- [Narrator] Meet the Secret Dealers.

(dramatic music) Their mission: to make money out of your possessions.

(dramatic music continues) (dramatic music continues) (upbeat music) Today's house in the Kent countryside is packed with some of the most spectacular items our dealers have ever laid eyes on.

- Absolutely the best ceramics I have ever seen.

- [Narrator] The dealers will literally be falling over themselves in the battle for some amazing pieces.

- It's a must buy for me.

- Fantastic.

- [Narrator] Along the way, there are thrills.

♪ Get down with the Secret Dealer crew ♪ ♪ Tim's the man for you - Fasten your seatbelts.

It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

I mean, it's like working with a pair of five year olds.

- [Narrator] Spills - Oh!

- [Narrator] And loads of cash.

- We'd better make the call to the bank manager now.

- There's a lotta naughts.

- One price, 8,000 pounds.

- Chucka chucka wonga.

- [Narrator] But they won't just be battling each other.

They'll have to face homeowner, Sharon, and her husband, Steve.

And with much of their collection inherited from Sharon's late mother, selling is going to be an emotional wrench.

- My mum was an antiques dealer and she had an excellent eye and collected over the years.

And I started to get involved with her just as a way of spending time together.

And I then got more involved in the last sort of couple of years she was with us.

(upbeat music) Mainly it's a mixmash of her collections, my collections, and just stuff you accumulated over the years.

There is definitely going to be some sentimental sort of undercurrent because there's things that mum bought for me before I lost her, and things that I bought when I was with her.

And when I lost my mum, I lost heart in collecting and haven't done any since really.

And that's, gosh, eight years ago now, which is a long time.

- The acid test, at the end of the day, is whether you can actually let something go.

- [Sharon] Yeah, there'll be a few things.

- That's the true test.

- That'll be a tuck.

- [Narrator] And today's Secret Dealers sure to test Sharon's resolve are Karen.

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

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

- [Narrator] Mark.

- If I see something I really want to buy, I'm just gonna buy it and nothing is gonna get in my way.

- [Narrator] And Tim.

- If I want something for myself and I get desperate, I'll sacrifice the profit to own it.

- [Narrator] In this extra special house, the dealers will have two hours to place their secret bids while Sharon and Steve are away.

It's going to be one hell of a battle royal.

(upbeat music) - Ooh, shall I let these boys in?

What do you reckon?

(upbeat music continues) - Now where do I start?

- Everywhere.

Everywhere.

Everywhere.

- It is a room full of goodies with my name on it.

- [Narrator] Karen's getting stuck into a cabinet stuffed with treasure.

And she's dug out an 1834 snuffbox by famous silversmith Nathaniel Mills.

- This looks like a silver box.

Aha.

Yeah.

There we go.

Right, we've got a Georgian head on there.

So we know it's quite an early little box.

Birmingham, that one.

It's one of the top top makers.

It's a Nathaniel Mills.

You've got the NM impressed in the back there.

Nice repousse work on the back there.

I'll leave a bid on that.

- [Narrator] Karen is first to get going, but silver experts Mark and Tim are sure to be sniffing around this one later.

Upstairs, jewelry specialist Mark is in his comfort zone.

- Now that's my type of bed.

- [Narrator] All ready and waiting for him are piles and piles of antique jewelry, including a pretty Victorian opal and pearl pendant.

- Nice pendant.

All 15 karat.

Lovely pearls set in the center with a very nice opal.

When opals make money, they gotta have fire in them.

The opal has got a little bit of life to it.

- [Narrator] Mark wastes no time getting his bid on the pendant.

(upbeat music) Downstairs, Tim has discovered Sharon and Steve's magnificent collection of Royal Worcester.

Including a grand three-piece garniture set of a large ewer and two urns, decorated by esteemed Worcester artist Charles Baldwin.

- What can I say here?

We have got the Rolls Royce of Royal Worcester.

- My mother was a huge collector of Worcester and sold Worcester.

And she had the most amazing eye.

She would always find the nicest pieces and she absolutely adored Charlie Baldwin.

- This is perhaps the best pieces of Royal Worcester that we've ever had on "Secret Dealers."

In terms of Royal Worcester, this is the holy grail.

And Charles Baldwin was the best painter at Royal Worcester, famous for these flying swans on a blue background.

Boy oh boy are they fantastic vases.

They are bellissimo.

(upbeat music) But we have to look very, very carefully to see if there's any restoration.

So I have brought a torch.

