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Welcome to Reading, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
home of the world's oldest pop Festival, | 0:00:03 | 0:00:05 | |
and the birthplace of Liz Taylor, but I'm not here to namedrop, | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
I'm here to turn trash into cash. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
Ah, but that's not all, we are going to rescue this | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
family from the grip of a mountain of clutter. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
-Are you ready for this, Franksie? -Ready? I was born ready, Mr Hayes. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
Right, before we do anything else, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:37 | |
we need to see how bad the clutter problem is. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
That room serves no purpose. It's just full up. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
Now, this should be a living room, a grown-up room, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
but guess what, it is full of toys and clutter | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
the hallway is chock-a-block. All this trash can be turned into cash. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:54 | |
Now I am wondering if upstairs is as bad, as well. I bet it is. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:58 | |
Mark, I think you would win that bet. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
It looks like a clutter bomb has gone off up here. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
We've got a room full of toys. Lots of the same toys, as well. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
That's bizarre. Here, we've got Mum's room. It's crammed with clutter. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
There is loads of things in there, | 0:01:10 | 0:01:11 | |
so I think we have got a massive job to de-clutter this house, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
but, potentially, we have lots of saleable items. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
The problem with this house is it's all kids, kids, kids. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
There is no room for grown-ups, and out in the garden it's the same story. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:28 | |
So, what I want to know is, who lives in a place like this? | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
Well, today's de-cluttering SOS has been sent by care assistant Linda Clark. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:37 | |
She lives in this three bed semi with her two youngest children, | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
11-year-old Thomas and two-year-old Francesca. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
I'm a real hoarder. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:45 | |
Anything I've got I have to keep because I need it at some point. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
So, enough is enough, it has got to go. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
With two kids and another one on the way I need to make some space. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
With the new baby due in a few months, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
space is going to be essential for Linda. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
So, clearing out this house is an important job, but it won't be easy. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
Not easy? That is the understatement of the year. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:10 | |
Clearing out all this clutter and creating enough space for Linda | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
and her young family, though, is only half of our job today, | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
because she was also hoping that we can help to raise some | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
cash from her mountains of trash. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
If we could make 350 quid from all my clutter | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
I would love to go on a spa day because I have got two kids, I work, | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
me-time is at a premium, so it would be lovely. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
Linda plans on treating both her best friends, | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
and Catherine, her eldest daughter, for a girly day out. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
Just what a pregnant mum of three needs. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
So, we've got two big jobs today. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
First we need to clear out all the clutter, | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
to create some much-needed space in this house, and second we have to raise | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
hundreds of pounds by selling as much unwanted and recyclable clutter as possible. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:55 | |
We've definitely got our hands full today, but the good news is that Linda's | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
best friend Tracey has popped round to give us a hand. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
We're going to split into two teams to see who can raise the most money | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
for Linda, but she has to agree to the all-important Trash To Cash deal. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:12 | |
Let's not beat around the bush, we've got a serious amount of work | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
to do today, if we wanted to de-clutter this house. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-Are you up for that? -I am up for that. But, first things first, we need to sort out teams. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
If it's all right with you, me Tracey are going to make a start. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
See you later. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
-Now, you're pregnant, a baby on the way. -Yes. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-You have got a house full of clutter. -I've definitely got that. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-You need some room for the baby and you could do with some cash, right? -That's true. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
So, here's the deal. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:37 | |
-You want to raise £350 so you can go on a spa day, yeah? -Yes. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
We will help you, using our expertise | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
and selling skills to raise that money for you, but we want you | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
to raise the same amount of money again for a good course of your choice. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
-Do you agree to that? -I agree to that. -That means we have to make £700. -OK, we can do it. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:57 | |
OK, now if you choose items to get rid of, all of those have to go. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
We have to have a major clear out. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
-If they don't sell, we're giving them to charity, you agree? -I agree. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:08 | |
Let's go make some money, quick. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
So, let's get on, we need to clear out all the clutter | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
and create some much-needed space in the house. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
And, more importantly, we are looking to turn it into an incredible £700. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
Not bad for stuff just lying around in the house. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
We'll be selling Linda's junk and jumble to local shops, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
dealers, and on the Internet. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:29 | |
But most of it will be sold on at a grand house sale. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
We've also got our handyman Danny Wood, who will renovate anything we throw his way, | 0:04:35 | 0:04:40 | |
to make some star items we can sell off in an auction at the house sale. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:45 | |
But first, it is time to clear out this house | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
and see who can make the most money for Linda and her good cause. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
-Now then, Tracey, are you up for the challenge? -I am, yes. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
-Are you and Linda quite competitive? -We are. -Fantastic. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
Right, when I was in here, earlier on, and is there a challenge | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
here to get as many things in such a small space as possible? | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
-Yes, and I think Linda's got it. -Right, well, we've got a lot of books, | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
books and DVDs and videos are always sellable items. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
These are perfect for our house sale. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
But, what's more important, what I really like, are these to pine units. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-Now, do you think that Linda is attached to these? -No, get rid of them. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
These are pine, and pine is extremely popular. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
It's the most popular wood here in Britain. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
It's what we grow the most of. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
And the reason being it only takes 50 years to come to fruition. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
But, we still import 85% of all the wood that we use in the British Isles, | 0:05:30 | 0:05:36 | |
so we need to recycle as much as possible. Now this could be broken down, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
made into different types of furniture, we can always use it. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
But we need to get it sold. I think we could get, maybe, £50 or £60 for those two. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
-Does that sound all right to you? -That sounds brilliant. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
First things first, let's get them empty, and to their best state that we can do and then get them sold. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
All right, you start on this one. I'll have a look at this one. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
Well, credit where it's due. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
It's not a bad start, but this house is packed with re-saleable items, | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
and whilst he and Tracey are busy clearing out the hallway, | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
Linda and I have headed to what was once rumoured to be a dining room. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | |
-You have lived in this house seven years. -I have. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
-How many times have you had dinner in here? -Once, two years ago. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
So, what's going on? | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
My son, you know, he needs the space for himself, | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
and he has claimed this space for himself. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
Oh, I see. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
Your son has got this picture, there, he has got this pram, | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
I suppose that's down to him, as well. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
-Definitely. -And these boxes, I suppose he brought them in. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
-Yes. -And the bin, and the chair. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:35 | |
