(dramatic upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Meet the "Secret Dealers."

Their mission: To make money out of your possessions.

(dramatic upbeat music continues) (dramatic upbeat music continues) (upbeat music) Today the "Secret Dealers" are going to be fighting tooth and nail to get their hands on the treasure trove inside this Cornish cottage.

Everything in here screams of the quality the dealers love.

They'll be falling over themselves to buy this Victorian silver scent bottle by renowned maker Sampson and Mordan and this 19th century French empire clock.

But as well as battling each other, the dealers are up against homeowners, Tony and Amanda.

- My parents were antique dealers in France in the '80s.

They exported a lot of antiques to America.

That's why we're surrounded by all of it now.

- [Narrator] As you might expect, Amanda is no stranger to a bit of haggling.

- I'll walk away if it's not the right offer.

- She is hardcore when it comes to getting a price out of somebody.

- [Narrator] With this much quality in every room, competition between the dealers will be fierce.

Today it's Mike.

- I'm the original handshake grafter.

- [Narrator] Tim.

- "Secret Dealers" is like the Grand National.

I would take a punt on anything.

- [Narrator] And Karen.

- Don't you worry, I'll give them all a run for their money.

- [Narrator] Our dealers have one hour to explore Amanda and Tony's collection.

- An hour is a very short window of time and if you don't maximize that, you're not gonna make any money.

- [Narrator] Placing sealed secret bids on anything they like.

- I'm going to look and will decide.

And if I want it, I'm gonna buy.

- [Narrator] They'll then have to fight a bidding war to buy it.

- The best thing is that I find something the other dealers miss.

I love that.

(cheerful music begins) - Now look at this.

Look at this.

Fantastic!

There's certainly a French look here.

- It's the most amazing house.

Just look at that fireplace.

Looks almost Elizabethan.

- [Narrator] First to get his eye in is Tim.

He's found what looks to be a brass scale weight, but it has a secret.

- That's nice.

That is a needle case.

We open it down like that and then you put your needles, your packets of needles, in there and the company underneath is the Avery Company.

That is a sweet little thing, that.

Very, very nice.

- [Narrator] Bid number one for the needle case.

(upbeat jazz music begins) And Karen doesn't hang about either.

She's spotted the stunning French empire clock.

- I think it actually is a little Regency one, this one.

And if you had tocko-vision, you could hear it tick-tocking.

So we know it's in working order.

- I actually really like it.

It works really well and we spent quite a bit of money refurbishing it.

- I get the feeling that could be a family, but quite a decent bid on that.

(fingers tapping) It's 200 years old.

It's what the market loves.

Can't go wrong.

Timmy and Michael, I think are gonna have a good old punt on that, unfortunately.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Mike's first stop is not his usual fare.

A running machine, more 2014 than 1914.

- Do you know I'm the type that could use something like that?

Do you reckon that's a £50 cheeky bid?

I don't know.

I mean, do I not know £300 of heavenly joy?

- [Narrator] £300 pounds?

Selling yourself far too cheap, Mike.

Back in the 19th century, Tim's uncovered the Sampson and Mordan scent bottle.

Nobody did these better.

- That's quite a sweet thing.

Original stopper, nice engraving, nice thing.

Sampson Mordan made masses and masses of novelty silver.

They didn't really make large things.

Everything was small.

But that's a nice item, so I want to leave a little bid on that.

It's commercial, it's saleable.

There are hundreds of collectors of Sampson Mordan.

- [Narrator] I bet that won't be the last bid here.

Still no bid for Mike.

He's just throwing Karen off the scent.

- You don't like that Louis Villion?

Acres of it.

- [Karen] Seriously?

- Would I tell you lies, Karen?

You will be there for now.

- Let's get going.

- Oh no, don't!

Don't go yet.

- [Karen] I'm off!

♪ Fooled you ♪ - [Narrator] That's Karen on a wild goose chase.

Should have known better.

And Tim's staking his claim for the wonderful empire clock.

- So when we say, "The empire," we talk about Napoleon.

It's not a particularly expensive made clock, but it looks the part.

This is probably gilded bronze.

I mean, it absolutely screams French Empire, this clock.

(cheerful music begins) - [Narrator] There'll be a battle for this.

A good dealer can spot quality from thirty paces, and Karen's one of the best.

- [Karen] Well, this is looking nice.

There's nice bits in here.

- [Narrator] The Sampson and Mordan scent bottle is just begging to be bought.

- For any perfume collectors out there that want the sweet little addition to their collection, this would be lovely, wouldn't it?

Nice detail, nice hallmark on the bottom there.

Smashing.

Nice little piece.

Tim's after that as well.

