

James Lewis and David Harper, Day 1
Season 1 Episode 6 | 29m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
James Lewis and David Harper begin their road trip at the Giant’s Causeway.
James Lewis and David Harper begin their road trip in Northern Ireland, at the Giant’s Causeway. With £200 each, they seek out items to sell at auction in Belfast. These boys take the competition very seriously so things could heat up.
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James Lewis and David Harper, Day 1
Season 1 Episode 6 | 29m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
James Lewis and David Harper begin their road trip in Northern Ireland, at the Giant’s Causeway. With £200 each, they seek out items to sell at auction in Belfast. These boys take the competition very seriously so things could heat up.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipVOICEOVER (VO): The nation's favorite antiques experts.
One big challenge - who will make the most profit buying and selling antiques as they drive around the UK?
DEALER: £6.
PHIL: £5.
Done!
Is that your very best you can do?
VO: By the end of their trip, they should've made VO: some big money.
ANITA: Yes!
VO: But it's not as easy as it sounds.
And only one will be crowned champion at the final auction in London.
This is the Antiques Road Trip.
Our experts this week are James Lewis and David Harper.
James is an auctioneer in Derby, so he's more used to selling than buying.
How will he cope on the other side of the rostrum?
JAMES (JL): It is speculative, I know.
That's the problem.
If it was a guarantee, I'd snap your hand off!
VO: David Harper is based in County Durham, a seasoned antiques trader who's particularly passionate about old stuff, and knows how to strike a bargain.
DAVID (DH): Got to be hard on that, got to be cruel and I've got to be mercenary.
VO: Each expert has a starting budget of £200 and they've got to bargain hard to make as much money as they can.
This week James and David's road trip will take them from the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, via the ferry to Stranraer, all the way to Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
They're heading first to Portrush, hunting for bargains to sell at an auction in Belfast.
David's brought his own car, a perfect model for touring the open roads of Northern Ireland.
But someone isn't so keen.
You're not a great passenger, James, are you?
No.
I'm holding on... quite tight.
Perfect roads for driving a classic car James, or what?
Amazing.
Rolling hills, beautiful sun... DH: Sweeping roads.
JL: Ah!
Oh, gosh!
Look at this!
VO: The jewel in the crown of this stunning bit of coastline is the Giant's Causeway, a series of rock "stepping stones" formed from ancient volcanic eruptions.
The boys manage to drag themselves away from sightseeing to crack on with the job in hand, finding some antiques to buy.
David's dropping James off before he heads into Portrush.
It was once a small fishing village, but the arrival of the railway brought a boom in visitors.
It's still a popular holiday destination today, and a great place to look for antiques.
James is keen to investigate Irish Belleek porcelain, so he's gone to meet Clare Ross.
As well as dealing in antiques, Clare repairs customers' Belleek from a workshop at home.
Right.
Well, James, CLARE: this is my studio.
JL: Ah!
The nerve center of where it all happens.
These are a few pieces of work... JL: Oh wow!
CLARE: ..that I just finished.
And they're awaiting collection.
VO: The famous pottery comes from the village of Belleek in County Fermanagh.
In 1857, an enterprising landowner called John Caldwell Bloomfield founded a pottery after discovering his land was rich in minerals.
JL: What's happened here?
CLARE: Well, it was broken in two just around here.
How long does it take you to restore a piece of Belleek?
Basically, things are cleaned and surfaces prepared.
And from there, they're glued.
Any missing chips or pieces like that are filled.
And then I have a compressor and airbrush that give me a lovely smooth finish.
JL: One of the things that I really associate with Belleek are those wonderful glazes, those yellows and those greens.
Not on these pieces.
No, they're not, but I do have one piece over here that I'm just working on at present.
Ah!
That influence from the sea with those giant cockleshells and the coral around the outside there.
I've almost finished working on it, but I have to give it that opalescent effect.
Again, erm...
There's that wonderful glaze.
Yes, where you take a clear glaze and have a tiny hint of color in it.
If that was in perfect condition, what would that be worth?
It's got to be £1,000, £1,500, hasn't it?
CLARE: Has it?
JL: Fantastic.
VO: No shelling out on Belleek for you, then, James!
No.
Meanwhile, David's keen to shop.
Lo and behold, the first thing he hears is the B word - that's B for Belleek.
DEALER: Belleek is big in Northern Ireland but is renowned throughout the world and has an awful lot of collectors and they did make some beautiful stuff.
But this item is even rarer.
