(dramatic music) (dramatic music continues) (dramatic music continues) (uptempo music) - [Narrator] Today on Secret Dealers, a home build with modern art means everyone's a critic.

- Mr. Selkirk, he seems to understand a bit of this old tosh but me, I'm lost.

- This is what I'm all about.

- [Narrator] But can high art attract high bids?

- I'm gonna offer as little as I possibly can.

180.

- I would've thought that Christopher is the nearest I've ever met to Dick Turpin.

- [Narrator] But someone's going to end up with paint all over their face.

- If my maths are wrong, then Mrs. M. is going to go up the wall.

- I found three 18 carat gold rings.

- Oh no.

- [Narrator] This all belongs to old friends Bob and James who've lived together for five years, squeezing two homes into one.

- I hope that they like some of my art collection.

Most people don't like, although some really love it.

It takes a while for them to get used to it and then they see more into it.

- Well, I've lived with it for five years now and I'm gradually getting to the point where I recognize things.

(chuckles) - [Narrator] But as well as wanting to declutter, they've got a couple more reasons for selling.

- We're getting the dealers in at this point because we've had some expenses, rather major expenses with roofing and central heating that need to be taken care of.

- [Narrator] That all sounds very expensive.

But when it comes to facing our Secret Dealers, I hope this pair are good at haggling.

- No, I hate haggling.

I mean, I think it could just, just give me the right price, that's it.

All this haggling... - Just give me your highest price.

- (chuckles) Yes.

- We'll go from there.

- As long as it's high enough.

- [Narrator] Well boys, you better get your haggling hats on because your dealers today are Simon, Christopher, and Mike.

- Profit is what makes me tick.

- I'm a gambler.

I like to speculate.

- I will pay top money for the right items.

(dramatic music) (upbeat music) - So here we are.

We're in Cornwall.

We're in a lovely old stone schoolhouse.

Am I going to learn anything today, I wonder?

- [Narrator] Only if you pay attention, Christopher.

Upstairs, Simon's discovered James's collection of gold rings.

- I'm gonna have to sort of go through it all and price it and then they're gonna come up and get the benefit of all my hard work.

But you know, that's the kind of guy I am.

I understand.

I know my place.

- [Narrator] So Simon's more downstairs than upstairs.

Lord Melody meanwhile is troubled by Bob's modern art.

- Mr. Selkirk could come along the rails here.

He seems to understand a bit of this old tosh, but me, I'm lost.

Anyhow, let's have a look.

- [Narrator] And straight away he's drawn to two bold sculptures.

- I have a lot of paintings by an artist called Richard O'Reilly.

He also did some sculptures with Eric Green, who did the wood.

They're very, very nice.

I'm thinking they might like those.

- Oh yeah, we'll have a little punt on these things.

The kids' inheritance is getting badly invested, I've got a feeling.

Blind leading the blind.

- [Narrator] Well, it takes a certain vision, Mike, to appreciate modern art, and Christopher's got it!

- Nice cool colors.

You can just see that in a loft apartment.

Bare white walls, single piece of furniture, abstract picture on the wall and this on the sideboard.

This is what I'm all about.

This is gonna be my first bid of the day.

- [Narrator] That's two bids down already, but Simon's about to make it a whole lot more.

- And again, 14 carat, lot of American gold.

Unfortunately a lot of this stuff is valued by its weight.

It would take me forever to sell most of these items as rings, but as the gold content of it, I can sell it in two minutes, which enables me to pay a very high price for it because I can then sell it on quickly and get a quick profit.

If I can buy all that today, I'll be a happy man.

Look, you can see how hard I'm working, I'm sweating!

That's Schneider sweat, that is.

That's in case I spend some money.

- [Narrator] A typical dealer then, Simon.

Not so typical, is Christopher who never seems to weigh the gold he finds - George V commemorative coin.

But it's got a jolly nice nine carat gold Albert chain, which I think is earlier than the coin, which is dated 1912.

Here's my bid on the Albert.

- [Narrator] Well, from Albert, we move on to a doubting Thomas, who's found Bob's collection of luxury branded salts and pepperettes.

- Problem is, with this stuff, you've gotta be very clever nowadays to know if it's a real thing or made in Thailand.

Either they own a salt mine or there's something slightly tricky going on here because we've now got 20 Cartier salts, which, in all fairness is decadent if they're real.