- [Narrator] And Mike will be too.

But right now it's the empire clock that tickles his fancy, and with good reason.

- These are hot.

And the reason they're hot, guess why?

The Chinese are buying them.

Hallelujah!

We've found something we can sell.

I've done a price here, and I'm rather hoping it is what I call a killer bid.

- [Narrator] They all want this and no mistake.

(upbeat music begins) In a house like this, there is so much to see and so little time.

Karen's moved swiftly onto the 19th century needle case, except she thinks it has other uses.

- Here it says, "Letter post."

And then you've got a little scale of charges coming down.

I reckon it's a little stamp holder.

And here we have this little lozenge mark, which dates it roughly sort of 1840 to 1880.

I think that's lovely.

Never seen one of those before.

I like that.

- [Narrator] I'm sure you do, Karen.

But are you sure it's a stamp holder?

Time is pressing on and Tim must be ready for lunch.

He's getting the cutlery out.

A set of mother of pearl dessert knives and forks.

- So these were made in Sheffield, 1910.

They're not the easiest things to sell because you don't eat your strawberries and your cream with a knife and fork anymore.

But in Edwardian times, they did do.

(soft rock music begins) - [Narrator] The bids are falling fast and Mike has designs on the silver scent bottle.

- Sampson and Mordan.

That's one of the best makers.

One for the kids.

I've left a price to try and buy it up for my granddaughter and she'll get it.

- [Narrator] There's work to do before you can take this home, Mike.

Nothing here will leave without a fight.

And Karen is going up against him on the silver dessert set.

- All present and correct.

Not a huge amount of money, but definitely something you can sell in the trade.

And definitely something Tim needs a bit of competition on.

There's my bid.

- [Narrator] Mike's weighing in for the paperweight shaped needle box.

Does he think it's for stamps?

- That's a little throwaway thing, which was made by Avery, probably to promote their scales and other bits and bobsies.

Sold for post offices.

But we'll give it that.

I've never seen one.

- [Narrator] This has got them stumped, hasn't it?

In fact, Tim and Karen need a timeout to sort it out.

- [Tim] That in there is a needle case.

- But why a needle case and have a postal scale?

- No, because that's how they did them.

They were all novelties.

When you open it up, the slit's there to put the- - No.

I think it's for stamps.

(Karen laughs cheerfully) - This woman will not be told!

It's stamps!

Ah, it's needles.

(laughs) - [Narrator] Clear as mud.

(cheerful upbeat music begins) Hopefully Amanda can clear it up.

Time is almost up.

There's just enough left for Mike to complete the bidding on the silver dessert set.

- Now to me, they're yesterday's news.

Definitely don't want it, but I'm not letting them nick it.

That wouldn't be in the spirit of the business, would it?

It's what we call a spoiling bid.

- [Narrator] Uh-oh.

Expect some fireworks when the dealers get dealing.

- Oh, I always have competition with them two ways.

Middle names competition, isn't it?

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Tony and Amanda's stunning collection of antiques has attracted loads of bids from the "Secret Dealers."

- There's a sort of warm grandeur about this house and some of the goods reflect it.

- [Narrator] The item that really set pulse's racing was the 19th century French empire clock.

- I know Mr. Melody's gonna be up against me on that.

- I'll try and nick it and I've got to obey the right price.

- Fasten your seat belts, 'cause it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

- [Narrator] They're gonna have their hands full haggling with Tony and antiques dealer's daughter, Amanda.

- Anybody that comes in here with money will probably not be leaving with much of it.

- [Narrator] Just in case they do need any help, the secret valuer has placed estimates on everything the dealers want.

They're for Tony and Amanda's eyes only, and may give them the edge when haggling.

So how much dealer dot could Amanda and Tony get their hands on?

- On this card is the total of our highest bids and this is what you could go away with today.

- Thank you.

(upbeat music begins) - Okay.

- [Amanda] £5,390.

- Well, that's bad news.

- Thank you.

It certainly is.

(laughs) - [Narrator] That's a great pile of cash.

And with the dealers ready to fight over some key items, that figure is bound to rise even higher.

- Yet again, the "Secret Dealers" have found the goods in this house.

- Yes, it seemed a lot of money to me.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] First up, it's that Victorian silver scent bottle.

- It's the name.

Sampson Mordan just sells.

- I've left a price to try and buy that for my granddaughter and she'll get it.

- [Narrator] Oh!

Get him!

Mike The Godfather Melody.

Let the drama begin.

- Looks perfect.

How did you acquire it?

- I was given it by my father when I was about 13, 14, I think.

- [Karen] Wish I had a Dad like that.

Giving all these pretties.

