0:45:40 > 0:45:44You're getting too close for comfort now!
0:45:44 > 0:45:48It's time to see how much I can get for Danny's restored bike.
0:45:48 > 0:45:52- Annette, you know that push-bike that Danny did up?- I do.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55I've had a few people asking about it. So I've had a brainwave.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- Because there's a bit of interest, we can put it in the auction.- Go for it!
0:45:59 > 0:46:04- Go for it.- Listen up. I'm going to auction off a push-bike.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09If anybody's interested in a push-bike refurbished by Danny, our DIY man,
0:46:09 > 0:46:11put your hands up now.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Who's going to start me at a pound?
0:46:14 > 0:46:19£1 now. Two. Five. Who's seven pounds?
0:46:19 > 0:46:22Seven. Nine? Nine pounds over there.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Who's got a tenner for it? A tenner there. Anyone got 12?
0:46:25 > 0:46:3012 with this young lady here. £14, anyone? 14.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34How about 16? 16 - your age. 18. I got you then, didn't I?
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Who's got 20 quid?
0:46:36 > 0:46:39No? You can't. Who's got £20? Come on.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42£20 over there. The lady at the back.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Can we go 25? Who's going to go 25? This young lady.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Can we round it up to £30, my age.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50£30, please?
0:46:50 > 0:46:54£30, the young lady in the middle. How lovely.
0:46:54 > 0:47:0021, she is. Anyone want to beat £30? How about 35? 35 for that young lady.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Shall we go to £40?
0:47:02 > 0:47:03£40.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- £40? Cheap, innit, Paul? - Sounds cheap to me.
0:47:07 > 0:47:1035 over there. Anyone want to beat 35?
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Going once.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Going twice. Sold to the young lady on the fence!
0:47:19 > 0:47:23That's £35 going into our kitty.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26Listen, all this stuff's got to be sold.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Fill your boxes and keep giving us money for a really good cause.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32Let's get spending, guys. Thank you, Danny! Good man.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36Plus your auctioneering skills. Thank you for that.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38All I need is a gavel now!
0:47:39 > 0:47:42Well done, Mark. A great result with the push-bike.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44Not bad auctioneering skills, either.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49Thanks, Paul. Danny took that neglected bike and turned it into a cash magnet.
0:47:49 > 0:47:55Time is running out fast. It's hard to tell how close we are to reaching our £600 target.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58But to help Annette realise her dreams of a holiday in Budapest,
0:47:58 > 0:48:01we're giving it one last push.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Everything must go, so let's bang out some bargains!
0:48:04 > 0:48:07That's for you. Six quid the lot. OK?
0:48:07 > 0:48:12Three quid for them two. I'll keep the other two and you can take what you like.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14- OK.- Have you got any money left?- No.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Perfect.
0:48:16 > 0:48:22I may have a buyer for our Wedgwood plates, and being collectors' items in their boxes, I have high hopes.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26- How about 60 quid?- Can we have the Simpsons' tree house in with it?
0:48:26 > 0:48:27- Yes.- Yes, you can.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31That's £60 the lot. An absolute bargain.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33- Is that OK with you?- Lovely.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38Wa-hey! What a result! £60. This ain't over till it's over, Mark!
0:48:38 > 0:48:40Buy, buy, buy. Spend, spend, spend.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Real antiques down this side.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Have you bought enough? No.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46A pound a box for books.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49Come on, get handfuls. Handfuls of stuff.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51We're selling it all. Get stuck in.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55Who do you know needs a bit of moral education?
0:48:57 > 0:49:01There's a few of us. Not all of them, by all means!
0:49:01 > 0:49:02I think you could say so!
0:49:03 > 0:49:08Anyone interested in shoes? Mark's shoes. A pair of Mark's shoes! Anybody?
0:49:08 > 0:49:10Anyone got a pound for this old bag?
0:49:10 > 0:49:13- A pound for this old bag.- Come here.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Take this off him, Mark.
0:49:15 > 0:49:20Do you remember Tommy Cooper? What did he do? "Just like that!"
0:49:20 > 0:49:22- Just like that.- Just like that.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24- Just like that.- Just like that.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Give him another cabbage! This is magic.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Three quid for the lot. How's that?
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Tommy would be proud.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Say what you like about my technique, Mark.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41It's certainly working.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45As well as selling on stalls, we advertised some electrical items to sell online,
0:49:45 > 0:49:48including a video camera and DVD player.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51The internet is great to sell electrical items,
0:49:51 > 0:49:55but the description of each item must be accurate.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Annette, on the day of the clear-out and getting rid of your clutter,
0:49:59 > 0:50:04our team took some of your items and put them on the world wide web
0:50:04 > 0:50:06to maximise the profit.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08Paul, how did your team get on?
0:50:08 > 0:50:10I have our results fresh in in this envelope.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Paul and Louise, that's our team,
0:50:12 > 0:50:16- we made £30 from internet sales. - Wow!
0:50:16 > 0:50:18My age exactly.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22And, "Mark and Annette, you are cordially invited for an evening out..."
0:50:22 > 0:50:29No, sorry. Mark and Annette made Paul's age! £64 from internet sales.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31We're winning, then!
0:50:31 > 0:50:35Back to the stalls. It will be the final push that will determine if we can beat you, Mark.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39Just get your wallet out!
0:50:39 > 0:50:41A pound. How does that sound?
0:50:41 > 0:50:44It's Bart Simpson. It's well cool, that!
0:50:44 > 0:50:49- No?- We'll have it for Jake. - Have it for somebody. That's a pound. Thank you.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Spend, spend, spend, spend, spend!
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Thank you very much, wonderful lady.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Have you got any money left?
0:50:57 > 0:51:00There has to be a shirt that will go with that jacket.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01Anyone got any money left?