- [Narrator] Fake or not, Mike leaves a bid.

Simon meanwhile has uncovered Bob's love of opera and fancies himself as the singing detective.

- Maybe it's somebody who directs and produces operas.

This could be my big chance.

(inhales) (vocalizes operatically) No, maybe not.

Stick to the day job.

- [Narrator] Christopher's day job is as an art dealer and he's as happy as a pig in paint.

- There's a lot of modern art here and modern art is what I deal in.

Modern art really finished in the 1970s and you then moved on to pop art.

And these are quite obviously pop art-inspired.

Bright colors.

They are quite, quite saleable.

- [Narrator] That's two offers now for the two sculptures.

One more educated than the other, I suspect.

And Simon's educating Mike on the salts and pepperettes.

He doesn't think they're fake.

- Cartier obviously, is actually a French manufacturer, it started in Paris.

But they have shops all over the world, and these have been retailed in the States, not over here.

- Well, I think they've been retailed in Thailand.

- [Simon] I think they are right because all that American gold's upstairs, Cartier have probably got a shop in Fifth Avenue and I tell you, it's very expensive.

- [Narrator] Expensive?

Now that'll make Simon sweat.

But his hard work is paying dividends for the others in the bedroom.

- Do you value these on scrap gold weight or do you value them as items of jewelry to be sold into the retail market?

And that's what this game today is gonna be about as far as the jewelry's concerned.

- [Narrator] And Christopher plays catch up with Simon, leaving a bid on three 18 carat gold rings with semi-precious stones and two 14 carat rings, also with semi-precious stones.

The hour's almost up and the dealers are frantically throwing down bids on anything that takes their fancy.

Mike's made a bid on the sovereign and gold chain, but Simon's got his eyeglass out and possibly sees some trouble ahead.

- Well I have to say, if I just looked at that quickly, I wouldn't think that was gold.

- [Narrator] Christopher makes it a hat-trick of offers on the luxury silver salts and pepperettes, and the pair of Green and O'Reilly modern art sculptures attract Simon's eyes too.

That just leaves Mike upstairs to throw his hat in the ring for the rings.

But just remember Mike, some are 18 carats and some are 14.

Make a mistake and you'll pay for it later.

- If my maths are wrong, then Mrs. M is going to go up the wall.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] The Secret Dealers have scattered their bids all over Bob and James's home and their diverse collection has confused as much as delighted.

- What an eclectic mix.

Fabulous.

- I think it's a really interesting house.

It's such a different mixture.

There's some modern art, there's some jewelry.

I think it's very, very interesting.

I could spend a few quid today and say I like it.

- [Narrator] You'd better had, Simon, because Bob and James aren't gonna give you their valuables for free.

- Any money we make today goes to pay for Hercules, our new boiler.

- He has to name it, mainly... - Because he has a Herculean task to fill this house with heat.

- [Narrator] To ensure they get a fair price Bob and James will have the backup of the secret valuer.

So how much of the Dealers' cash could they take home today?

- We've had a jolly good rummage and if you wish to accept our highest prices, we could be spending that amount with you.

- Sounds good.

You do the honors.

(bright suspenseful music) - Oh!

My goodness gracious.

- Yes.

That'll help.

5,860 pounds.

That'll more than cover the boiler.

- Yes.

- [Narrator] Well let's see if we can get your hot water running with a good deal on the first item, boys.

The four luxury box sets of salts, and my favorite word of the day, pepperettes.

- Now, I mean would want 20 salts?

- [Narrator] Someone who had 20 friends to invite for dinner, Mike?

- I go to Florida a lot and a lot of people retire down there, and then unfortunately when they die, they have an estate sale.

- Right?

- [Bob] And I bought one and then over the years, every now and again they come up- - Right?

- So I sort of collected them.

- There's me thinking you owned a salt mine.

I've never seen so many salts and peppers.

- Shall we see where the money is?

Because that's what really counts.

I'll go first if you like.

250 pound.

- Well I'm getting closer here, 'cause 210 pounds.

- And my bid is 200 pounds.

(tense music) - Very low.

- 280.

(ticket flickers) - 300 pounds.

(ticket flickers) - I'd say 310.

- 320.

(ticket flickers) - 330.

(ticket flickers) - 360.

- I'll go to 400 pound.

- 410.