I don't know many 11-year-old boys who would find | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
any of that at all interesting. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:39 | |
OK, I will take the blame, slightly. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
-There is lots of toys here, admittedly. -Admittedly. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
-But this room is not being used to the best of its ability is, is it? -No. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
Where do you want to go with this room? | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
It would be nice if it was a room for my son, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
as a chill-out-room-cum-playroom. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
You know, as I'm moving in from the big room to the small room, it would be nice. | 0:06:54 | 0:07:00 | |
We can deal with all this clutter, and we can transform this room, | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
and make a bit of cash. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
But the main thing I want to talk about is cash. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
Now, come in here because I have seen things that will make cash. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-I can see four TVs. How many TVs can you watch at once in the same room? -Two. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:16 | |
On your bike. You have got one lovely telly, there. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
You've got one, two, three portable TVs. And what is all this? | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
I've never seen so many electrical items in a row. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
What can we get rid of, of all this? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-Well, the TVs can go. -Keep the big one, obviously. -Yeah. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-I've got, obviously, two DVD players, down there. -Right, OK. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
-So, I don't need the DVD recorder. -Why would you want two? Do they both work? | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
Yes, they do. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:38 | |
Every year, in the UK, we throw away six million tonnes of electrical goods. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
And most of them either work, or could be mended. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
And, all it is, is people moving onto the next generation, | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
and moving on, and discarding stuff, when there's no need. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:53 | |
Now, all this stuff does and can be sold. Right? | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
So there's no reason to throw it away. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
It just goes in the landfill, it doesn't breakdown, | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
-so, this little lot, here, is worth a minimum 50 quid. -Uh-huh. -Indefinitely. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
Now, if there was a £50 note on the floor you would pick it up, wouldn't you? | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
Yeah. Nice work! | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
There's always money to be made from reselling second-hand electrical goods. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
Well, you're up against the A-team today. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
We'll see about that, cos it's time to start selling. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
Tracey and I have cleared out the hall way | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
and the dealer has arrived to take a look at the pine cabinets, | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
that I think are worth between £50 and £60. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
Hello, Howard. Very pleased to meet you. My name's Paul. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
-Hello, good morning. -Hello, Tracey. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:32 | |
And here are the two fantastic cabinets, now look at these. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
Wonderful, aren't they? Nice condition. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
Pine corner cabinets. Slim book case, one drawer. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
Look like '90s waxed pine. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
-You know a bit about these, don't you, Tracey? -Yeah, they have been in Linda's house for about ten years, | 0:08:44 | 0:08:49 | |
so we just want to make more space in the hallway, ready for her. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-What sort of money we're after for them? -Well, we were looking for about £100. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
Ah! This is looking promising. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:58 | |
Tracey has gone in high, and I think we could be onto a winner here. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
I wonder how the opposition are getting on? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
Linda and I have jumped into the Trash To Cash van, | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
and are on our way to a shop to try and sell some electrical goods. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
-Have you tried to have a clear out before? -Now and again. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
Open the shed door, look at it, and think "Hmmm! Too much like hard work." | 0:09:15 | 0:09:20 | |
How important is it to you, now, with the baby on the way, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
to get all the stuff cleared? | 0:09:24 | 0:09:25 | |
Well, the clutter is taking over the house, so it is very important | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
because I am going, "Where am I going to put the baby?" | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
Right, we're going to see this man. He wants to buy your electrical | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
goods, so, keep in mind, patience is a virtue, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
don't jump in with the price too soon, let him do all the talking. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-Are you ready to give it a go? -Definitely, let's give it a go. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
Now, as well as three portable TVs, and a DVD recorder and player, | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
we've also found a surround sound system | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
and we are aiming to get at least 50 quid for the lot. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
I hope Linda can take control of this deal and make some good money. | 0:09:56 | 0:10:00 | |
Now, what do you think of this little pile? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
-Obviously, they are getting on a bit. -I know how they feel. -Yeah. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
Probably as old as me. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:09 | |
This home cinema sound, that looks quite an attractive piece. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:16 | |
And there's a DVD recorder, which also could be well worth something. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:23 | |
But they don't carry a great deal of value. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
But we do get some demand for that. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
Is it something you'd be interested in buying, perhaps? | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
I certainly would be, yes. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
Obviously, I cannot offer you a great deal. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
But I'm sure we can work something out. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
Well, so far, Linda has taken my advice very literally | 0:10:39 | 0:10:44 | |
and has barely said a word. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:45 | |
She will need to start talking soon if she wants to achieve her target. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
-Well, Linda, it's over to you, girl. -I was thinking, possibly, about £90. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:55 | |
That's a bit high, Linda. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:56 | |
Well, what were you thinking? Come on, you're the man in the know. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
Let's say £45, how is that? | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
Make it a round 50, go on. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:04 | |
-OK, 50. -Lovely, thank you very much. -Thank you so much. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
So, not only has she cleared out a big space in her living room, | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
she has banked herself £50, as well. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
A great start. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
The pressure is now on Tracey to haggle away into getting | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
rid of those pine cabinets. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-Well, to me, at the moment, they are worth, like, £45, £50. -For each? | 0:11:23 | 0:11:29 | |
No, that's for the pair. I wish it could be. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
If they were oak, it would be each. But, is that? | 0:11:31 | 0:11:35 | |
Now, that's a bit too low. What about somewhere in between? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
-£70 for the pair? -I think we could take 70. -Think so? -Yeah? | 0:11:38 | 0:11:45 | |
Is that all right? Thank you very much. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
Well, starting high really paid off, and £70 is a real result. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
I think Paul's tip really helped. He told me to start high, which I did at £100, | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
and then I had a figure in mind, which I actually got in the end, | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
so it was great, so Paul's tip really did work. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
So, we've recycled the pine cabinets to a new owner. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:07 | |
Whilst we've all been busy selling, inside the house | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
the Trash To Cash Clutter-Busters have been doing their thing. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
The hallway was so full you could barely get into the door, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:18 | |
but already it's a junk free zone, | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
and the clear out of the dining room is well underway. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
Remember, it is being transformed into a playroom for Thomas. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
And we'll see how it turns out later on. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
But as we're making good progress, I think | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
we could do with a well-deserved cuppa. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
So, Linda, how does it actually feel, now to have your house cleared | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
out and start to see your rooms for a change? | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
Fabulous. The kids are going to love it. Absolutely love it. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
So, do you think it is going to have a big impact on the family, | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
especially this one? | 0:12:47 | 0:12:48 | |
-Yes, definitely. -Boy or a girl? -I have no idea. Too early to tell. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:53 | |
Do you think the kids are going to feel happier in an emptier, tidier house? | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
I hope so. I hope that Thomas, you know, he's got his places for things, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:02 | |
and I hope that, you know, he's going to thoroughly enjoy it. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:05 | |