- [Narrator] Whilst Tim gives the vases a thorough inspection, Mark's plowing through the jewelry in the bedroom.

And he's found an unusual 19th-century gold snake brooch.

- This is quite nice.

This is Victorian.

Round about 1850, 1860.

A snake head brooch, turquoise set to the head, and with a cabochon garnet dropping from the mouth.

- [Narrator] And Mark is quick to slip in a bid for the brooch.

Back downstairs, an early 19th-century gold-top scent bottle has taken Karen's fancy.

- [Karen] Divine.

Look how snug that is in that box.

Nicely cut glass and even got the little original insert, which is nice.

Beautiful.

- I started collecting scent bottles.

There's one in particular, a glass one with a gold top, in a case downstairs, which I adore.

My mum bought for me, oh gosh, a few years ago now.

- [Narrator] So it looks like Karen will have to make a big offer if she wants to buy this scent bottle.

- [Karen] That's quite a good bid I think for that.

- [Narrator] But will it be enough to buy Sharon's sentiment as well?

Meanwhile, Tim hasn't found any restoration on the Royal Worcester.

So time to put the money down.

- How much?

All I can say is there's a lot of naughts.

- [Narrator] Tim makes one bid for the three-piece Charles Baldwin garniture set.

You'll just have to wait to find out how many naughts are on Tim's bid card.

(upbeat music) In the dining room, Karen's found a four-piece Dublin silver tea set.

- On each piece, you've got the Irish family crest there.

The stag with antlers, which is very nice to see.

Value.

Goodness me.

- [Narrator] And she brews up a bid.

Meanwhile, it seems Tim has developed quite an appetite for ceramics as another single Royal Worcester vase has also caught his eye.

- [Tim] And that's very smart as well.

So we've got the Highland cattle subject and this has got a full signature here.

John Stinton.

- [Narrator] Tim bids on the Stinton vase and makes his way through this fabulous collection of ceramics.

(upbeat music) There are big offers being made all over Sharon and Steve's house.

And with flashy items at every turn, the boys have gone a bit bling crazy.

- You know who'd like that?

Like a rapper or something like that?

- Yeah.

♪ Oh, L, get down with the "Secret Dealer" crew ♪ ♪ Tim's the man for you - I said a rapper.

- Oh, sorry.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] Tim's escaped Marky Mark and is back to work hunting through the cabinet of goodies that Karen bid on earlier.

- [Tim] Beautiful scent bottle there.

- [Narrator] And joins her with a bid on the gold-top scent bottle and the Nathaniel Mills silver snuffbox.

(upbeat music continues) Next door, Mark's found the cabinet of Royal Worcester that Tim has already bid on.

- Whoa.

Well somebody's been busy in here and there is some absolutely beautiful china.

Oh!

I'm so scared to pick this up because I haven't got a very good track record when it comes to porcelain.

So I'm gonna go very careful because I know this is serious, serious money.

You know, I'm not very good with china.

I'm a little bit clumsy and just so worried that I am gonna break them.

Oh!

That would've been a very, very expensive accident.

(Mark laughing) - [Narrator] Well, I'm glad you find it funny Mark.

- Really, really good.

Right, I'm not gonna make an offer for these.

And the reason I'm- (bleeps) That wasn't me.

I'm so unlucky with...

I know I'm gonna break these.

I know I'm gonna break them.

- [Narrator] Shall we put the Worcester away then, Mark?

- Oh, I'm gonna have to make an offer.

I wonder if I bid 10 pounds, they'd accept it.

- [Narrator] Huh?

Maybe if you add a few naughts on.

And Mark joins Tim with a cheeky bid on the three swan decorated vases.

- Oh my goodness!

- [Narrator] All the commotion has alerted Karen.

- Is it who I think it is?

- Yeah.

- Can't be anyone else with the swans on.

- [Narrator] Karen knows a cracking lot when she sees one and adds her bid to the boys' in the battle for the trio of Baldwin vases.

- There'll be a lot of money put on the table for these vases.

- Well into four figures.

What's the signature on this one?

- It's gotta be Stinton, surely.

- [Narrator] And both Mark and Karen join Tim with a bid apiece on the single Stinton vase.

- All three of us will fight this out.

- But will the homeowners sell them?

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] It's been raining bid cards in Sharon and Steve's antique-stuffed home as the Secret Dealers battle it out for some simply amazing items.

- The Royal Worcester items, you're talking about thousands and thousands of pounds worth of ceramics there so this is gonna be chucka chucka wonga.