(ticket flickers) - 420.

(ticket flickers) - 430.

(ticket flickers) - I think that's enough.

I'm out.

- 440.

(ticket flickers) I tell you the interesting thing for me, actually, these are for the American market, and obviously in America, you have an individual salt and pepper for each placement.

So the set of eight is for a table of four people.

- And I'll tell you what he's told me, the longer he talks the more he hits me.

So I'm gonna bow out so he don't have to hit me again.

(chuckles) So I'm out.

- Okay, let's see how the valuation goes.

(tense music) Okay.

- [Narrator] Christopher isn't far off the top valuation and with Mike and Simon out, he's hopefully got the deal.

- Well, there you are, 440.

- Ah, let's go a bit more.

You're gonna make a lot of money on these.

I know.

- If I was gonna make a lot of money on them, Mike and Simon would still be bidding.

- No way.

- Go on then, I'll have another go.

450.

(ticket flickers) - See, you should have carried on.

- But he kept rabbiting on and on.

I couldn't bear it in the end.

I only came back to annoy him.

(chuckles) - 460.

- 475.

- 480.

(ticket flickers) - Well I've added a bit of value for you, so I'll rule myself out for the second time.

- Come and shake my hand quickly, James, otherwise Simon's gonna be back in again.

(suspenseful music) - Deal.

- Thank you James.

Thank you.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] That's a cracking start for Bob and James.

- I'm happy because I've got more than I paid for them and they were just sitting there so I'm very pleased.

- [Narrator] But what about the dealers?

- Why do I want to pay 475 pound for 30 quid's worth of silver?

Do I look mad?

- I was gonna be paying 400, 500 or 600.

It didn't really matter to me.

- He does know what he's doing there, Christopher.

(Mike snickers and splutters) - [Narrator] Hmm.

Poetic justice me thinks.

Up next is the turn of the three 18 carat gold rings.

- 100 pounds each plus a bit.

- I really don't wanna pay more than scrap for them.

I found three 18 carat gold rings, which I believe to be all American.

- Oh no, they're 18 carat.

- Is it something you've collected over the years?

- Well, I do a lot of traveling and they're easy to carry back.

And I like jewelry.

- I'm not too concerned as to the scrap gold value.

I'm just going to bid you 380 pounds for three jolly nice rings.

- Well I thought they were 14 carat and I bid 346.

- Well, I have to say I know exactly what those rings are and I think I know what they're worth as well.

My bid today for your three rings is 720 pounds.

- I hate to do this, but I'm gonna have to just bow out here.

just on the simple basis I don't know which one's the English hallmark.

So I'm gonna bow myself out and leave you in the hands of... - Well, that's honest talk and you know at 720, I'm out.

(tense music) - [Narrator] Simon's offer is on the money.

But will Bob and James be able to force up the price again?

- What did he think, just out of interest?

- [Bob] You're a bit low.

- Would 800 pounds buy them?

- No.

- 810.

(ticket flickers) (they laugh) - Up, up, up.

- Honestly, there's nothing left in them.

There really isn't.

I'm, you know.

- I appreciate you've got to make... - I mean the only thing I would say is, you know, if you stuck 'em in auction and you sold them for a thousand, you would only end up with that anyway.

820 pounds, (ticket flickers) and that's me at my absolute max (tense music) 820 pounds.

- Okay.

- You shake my hand?

- It's a deal.

- Thank you very much indeed.

I finally got him to succumb and I've paid just a tiny bit over scrap for them.

So you know, if I can get a slight premium on them, I should be all right.

- At 820, he'll probably earn himself 50, 60 pound?

I don't know.

I'm not bothered really.

- [Narrator] I wish you would bother, Mike, you haven't bought anything yet.

He did try with the pair of 14 carat gold rings.

- 385.

- If I went to 400 pounds, does that...?

- No.

- [Narrator] And with a top valuation of 450 pounds, James is in no mood to let these rings slip off his finger.

- We don't have a deal.

- Well that's okay, sir.

Thank you very much.

At least we tried.

- We did.

- [Narrator] But Simon's scales swung into action again with the gold sovereign.

A final bid of 510 pounds saw him secure the deal.

I wonder where that's heading?

- In the pot before you can say Jack Robinson.

Gone.

(bright music) - Up next, the two Green and O'Reilly sculptures, and art dealer Christopher's a happy man.