0:51:01 > 0:51:04There's a lot of no's!
0:51:04 > 0:51:08It looks like we've managed to pretty much empty everyone's wallets!
0:51:08 > 0:51:14But there's still a few items to get rid of. There must be a few pounds out there somewhere!
0:51:14 > 0:51:18Just give us the lot. Give us the lot.
0:51:18 > 0:51:25I've still got those late 19th-century theatre prints. Surely someone will have them?
0:51:25 > 0:51:29- I've got a tenner.- You have a tenner? I think you can have them.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32Rather than see them go somewhere else. It all adds up.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Another £10 and that's the end of the house sale.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40The question is, will we have made our £600 target?
0:51:40 > 0:51:46With the crowds gone and the leftover items waiting to be donated to charity shops,
0:51:46 > 0:51:50it only remains for us to look at the house now it's been decluttered.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Most importantly, the Art Deco front room which was a dumping ground
0:51:54 > 0:51:57for all of Annette's nick-nacks.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- It looks like a different room, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- We haven't gone next door by mistake? - No! No, no.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08- Remind what was it like beforehand? - It was just so cluttered
0:52:08 > 0:52:12that you couldn't appreciate the bits you wanted to appreciate.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Now it's spacious and relaxed and you can enjoy what's here.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Do you miss the piles of stuff on the floor?
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Like a hole in the head!
0:52:21 > 0:52:24What I really like about it now is all your nice bits
0:52:24 > 0:52:27can be seen and appreciated. Like these chairs.
0:52:27 > 0:52:32They really are stunning. They're a feature, whereas before, they were smothered in stuff.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Absolutely. Now I can make use of them and enjoy them.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37What's your favourite bits, then?
0:52:37 > 0:52:43I think the overall effect of being de-cluttered and having the space to enjoy it all
0:52:43 > 0:52:46and use it as a proper sitting room. It's great.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- It's relaxing. It's got a nice feel to it.- Absolutely.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52It's been a busy old day. We've worked hard.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- I'm very tired!- You and me both!
0:52:54 > 0:52:57But I think they've been generous.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Shall we go and find out how much money we've made?
0:53:00 > 0:53:02And see if we've beaten Paul and Louise.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04We've got to find out that one!
0:53:04 > 0:53:06- Let's hope so.- Thank you.
0:53:06 > 0:53:12That's an amazing transformation and really shows off the lovely Art Deco objects and furniture.
0:53:12 > 0:53:16It's gone from mounds of mess to period success!
0:53:16 > 0:53:20I couldn't be more pleased that she's got her home back again.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25Annette was hoping to make a grand total of £600 in today's sale,
0:53:25 > 0:53:31to be split between her Budapest holiday and the local hospice which looked after her late husband, Bill.
0:53:31 > 0:53:36So, it's the big moment. Time to reveal how much money we've made for Annette
0:53:36 > 0:53:40and who is today's Trash to Cash king!
0:53:44 > 0:53:48- Don't know about you, but I'm shattered!- It's been hard work.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- It's been hard. Have you enjoyed it? - It's been great fun.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54You were busy, but I think we've done very well.
0:53:54 > 0:53:58- I'm not so sure.- There were some generous people. South London!
0:53:58 > 0:54:03It's the moment of truth now. We need to find out how much we've raised.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05How do you reckon you've done, Mark?
0:54:05 > 0:54:07- Mine's heavier than yours!- Right.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10Let's reveal it. After three. One, two, three!
0:54:12 > 0:54:14ALL CHEER
0:54:14 > 0:54:16That's amazing, isn't it?
0:54:16 > 0:54:18That's fantastic. You won on the day.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21But we're all winners here. We've made a grand total of...
0:54:21 > 0:54:25£1,418.97 pence!
0:54:25 > 0:54:28- Excellent!- Astounding, isn't it? - What do you make of that?
0:54:28 > 0:54:32It's so much more than I'd hoped to raise. It's magic.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36- I'm thrilled.- So that means for your trip to Budapest
0:54:36 > 0:54:39you get £709.48.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Sounds like a five-star holiday to me!
0:54:42 > 0:54:44- With some company!- Yeah, we'll come!
0:54:44 > 0:54:49And your charity, which is great, gets £709.49.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51St Raphael's Hospice will be thrilled with that!
0:54:51 > 0:54:55- Brilliant.- Fantastic.- I'm so pleased. - Happy?- Absolutely.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59- Put the kettle on, then. - Thought you'd never ask!
0:55:03 > 0:55:08A few weeks later, Annette is reflecting on what her clutter-free home means to her.
0:55:08 > 0:55:13The Trash to Cash process has affected me in ways I didn't predict or expect.
0:55:13 > 0:55:18When Bill's office and play room became a guest room,
0:55:18 > 0:55:22I couldn't understand why I was so emotional to start with.
0:55:22 > 0:55:27What I realised was it was a symbol of life coming back into the house again.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30That's really exactly what's happened.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33With the whole de-cluttering process,
0:55:33 > 0:55:40it's brought life back into the house again. It's been a profoundly affecting experience.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43And moving on isn't the only reward.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46As soon as I realised I'd raised enough money to go on a trip,
0:55:46 > 0:55:50I've got some guide books and I've been poring over them.
0:55:50 > 0:55:56Because I've raised so much more money than I expected, I'm still going to Budapest on my own
0:55:56 > 0:56:02for a long weekend, but I'm going to treat Louise to a long weekend in Prague as well.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11There you are. That's how you turn trash into cash!
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Not only have we made loads of money for Annette and the charity,
0:56:14 > 0:56:17but we've got rid of all her clutter.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19If you want to know how to turn your trash into cash,
0:56:19 > 0:56:21come and join us next time!
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