- Well, interestingly enough, I'm doing exactly the same for a granddaughter of mine now.

I never- - Don't pull that one on us.

- Find little pieces of silver.

- God's sake!

- Right.

- Here he goes.

- It's the new tactic, Karen.

This right?

- He's coming out with these little sob stories yet again.

We get a new one every show.

- And I'm telling the truth.

It is for the granddaughter!

But it's a good model.

It's a good make.

Well, go on, Karen.

Put us out of our misery.

- Oh, let's get me out of the way.

55, guys.

- Okay.

- I don't think that's too bad, Karen.

- No, I think that's pretty, pretty sound.

But I did declare granddaughter so I went £110.

- Okay.

- And I went £100.

- Okay.

- See?

The extra tenner.

(Amanda laughs cheerfully) - Right.

Well, I suppose you two had better have a chat about that then and see if, you know?

- Us three.

- [Tony] Oh, yeah!

- [Tim] Don't forget that.

- Oh no, no.

(group chattering) - Don't dare.

- I am the girl here.

- Now that you've got some more insider information.

- Be moving on then.

- 120 I'd like to offer, now that I know Sampson Mordan.

- I like the granddaughter, but not that much.

(group laughs cheerfully) - Don't say that.

- I'm only joking.

125.

- 130.

(numbers whir) - I'm out 'cause I think that's the value.

- Where are you?

- 130.

- Yeah.

You just capitulated them in and I'm only 135.

- Yeah, well.

- There you go.

(laughs) - That's me out.

Is that fine?

- Have we got a deal?

- We've got a deal, right.

- Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Did you like my charm offensive?

- Very good.

Yeah.

- [Tim] Not bad.

- So are you gonna share the valuation with us?

- [Mike] There you go.

- Oh, wasn't that far away.

- [Tim] Don't beat yourself up.

(group laughs cheerfully) - I'm not going to.

(laughs) - [Narrator] Mike's paid well over the valuation, so surely he's just being a doting grandfather.

- Somehow, I don't believe it's going to his granddaughter.

- Obviously she can't judge an honest engine.

- Nice to know he's not gonna make a profit on it.

(Amanda laughs cheerfully) - [Narrator] Oh dear.

Do I detect a bit of tension already between Mike and Karen?

Will they needle each other more with the next item?

It's a 19th century brass needle case.

Or is it a stamp holder?

- Definitely a great collectible.

There's gonna be a lot of people fighting for that I think, when it hits the market.

- Nice sweet item.

But it has to be bought at the right price.

- I heard them talking about it, so I was sat in front of it, so I thought, "All right.

I'll whack that.

I'll give you a proper good bid."

- Amanda and Tony, we found this.

Me and Karen have had a little dispute here.

- [Amanda] Oh right.

- Needle case.

- Yes.

- Karen thinks it's a stamp case.

- No.

- Told you, didn't I?

- No!

- You wouldn't listen.

Tell us a little bit about this.

- Well, it looks like a stamp because it's got the weight measurements for post and all that sort of thing on it.

It is in fact a needle case.

It should have a little pin cushion on the inside.

- I heard him raving about it, so I thought, "I'll stick me leg in."

You watch.

I'll have got me leg so far in, I'll just end up with it.

- Oh, this is not sounding good.

It's not gold, you know Mike?

This!

It's brass.

- Do you know I've got one of them sinking feelings.

- [Tim] Have ya?

- [Mike] Yeah, I have.

Yeah.

- [Tim] Oh, cracky Moses.

(soft dramatic music) My bid is £90.

- Okay.

- All right.

Well, my bid is £120.

- [Amanda] Okay.

- You know, what do I say?

Here we go.

I'd left £170.

(numbers whir) - Okay.

Right.

- That's tricky, isn't it?

- It's tricky.

- Because as much as we love it, there's a market value, isn't there?

- Yeah.

- Can I open this?

- [Mike] Oh yeah!

- [Narrator] That's £20 over the top valuation.

Mike seems to have this deal all sewn up, but maybe Karen won't let him have his own way this time.

- Do you wanna go more than 170?

- I don't.

I think that that item to sell it is worth about 140, 150.

- And you know?

- And I know.

- So I'll just have to keep it.

- So I would say, "Shake Mike's hand."

- Do you wanna know if I'm gonna pay you 180?

- I don't think you are.

- I don't think you are.

- [Amanda] Are you?

- Oh, never dare me.

180.

(group laughs) - [Tim] Don't dare her.

- [Karen] 180.

- Oh God, I've dared her now.

- Oh, thank goodness for that.

I'm out of it.

- I take it you're not coming in.

- Absolutely not.

- Could you go to 200 for that?

- No.