This is Coal Island Pottery, which was only in existence for a few years.
Some of the people left the Belleek company in the late 19th century and started up a factory at Coal Island.
It has a very distinctive marking, with the red hand of Ulster.
What's this red hand of Ulster?
Does that have any other significance, than the fact it was just made here?
Yes but it would be used in quite a lot of political emblems.
DH: That's what I'm thinking.
DEALER: Yes, red hand of Ulster.
So it's got a bit of a Loyalist feel?
Yes, it would have.
Right, that's very interesting.
VO: David looks tempted, but he's not committing just yet.
James has moved on from Belleek too, but he's still focusing on ceramics.
How much is the Mason's dinnerware?
£40 for the lot.
OK. What's the general condition like?
JL: Many chips or cracks?
DEALER: Not too many, no.
OK.
I love this.
They call it the Regency pattern but I prefer the long-necked grasshopper!
Completely wacky, isn't he?
(PLATE RINGS) JL: OK, £40.
Let's go through these.
That's one that's OK.
This might be a little bit boring for you guys.
We're going to be quite some time checking these.
VO: Better leave it to you, then, James.
Meanwhile, David's eyes are bigger than his £200 budget, but he's still spellbound by the porcelain in Eleanor Wolfenden's shop.
I mean, Royal Worcester just shouts at you.
You don't even DH: have to pick it up.
DEALER: No.
It's got a look DEALER: of its own.
DH: There they are.
DH: It really does.
DEALER: Aha.
But it's always big money, isn't it?
DEALER: It's always big money.
This is by... ..James Stinton, and it's all hand-painted.
VO: The Stinton family of artists worked for Royal Worcester for over 100 years and James is one of the best known.
DEALER: That would date from about 1920.
DH: That is a piece of art on porcelain.
DH: What's the best on that one?
£600, which is just out of your budget(!)
Sorry about that.
You're a tease, Eleanor.
That's what you are.
VO: Well, it takes one to know one!
James is still tapping those plates!
(PLATE RINGS) You want a really good ring.
If you've got a really good ring, then it's fine.
(PLATE CLUNKS) Hear the difference!
VO: The lovely ring is proof that it's a piece in good order.
A dull sound means, "Beware, internal cracks."
He's going to be there all day.
Can David find anything he can afford?
This is Clarice Cliff, the Harvest pattern.
I think I could sell you that really cheaply.
Clarice Cliff who, in 1912, started work in the potteries aged 13, is regarded as one of the most influential ceramic artists of the 20th century.
DH: I think this is probably 1950s.
Yes.
I've got examples of much earlier, but.. DEALER: Just so weird.
DH: But completely...
BOTH: Ahead of her time.
DH: Yes.
DEALER: Ahead of her time.
She was probably 40 or 50 years out of her time.
DH: Cuz that's very '60s, '70s.
DEALER: That's right.
You wouldn't have got those bright, vibrant oranges... DEALER: No.
DH: ..in the '60s, if it wasn't for Clarice Cliff.
VO: Well, David knows a bit about porcelain, but furniture is his strength.
Now, what would that sell for?
Come on, you're gonna have to help me, cuz I'm a fish out of water.
DEALER: Well, I think you would make profit on that.
Oh, you're such a temptress.
How much can you sell it to me for?
I'm gonna do you a really good deal and I'm gonna charge you £40.
And it must be the only piece of Clarice Cliff in perfect condition in Northern Ireland at £40.
You... You've got a silver tongue, madam.
You have.
I like it!
(CHUCKLES) I like the piece but I've got to be hard.
I've got to be cruel and I've got to be mercenary.
Do it for 20.
No, I can't do it for 20.
I'll do it for £30.
£30 and that's it.
DH: Make it 25.
DEALER: No.
I can't.
£30.
Alright.
Go on.
Go on.
25.
And then you can buy me a drink when you make all this profit.
You're on.
I'll take you to dinner if I make a big profit.
Oh, that'd be lovely.
DH: Lovely.
Thanks, Eleanor.
DEALER: Thank you.
VO: Ha!
Interesting contrast in buying techniques, what?
David's flirting his way to a bargain, whilst James is just grinding 'em down with the plates.
JL: £40.
Can you do it a bit less?
DEALER: A fiver.
35.
35.
JL: Is that it?
DEALER: 35.
JL: I was thinking 25.
(DEALER CHUCKLES) That's cheap, now.
I need it to be!
I've got to make a profit out of these!