- A last we are coming to something that I feel I can get my teeth into.

- [Narrator] Be careful though, Christopher.

Mr. Melody is up to his usual tricks.

- Yes.

We could have a little bit of, should I say fun?

(bright Latin music) - They're very sort of pop art really, aren't they?

Very much of a period.

- Yes.

Yes.

- They're wooden things on sticks.

(they laugh) Are they something that you would sell if the price is right?

- If the price was right.

- Okay.

- [Bob] Remember these are one-offs.

- I'm gonna say where I am with these, 'cause it's probably not enough.

150 pounds.

- Well, I can go slightly more than that.

180.

(dramatic music) - Now you've told me they're by an artist.

I went 120 but that's soon to be rectified.

I can see something in them.

I think I'd like to bid 400 pound for them.

- I'm gonna rule myself out of this one and say thank you very much.

(dramatic music intensifies) - They're fun.

420.

- Happy days.

(laughs) Christopher's caught the fish.

We got him on the reel.

Now it's a matter of when do I stop?

450.

(ticket flickers) - 500 pounds.

(ticket flickers) - I think I'll just have a look and see what the value is.

- [Narrator] The bids are going in the right direction.

But the dealers have still got a long way to go to match the top valuation.

- Yes, he's more in the figures that I have in mind.

- 550.

- 560.

(tense music) - Christopher and Mike are locked in a battle to own the Green and O'Reilly sculptures.

Christopher has the highest bid of 560 pounds.

But is Mike Melody playing with him, or is he serious about buying the sculptures for himself?

(tense music) - 600.

(ticket flickers) - 620.

(ticket flickers) - 650 (ticket flickers) - 680.

(ticket flickers) - See, I'm at a disadvantage now.

He's got the modern art gallery and they'd have to stand on an 18th century oak piece of furniture.

- It looks fantastic.

- Fair comment that.

700.

(laughs) You've convinced me.

- He is not gonna be bidding more than me and it's not gonna influence how much I am gonna bid for them.

I haven't seen them before so I want to have them.

720.

(ticket flickers) - Well I think at 720 pound, I feel a headache coming.

So I'm gonna bow out.

- [Christopher] 720 pounds.

(tense music) - Deal.

- Okay.

James, thank you very much indeed.

Thank you.

(upbeat funky music) - I think they could have gone a bit higher but then again, he's gotta make a profit.

He's gotta retail it and I know that they have to make a fairly good markup.

- I'd have been happy at 720.

I'd have been happy at 820.

I'd have been happy at 920.

It's not really relevant to what I'm going to be asking for them, but it will be a big profit.

- I was wondering if I could push him to a grand, but no.

I thought if I went home with them, I'm in trouble.

- Well, I know Mrs. Melody and I know Mike would've been wearing them if he'd took them home.

So I don't think he had any intention of buying 'em.

He's a naughty little boy, that Mike Melody.

- [Narrator] I think some people might say worse Simon.

(Mike laughing) But right, now let's see if all that biding and dealing has helped Bob and James garner a nice wad of the Secret Dealers' cash.

- And we have managed to spend in total with you 4,085 pounds.

- Wow.

Amazing.

- Gonna hand over to Bob.

- Yes.

- Thank you Bob.

And thank you James.

- Thank you.

I've never held 4,000 in one go.

- [Narrator] And that should go a long way towards sorting out the boys' house repairs.

- Obviously, they have to make profit so I'll allow for that.

Managed to clear some space up, plus get some money towards the boiler, which we need to pay for.

So I'm very pleased with the outcome.

- [Narrator] It's time to swap our dealers round and as Simon has spent a lot and Mike has spent hardly anything- - Hey, there's always next time, isn't there?

- [Narrator] Let's replace them with Karen and David.

- I love what I do.

If you just did it for the money, it wouldn't work for you.

- Do you know there isn't a maximum amount I'd spend.

If I really want it, I'll spend the money.

- [Narrator] And Dealers, your destination is this North Warwickshire flat, filled with everything from jewelry to ancient weaponry.

It all belongs to Neil.

- Now the legend has it that my grandfather's best friend were antique dealers around the turn of the century.

About 1900.

And some of the things were hidden away from the tax man, in about, well, around the First World War.

- [Narrator] But Neil didn't see much of them as a child.