- Split the difference?

- [Karen] No.

- 180?

- Yeah.

- Okay, we'll have a go.

- I'll shake your hand for that.

- [Karen] Thanks, Amanda.

- Thank you.

(upbeat music begins) - If I was buying that, I wouldn't have paid 10 quid for it.

So I was really pleased about that one.

- It's a little bit more, I have to say, than I'd have liked to have paid for it.

- If nothing else, I helped Karen make a smaller profit than she woulda done.

(laughs) - [Narrator] Oh, you just wanna give him a slap sometimes.

Anyway, Karen gets her revenge.

She also buys a 1900 alabaster bust for a £140.

- [Karen] Now it is signed.

It's not a name that I'm familiar with.

But it's a nice piece.

- [Narrator] But Mike bounced back to snap up a 19th century French barograph for £525.

But Tim found it heavy going for a silver and mother of pearl dessert set.

- I do use my other set because we like to entertain quite a lot.

- Yeah, you're right.

Probably sure.

- [Amanda] I am.

(group laughs cheerfully) - [Narrator] Despite placing the top bid, it wasn't exactly high class.

- I don't think any of those bids are really high enough to buy them.

- [Narrator] And sure enough, the secret valuation proved Amanda right.

- Yeah, you were well out.

- Well that's a no deal, isn't it?

(group laughs cheerfully) - Ah, well.

Can't win them all.

- No.

- [Narrator] Tim was disappointed and Mike couldn't see the point.

- Carve up an apple and fork and leave me out.

We've come from enough.

Muffin.

Give it a good bite.

(cheerful music begins) - [Narrator] The last item the dealers are bidding on is this 19th century French empire clock.

And like the previous deals, battle lines are already drawn.

- I just absolutely love that.

For me, that's the bit to have in the house.

- If I've got to give a gram for it, I'll give a gram for it.

- [Narrator] Now, Tim hasn't bought anything so far.

Could this be his chance to shine?

- I can see those two fighting it out between themselves.

- [Narrator] Come on, Tim.

Give it a go.

- My father bought that in Leon in about 1985 and then about 10 years ago we had it refurbished so it strikes every half an hour and every hour.

- It's getting more expensive.

- Beautifully.

Yes.

- [Tony] It was a lot of money.

- [Mike] Was it?

- [Tim] Oh no!

- Hell of a lot.

- I'm going home now, guys.

(laughs) - Well guys, I really like it.

I've got a feeling I won't quite like it as much as Mr. Melody.

I'm not sure anyway.

My bid is £620.

- Okay.

- Well, there is a girl that never reads a book correctly, does she?

Because I left £425.

(group laughs cheerfully) - [Karen] Come on Tim.

You can do it.

- We won't hold it against you.

- [Tim] If I say it really quickly.

£300.

- [Amanda] Okay.

- Oh.

There is a huge disparage, but such as life, you know?

I'm beautiful, Mike isn't.

(laughs) - So we're only really talking to you then.

- [Amanda] Yeah.

(group laughs cheerfully) - Yeah, just ignore these two.

- These two can go sit down.

- Hang on.

The moral of the story is this: It's not where you start.

- [Group] It's where you finish.

- True.

You can always go up.

- [Karen] That's a good bid though, isn't it Mike?

- [Mike] It's average.

- [Karen] Well, if it's average, what does that make yours?

- Terrible.

- [Tim] Below average.

(group laughing) - So what?

Well, I'll bid 650.

- You're not interested?

(group laughs cheerfully) - Yes I am.

That was the equation.

- [Karen] 675.

(numbers whir) - Let me explain something.

There's one thing which is involved at the moment is these clocks, you can sell them to the Chinese.

So... - It was a gamble.

- £700.

(numbers whir) - 725.

(numbers whir) - [Narrator] Mike and Karen are two heavy hitting dealers locked into a bidding war.

- It's what the market loves.

I don't think I'd have any trouble selling it.

- It's fabulous and hopefully I'll be able to buy it.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] But they still have no idea how much it's actually worth.

The "Secret Dealers" are battling it out for Tony and Amanda's fabulous 19th century clock.

- Yeah, I'm quite happy to keep the clock if we don't get offered enough money for it because I actually really like it.

- [Narrator] Tim's been blown away in the bidding and it's a straight fight between Karen and Mike.

- 750.

(soft dramatic music) - 780.

(numbers whir) - 800.

(numbers whir) - [Karen] 820.

(numbers whir) - Five.

(numbers whir) - Is that 825?

- [Mike] Correct.

- 840.

(numbers whir) - Five.

(numbers whir) - Oh.

Is it?

Fivers.

- We are, aren't we?