DEALER: Well... JL: (LAUGHS) DEALER: 30.
I'll meet you in between.
I'll help you pack them if you do it at 25.
I'll pack them for you if you give me 30!
(THEY CHUCKLE) JL: I'll split the difference.
DEALER: I've done that once!
DEALER: Can't be done again!
JL: 27.50.
JL: Yeah?
DEALER: OK.
Fantastic!
Deal done.
Well done.
And I'll still help you pack them.
No, you're packing them yourself!
(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Hang on!
I'm sure it was part of the deal that James was supposed to pack the dinner service!
David thinks he can still charm another bargain out of Eleanor.
This is an Irish silver butter knife and it was made in Dublin in 1871.
And Irish silver is highly desirable.
It's got to be, hasn't it?
We're in the right place.
Aha.
There's actually a mark on the back.
"Henry... JAB... "to... Henry..." I can't make it out but that's quite nice, isn't it?
It's a heck of a butter knife.
It's a heck of a butter knife.
It is indeed.
Imagine that on your crumpet.
Now, come on, Eleanor, tempt me.
You know I've got no money.
Tempt me.
You're a very hard man to extract money from.
DH: People say I'm easy.
DEALER: £45.
Oh, Eleanor.
I do like it but it doesn't have a box, does it?
And you know boxes make all the difference!
Well, that...
I've got to say, that helps it, doesn't it?
DEALER: My member of staff, Alice, says that's another fiver.
Your member of staff should go and make a cup of tea!
(THEY CHUCKLE) Never mind get involved in negotiations!
Make it 25, I'll have it.
I can't do it, David!
I can't.
£30...and that's it.
DEALER: Have we got a deal?
DH: Yes.
Go on, then.
If you make a lot of money, could you come back... DH: Yes.
ALICE: ..and give us the...
I'm going to take you two out.
VO: Of course you will, David(!)
He seduced his way to some promising investments.
Unhand her!
Cor!
Our experts are back together again in the car and head off for their night stop, where they reflect on the beauty of a part of the world that's new to both of them.
JL: For 20 years, we've heard "Northern Ireland this, "Northern Ireland that.
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles."
JL: But look at it!
DH: I know.
I mean, wonderful!
Wonderful scenery!
DH: If the weather is as wonderful tomorrow as it has been today and we come across some scenery like we've seen today, then blimey, James, this has been a trip and a half, has it not?
JL: Absolutely.
Cheers.
DH: All the best.
DH: Something to eat, I believe.
JL: Absolutely!
Come on.
VO: Rested and eager to get on their way... DH: Right.
Are you ready for it?
JL: Let's go.
VO: ..our bearded wonders are on the road again.
So far, out of their £200 budgets, David has spent £55 on two items in Portrush.
James spent a mere £27.50 on his dinner service, although it did take him most of the day to do the deal.
Yeah?
Fantastic!
Deal done!
VO: Let's hope he picks up the pace a bit!
After their stopover in Ballymena, they're off to Dromore in County Down, to hunt for some more treasures to take to Belfast for the auction.
And given this is a road trip, it would help if the map was bigger.
JL: Have you got a better map than this?
DH: Erm, well, I might... JL: This is useless!
JL: If it's four miles that way... No, it's four miles THIS way!
We've just been down here.
It's now pointing us in the...
If it's four miles this way...
But we've been four miles in this direction.
No.
We couldn't have done, James.
I think we could do with finding a human being.
We're looking for the town of Dromore.
JOHN: Yeah.
JL: Is it that way?
JOHN: It is, yeah.
JL: Brilliant.
JL: Thank you very much.
DH: Let's go.
JL: Thank you.
Bye-bye.
VO: When they get to Dromore, things look promising.
DH: I like a bit of salvage, I've got to say.
JL: I'm going to have a look down the road, see if I can find one of the antique shops.
You like antique hunting on your own, don't you?
VO: And I don't blame him, so James goes it alone to check out another place in Dromore, while David heads inside what promises to be rather a wonderful salvage treasure trove, run by PJ McAllister.
I've got to say, I love places like this.
Nothing is really prepared.
It's all dumped in.
There's a smell of damp, a little bit of dust in the air.
But that kind of makes it more exciting, because, you know, what are you going to come across?
These are the places you might find that real wunderbar thing.
Hmm.
My first love, I've got to say.
Furniture.
Look at that!
It's a regency wash stand.
Very finely made.
Mahogany.
But it's... You can tell instantly, can't you, that it's been restored.