- The swords were all put away 'cause my mother would go near them with the Vim because she didn't believe that anything was rusty was worth having in the house.

- [Narrator] Well, everything seems bright and ship shape, but what's Neil prepared to sell?

- Everything that is here is for sale but it's for sale at a price.

You've gotta convince me that it's the right price.

I'm not giving it away.

- [Narrator] Dealers, you have been warned.

- Right.

Come on, Secret Dealers.

Let's do it!

- Okay.

- Let's go for it.

- Let's go.

Here we are.

Right.

What do I find here in the kitchen?

Good lord, a gun on the draining board.

It's not a place to keep a gun, isn't it really?

A nice wooden stock.

19th century, six shot.

I know a little bit about guns and weapons and armor and as part of my experience, but I wouldn't in any way say I'm a specialist.

I mean this is not really fireable.

- [Narrator] Thank the Lord.

- It's worth an offer.

I think it's Spanish.

I'm gonna go for Spanish.

- [Narrator] I hope that's a sharp-shooting bid, David.

And next door, our Karen has got another one.

- A lovely little item and we've got a name on this one, which if I look closely is Stanton, which even I know the name of that one.

It's a very, very well-respected gunsmith.

We've got a lovely old word here, Salop, which is the traditional and ye olde name for Shropshire.

Lovely little ladies pistol.

They'd have kept that concealed on their persons, just in case they run into a bit of trouble.

Up on the coaches on the highways or something like that.

Different times.

(chuckles) - [Narrator] I can just see Karen confronting highway men.

Christopher meanwhile, is playing with his sword in the bedroom.

- Steel blade, brass handle.

And there is a maker's registration number, 426 and there's a pair of these.

This is gonna be my first bid of the day.

I've never bought a sword in my life, but today could be the start of something new, a new career.

- [Narrator] What, as a Musketeer?

Next door, Karen's found medals.

- What's quite nice about First World War medals is they always give the information on the side here.

We've got Harris.

My guess is that these are probably family items and I always find that little bit sad actually, that they go out the families 'cause I'm a big one for keeping things within the family.

But I'm certainly gonna have a little go on it.

- Frankly, I don't know anything about their provenance, and well I know that they're my great-grandfathers, but with the exception of that, no I don't know really what they are, what they're awarded for other than who they belong to.

- [Narrator] Christopher is still in the bedroom playing with swords.

- This is an officer's dress sword.

It should have a sheath rip really.

You could do yourself a bit of damage there.

- But now he's got company.

- [David] Can I knight you?

Knight you?

You haven't been knighted yet, have you?

- The order of the legion... - The order, yes.

Well done.

- [Narrator] Careful, Christopher, David might wanna get rid of the competition!

Christopher leaves bids on more of the swords, but it's a Japanese one which has caught David's eye.

- This is called a katana.

This bit is called a tsuba.

This little bit that goes around here is almost like shibi armor.

It's gilt metal on a bronze base.

Actually I don't dislike that as a little katana.

It's early 19th century and I'll make an offer for that.

- [Narrator] So the katana sword will have at least two dealers fighting over it.

Hara-kiri is not an option, but Karen might be looking for a way out.

- I'm actually, Karen, at this moment in time, going to go down on my knees.

- Oh my goodness.

Not today.

- This could be a big moment.

- You're frightening me, Christopher.

- Unfortunately it's because I want to look at this.

I want to look at this box.

(Karen laughing) - [Narrator] What a proposal!

I don't think there's gonna be a shotgun wedding, but Christopher got hold of the flintlock Pistols.

- Jolly nice thing to have on a desk to keep your bills under control.

And if that was on my desk, the pistol would lie about there at the moment, I should think.

Life's expensive.

- [Narrator] You'd better strike some good deals today then, Christopher.

David's uncovered some rings in the bedroom.

Maybe one of them could be an engagement ring for Karen and Christopher?

- Well surprisingly, it's set in 18 carat gold, but they're tiny little diamonds, look at those.

And the setting is designed by lifting it a little to make the diamonds look a little larger than they are, but they are minute.

So, let's have a go at those couple of little rings.

- [Narrator] Christopher's in the kitchen.

He can tell us everything about that rimfire pistol.

- I know nothing about pistols at all.

I'd be the first to admit it.

- [Narrator] More of a sword man, then.

- It's got lovely engraving on it.

But what I like most about it is this base to the handle.