- I think at this point, it would be very useful for all of us to know what's written on the card.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- [Karen] You don't have to show us, but it would be awfully nice if you did.

- [Narrator] Karen and Mike both want the clock, but they're short of the top valuation.

Can a deal be done?

- [Tony] All right.

- I think you're getting nearer at 845.

- [Tony] But not quite near enough.

- [Amanda] No.

- According to this.

- I think I'm out actually, Mike.

I think I'll let you have it at 845.

Well, at least I'll let you bargain.

- Would you take 845?

- I don't think so, but we're not far away.

- Ah, how close are we now?

- Well, what's your best bid?

- You wouldn't have got that two years ago.

(Amanda laughs cheerfully) - We weren't selling it two years ago.

I think if it was 875, you'd probably take it.

- [Amanda] Yeah.

- [Mike] 30 quid?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- You got it.

- [Tony] Exactly 30 quid.

- Done.

- Okay.

- [Mike] Thank you very much.

(cheerful music) - Thank you.

- Thank you very much.

- Cheers.

Thank you.

- True to form, Mike nicked it from me, didn't he?

- That's life, isn't it?

- We were quite happy to stand our ground and make Mike put his hand in his pocket a bit more.

(laughs cheerfully) - Yeah.

Exactly.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] There's been plenty of bidding wars today.

So just how much money will the dealers be handing over?

- We've managed to spend with you today the grand sum of £3,550.

- [Amanda] Thank you very much.

- [Tony] Thank you.

- [Karen] Don't spend it all at once.

- We'll try not to.

(group laughs cheerfully) - [Narrator] Tim failed to land any big items in the last house.

- Tomorrow is another day.

- [Narrator] Will he fare any better against two new opponents?

It won't be easy.

He's facing Alison.

- If I fall in love with something, nothing will hold me back.

- [Narrator] And David.

- I do find some things irresistible.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Up for grabs is a huge collection that's shoehorned into a small house.

It's the life's work of obsessive collector, Michael.

- I've got quite a lot of stuff.

Hopefully I'll be able to sell some of my collection and maybe invest it into the home and refurbish it a little bit.

Hopefully they'll leave lots of money.

- [Narrator] There are all kinds of collectibles here, but the star items include a lovely Victorian engraved snuff box and an excellent pair of Adam-style silver candlesticks.

- I'll be quite reluctant to let those candlesticks go.

They're probably my most favorite item that I've got.

- [Narrator] Watch out Michael, because the eagle-eyed dealers don't miss a thing.

- Right!

Here we go.

- It is just full of stuff.

- It's collector mania, isn't it?

Amongst it, are there some treasures?

That's the question.

- [Narrator] There sure are.

And Alison has already sniffed out the silver.

Those silver candlesticks are under threat already.

- They're lovely.

Very handsome.

This is a little tip of the trade.

These are called the sconces.

In early silver, every detachable piece would have a hallmark.

So we've got a hallmark here and it corresponds with the hallmark there.

When you've got the sconces, you can add money.

- [Narrator] And she's stacking the odds in her favor by hiding them.

Cheeky!

- I call that a job well done.

- [Narrator] Well, I call that cheating.

It'll never work, you know?

Tim is upstairs in the bedroom and has his hands on more silver.

A pair of Victorian fish servers.

- Here we have the light, the panther for London, the lion to indicate that it's silver, the date letter, and this is the monarch's head.

Forget your chip here, this is for a big lump of salmon or a trout.

- [Narrator] They're certainly a good catch.

(cheerful upbeat music) Downstairs, justice prevails.

David's rumbled Alison's deceit.

- Oh!

A pair of nice candlesticks.

Naughty, naughty, Ally!

Chappers, you've been at it again.

- There's no fooling that Mr. Ford, is there?

- [Narrator] You can't fool anyone here, Alison.

- They're just classic examples of good Victorian silver in the Georgian taste.

Probably about 1870, something like that.

1865.

All very Adam in style.

Very desirable.

Pen to paper.

- [Narrator] Bid well, David.

They're Michael's favorites.

Up in the bedroom, Tim's unearthed the gorgeous silver snuff box.

- It's a table snuff box.

It's not a snuff box that you would put in your pocket.

It's to be on a table or a desk.

But nice, lovely shape.

Lovely opening.

And inside this, originally it was washed in gold so we can just see the remnants of it there.

Ticks all the boxes.

It's a good piece.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Everyone's gonna want this.

- [Tim] That's my bid for that.

- [Narrator] And as if by magic, Alison appears.

- Fee, fie, fo, fum.

Little Timmy, here I come.

(Tim laughs cheerfully) - [Narrator] Must be the smell of the silver.