It looks, really, too fresh.
PJ, what about this wash stand?
1820, 1830?
Around that.
Maybe 1820.
I'll not argue over a few years.
What's the absolute best on that, PJ?
I mean, hang on a minute!
Bear in mind where it's going - into an auction.
What's it going to make in auction?
It might make 50 quid.
It might.
I think you could be pleasantly surprised.
PJ: It might make a bit more.
DH: It could.
But it could also sell for 50 quid.
Bear in mind, it has to sell.
There's gonna be no reserve on these things.
I'm going to be very cruel.
It couldn't be 20 quid, could it?
OK. DH: You'd go with that?
PS: Yeah.
£20... for you.
DH: And you should be grateful.
PJ: I've been robbed!
PJ: Robbed.
DH: Robbed.
It's all about turnover, PJ.
Yeah, I wish you luck with it.
VO: Meanwhile, a shiny green deer is winking at James.
It's by Charles Lemanceau, a French ceramic artist, who's best known for his 1930s art-deco figurines.
And by an amazing coincidence, the dealer who owns it is French, too.
Jean Dalbon keeps his stock in his shed, having not quite got round to opening a shop.
Yeah.
It's got some style about it.
JL: How much is that?
JEAN: £45.
JL: How about 35?
38.
I might regret it, but I think you've got a deal.
JL: Looking better already!
JEAN: Oh, lovely.
JL: £38.
JEAN: Thank you, James.
JL: Thank you.
JEAN: Here's your change.
£2.
JL: Super.
Plus Irish tradition, luck penny.
VO: Ooh!
An extra 50p off!
Fantastic.
Thank you very much indeed.
Have a great day.
VO: They're heading for Lisburn.
James still has £135, so he's desperate to hit one more town before the shops close.
The pressure is now on.
DH: Well, it's four o'clock.
JL: It's not?
It is.
So it's an hour, basically, isn't it?
DH: Yeah.
JL: Put that foot down!
(THEY LAUGH) VO: It's the final dash to find a last-minute winning item.
I'm going to keep looking and hopefully find my star buy in the last five minutes.
VO: A dark-haired handsome stranger has caught James's eye.
JL: I've found a nice image here, MA Heath.
I think this is Margaret Anne Heath, who was a watercolorist who specialized in portraits.
VO: But James just can't be certain about what he's found.
If it is Margaret Anne Heath, I normally sell them between £300 and £500.
So... that might just do quite well.
It's got a little bit of foxing here.
VO: Now, foxing - they're the brown spots you get on old paper caused by damp.
Although it's quite common, it can seriously affect the price at auction.
The painting's labelled "MA Heath, 1911".
Margaret Anne Heath died in 1914, when she was only 28.
What would be your best price on it?
DEALER: £80 would.
JL: 80?
DEALER: Yeah.
Speculative lot!
It is speculative, I know.
That's the problem!
If it was a guarantee I'd snap your hand off, but if it was a guarantee, it wouldn't be that, would it?
VO: It's a gamble, sure enough.
James is hoping this is by THE MA Heath.
OK, I like it.
I like that it's untouched.
I like that it's never been messed about with.
I think his face is great.
I think his eyes are really nicely done.
And a great head of hair.
Yeah.
I wish, yeah.
I feel quite envious!
When I was younger, I had a head of hair like that.
VO: Are you sure, James?
JL: 665?
DEALER: No.
No, honestly, no.
JL: No?
DEALER: No.
Won't happen.
DEALER: We'll call it 70 and have a deal.
VO: Jammy James wangles a lucky pound off and pays 69.
David and James must call it a day, though not before revealing to each other what they've bought.
David kicks off with his bargain wash stand.
It's a giant Zimmer frame!
We're going to need one by the end of this!
Are you ready?
JL: Gosh!
DH: Three, two... one... Oh, my goodness!
JL: Georgian wash stand.
DH: It is.
Regency, 1820.
Well, at auction, you would put an estimate of £60 to £100 on it, wouldn't you?
JL: Yes.
DH: What did you pay?
DH: 20 quid.
JL: 20 quid?
(LAUGHS) There's profit there somewhere, is there not?
JL: There has to be.
DH: Show me something of yours.
OK. JL: Here we are.
DH: So what's this?
DH: Continental, obviously.
JL: French.
Yeah.
He's a good name, born in 1905, but he specialized in these art deco groups.
It's that wonderful malachite green, isn't it?
Yeah.
Pretty.