I mean, yeah, there was quite a lot of clutter. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
What are you going to do with the money? Who's going to get this money you're raising? | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
Well, I was thinking about it, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:11 | |
and there is a local pre-school in the area. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
-Yeah. -That all the kids around here, community-wise, go to. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:20 | |
And they want to do a sensory room for children with ASD, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
special needs, and as Thomas has ASD I know what that feels like. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:30 | |
Now, talking about spending money, what are you going to spend your money on, then? | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
You're going to a spa, is that right? | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
Yeah, I thought I would take Tracey, myself, | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
and my eldest daughter to a spa for the day. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
Is there any room for a tall good-looking man to come with you? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
Yeah, you can come. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
-I'll drink to that, cheers. -Cheers. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
Well, Linda may be looking forward to getting the money, but there's a long | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
way to go before we find enough stuff to sell to reach our £700 target. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
There is good news, though, | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
Because there's plenty of toys in the lounge that Linda wants to get | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
rid of, including these electrical games, which should sell for £10 each at the house sale. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:06 | |
By law, electricals don't have to be checked if sold privately, but you should never sell something | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
if you have concerns about it. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
Those games are a good spot, | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
but Tracey and I are looking at some retro plates | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
that could really moooove off our stall at the house sale. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-Now, then, these are quite nice. These are very psychedelic, very '60s, aren't they? -They are, yes. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
Now, that's where the market is at the moment. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
So, if you grab that one, there. Lets just have a look. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
Well, these are really retro, or kitsch, | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
as the modern term tends to be. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
Kitsch is anything that's, not naff, it translates in German as trash. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
So, it's junky things that you'll find in your kitchen. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
-It's very apt today. -It is, isn't it? -So we will turn some trash into cash, with luck. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
But, 1960s psychedelia, you've got these very stylised bulls. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
They are all different, I mean, look at that, aren't they fantastic? | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
-Great. -I like those. These are ironstone pottery. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
And this is a range that is called Beefeater. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
They are steak plates at the end of the day, aren't they? Well, you know what? | 0:14:57 | 0:15:00 | |
For years these were forgotten about, really, | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
they were just quite modern, but now they have done the full circle. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
The retro look is very much in. So these need to be recycled. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
And a little tip here, actually, anything that's ceramic will always remain in this state. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:14 | |
What happens when the pottery gets fired at very high temperature, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
it produces this lovely strong quality, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
and that can never be reproduced. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:22 | |
So if this break or damages in any way, that's it, the item's gone. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
These are nice condition, very saleable, | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
do you think it's all right to let them go? Does Linda use them? | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
No, she doesn't. They are just stuck in the cupboard. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
Well I think they are perfect for the house sale. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
-I mean, there's six of those, if we said £20? -Yeah, that sounds great. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
-That sound all right? -That sounds brilliant. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-Let's hope the stakes aren't too high! -No. -Ha-ha. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
I need to get some fresh jokes, don't I? | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
Right, what else have we got up here? | 0:15:48 | 0:15:49 | |
I've been telling you to get fresh jokes for years, Paul. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
We're making good progress towards our target, | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
but don't forget, we're not just here to make money. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
Linda also called us in to transform the dumping ground that her home has become. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:04 | |
Our team of Clutter-Busters have already freed the hall from a jail of junk. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:08 | |
Thomas's new playroom was a clutter-fest. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
So, what does it look like now? | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
-Tell me what you remember about this room. -The amount of clutter. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
No floorspace, no nothing. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
I had the computer, on a table that you couldn't see, a unit, | 0:16:21 | 0:16:26 | |
a pushchair. Clutter. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
Lots and lots of clutter. And what would you like it to be now? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:34 | |
A space for Thomas. Bright, airy, that would be nice. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:41 | |
-Are you ready to have a look? -Go on then. -Open your eyes. -Oh, wow. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
He is just going to love that. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
I really, really, like it. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
The TV is still there, we've got the computer, | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
you got that nice little sofa, there. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
-And a new mat. FLOOR! -Hello, floor. Meet Linda. -Even more stuff. | 0:16:55 | 0:17:00 | |
-Nothing was in that! -Storage, storage, storage. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
A really cool, funky, safe place. This room can now be used. How do you feel? | 0:17:06 | 0:17:12 | |
Amazed that I've got this room, look. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
At this stage I normally get a kiss or a cuddle. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
-Thank you. Thank you, all of you. -It looks brilliant, doesn't it? -It does. -Pleased? -Very. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:24 | |
Well, I think that's a definite seal of approval, don't you? | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
I certainly do. The room looks fantastic. Not only can you see the floor, | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
this room is now a great space for Thomas to play in. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
This is a good start to rescuing Linda's house from all her junk, | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
and giving her the space she needs to raise her young family. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
That junk has started to turn into money, already. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
We've made a sale each up to now. So, what are the totals so far? | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
Well, I doubt Linda will be pining for those pine cabinets | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
when she knows we sold them for £70. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
That's good going, Paul. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
But we're only 20 quid behind you after selling those electrical goods, | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
and with more rooms to explore there is very little in it, really. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:11 | |
We're in Berkshire today going through Linda Clark's family home, | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
turning trash into cash, helping her reclaim her home, | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
and making an impressive £700 from her mountains of mess. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:27 | |
Well, Linda, there is some good news and some bad news. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
The bad news is that Tracey and Mr Hayes are well ahead of us, | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
but the good news is you've got loads more stuff to go through, haven't you? | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
So, come, let's have a little look. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
Just got to fight my way through, Linda. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
-Right, can this table actually go or not? -It can. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
That is really good news. It is made of teak, and every year we actually dump, in the UK, | 0:18:48 | 0:18:55 | |
420,000 tonnes of timber. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
-What do you think of that? -Expensive. -Frightening. What a waste of timber. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
Now, I can see it's a little bit wibbly-wobbly. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
I've got a tooth like that. But, Danny could actually restore this, | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
and make it quite a saleable item. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:11 | |
Now, let's get round there and have a look in that shed. Cos, earlier on, | 0:19:11 | 0:19:16 | |
I found something rather exciting in here. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
If I don't die in the avalanche, | 0:19:20 | 0:19:22 | |
can this be sold? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
It can. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:28 | |
Right, marble, mainly mined in northern Italy. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
Mining marble is not very good for the environment. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
They use lots of big industrial machines, | 0:19:36 | 0:19:37 | |
throw out loads of pollution, so rather than dumping this, | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
this can be recycled and resold. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:42 | |
All these veins are just faults like different clays or oxides, | 0:19:42 | 0:19:47 | |
which are in the actual marble, itself. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
Marble has been used since Roman times. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
So this is still fashionable today. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