Those quality fish servers are the first to grab her attention.

- Oh, I can't wade through it.

I'm just gonna... What do I wanna pay for them?

- [Narrator] No mess in there.

But then there's a lot to get through.

Yet more silver for Tim.

A pretty pair of Norwegian enameled salad servers.

- [Tim] Not heard of the maker, which is J. Nostroff?

The names that we want to look for is David Anderson, George Jensen.

But these, they're quite pretty.

- [Narrator] Certainly good enough for a bid.

(soft rock music begins) Now David's upstairs and has spotted a little issue with the Victorian fish servers that Tim and Alison have already bid on.

- [David] Same maker, but they're different dates.

But they go quite well together.

- [Narrator] So three bids on the fish service.

Alison wasn't going to miss the silver snuff box.

It's the inscription that's intrigued her.

- Mr. James Gore as a token of respect by the hands of the factory.

That conjures up all sorts of things like a big factory owner.

Perhaps when they were bringing in the working reforms, he was the man that produced care and better housing and they gave him this.

Utterly charming, completely period.

I like it.

- [Narrator] Two bids on the box.

It's the silver that's drawing the dealers' interest and Tim's moving into place a third bid on the Victorian silver candlesticks.

- Near Chester hallmark there.

People like Chester hallmark because it's collectible, because it stopped as an assay office in 1962.

They have been a little bit polished over the years.

The definition has gone a little bit on them.

- [Narrator] Will it affect his bid?

We'll have to wait and see.

(cheerful jazz music begins) With so many items on show, the dealers are struggling to look at them all.

And David is the last to spot the silver Victorian snuff box.

- I love that.

Birmingham hallmark.

Nice snuff box.

I really want to buy that.

- [Narrator] Yes, but so does everyone.

Expect a battle for this.

(upbeat music begins) It's getting frantic now as the seconds tick by.

Decisions have to be made quickly.

Alison's eye is drawn to the Norwegian silver and enamel salad service that Tim found earlier.

- J. Tostrup, Norway.

And those, they look like snowflakes, don't they?

I don't personally know the maker, but we will find out.

- [Narrator] Alison's followed Tim closely around the bedroom silver.

Perhaps a little too closely.

- You look so good with a pram.

- I'd love a pram like this, wouldn't you?

Can you imagine?

- [Alison] Yes!

And do you know what, Tim?

- [Tim] Little baby Timmy in there bouncing up and down.

- I'd love to fill it for you.

(laughs) - I can hear everything you're doing, you naughty couple.

- [Tim] We're having a love child!

- You're frolicking.

- I can't work.

Could you go away?

(laughs) I'm asking to work with anyone but you.

- Oh!

She brought tears to my eyes.

(laughs) Oh!

- [Narrator] There's no time to make a baby, you two.

Time is almost up.

David's nose is still sniffing out the silver.

He's making a play for the Norwegian salad servers.

- So these will probably be 925 standard silver with enamel.

I think they're quite nice.

- [Narrator] That's a full house for the salad servers and there's only enough time left to place a few bids.

And that is it.

- I've lost my eyeglass.

I've lost my marbles.

In the bedlam, and it was bedlam.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] The "Secret Dealers" have spent the last hour rummaging through Michael's home and placing sealed bids on his precious metal.

- Whoever lives in this house has got a passion for silver.

- [Narrator] And there's gonna be a right royal battle over some fabulous items.

- The snuff box is lovely.

- The candlesticks have to come home with me.

- One wants to buy them.

- [Narrator] But Michael won't be a pushover.

- They're probably gonna try and get things for as cheap as they can, but I've got quite a good idea of how much they're worth.

- [Narrator] Sounds like there's trouble ahead for the dealers.

So just how much of their money have they laid on the table?

- Here is the total of our bids.

- Thank you.

Ah, 3,316.

That looks impressive.

Thank you very much.

- Are you pleased with it?

- Yeah, I'm fairly pleased.

Yeah.

- Fairly pleased.

- Depends on it's a lot of items or a few though.

(laughs) - [Narrator] It's a big chunk of cash, but just how much will Michael make when the dealing's done?

Let the battle commence.

- I think it was a fantastic offer from the "Secret Dealers."

- It was great to have that potential there.

But obviously it's another thing when trying to realize that figure.

(upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] The dealers first have their sights set on the beautiful pair of Nordic silver and enamel salad servers.

- Very nice and I think they ought to come home with me.

- It seems that our vendor only buys the best.

- [Narrator] Well, he'll be expecting your best bid then David.

- This house is a veritable silver treasure trove.

- How did you guess?

(laughs) - [Tim] Although they're a practical item, they've got enamel handles and the enamel, it isn't damaged, which is wonderful really, isn't it?