Not bad.
Tell me, how much?
JL: £37.50.
DH: Bargain.
DH: Can't be expensive.
JL: No, I didn't think so.
What will that do in auction?
£70 to £100.
It's got to be profit.
DH: OK, my second item.
JL: Oh, that's lovely.
DH: Nice, isn't it?
JL: Oh, it's an Irish one!
DH: It is.
JL: Oh, well done.
Dublin.
What do you reckon at auction?
I'm gonna test your skill.
JL: 40 to 60.
DH: It's got to be.
So 30 quid is cheap.
DH: It's got to be cheap.
JL: Absolutely.
Profit there.
Now, this isn't an antique in its true form, but it's a dinner service.
DH: Mason's.
JL: Mason's Ironstone, long-necked grasshopper pattern.
I like it.
It's fun and I'm hoping that, if it's displayed well in the auction room, it should do OK. DH: Will it make 50 to 70 quid?
JL: I thought 60 to 100.
DH: OK. JL: But it was £27.50.
DH: Bargain.
Absolute bargain.
This one's got a name, very good name!
JL: Aha!
DH: You know it already!
BOTH: Clarice Cliff!
(THEY LAUGH) You haven't spotted some damage, have you?
My concern is this foot that's been restored and glued back.
Let's have a look.
Er, where do you get your eyes from?
LAUGHING: Got you for a moment!
If that doesn't make profit, I'll wear it as a hat, James.
JL: OK. How much?
DH: £25.
JL: Oh, no!
Really?
DH: What do you reckon?
That's got to double, if not treble, your money.
DH: It should do.
It should do.
JL: 50 to 70, isn't it?
Good man.
Show me your third.
This is my best buy, I reckon.
VO: It's the watercolor James hopes is by Margaret Heath.
And David's gone rather quiet!
JL: She was an artist that... almost solely painted portraits.
DH: Right.
JL: Almost always in watercolor.
And I've got to say, she paints them very well.
That, I've got to say, is a very good picture.
What kind of money does she make generally?
Between 300 and 500.
(FEIGNS SOBBING) Oh, no!
You only had £200!
I can't believe it!
Go on.
How much?
JL: 69 quid.
DH: Oh, my gosh!
Right.
Well, on the positive for me, it's lacking some glass.
It's got a bit of foxing.
I've got an appointment in the picture framer's.
Five quid to replace the glass.
Oh, excellent.
Oh, I'm so pleased for you, James.
I really am, and I wish you all the very best of luck.
JL: Thank you.
DH: You know I don't mean it.
VO: Now, what do our experts really think of each other's chances?
He's obviously had a really good day at bartering.
And that's what a trained dealer does.
For me, as an auctioneer, that isn't what I'm used to.
I think I've got a few lessons to learn from David.
It's the picture - that's the one that's really gonna kick my butt, if anything.
That's the one - that could sell for hundreds of pounds.
I think he was quite jealous of that one, so I'm...
I'm hoping.
I mean, he thinks it's great.
I think it's great.
On the positive side, for me anyway, there's foxing and that frame is very ropey.
And I don't think it's a particularly good idea to reglaze it.
It's far better to put it into auction as is and let someone else make the decision on the glazing and a new frame, so that's where I might just win.
VO: Auction day has at last arrived, and our two experts drive into Belfast.
It's the birthplace of the world's most famous and tragic ship, the Titanic.
But as they say in Belfast... (ATTEMPTS BELFAST ACCENT) "She was alright when she left here."
JL: Look at this!
"New life."
DH: New life.
That's more like it.
But they have removed the old murals.
Have you noticed?
The old political murals.
JL: This is more fun.
DH: This is better.
I think they're encouraging people, actually, to practice their art on this so-called "peace wall".
VO: The peace wall and shipyards contrast with the grandeur of Stormont Castle, where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits.
The spirit of hope for the future is rubbing off on James and David.
JL: Fantastic building isn't it?
DH: It's a great old building.
DH: It's up the stairs.
JL: Oh, no.
DH: Yeah, I'm afraid so.
Have you been before?
No.
Let's see if it's a fantastic auction as well.
VO: Ross's Auctioneers and Valuers has been on May Street in Belfast since the 1930s.
It's the main selling house for Northern Ireland, and an opportunity to make big money if James and David have got their buying right.
James is naturally desperate to know how auctioneer Daniel Clark rates his painting.
This is my favorite lot.
It's what I'm gambling on today, really, for my major profit.