A smashing thing and it's worth the best part of hundred pounds. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
So, 40 quid for that. Best part of £100 for that. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
We are so ahead of Paul Hayes. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
And I can hear him rustling around in that shed. Come on. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
-Want some water? So ahead of us. -On your way. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:07 | |
I don't think so, mate. I don't think so. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
You should have got in this shed first. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
Right. Videos. Aren't they strange things to see, nowadays? | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
-There's loads and loads of them. Who collected all these? -Linda. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
There must be a good, well, there's three big boxes, | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
so maybe 50 or 60 videos. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
What's fascinating in here is the amount of prams and deckchairs | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
and highchairs. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:26 | |
Look at this stuff here. All this baby stuff. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
-Now, can a lot of this go? -Yes. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:30 | |
Right, now, predominantly, these are made from plastic. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
And plastic is responsible for about 11% of all household waste here in the UK. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:39 | |
-But it is 100% recyclable. -Yeah. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
The best way to recycle is to find a new buyer, all right? | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
Cos not only have you got plastics here, you've got metals, fabrics. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
I think that, with a clean, I hope these guys will be quite saleable items. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
So that must be, what, five or 10 quid, all day long, easy, easy. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:57 | |
And you've got loads of stuff here. We found some old bits of wood. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
Now, this is a nice old cabinet of some sort. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
But I look at this, really as a project, as a bit of an adventure. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
Now, you may have noticed, we have our fabulous handyman, Danny, here today. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
And he can make anything. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:12 | |
This, I think, could give us an edge on that Mark Franks, cos we've got some videos, | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
we've got loads of good, really sellable baby stuff. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:19 | |
And, we've got a project for Danny, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:20 | |
and who knows what he'll make out of these, all right? | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
Well, we're not going to have to wait long to find out what Danny is going to do the Cabinet. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:28 | |
There's a matching cabinet in the shed, a flatpack shelving unit, and a small cupboard. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
And Danny has decided to make a children's bedroom set. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
If you want to breathe new life into unused flatpack furniture, | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
here's how you do it. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
First, sand down the cabinets, | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
fix a new back to the cupboard, and assemble the flat packed shelves. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:49 | |
Next, give them two coats of white water-based wood paint emulsion. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
Finally, add some stickers to make them perfect for a child's bedroom. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
And what were unused and unloved pieces of furniture have been | 0:21:59 | 0:22:04 | |
revitalised into a very saleable children's bedroom set. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
I think Danny has done a brilliant job with the shelving, and the | 0:22:08 | 0:22:12 | |
chest of drawers, he's done a really good job with sticky labels | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
on there, it really brightens them up, and I think they'll sell well. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
Well, you may be pleased with your children's furniture, | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
but you wait and see what he has done to my garden table. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
And if you've got a similar table you need refurbishing, | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
here's how you do it. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
Firstly, fix any broken or loose pieces, | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
so the table is solid and stable. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
Next, sand the table and chairs, | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
and brush off any dust and dirt, and prepare them for varnishing. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:43 | |
The finishing touch is a coat of clear exterior wood varnish. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
And thanks to a few simple steps, a tired and unloved garden table | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
has been repaired, refurbished, and is now ready to be resold. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:56 | |
I think that's a winning item. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:57 | |
And now we've both got some star furniture to sell | 0:22:57 | 0:23:02 | |
at a grand auction during the house sale. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
But I'm not hanging around until then to make some money, | 0:23:04 | 0:23:07 | |
so Tracey and I have a buyer for all our baby items, and she's on her way to the house. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:12 | |
It's a local midwife that Linda knows. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
Before she arrives I want to make sure that Tracey will get | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
the best possible price for our baby items. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
-Look at this! Isn't that fantastic? -It's looking good now. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
-It looks like a big posh pram shop. -It does, doesn't it? | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
That's going to help when we sell these items. Look at it, it's fantastic. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
Of course, with it being, sort of, baby things, | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
I feel like you should really be the main selling driver, | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
so when this woman arrives, or this lady arrives, have a | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
little chat about all that, a shared interest, put the lady at ease. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:42 | |
She wants to buy the items. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:44 | |
-You want to sell the items, and want as much as we can. So are you up for that? -I am up for it. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:49 | |
-Lots of smiles, lots of enthusiasm, a nice chat can work wonders. -OK. -All right. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
We are hoping to get around £30-£40 for our items, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
including a couple of car seats. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
If you're thinking of buying second-hand car seats, always make sure that you can verify the age | 0:23:58 | 0:24:03 | |
and crash history of the seat, and that it's got all its original | 0:24:03 | 0:24:07 | |
parts, and everything it takes to meet current regulations. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:10 | |
-Pleased to meet you. I'm Paul. -Hello, how'd you do? | 0:24:11 | 0:24:13 | |
-And this is Tracey. -Hello. -Hello, good to meet you. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
And this is our emporium. Step right in, madam. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
-Is it OK to have a look at some of the things? -Of course it is, yes. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
-What sort of things are you looking for? -I'm looking for some double buggies, | 0:24:22 | 0:24:25 | |
for the people in the antenatal classes I teach, and anything else that is suitable for twins, really. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:31 | |
-Because you know how hard it is. -It is, yeah. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
We have plenty of car seats, as well, for them. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:35 | |
Are these quite easy to use? Do you have a favourite one amongst them? | 0:24:35 | 0:24:40 | |
The one with the hood is the one I favour most. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:42 | |
-Just to protect the baby from the sun. -From the sun and wind. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
-Yeah. -So that's good. -That's helpful. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:47 | |
And with the single buggies with the hood and umbrella, | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
so you've got protection from the rain and sun, | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
-as well, with the umbrella. Which you can move around. -That sounds really good. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
And which is the twin buggy which is the lightest weight? | 0:24:56 | 0:25:01 | |
The blue one at the back is the lightest one. And that folds quite flat. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
And will it go through an ordinary double glazed door? | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
Most doors it goes through, cos they adapt to them, now. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
Yes, cos that's some of the difficulty you can have with things. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
Tracey has followed my advice, | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
and we've built up a good rapport with Penny. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:16 | |
Now it's time to get down to business. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
Well, that's enough chit chat from you two. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
And now, Penny, it seems like you want to buy these items. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
-Yes, I certainly do. -We certainly want to sell them. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
So, really it's down to the two of you to create a price. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
Well, have you got an idea of how much you would like for them? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
Well, I was looking for about five pound a piece. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
-I think that's about £60, then, isn't it? -It is, yes. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
Well, I only came with £30 in cash today | 0:25:41 | 0:25:42 | |
because I wasn't expecting you to have so much good stuff. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
OK, well we do take a cheque. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:47 | |
So, would you come down just a little bit, then? | 0:25:47 | 0:25:49 | |
Because you are at 60 and I am 30. Can we meet somewhere? | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
Well, let's round it off to maybe £50. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
£50 and I'll send you a cheque afterwards, give you the cash today? | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
-That's great. -That's lovely. -Thank you very much. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
-That sounds like a real deal to me. -Thank you very much, that's great. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