These are in pristine condition.

- Well, shall I lead the way on this?

- You lead the way.

- I have offered for the salad servers, £68.

(relaxing dramatic music) - Well, that's a little better than me.

I've offered £58.

- And I have offered, great minds think alike, £68.

- How interesting is that?

Well, I've got catch-up, so I will bid you £70 for them.

- Okay.

- He likes the sound of this.

- Not yet.

- [Tim] Not yet.

- [Michael] I think it's important to say that mid-century items are becoming really collectible now.

- He's got every answer.

(laughs) Very good answer.

- [David] You're very good at this, Michael.

- £75, Michael.

- [Alison] 80.

(numbers whir) - £85, Michael.

(numbers whir) - Okay.

- £90, Michael.

(numbers whir) - At £90, I'm out.

(relaxing dramatic music continues) - 92.

It might just make the difference.

- £95.

(numbers whir) - At this point, would you like to take the value as advice?

- I'll have a look.

- [Narrator] Both David and Tim's bids are well over the valuation, but Michael is happy to push the dealers as far as he can.

- I will say that whoever puts the highest bid in, I will sell them.

- So Tim, you're £95.

- £95.

- I'll take ones.

- I think we're at that sort of level.

£98.

(numbers whir) - Okay.

- Nah, I'm out at 98 then.

- £98, Michael.

- Okay, David.

- [David] We have a deal.

- We have a deal down.

- Thank you, Michael.

Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- [Narrator] Well, what we all want to know is how much profit has Michael made?

- I remember getting them at auction and I think I probably made about £30 on them.

- He knows what he's doing and he got a good price out of me.

Well done him, I suppose.

- [Narrator] Nevermind David.

It can't get worse.

- I didn't have the heart to tell him that they were chipped.

- [Narrator] Yes, but keep that to yourself, Alison.

(upbeat music begins) Alison lost out on the salad servers.

But can she land the silver fish servers?

At least one dealer isn't snapping the bait.

- They had a date variance of about four or five years.

That does matter to people that collect these things.

- The Chinese want them, the Japanese want them, and I want them.

- [Narrator] Could this deal work out in Alison's favor?

- [Tim] They are very good quality, beautiful workmanship.

What you would expect from Victorian silver.

Top quality.

- They're not hugely used these days though, fish servers, which is rather a shame.

I mean, do you find them quite commercial?

- Yes.

There's a big revival in a fish.

- [David] Mm-hmm.

- There is a big revival, ain't nothing at that.

Everyone is eating fish, I find them.

- So profound.

So profound.

- Why?

- Everybody's eating fish, David.

(laughs) I mean, it's in the Bible.

Fish and loaves.

But it's very popular now.

- Well, it is!

- Yeah.

- Every supermarket has its own fish mongers now.

(group laughs cheerfully) What?

What am I saying that's so funny?

I don't blame, David, of course.

It's that Tim.

- They're a couple of "Darby and Joan" together, aren't they?

They have their little games together.

Anyway, we all apparently want to buy these, which is a good thing.

- Right.

- [David] I hope you've made a good strong bid, 'cause I bid £90 for them.

- Easy.

It's me.

- I know where!

- My bid, Michael, is £105.

- [David] Ah!

- Am I allowed to breathe?

My offer, Michael, is £120.

(numbers whir) - Right.

Okay.

- He's fishing for a bit more money!

(group laughs cheerfully) - Oh, I wish I'd said that.

Now that I know that the Chinese love them and the Japanese, I'm gonna bid £130, Michael, for your fish slicers.

- Thank you.

- £135, Michael.

(numbers whir) - Okay.

- So I'll drop out, actually.

I think 135 is better than I want to go.

- Okay.

I'm going to look at the evaluation, see what that says.

(relaxing dramatic music) That falls a bit short of the valuation.

For good quality Victorian silver.

- 135 is where I'm at with it.

- No, I still think that falls short of what I'd like.

- [Tim] Right.

- Okay.

Well I'll offer you 140.

- An extra tenner?

- 140 and it's a good offer.

It's just you and me.

- Okay, then I'll accept.

- We've got a deal?

Thank you, Michael.

(cheerful music begins) - [Narrator] And Alison's got her fish servers.

- She had to have them.

More people are eating fish than ever before.

You've heard it from the honey with the money.

- Get some more omega three.

It might make you better behaved.

- [Narrator] I think it'll take a bit more than fish oil.

(upbeat music begins) Alison snapped a few more pieces of silver today from Michael paying £65 for a small pair of Birmingham vases.

- A canny person puts their money into something solid like silver.

- And £65 for a silver wine coaster.