And you would've had a string through here to attach it to your belt.

David will buy that, but he'll have competition for it.

- [Narrator] Pistols at dawn, gentlemen.

My heart's all a-flutter.

- I haven't seen any sign of femininity in the house, apart from two dress rings.

- [Narrator] Er, aren't you forgetting Karen, Christopher?

- This is a man's house.

- [Narrator] I hope Karen didn't hear that, Christopher, because right now, she's armed and deadly.

- This is quite interesting.

We've got this knobbly effect inside.

It's not ivory.

I'm not sure what material that is.

And that looks like the original binding on that handle, which is quite nice.

I think that's actually quite an interesting weapon.

For me, that's probably the most interesting one here, I think.

- [Narrator] That's a trio of bids on the katana sword.

- Not every day you walk into a bedroom and find swords on the bed, is it?

(chuckles) - [Narrator] Not even a dashing young blade, Karen?

There's dealers' bids being laid down everywhere.

But that doesn't mean we can't stop for a mechanics lesson from David Ford.

- And there's the flintlock mechanism, that would've held the flint, which strikes a spark, which ignites the powder that pushes the piece of wadding and the ball out.

And all-in-all, it's quite a nice little weapon, isn't it?

I will make an offer for that.

Join the others.

- [Narrator] There's gonna be a right old shoot-out for this flintlock.

But let's not get carried away, David.

- Oops, I'm not very good at this.

The won't cast me in a western.

- [Narrator] There's always "Carry On Cowboy", David.

Christopher is going western too.

- Country and Western.

Country and Western dirges.

"I've lost my baby."

- [Narrator] She's finishing up in the bedroom without you, Christopher.

- Right, I think that's me done.

Let's go and join the boys.

- [Narrator] The Secret Dealers have scattered their bids all over Neil's flat and there's gonna be a battle over his collection of old weaponry.

- Well that makes a nice change from porcelain and jewelry.

Guns and weapons.

Love them.

- [Narrator] Well if you love them, Dealers, you're gonna have to pay for them because Neil has plans for the money.

- The majority of it will go towards funding myself going back into work.

I've been ill for a long time.

I'm now looking at going back to work in September.

- Well let's see how much of our Dealers' cash Neil can bag himself today.

- And this is what we could spend with you today.

- Let's have a look.

1,646 pounds.

That's pretty good.

- Yeah, not bad.

Well let's see if we can have some deals.

- Let's get to it.

- Let's see.

- [Narrator] For one hour's rummage, that's a pretty good four-figure sum.

So let's see if we can start things off with a deal for the 19th century rimfire pistol.

- Not too experienced on buying these, but I'll go for it.

- If I bought it, I'd be quite happy.

Yes, at my price.

- I will be buying this pistol.

I want that walnut handle.

- [Narrator] Looks like we've got ourselves a Mexican standoff.

- At the time people were buying pistols for self protection and for somebody to bother to go out and buy a rifled barrel with a chased grip on it.

That was an expensive piece of weaponry- - Right.

- When it was manufactured.

- Yeah, I have to say I've really enjoyed learning more about it.

- Good.

- And it's, it's been very interesting.

Far more interesting than my opening offer, Neil, of 110 pounds.

(Karen giggles) - 120 Pounds.

- Neil it's not that far away 'cause I'm 125.

- So yes, I am going to increase my offer to 150 pounds.

- Okay.

- I'll try a little harder.

170 pounds.

(envelope seal snaps) - [Narrator] David's bid of 170 pounds is in the ballpark, but with all three dealers liking the pistol, Neil could push them higher.

(dramatic music) - Well 180, there you go.

Seeing as I was top bidder at the beginning.

- [David] Are you coming back, Christopher?

- Yes, I am.

185.

- Round figures.

200 pounds for your little gun.

- I'm always happy to put money into quality so I'll go another tenner, 210 pounds.

- 240.

(ticket flickers) - 250, Neil.

(ticket flickers) - [Christopher] Which is twice your opening offer.

- Oh, 260 while they argue.

You and I'll have a little chat about price.

260.

- 260, okay.

Gentlemen?

- 275.

(ticket flickers) - 280, Neil.

(ticket flickers) - Whew.

That's me out.

That was the money of it.

- 285, Neil.

(ticket flickers) - I mean I'm getting to know that wiley old fox David Ford by now and I know he's not going to bid 300, so I think I'll just tease him here.