After a bit of friendly chat when Penny arrived, | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
it means we've got £50 to add to our total, and more importantly, it means gone are | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
the days of pushchairs in the dining room and car seats in the shed. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
This family home is getting back on track. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
I think the tip that Paul gave me helped today. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
He told us to get chatting to Penny | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
and I think that seemed to give a good connection between us. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
And, with that, she managed to buy for a very good price the prams | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
and the car seats. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
So they are sold and I'm glad they are gone. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
That's another £50 in the bank. What does that do to the scores? | 0:26:35 | 0:26:41 | |
Well, add that to the £70 we made earlier on our pine cabinet, | 0:26:41 | 0:26:45 | |
and we've extended our total to £120. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
We may have only sold our electrical items for £50 so far, but you | 0:26:49 | 0:26:52 | |
should know me long enough to realise that I won't give up without a fight. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:57 | |
And remember, we still have two very saleable outdoor tables, | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
so, the battle isn't over yet. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
-Now, Mr Hayes is actually getting ahead of us, and I can't have that. -No. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:13 | |
-We need to find some stuff because we need to beat him, all right? -OK. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:17 | |
-Now, this room is full of toys. Who owns this? -This is Thomas's room. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:22 | |
-Well, Thomas likes a dinosaur, does he? -A dinosaur or two. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
Not two. Perhaps 32, or perhaps 62, or 152. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:32 | |
-Can we get rid of some of this stuff? -Yes, they can go. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
Is he going to be cool with this? Is he going to be OK about this? | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
He's fine, yes. He knows he can't hold onto them any longer. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
Right, OK, let's have a little rummage round and see what we've actually got. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
Oh, PlayStation one. You've got two of them, why is that? | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
-Cos, one's old, one's new. -Now, have you got any other PlayStation bits? | 0:27:50 | 0:27:54 | |
-I have got games and I have another PS2 down there. -A PS2. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:59 | |
PS2. They were popular too. They've been superseded, though. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:04 | |
These came out in the year 2,000. Hugely popular. And what's that? | 0:28:04 | 0:28:08 | |
-Another one. -Another one. -Oh, a matching pair. -It is a matching pair. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:11 | |
One word. Why? Why have you got two? | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
-One was Catherine's, and one was Thomas's. -They had to have one each? Wow. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:18 | |
On average, every house in Great Britain, and you beat this fact, | 0:28:18 | 0:28:22 | |
has three console games. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
You have four in this room alone. I bet you've got more, as well. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
-I have. -Can these will be sold? -These can be sold. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
-What about these games? Are they played, or can they go? -They can go. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
With this little lot, worth about 80 quid, I think we're catching up with Tracey and Mr Hayes. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:39 | |
-Shall we go in the loft? -Best offer I've had all day. -Come on, darling. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
I think those consoles will sell best on the Internet, | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
so we'll see how much we get for them later on. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:49 | |
Well, you and Linda might think you're onto a winner, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:51 | |
but it's not the only treasure trove upstairs. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
-OK, so this is Francesca's room. -It is, yes. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:57 | |
-Thomas is going to come in here, isn't he? -He is. | 0:28:57 | 0:28:59 | |
-Now, why is that? -Linda is expecting another baby. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
So, she needs to bring Thomas into the smaller room, | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
so Francesca and the baby can be in the larger room. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
We need to get rid of some of these toys and de-clutter this room, | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
if that's going to happen. I've seen some things already. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
-There are some teddy bears. Whose are these? -These are Francesca's. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:17 | |
Has she grown out of them, now? | 0:29:17 | 0:29:18 | |
Well, I think she's got to get rid of some stuff to make | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
room for the other baby. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:22 | |
-So we can do a selection of these bears. -I think so. -These are great selling items, | 0:29:22 | 0:29:26 | |
especially for the house sale. Lots of people bring children to the house sale. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
They always sell. They'll have a picnic. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:31 | |
And what else can we find? | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
We've got some nice, one of my favourites, Lego. Do you like Lego? | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
-I love Lego. -Isn't it amazing? Invented in the 1930s in Denmark. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:42 | |
And, of course, it actually translates as leg godt, which means "play well". | 0:29:42 | 0:29:46 | |
-Oh, right. -So that can go? -Yes. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
-There must be a tenner in that little lot, there. -Great. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
-All right, and what else have we got here? -That's all cosmetic stuff. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
-Cosmetics? -Yes. -Let's have a look, cosmetics. Ah, look at that! | 0:29:54 | 0:29:59 | |
We've got a whole lipstick set, there. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:01 | |
-Well, cosmetics, really, we've used these since the Egyptian times. -Yes. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:05 | |
-The problem was, lots of them were toxic. -Oh, right. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:08 | |
So you'd put mercury, or real gold on your skin. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:10 | |
So they looked well but they didn't tend to last very long. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:13 | |
But these, nowadays, tend to be celebrity led. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
-But that all started, really, with Coco Chanel. -Ah! | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
And, apparently she was on a yacht in the 1920s | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
and she was seen with a tan. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
And the fashion at the time was for the paler skin. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
And because she was wearing a tan. Everybody wanted one. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:28 | |
So that's how it goes, you see. So if Posh Spice is seen out there wearing a particular dress, | 0:30:28 | 0:30:33 | |
or using a particular cosmetic, everyone wants to buy it. All right? | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
So, we said five or six pounds for those. I think, potentially, about £30 here. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:41 | |
-Great! -How does that sound? -Sounds brilliant. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:43 | |
All right, well, let's get them sorted out. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
Because there are so many children's toys and bits of bric-a-brac, | 0:30:46 | 0:30:50 | |
we'll be selling a high-volume of stuff for low prices. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
with the piles of clutter removed from the house | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
we can reclaim the space for Linda's growing family. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:59 | |
We've already seen so much trash turned into cash in this house. It's unbelievable. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:04 | |
And there's more to see. | 0:31:04 | 0:31:05 | |
But, with so much to look at, | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
this house is the kind of place that keeps on giving. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
-Mark? -All right, mate. -All right. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:13 | |
-We're off to Thomas's room to have a look. -I wouldn't bother. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
We've checked that room out already, haven't we? | 0:31:15 | 0:31:17 | |
You know what? I know what you're checking out, mate. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
-We'll find something, won't we? -I'd rather be up here, actually. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
You stay where you are there's loads of stuff up here. Now, what is this bag of Princess beauty? | 0:31:23 | 0:31:29 | |
This looks like a bag full of toys. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:34 | |
It certainly is, yeah. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:36 | |
Every year, in the UK, we throw away an estimated 13 million toys. Do you believe that? | 0:31:36 | 0:31:41 | |
-Yes, but I haven't. Mine are still up here. -I can see that. Your house is full of them. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:46 | |
I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going to sell them. | 0:31:46 | 0:31:49 | |
It all adds up. 50p here, 50p there. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:52 | |
I guarantee you, there's another fiver's worth there. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:56 | |
We are going to do what we say we do. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:57 | |
We're going to turn this trash into cash. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
Five pounds? To make £700 at this rate will take a lot of selling. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:05 | |
-True, but it also means a tidy house. -That's the important thing. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:09 | |
So I'm going to check out Thomas's room, again, to make sure you haven't missed anything. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:14 | |
Action toys. Now these are fantastic things? | 0:32:14 | 0:32:16 | |
When I was a small child, maybe eight or nine years old, | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
Action Man, he was my hero. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:21 | |
And he was obviously Thomas's hero. You didn't play with Action Man? | 0:32:21 | 0:32:24 | |
No, I was a Cindy girl. | 0:32:24 | 0:32:26 | |
The original one was a GI Joe, and that was made in America, | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
so Action Man is like the UK version. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
But there was one that was called Tommy Gunner. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
That's quite rare now. It was only made for a few years. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:37 | |