But she saved her biggest bid for the silver Victorian candlesticks.

- [Alison] £700.

- That is a stonking price for those candlesticks.

- [Narrator] But even at that price, she couldn't persuade Michael to sell.

- I like them too much, I'm afraid.

- It's a very good offer.

- Even that amount, I couldn't part with them.

- Nevermind.

- Nevermind.

You tried hard.

- I am utterly gutted.

It's a cruel world for a woman like me.

(relaxing upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] So far, it just hasn't been Tim's day and his chances of landing the final deal, the Victorian silver snuff box, don't look promising.

- I like it, I love it, and I want it.

- Lovely thing.

- It's a really good sort of social history piece as well, so it's one of my favorite items.

- [Narrator] Michael's turned down loads of the dealers' offers today.

Can they do the business on this?

- Come on then.

You want it?

- I do!

- Let's see your mark.

- Well, I bid £190 for it.

(relaxing dramatic music begins) - My offer was 140.

- And my offer, Michael, was 165.

- Right.

Okay.

- So you're gonna shake my hand then?

- No.

(laughs) Sorry, David.

- Did you see how he moved then, Alison?

- Yes.

Quick.

- Quick.

- I know.

I know.

- So how about Alison and Tim?

- Because I'm a little a bit of a pickle.

£200.

- Sorry guys.

210, Michael.

- That still won't buy it.

- Michael, but £240 might.

- Ooh!

- Well, we all knew it was a lovely box.

- [Tim] He's pulling out the big guns now.

- [Michael] There's a few pieces that I've got that I really like and that is one of them.

- 250.

(numbers whir) (relaxing dramatic music continues) - 260, Michael.

(numbers whir) You going?

(Michael laughs cheerfully) - 275, Michael.

- So you all obviously like it.

Just how much is the question?

- What we have to bear in mind is every pound we give you is a pound less profit for us.

- Go for it.

- 280.

(numbers whir) - £300, Michael.

- Now we're talking.

- David was keen.

Alison was keen.

I was keen.

And then we got to £300 like that.

Boosh!

- Are we starting to talk, shall we say?

- Start!

I thought we were there, Michael!

(group laughs cheerfully) - [Alison] Can I just?

It's interesting watching you from here.

- [David] Because he joined us.

- You've just come into kaching time.

They just went kaching!

- That's enough for that box, so I'm going to bow gracefully out, much as I wanted it.

- I am out at 300.

- Okay.

- [Alison] Yeah.

- [Michael] Right.

- So it's me and you Michael, at £300.

- I'm just gonna look at the valuation.

- [Narrator] Tim may have seen up the secret valuer, but Michael's still not ready to settle.

- Mm.

Are you prepared to go any further, Tim?

- No.

- Are you sure?

- Positive.

£300 is good money for that box.

(relaxing dramatic music continues) - Okay.

I shall let you have it for 300.

- [Tim] Thank you, Michael.

- You're welcome.

(upbeat music begins) - [Tim] Thank you.

- [Narrator] Finally right at the very end, Tim's bought something.

- I think he paid top dollar.

- What has Tim become overnight?

A collector?

- I might get a little tiny profit out of it.

As we say in Yorkshire, "Little fish are sweet."

- [Narrator] Our dealers worked hard in today's houses.

But have they managed to make themselves any money?

Karen wasn't convinced about the scale weight needle case.

- I think it's for stamps.

- This woman will not be told.

- [Narrator] But she bought it anyway and turned a £20 profit.

Tim's only buy was Michael's favorite Victorian snuff box.

- I might, might get a little, little tiny profit out of it.

- [Narrator] But it served him well.

That engraving appealed to a buyer who paid £350.

David wasn't so lucky with the Norwegian salad servers.

- [David] I think they're quite nice.

- [Narrator] Alison wasn't sure on the condition.

- They were chipped.

- [Narrator] And David took a £23 loss.

- There's always next time.

- [Narrator] One thing Alison was sure about was fish.

- Everyone is eating fish, I find.

- So profound!

- [Narrator] And she was right.

A Japanese customer bought the Victorian silver service for £190.

- People are eating more fish lately.

- [Narrator] Mike shelled out the most today.

- [Tony] Cheers.

- Thank you very much.

Thank you.

- [Narrator] He beat Karen to the French empire clock.

- Mike nicked it from me, didn't he?

- That's life, isn't it?

- [Narrator] And quickly sold it for a thousand pounds.

- Hey listen, this boy always does well.

- [Narrator] And as for that scent bottle for the granddaughter, well, that's exactly where it ended up.

- Nice to know he's not gonna make a profit on it.

- Trust me.

I know what I'm doing.

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