What do you think to it?
Well, it's very decorative, isn't it?
Yeah.
I had the glass put in just yesterday.
Well, I'd love to have seen it actually without the glass, because the only thing which worries me slightly is, has this signature been highlighted?
If that is the case, it might have a slightly depreciating effect on the picture.
JL: Yeah.
DANIEL: But... very decorative.
£100 to £150?
Hm.
I'm disappointed with that.
DANIEL: Well, let's see.
JL: Yeah.
VO: Not what James wanted to hear.
Oh dear.
Both experts bought three objects, but David has only spent £75.
James, on the other hand, has spent £134.
Whose tactics will be more successful?
All finished at 25...
The auction is under way.
What this makes will form our entire future on this trip.
Our future!
Because if it bombs and it makes nothing, we have no money to take on to the next one.
DH: I know.
JL: That's what...
I know.
VO: First up is James's dinner service.
40 anywhere?
Back of the room at £40.
At 40 I'm bid.
At 50.
At 60.
At 70 beside you.
At £70 here.
All done at £70?
(EXHALES DEEPLY) That's a very good start!
Really.
Well done, James.
VO: Actually, a terrific start!
And David is worried.
Next, it's that Clarice Cliff bowl that he got for a song.
40 with you, madam.
45?
Thank you.
At £45.
It's here at £45.
for the Clarice Cliff.
Bit more.
Bit more.
50, new bidder.
At five.
At 60.
At five.
At 70.
At £70 all done?
At 70.
And the number is 134.
Thank you.
Well, you know, I was always very confident, obviously.
DH: You realize that.
VO: Don't get cocky, kid.
Now, is James's deer going to be dear?
Antelope group there.
Very... slight chip on the ear.
Otherwise...
Thanks.
He had to mention the chip!
..in very nice condition.
£50 to open?
50 I'm bid.
60.
70.
80.
90.
100.
120.
140.
At £140.
I'm selling at £140.
Number 20.
I can't believe that!
VO: Now that's a cracking profit and James flies into the lead.
Will David's butter knife do that well?
£50 for the butter knife?
40?
£30 anywhere?
At five.
At 60 behind you.
Bid's behind you at 60.
DH: Come on!
AUCTIONEER: At five.
At 90.
DH: Come on.
Come on.
AUCTIONEER: At five.
£100 I'm bid for the Dublin knife.
DH: Yes, yes.
AUCTIONEER: At 110.
AUCTIONEER: At £110.
DH: Come on!
Selling at £110...
Brilliant.
Right.
We are quite close, but you're leading.
VO: That's a great result, and David's back in the game.
Now, it's his bargain wash stand.
Number 90, Regency mahogany double drawer wash stand with a base shelf.
Some restoration.
Rather nice piece.
VO: Come on!
Did you think he wouldn't mention it?
50 I'm bid.
60.
70.
At 75.
At 80.
At £85.
The bid's here at 85... Come on!
It's not good.
Selling at £85... Ouch!
I mean, it's profit.
I shouldn't be moaning.
It's funny, isn't it?
It's not necessarily what you think the profit's going to be.
It's all about what you think it's worth.
VO: And that buyer thought it was worth £65 more than David paid for it.
Finally, James's picture.
If someone's willing to pay what he thinks it's worth, he's in for a windfall.
Here we are.
£100 I'm bid.
120.
140.
160.
The bid's with the porter at £160.
180... 170, thank you.
At £170.
Oh, come on!
At 175.
At £175.
180.
At £180.
All done at 180?
What do you think?
JL: Well it's a good profit.
DH: It's a very good profit.
I feel really sad for the picture.
I think it's worth twice as much as that.
VO: Nevertheless, an excellent result for them both.
Out of his original pot of £200, after paying auction costs, David's made a great profit of £141.25, so now he's up to a stunning total of £341.25.
But James has pipped him to the post.
After paying that tricky commission, he still managed a fantastic profit of £184.24, so he's got a massive £384.24 for the next leg.
It's a moment to feel chuffed... as you can see.
It's quite a lot of money actually.
It's not bad.
Actually it puts the pressure on, doesn't it?
Cuz we've got no excuses not to buy expensive items.
So off to the ferry, eh?
VO: In tomorrow's show...
I've never really, genuinely ever, ever seen anything quite like this.
VO: ..flushed with success, David's thinking big.
It's too much!
It's too much!
It's too much!
VO: And James is hard to please.
I don't like her though.
Oh!
I don't like them.
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