But is was 1960s here in the UK where Action Man was born. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
And of course, that's his symbol, there. AM. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
That's an authentic Action Man piece. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
You can get lots of action figures, but they do have to have that Action Man symbol on them. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:49 | |
There's a massive collecting area for them, sometimes people look for hairstyles. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
There'd be the Kevin Keegan look of the 1970s. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
Some of them have moustaches. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
What people go for with these items is accessories. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:01 | |
And, of course, we've got an astronaut action man. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:03 | |
You've got a parachutist. You've got a fireman. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:06 | |
All these accessories sell very well. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:09 | |
-So, I think, at least £2-£5 each. -Good. -Does that sound all right to you? -That sounds brilliant. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:14 | |
So you have got a box full, there. And I did notice, as well, one of my favourite heroes. Look at this. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:18 | |
Batman. Now Batman is extremely popular. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
Anything that is from the Marvel comics of adventure, | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
a wonderful item. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:25 | |
That may be £5 or £6. Possibly even a tenner. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
-How does that sound? -That sounds brilliant. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:30 | |
-All right, so these can definitely go. -Yes. -Now, let's pull Mark's leg. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:34 | |
-Pretend we found something worth a fortune. -Oh, yes. -Franksie? | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
Having scoured through every nook and cranny of Linda's home, we have come to the end of our clear out, | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
and we are hoping we have found enough items to reach our £700 target. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:47 | |
And, I have to say, the house is looking great. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:50 | |
The hall is now a usable passageway. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
The rooms are starting to look like rooms again. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:56 | |
And, of course, Thomas now has his very own playroom. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:00 | |
So, with the only piles of stuff anywhere near the house outside, | 0:34:00 | 0:34:04 | |
what have we both got to sell at the house sale? | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
So, here we are, it's the end of the day. The sun is setting. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
But I think we'll deserve a big round of applause. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:12 | |
Because I think I'm shattered. What about you? I've never done as much rummaging, | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
and de-cluttering in my life. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
-And most of it is in this garden, here. -I know, unbelievable. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
-Absolutely. -How does it feel, seeing all your stuff here? | 0:34:20 | 0:34:22 | |
Well, I didn't realise I had that amount in my house. I must admit. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:27 | |
-Neither did I, actually. -Do you want to put it back? | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
-No, thank you. Not at all. -Right. -Let's get rid of it. -Let's get rid of it. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
I don't know about you, Paul, but I, today, have found some very | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
-smart educational toys that are going to sell very well. -Well, we've got Action Man on our side | 0:34:35 | 0:34:39 | |
and they are going to make us a fortune, aren't they, Tracey? | 0:34:39 | 0:34:42 | |
-They are. -I've got dinosaurs. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:43 | |
-They beat Action Man every day of the week. -That's like one of my jokes. They don't go down that well. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
Also, we've got some fantastic stuff that Danny's made. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:49 | |
Look at that! We've got a whole bedroom suite here. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:52 | |
-But look at the table, how good does that look? Can you believe how he has transformed it? -Look at it. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:56 | |
I'll give you that, but I still think we're going to win, don't you Tracey? | 0:34:56 | 0:34:59 | |
-Definitely. -No. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:01 | |
-No, Paul, the winning team is here. -All right, OK, let's just see. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:03 | |
Well, listen, one thing you need to know is it really is over to you to push this sale. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:09 | |
You've got to hand out leaflets, do some phone-bashing. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
The more people that turn up for the sale, the merrier. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
And that's where we clear all this. | 0:35:14 | 0:35:16 | |
And don't forget, what doesn't get sold goes to charity. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:20 | |
-None of this goes back in the house. -OK. -So we've really got to get the sale to happen. -Right. | 0:35:20 | 0:35:25 | |
And you, Tracey, half of that is your job. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
Having both selected loads of items from Linda's clutter-filled | 0:35:32 | 0:35:36 | |
home we've now got to turn the trash into hard cash at her house sale. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:44 | |
Since we were last here, Linda and the Trash To Cash team have | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
been busy promoting the sale that will take place at the local school. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:48 | |
Between us, we've already made £170 towards our £700 target. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:53 | |
And we will be finding out how much we've managed to | 0:35:53 | 0:35:55 | |
sell on the Internet a little later, | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
but, the most important thing now is to trade like demons. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:02 | |
It's been some time since we were in Linda's house in Reading, | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
and we cleared out a ton of clutter. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:08 | |
Now is the time to turn that trash into cash. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:10 | |
There's a big crowd of people here. Good turnout, Paul. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:13 | |
-Fantastic turnout. -Can you smell the money? -I can. -I can smell the money. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:16 | |
I think it's time that we declare this house sale OPEN. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:20 | |
There may be loads of people here, but are they going to do part | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
with their cash to make Linda some serious money? | 0:36:30 | 0:36:35 | |
I'm hoping so. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:36 | |
But instead of getting a cheeky sale so far I'm just getting a bit of lip. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:40 | |
That would look nice in your kitchen, wouldn't it? | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
You haven't been in my kitchen. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:45 | |
It's meant to go in the kitchen. It's going to look nice. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:49 | |
Can we just have some money? | 0:36:51 | 0:36:53 | |
You've got to negotiate with Ben, here for two Lego men. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:58 | |
Ben, talk to me, let's talk money. How much have you got, my friend? | 0:36:58 | 0:37:03 | |
-None. -None? You're at the wrong stall, go and see Paul. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:06 | |
Could you get some money off Mummy, please? | 0:37:06 | 0:37:08 | |
-Come on, Mum, spend some money on me. -I will spend some money on you. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
-I've got £5. -£6. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
If he said six, I can't argue with him. I don't want to upset him. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:17 | |
-All right, OK. -Yeah, six? -Six. -You're a lovely lady, thank you. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:21 | |
Well, I got there in the end, six quid and it seems I've got | 0:37:21 | 0:37:26 | |
a young recruit helping team Frank make as much money as possible. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:30 | |
And it's not just your stall where the kids seem to be ruling the roost. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
Meet this popcorn connoisseur. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:36 | |
-Have you ever used one before? -Yeah, we love popcorn. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
Yeah, that's great. Well, that was a fiver. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:42 | |
And let's have a look at what else you've got. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:45 | |
Well, I'll tell you what we'll do. Who is that? Do you know? | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
-Is that Mark? I think he's called Mark. -Yeah, definitely called Mark. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:52 | |
He's a one eyed, green eyed monster, very good. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
How about a fiver for the lot? Throw him in for you, OK? | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
-Is that all right for you? -Thank you, lovely. -And thank you for coming along, | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
would you like a CD, as well? Do you like CDs? You like music? | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
-Not very much into music, to be honest. -OK, thank you. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
You take the money, there, Tracey. Don't want a Batmobile? | 0:38:07 | 0:38:11 | |
You're sounding desperate over there, Paul. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
You can't blame a salesman for trying. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
With so much of Linda's child friendly stuff to sell, | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
the kids are running riot. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:27 | |
Even Akela from the local cubs can't resist. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
Akela what are you going to do with that? | 0:38:30 | 0:38:32 | |
Is that for one of your children? | 0:38:32 | 0:38:34 | |
We can use this as a dummy for resuscitation. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
That's a fantastic idea. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:38 | |
-And it's one-of-a-kind. -And at £25 it's a bargain. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:44 | |
-One-of-a-kind. -Thank you for that, Akela. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:45 | |
-Three quid. -£3.50, how's that? -£2.50? | 0:38:47 | 0:38:50 | |
£4.60? We could play this game all day long. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
£3.50, take the chance. What have you got there? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
-What have I got there? -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
What happened there? Someone found a dummy at Mark's stall? | 0:39:00 | 0:39:05 | |
No surprises there. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
-How much money have you got? -None. -Are you Joe's dad? -I am Joe's dad. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:14 | |