299 pounds, Neil.

- I think David was getting a bit annoyed again, that Christopher wasn't playing ball.

- Now you see if I say 300, he'll say he's out.

So I'm not gonna have this gun dropped on me, much as I like it.

- Yeah.

- I'm definitely out.

- And I'm pleased to shake your hand at 299 pounds.

- Well, call it 300.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, Neil.

Thank you.

- Come on Neil.

What's on that card?

- Exactly what I expected it to be.

- (laughs) Oops, sorry!

(bright music) He just wanted to buy it over us.

But (snorts) I think he's paying a bit too much.

- Karen does what she does and I'll do what I do.

We'll see who wins at the end of the day.

- [Narrator] These Dealers are a competitive bunch today.

But that could be good news for Neil.

Up next is the Japanese Samurai katana sword.

- The reason I like it is the detail on the hilt, it makes it extra special, I think.

- The bid I've left on it, there's gonna be a profit and I am here to buy things to try and make a profit on them.

- So no childhood accidents then, playing with the one or two little ones?

- I can't claim that 'cause I've got a scar on one of my toes from dropping one of the French artillery swords.

I was only about nine and my dad let me handle it and I dropped it and it went down point first- - Ooh!

- Straight between two of my toes.

Which is a shame, especially when you're trying to explain it to Solihull Accident Hospital.

(they chuckle) Who didn't believe me.

Oh no, a 19th century French artillery sword just stabbed me in the foot.

- So I'll go first on this occasion, 'cause it may not be a buying bid.

140 pounds.

- [Christopher] That's gonna buy three of mine 'cause my bid is only 50 pounds.

- [David] Oh well don't let that stop you.

Go on, Karen.

- 240 pounds.

(ticket flickers) Wow.

Yeah, get in there, Karen.

My bid's just blown them away.

- I'm bowing out because I, I don't really understand this at all.

I'm out.

- If you don't mind I'm just gonna have a little look at what the valuers suggest.

- [Narrator] Well Karen's only 10 pounds short of the top valuation, but Neil doesn't have to share that information with the Dealers.

- Do you wanna share that with us now or?

- Not at this point?

No.

- Mm.

That was a bad sign.

- I honestly don't think there's anywhere to go.

I'll have to declare myself out.

- Oh, Neil, it's you and me, kid.

That's a really strong bid 'cause I actually quite like.

This is probably my favorite bid of all your possessions.

- If you squeeze another 10 pound into the deal, you can take it.

- You have to win, don't you?

- I have to win.

I always have to win.

- Am I gonna let you win?

I'm not gonna lose it for a tenner, put your hand out.

- Thank you.

- Thank you very much.

(bright music) - To me that is far too much money, and I think if Karen was honest, she'd probably agree with me.

- Top end of the valuation but I'm not worried.

I think it's a really lovely quality bit and I think I'll do all right actually.

- [Narrator] We'll see who's right later in the program.

But disagreements about what Neil's military items are worth continue with the collection of First World War medals and dog tags.

- My offer for your medals and dog tags is 48 pounds.

- Mine's not so good, I'm afraid.

35.

- [Christopher] Mine is 105 pounds.

- [Narrator] It was well above the secret valuation.

So O'Neil had no problem excepting Christopher's bid.

And Christopher almost did it again with the two gold and diamond rings.

His bid was far ahead of Karen and David's.

- My offer, Neil, is 115 pounds.

- [Narrator] And only five pounds short of the top valuation.

But this time, Neil wasn't for selling.

But David finally showed some fighting spirit, buying a pair of Chinese artillery swords for 120 pounds.

Well, can we finish things off with a bang on our final deal of the day?

The 19th century flintlock pistol, another heirloom from Neil's father.

- Like all the guns and the swords, they remind me of my family and when I was young.

- Right.

Well, I'd like to buy this.

I've made what I think is a good offer.

So let's hope the others don't like it as much as I do.

- [Narrator] Unfortunately David, I think they do.

- Yeah.

Something I will definitely try and buy.

I think I've got a customer for it.

- Now I want that because I have a client who happens to live in Shropshire so I'm gonna try and buy that.

- [Christopher] When's the last time you used it?

- I was out shooting rabbits with it only last week.

(they laugh) - Right.

- I didn't catch any.