-How mean is your dad? Is he mean or is he really generous? -50-50. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
-On a day like today, you think he is a nice daddy? -Yeah. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-How much do think is going to pay for these? £100? -How much do you think? | 0:39:21 | 0:39:27 | |
-How much do YOU think? -I think I'll go for £1 each. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:32 | |
Well, I'm with you, Joe has spoken, and then who is going to argue? | 0:39:32 | 0:39:36 | |
Do you want a bit of change? | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
He can get a badge, here, money changing badge. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:41 | |
-How much change do you get from £5? -£2. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:46 | |
Well, he should get his badge. Thank you very much. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
With so many young buyers here today, | 0:39:49 | 0:39:51 | |
all the toys on my stall have given me an early lead. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
So my strategy is to sell cheap items to as many kids as possible. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:59 | |
£3, we've got a deal. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
Well, my strategy to catch up is to try and sell as much to each customer as I can. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:07 | |
Those cosmetics I found are doing the job, with all the ladies from the crowd. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:11 | |
Hello, there, what have we got here, madam? Let's have a look. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:15 | |
Tell you what. The outside one is £3, but I'll throw the middle two in free, how does that sound? | 0:40:16 | 0:40:22 | |
-All right? That's three quid for the lot, does that sound all right to you? -That sounds good. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:26 | |
-Thank you. -Now, do you want to make it a fiver? | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
-With a nice nail kit? -What's that? | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
A nail kit, so you can do all your nails when you get home. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:33 | |
-OK, that's lovely. -Yeah, that's lovely. Thank you very much. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:39 | |
Thank you very much, it's very nice. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
You may be selling well, but I'm selling like a demon. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:45 | |
Only cos you're so beautiful and you look like your mother, not your father. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
-Give us your best offer. -It's got to be worth a fiver, innit? | 0:40:48 | 0:40:51 | |
Got to be worth a fiver. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
You're a lovely lady, thank you very much. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
-How are you doing, Paul? Sealing any deals? -I'm trying. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:01 | |
Isn't it lovely? Do you like that? | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
It's got a basket for your fruit. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:06 | |
-Feeling heavy. -Yeah, it feels a bit heavy, doesn't it? | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
-Heavier than Mark's. -Let's hope so. Let's hope so. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:13 | |
How about a fiver and a CD of your choice? | 0:41:13 | 0:41:16 | |
It would make a lovely present for somebody. Never been used, obviously. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:19 | |
Anybody else, now? We've got a sale of CDs, DVDs, televisions. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:23 | |
There are still plenty of potential customers around, so I am not worried yet. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:28 | |
Well, maybe you should be. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:30 | |
Especially because I'm about to sell our marble top table. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
It's an expensive item, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:35 | |
and I think it could have us sprinting into the lead. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:38 | |
All that remains is to give it some Franksie charm. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:42 | |
It's like being back in the pie and mash shop, with a marble top. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:47 | |
Now what has attracted you to this? | 0:41:47 | 0:41:49 | |
-Marble top, and I like the trestle legs. -Isn't it lovely? | 0:41:49 | 0:41:53 | |
-And I thought it could do outside, either for... -Barbecue? | 0:41:53 | 0:41:58 | |
-Or, in between time, put some nice plants on it. -It's lovely. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:04 | |
-Beautiful. -Mange tout. Mange tout. Beautiful, I like this marble. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:09 | |
Nicely finished round the edge. Really, really well done. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:12 | |
-Recycling it. -Recycling it. -This was in her shed. -Yes. -And look at it now. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:17 | |
-Beautiful. -I'll keep it clean for you. -I know you will. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
-You can come and have tea. -I can. -Tea? -Tea. -Tea and cake. | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
-Nice bit of cake. -Victoria sponge? -Oh, no. It's apple sponge for me. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:28 | |
I love a bit of apple sponge. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:30 | |
Call that charm? Sounds more like waffle to me. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
This is where the action is. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:36 | |
I'll tell you what. If you throw in the belt, have that one and the belt for a quid. | 0:42:36 | 0:42:40 | |
-How about that? -How about two quid and I'll throw in the belt? Thank you very much. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
-You terrible man. -Thank you. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:44 | |
-How about a nice kitchen unit? Or a television? -I'm all right. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:47 | |
Are you sure? Sure you don't want an alien? | 0:42:47 | 0:42:49 | |
Sales man extraordinaire. Prepare for a masterclass, Paul. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:54 | |
Right, go on, then. Make me an offer I can't refuse. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:56 | |
-£5. -No, I said one I CAN'T refuse. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
I can refuse that, that quick. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:01 | |
I'm prepared to go to £50. | 0:43:01 | 0:43:04 | |
-51, and we've got a deal. -I've already spent... | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
-I don't care what you've spent. 51 and we've got a deal. -51. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
-And we've got a deal. -51. -Happy with that? -Go one, 51, then. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 | |
51 quid is pretty good and I think that means | 0:43:15 | 0:43:17 | |
we should be back in the lead in our race for Trash To Cash crown, | 0:43:17 | 0:43:21 | |
and, importantly, be on course to reach our £700 target. | 0:43:21 | 0:43:24 | |
Especially as the steady stream of kids continued to visit my stall, | 0:43:24 | 0:43:29 | |
and they are getting younger by the minute. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:33 | |
-Luckily, I'm quite a children's entertainer. -£1.50. We are giving you £1.50 for a dinosaur. | 0:43:33 | 0:43:38 | |
£1.50 for the dinosaur. | 0:43:38 | 0:43:39 | |
-Is that all you can afford? -That is for now. -For now? All right. | 0:43:39 | 0:43:45 | |
-What's this one called? -Lilly May. -Lilly May. Hello, Lilly May. | 0:43:45 | 0:43:49 | |
More clown than children's entertainer, I'd say. | 0:43:53 | 0:43:57 | |
-Nearly smiled, there. Nearly, there we are, teddy bear for Lilly May. -Thank you. | 0:43:57 | 0:44:01 | |
Hello. Give me five. Ready? Oh, you missed. Do it again. | 0:44:01 | 0:44:08 | |
Oh, you missed. Do it again. Hurray. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:13 | |
-What have you got for five? -We would like some diggers and some cars. | 0:44:13 | 0:44:17 | |
Look at that, he's got a digger and a load of cars. | 0:44:17 | 0:44:19 | |
What do you reckon, Dad, how much is this lot worth to you? | 0:44:19 | 0:44:22 | |
-I reckon about a fiver. -Well, I think you have got good maths. | 0:44:22 | 0:44:25 | |
A fiver would be perfect. Thank you very much. | 0:44:25 | 0:44:26 | |
-Change for a tenner, have you? -Yeah, I could change that. -Lovely. | 0:44:26 | 0:44:29 | |
Don't forget, selling all this stuff is only half our job. | 0:44:29 | 0:44:32 | |
Because we are also here to clear out Linda's family home. | 0:44:32 | 0:44:36 | |
So far, we have given her back loads of much-needed space. | 0:44:36 | 0:44:41 | |
But with a new baby on the way, the children needed to swap rooms | 0:44:41 | 0:44:44 | |
and we will reveal later what a difference we've made. | 0:44:44 | 0:44:49 | |
But, before we get to go into the warm again, | 0:44:49 | 0:44:51 | |
there's the small matter of turning the clutter into cash. | 0:44:51 | 0:44:55 | |
Right, who's got some money? | 0:44:55 | 0:44:57 | |
Don't think of yourself, think of presents for people. | 0:44:57 | 0:44:59 | |
That's the way to do it. | 0:44:59 | 0:45:00 | |
Look, just put it all in, get rid of it all. Lovely. What a lovely man. | 0:45:00 | 0:45:04 | |
Thank you very much, well done. | 0:45:04 | 0:45:05 | |
That's lovely, thank you very much. You have hours of fun with those, now. | 0:45:05 | 0:45:09 | |
Young man, you got plenty of those. | 0:45:09 | 0:45:11 | |
-How about a tenner the lot? How does that sound? -Yes, go on, then. | 0:45:11 | 0:45:14 | |
Is that all right? That's lovely, thank you very much. | 0:45:14 | 0:45:17 | |
Ah, yes. And after all those sales to children, and their lucky parents, I've GOT to be in the lead. | 0:45:17 | 0:45:23 | |
I'm sure it's closer than you think, and we haven't even auctioned off Danny's renovated items yet. | 0:45:23 | 0:45:28 | |
And it's the moment we've all been waiting for, it's auction time. | 0:45:28 | 0:45:32 | |
Now, can I have everyone's attention, please. | 0:45:32 | 0:45:35 | |
Attention, please. It's come to a very exciting part of the day. | 0:45:35 | 0:45:38 | |
-Can we have a whoop, please. -Whoop! -Right. | 0:45:38 | 0:45:41 | |
We are actually going to start our auction. For any of you that have never been to an auction before, | 0:45:41 | 0:45:45 | |
we're going to sell two items. I am going to sell one. Mark is going to sell another in a minute. | 0:45:45 | 0:45:49 | |
So, if I just step this way, with my lovely assistant over here. | 0:45:49 | 0:45:52 | |
So, we have a nice cupboard here. | 0:45:52 | 0:45:55 | |
We have two bedside cabinets, and we have a nice bookshelf. OK? | 0:45:55 | 0:45:58 | |
So, does anyone want to start the bidding? Can I hear £15? | 0:45:58 | 0:46:03 | |
Look at this. Anyone into spaceships, rockets. | 0:46:03 | 0:46:06 | |
A tenner, then, to move it? Come on. We've got three items of furniture for a tenner. | 0:46:06 | 0:46:09 | |
No takers, Paul? Shame. | 0:46:09 | 0:46:12 | |
Fiver, then? £5, there, sir. Thank you very much. | 0:46:12 | 0:46:16 | |
Do I have eight anywhere? £5 I have. | 0:46:16 | 0:46:19 | |
I'm going to sell it, then. We've got to move it. | 0:46:19 | 0:46:21 | |
All right, it's going once, going twice, that's sold. | 0:46:21 | 0:46:25 | |
-Thank you very much, sir. -£5? -£5. Fantastic. | 0:46:25 | 0:46:29 | |
Well done, Paul. £5. | 0:46:29 | 0:46:31 | |
That is one heck of a bargain for some excellent furniture. | 0:46:31 | 0:46:37 | |
Unlucky, Paul. If the buyers aren't there, there's not much you can do. | 0:46:37 | 0:46:40 | |
Having said that, watch and learn, my friend. | 0:46:40 | 0:46:43 | |
OK, guys, listen up, we're going to auction these table and chairs. | 0:46:43 | 0:46:46 | |
Come and have a look. Come and have a look. | 0:46:46 | 0:46:49 | |
Now, who is prepared to pay a fiver for this? | 0:46:49 | 0:46:52 | |
-Fiver, there. Who's got a tenner? -Tenner. -Tenner, there. | 0:46:52 | 0:46:56 | |
Anyone got 15? That man at the back, 15. | 0:46:58 | 0:47:01 | |
20 anywhere? Did he say 25? 21. Who is 25? | 0:47:01 | 0:47:07 | |
25, the young man. His mum is with him, I don't care. £30. | 0:47:07 | 0:47:14 | |
£30 for this young lady. 35 anywhere? | 0:47:14 | 0:47:17 | |
35 there. Who said 40? | 0:47:17 | 0:47:21 | |
-This young lady, here. -40, there. 45, yes or no? | 0:47:21 | 0:47:25 | |
Going once. | 0:47:25 | 0:47:27 | |
Going once and a half. Going twice. | 0:47:28 | 0:47:32 | |
Come on, it's only another five. Who is going to go 45? | 0:47:34 | 0:47:36 | |
Going... Going... | 0:47:36 | 0:47:40 | |
-You didn't put your hand up, there, did you? Go on. -No. | 0:47:43 | 0:47:46 | |
Sold, that lady, there. Thank you very much. Fantastic. | 0:47:46 | 0:47:51 | |
-£40. It's not bad. Better than the fiver Paul done. -That's it. | 0:47:51 | 0:47:56 | |
Lets go to the stall. | 0:47:56 | 0:47:58 | |
With results like that, I must be a safe bet to win today. | 0:47:58 | 0:48:02 | |
But, with selling time running out, it's time for a final push. | 0:48:02 | 0:48:07 | |
Don't forget, the rules state that anything left over will be given | 0:48:07 | 0:48:11 | |
to charity, so it's time to lower our prices and bang out some bargains. | 0:48:11 | 0:48:15 | |
Now, Tracey, Linda has agreed that anything that we don't manage | 0:48:15 | 0:48:18 | |
to sell here today goes straight to the charity shop. | 0:48:18 | 0:48:20 | |
-All right. -So she's up for that. | 0:48:20 | 0:48:22 | |
But let's try and get as much as we can from the items while we're here. | 0:48:22 | 0:48:24 | |
-Does that sound all right to you? -That sounds good. | 0:48:24 | 0:48:26 | |
So it's sale time now. All right? We've got discount, now. | 0:48:26 | 0:48:29 | |
-Come on, last few bits. -Over this way. | 0:48:29 | 0:48:33 | |
Before we take them to the charity shop, | 0:48:33 | 0:48:35 | |
-shall we squeeze every last penny out of the stuff that we can? OK. Let's get selling. -All right, then. | 0:48:35 | 0:48:40 | |
Now, I'll tell you what, you're a gentleman that needs a Batmobile. | 0:48:40 | 0:48:45 | |
I do, but I think I need to smell better, first. | 0:48:45 | 0:48:47 | |
I quite like the look of this here. | 0:48:47 | 0:48:49 | |
I wasn't going to say anything, but can you stand more downwind, please? | 0:48:49 | 0:48:53 | |
-No worries, man. -How about a fiver, then. | 0:48:53 | 0:48:55 | |
OK, you can smell nice all the way back to the States. | 0:48:55 | 0:48:57 | |
-Is that all right, Tracey? -Sounds good. -I'll give you three for it. | 0:48:57 | 0:49:00 | |
-Three quid. It's up to you. -£3.50? | 0:49:00 | 0:49:02 | |
I'll give you three for it I've got exactly three in my back pocket, here. | 0:49:02 | 0:49:05 | |
-Is that pounds or dollars? -That would be five bucks. -Three quid. OK? | 0:49:05 | 0:49:09 | |
-£3 is fine. -The deals done, all right? | 0:49:09 | 0:49:12 | |
You don't want some make-up and a handbag to go with it? | 0:49:12 | 0:49:15 | |
I don't think it's really my colours. | 0:49:16 | 0:49:19 | |
OK, I leave that out, then. Thank you very much. | 0:49:19 | 0:49:22 | |
But it's not only about how much money is in our tins. Remember those old games consoles? | 0:49:22 | 0:49:27 | |
We are about to find out | 0:49:27 | 0:49:28 | |
if the Trash To Cash team managed to sell them on the Internet. | 0:49:28 | 0:49:32 | |
-Mark and Linda, we've made £30 for the Internet sales. -Cool. -Pleased? | 0:49:32 | 0:49:37 | |
-Yes that's an extra 30 quid for the kids. -How bad is that? | 0:49:37 | 0:49:41 | |
-Not bad at all. -Lets carry on selling. | 0:49:41 | 0:49:43 | |
And that's another £30 towards our total, | 0:49:43 | 0:49:45 | |
and getting more of that clutter out of the house. | 0:49:45 | 0:49:50 | |
All the best, now. You got one as well, have you? | 0:49:50 | 0:49:53 | |
-Yes, I quite like this. -All right, OK. | 0:49:53 | 0:49:56 | |
Well, you can tell me more about this, Tracey. What's in there? | 0:49:56 | 0:49:59 | |
-Let's have a look. -I don't think it will open. -It won't open. | 0:49:59 | 0:50:02 | |
-That's all right, it's brand-new. -It's all chocolate flavoured. | 0:50:02 | 0:50:05 | |
-It's a lucky dip. -Well, that's definitely worth, £2.50? -Um... | 0:50:05 | 0:50:11 | |
-Go down to £2? -Two quid. -That's fine. -Sounds good to me. | 0:50:11 | 0:50:15 | |
Lovely. | 0:50:15 | 0:50:16 | |
That's it, Tracey. Get what we can. | 0:50:16 | 0:50:19 | |
Because, at this stage, everything must go, and with | 0:50:19 | 0:50:21 | |
a flurry of sales, we could easily take today's Trash To Cash crown. | 0:50:21 | 0:50:25 | |
-Have you got any money left? -No. -Well, go away then. -Next? | 0:50:28 | 0:50:33 | |
-It all happens around here, doesn't it? -I know. -Phew! | 0:50:33 | 0:50:36 | |
-Have you got any money left? -We bought that, over there. | 0:50:36 | 0:50:39 | |
Come and talk to me. You are my latest customer. What do you fancy? | 0:50:39 | 0:50:42 | |
The fiver for a TV. | 0:50:42 | 0:50:44 | |
-Oh, hold on. -She's busy spending some money. | 0:50:44 | 0:50:47 | |
Can she call you back in one minute? | 0:50:47 | 0:50:49 | |
-We're interested in the plates. -Oh, these are lovely, aren't they? | 0:50:49 | 0:50:52 | |
Hold that one up. Aren't they fantastic? They are all different. | 0:50:52 | 0:50:55 | |
All 1960s memorabilia. | 0:50:55 | 0:50:57 | |
Thanks, mate. Right, that's got rid of Gary. Now let's spend this money. | 0:50:57 | 0:51:01 | |
70p. What do you fancy? | 0:51:01 | 0:51:03 | |
Thank you very much. You're lucky, that's the best buy of the day, that. | 0:51:03 | 0:51:06 | |
Throw it all in. Throw it all in. Got to get rid of all that. | 0:51:06 | 0:51:09 | |
We haven't got much left, have we? | 0:51:09 | 0:51:11 | |
Can you lend her a pound, please? | 0:51:11 | 0:51:13 | |
Right, the last deals of the day now. Anybody else? | 0:51:13 | 0:51:17 | |
And that's your lot. We've all sold our socks off today. | 0:51:18 | 0:51:22 | |
But there is nothing more we can do. | 0:51:22 | 0:51:25 | |
We'll be revealing who has made the most money from today's selling showdown in a moment. | 0:51:25 | 0:51:29 | |
The items left over will be going to Linda's local charity shop, | 0:51:29 | 0:51:33 | |
because it's not just allowed to become clutter again. | 0:51:33 | 0:51:37 | |
Like in the kids' bedrooms, they were full of toys and kiddie clutter, | 0:51:37 | 0:51:41 | |
but now Thomas's new room is virtually unrecognisable. | 0:51:41 | 0:51:45 | |
-Doesn't even seem like the same room, does it? -No. | 0:51:48 | 0:51:51 | |
-Not pretty pink any more, girly-girly. -Everything exchanged. -Yes. | 0:51:51 | 0:51:54 | |
Everything has completely changed. Now, remind me of what it was like. | 0:51:54 | 0:51:58 | |
Pretty pink, very small, you know, little toys everywhere. | 0:51:58 | 0:52:01 | |
Toys everywhere. | 0:52:01 | 0:52:03 | |
What changes do think have really, | 0:52:03 | 0:52:05 | |
the makeover team have really done to this room that have been helpful? | 0:52:05 | 0:52:08 | |
Storage. Brilliant. | 0:52:08 | 0:52:10 | |
I mean, great for Thomas, because he's got loads of little bits | 0:52:10 | 0:52:12 | |
and pieces, that he's building. | 0:52:12 | 0:52:15 | |
-Loads of storage. -It's got loads of storage, yeah, definitely. | 0:52:15 | 0:52:17 | |
-Is he pleased? -Yes very pleased. He loves his light. | 0:52:17 | 0:52:20 | |
Oh, the light smashing, isn't it? Look at that. Brilliant | 0:52:20 | 0:52:22 | |
And I can imagine that as he gets older this room is still going to be very usable. | 0:52:22 | 0:52:26 | |
-Yes. -Because I could see a teenager in here, quite easily. -Easily. | 0:52:26 | 0:52:29 | |
And I could stay here, to be honest. It's quite cool, isn't it? | 0:52:29 | 0:52:32 | |
The lovely, look at the lovely guitar on the wall, | 0:52:32 | 0:52:35 | |
I think it's really smart. | 0:52:35 | 0:52:36 | |
-Are you pleased with this? -Very pleased, and he's very pleased. | 0:52:36 | 0:52:38 | |
Thanks to our hard work, and a lick of paint from Linda, | 0:52:42 | 0:52:45 | |
it's a great bedroom for Thomas. | 0:52:45 | 0:52:47 | |
It's the same story in his old room, | 0:52:47 | 0:52:50 | |
that's now perfect for Linda's daughter, and her new baby. | 0:52:50 | 0:52:53 | |
It just goes to show what a difference a clear out can make. | 0:52:53 | 0:52:58 | |
We've tackled Linda's home from top to bottom. | 0:52:58 | 0:53:01 | |
Aside from the bedrooms, the hall is now a better functioning walkway. | 0:53:01 | 0:53:05 | |
The living room is finally a place to relax. | 0:53:05 | 0:53:09 | |
And the dining room has been transformed into a brand new | 0:53:09 | 0:53:13 | |
place for Thomas to play. | 0:53:13 | 0:53:15 | |
And that's what happens when you turf out your trash. | 0:53:15 | 0:53:19 | |
You get your house back. | 0:53:19 | 0:53:20 | |
And in this case you get some cash into the bargain. | 0:53:20 | 0:53:23 | |
So, have we made our £700 target? | 0:53:23 | 0:53:26 | |
And who will be the Trash To Cash champ? | 0:53:26 | 0:53:29 | |
So that's the end of the day. I think we deserve a well earned rest. | 0:53:32 | 0:53:35 | |
-It's been good fun though, hasn't it? -It has, yeah. | 0:53:35 | 0:53:37 | |
All right, I think we might have the edge on you, today, Mark. | 0:53:37 | 0:53:40 | |
Well, I don't know, we can talk about everything else. | 0:53:40 | 0:53:43 | |
-But let's talk about the money, Paul. -All right. | 0:53:43 | 0:53:45 | |
See how we've done because I feel quite confident. | 0:53:45 | 0:53:48 | |
OK. We came, we saw, we conquered all that clutter. | 0:53:48 | 0:53:50 | |
-So it is time to reveal now. -Three seconds. One, two, three, let's go. | 0:53:50 | 0:53:54 | |
-Ooh! -Yeah! | 0:53:54 | 0:53:56 | |
-Well done, you two. -You must try harder, Paul. | 0:53:58 | 0:54:01 | |
-Well, that's very close, isn't it, actually? -Very close, indeed. | 0:54:01 | 0:54:05 | |
I make that a total of £531 and eight pence. I know you wanted £700, | 0:54:05 | 0:54:09 | |
-that's near enough for you, isn't it? -It's near enough. | 0:54:09 | 0:54:11 | |
Now half of that money goes to charity. | 0:54:11 | 0:54:13 | |
-What was the charity, again? -Sonning Common pre-school. | 0:54:13 | 0:54:16 | |
-And what are you doing with the other money? -Spa day. | 0:54:16 | 0:54:18 | |
-Oh, lovely, facial, I know. -Yes. | 0:54:18 | 0:54:20 | |
-OK, so each of you, then, get £265 and 54p. -That's lovely. -Fantastic. | 0:54:20 | 0:54:25 | |
-The job done. -Well, not really, we've got to have a cup of coffee before we go out, really, haven't we? | 0:54:25 | 0:54:29 | |
Long drive home. Back to Markham. Lovely bloke, lovely bloke. Not really. | 0:54:29 | 0:54:33 | |
A few weeks later, | 0:54:41 | 0:54:43 | |
and Linda has become quite the de-cluttering disciple. | 0:54:43 | 0:54:46 | |
Trash To Cash has opened my eyes to the fact that | 0:54:46 | 0:54:48 | |
I do hoard too much, definitely. | 0:54:48 | 0:54:51 | |
And it has changed the way that I, sort of, deal with things. | 0:54:51 | 0:54:55 | |
"Don't need it. Find a better home for it." | 0:54:55 | 0:54:59 | |
But my favourite part was seeing how much I actually had in here, | 0:54:59 | 0:55:03 | |
and seeing it all go. | 0:55:03 | 0:55:05 | |
It was quite amazing, how much I had. Embarrassing, really. | 0:55:05 | 0:55:10 | |
That is one changed woman. | 0:55:10 | 0:55:13 | |
To make that amount of money, for the school, has been brilliant. | 0:55:13 | 0:55:17 | |
It's only a small drop in the ocean for them, | 0:55:17 | 0:55:20 | |
but it's a little bit, so yeah, very pleased. | 0:55:20 | 0:55:24 | |
Linda may have made a big difference to her own life, | 0:55:24 | 0:55:26 | |
but with the money going to her local school, for improvements, | 0:55:26 | 0:55:29 | |
including the sensory room, she will have helped plenty of others. | 0:55:29 | 0:55:35 | |
In terms of fundraising, | 0:55:35 | 0:55:36 | |
we are constantly fund-raising for the pre-school. | 0:55:36 | 0:55:39 | |
And in particular, at the moment, it is really important to us. | 0:55:39 | 0:55:41 | |
So we are fundraising heavily. | 0:55:41 | 0:55:44 | |
The money from Linda to us is just fantastic. | 0:55:44 | 0:55:49 | |
We wouldn't normally hope to raise that much in a month. | 0:55:49 | 0:55:51 | |
So the fact that we got that from one event is brilliant for us. | 0:55:51 | 0:55:54 | |
ALL: Thank you, Linda! | 0:55:54 | 0:55:57 | |
So, there we are, it's the end of the day. Our work here is done. | 0:56:02 | 0:56:05 | |
We managed to reclaim back the house for the Clark family. | 0:56:05 | 0:56:07 | |
We got rid of all the clutter, and we made a few quid in the process. | 0:56:07 | 0:56:11 | |
Join us next time, we will be rolling up our sleeves | 0:56:11 | 0:56:13 | |
and turning more trash into more cash. | 0:56:13 | 0:56:16 | |
Paul, let's go home. | 0:56:16 | 0:56:17 | |
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