- [Christopher] Well look, I sense that you are very fond of this pistol.

- I am very fond of that pistol, yeah.

- Yeah.

And so I don't think my opening bid of 75 pounds is probably going to tempt you at all.

But we'll, we'll see.

- No way.

- Hopefully mine's a little bit more favorable.

195.

- Best til last, 220.

- I'd like a little more.

(tense music) - I am going to scrub my opening offer completely and come back in at 250 pounds.

- Christopher.

What are you like?

Where does that come from?

- That was a hell of an upgrade, that bid, wasn't it?

- So we've got a deal then, Neil?

- Well, I'd like to hear what David has to say as he was quite fond of the weapon.

- I will offer you 300 pounds, Neil for your gun.

- [Narrator] David has matched the top valuation and Neil may be tempted to shake his hand, but all of the Dealers want to own this pistol.

- I'll accept 300 pounds for it.

Love to.

Unless you can beat it.

- Well, that's what we're, we are sort of mulling over at the moment.

It is a nice thing.

310.

- 320, Neil.

(ticket flickers) - Another fiver.

325, Neil.

As I like it.

- 330.

(ticket flickers) - I want to buy it, but Christopher's really behaving quite rashly.

I'm out.

- Right.

That's David out.

We've just got Karen left now.

- 340.

(ticket flickers) (tense music) - 345.

(ticket flickers) - Don't like fivers, gotta be 350, isn't it?

- It does.

- I will come back if I may.

(Christopher laughs) Only a fiver.

355.

(ticket flickers) - [Neil] There's that fiver again.

- It's more money than it's worth but it's a nice thing.

- It's a nice thing.

360.

- 370.

And you are mad to outbid, and if you do, you're having it.

- Ah, I will drop out at 370.

It is too much for me.

- [Karen] Christopher?

Bid another tenner and it's between the two of you.

- She's very bossy today.

What if I bid another fiver?

- Well that would be extremely mean actually.

- 375.

(chuckles) (ticket flickers) - I'm not playing this game anymore.

I'm out.

- You're out?

375?

- Okay.

Thank you for the deal, Neil.

Thank you.

- [Narrator] Well Christopher, do you think you've paid too much?

- 375 pounds was a good strong bid, but this pistol has a home with a client of mine, so I'm not too worried.

- I do think, Christopher, that the things you bought today is gonna be your day for losing a few quid.

- [Narrator] David, we'll see if you're right in just a moment.

Well now it's time to see how much of the Secret Dealers' money Neil's pocketed today.

- We have spent with you today, 1,512 pounds and here it is.

How do you feel about that?

- That's a pleasant surprise.

Yeah.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] The dealers have spent nearly 6,000 pounds of their own money today.

And what do hardworking deals like to make?

Profit!

So let's find out how they got on.

Mike and David didn't work hard enough.

Buying little on nothing at all, Simon?

Well, he's a bit of a grafter.

- Listen, the name of the game is buy it and sell it for more than you paid for it.

- [Narrator] He had his work cut out for him when he bought the three 18 carat gold rings with semi-precious stones for 820 pounds.

- You know, if I can get 30, 40 quid out of that, for me it's a good day's business.

- [Narrator] Well, he did even better when he sold them to someone in the trade for 900 pounds.

- Job done.

- [Narrator] Karen's no nine-to-five girl.

She's a grafter too.

- Don't you worry, us girls, Alison and I, we are up to the job with those boys.

- [Narrator] And our working girl loves a sword.

The Samurai katana blade was hers for 250 pounds, but she had her doubters.

- To me that is far too much money.

And I think if Karen was honest, she'd probably agree with me.

- [Narrator] Well, instead of "Kill Bill", it might be kill Christopher because the girl sold it for 300 pounds.

- Made a bit of a killing, I have to say.

Great time.

- [Narrator] But man about town Christopher was today's big spender.

He splashed out almost 2000 pounds, but they all thought he paid over the odds.

- He does know what he's doing that Christopher.

(chuckles) - (snorts) I think he's paying a bit too much.

- The things you've bought today is gonna be your day for losing a few quid.

- We'll see who wins at the end of the day.

- [Narrator] And Christopher was so confident about his buys that he went straight off on not one, but two holidays and hasn't even tried to sell them yet.

Looks like you might have your work cut out to pay for those holidays now, Christopher.

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