- Certainly gonna be a bidding frenzy.

No doubt about it.

- There's lots and lots of goodies.

- Fasten your seat belts.

It's going to be a bumpy ride.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] The money on offer to Sharon and Steve is seriously stacking up as the bids fly in.

- We'd better make the call to the bank manager now, don't you think?

- [Narrator] And it's all the dealers' own money they're spending so the heat is most definitely on.

Tim's got a thirst for silver and his bid joins Karen's for the Irish tea service.

(upbeat music continues) Meanwhile, Mark pokes his nose in the display cabinet and makes it a hat trick of bids on both the gold-top scent bottle and the silver snuffbox.

(curious music) In the dining room, tempers are rising.

- I've been in here twice now.

You're still in here.

You've been in here long.

O-U-T with a capital O and it ends with a T. Out, out, out.

It's a tactic you're working here.

- It's not a tactic.

And you know what, I'm gonna say it one word to you.

- What's that?

- It begins in N and it ends in O.

No!

I'm not moving.

- Where are those boys?

- [Narrator] You don't wanna know, Karen.

Tim's finally made it into the bedroom.

- Golly!

- [Narrator] And he's quick to spot the Victorian snake brooch that Mark has already bid on.

- We've got a typical Victorian mourning brooch.

It will be in 15-karat gold this, and then if we turn it round, it's got a little lock of hair in the back.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] Tim makes it two bids on the brooch and also joins Mark with a bid on the 15-karat gold and opal pendant.

- Well, I might as well just sit down and just take my time now because I've got a bit of peace and quiet.

- [Narrator] Not for long, Tim, as Karen's quick to track him down.

- Timmy?

I'm following the trail to you.

- It's like working with a pair of five year olds.

- God, I can't turn this thing off.

(Karen laughs) - So where do you start?

I mean, just look at this.

- [Narrator] Karen follows the bids and finds the opal pendant that the others have bid on.

(upbeat music continues) - Oh, that is beautiful.

Seed pearl.

No, look it looks like an opal on 15 karat.

All the seed pearls are there.

That is beautiful.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] Karen joins the boys with a bid on the pendant.

- I'd really like to have a go at buying that.

I dunno if Mark will let me though 'cause he's the top jewelry buyer, really.

- We'll have to wait and see.

I might give a few people a run for their money.

- [Narrator] She also has a punt on the Victorian snake brooch.

- I've had to learn the jewelry so they've no idea what my bidding strategy is.

To be quite honest, neither have I.

(Mark laughs) (tense music) - [Narrator] The dealers' two hours alone in Sharon and Steve's house are almost up.

The homeowners will soon be returning.

And Karen, Mark, and Tim are feeling the pressure.

- Getting a little bit (sighs).

- What are you doing, Mark?

What are you doing?

- Goodness knows what I bid in this house.

(tense music continues) - [Narrator] And there's a frantic final frenzy of bids.

And in the nick of time, Mark joins the others with a bid on the tea set.

How are you feeling, Tim?

- Do you want my honest opinion?

Run ragged.

Run ragged.

- [Narrator] Between them, the Secret Dealers have laid down a staggering total of 167 bids on Sharon and Steve's treasured possessions.

Much of this collection was inherited from Sharon's late mum.

But now the time has come to let some of these precious items go.

- You think about these things and you think maybe we'll keep them for our old age and a pension and, you know, they'll appreciate.

But it's also part you that thinks you want to sell them now and enjoy any money you get from them now rather than later.

So that's the plan.

- [Narrator] But the best laid plans may go astray when sentiment is involved.

- I think the things that I would really struggle with, one or two pieces of jewelry, our collection of perfume bottles.

- Perfume bottles.

- All of the Worcester.

I would struggle to sell those.

But the rest of it, that's pretty much all of it, isn't it?

(tense music) - [Narrator] So the Secret Dealers could be about to part with a lot of their money.

- It is staggering.

- Ooh!

Thank you.

(tense music) Wow.

- My God.

- 29,092 pounds.

Super.

- [Narrator] In just two hours in Sharon and Steve's house, the Secret Dealers have offered them nearly 30,000 pounds.

- I was quite shocked, actually.

I was really thrilled.

I mean, 29,000 pounds is a vast amount of money.

- We all stepped up to the plate today.

- Very pleased.

Very pleased.

- [Narrator] First up is the 1901 Stinton Worcester vase with bids from all three dealers.

- Nice vase.

Commercial.

Good subject.

Good artist.

- Well painted.

Ticks the boxes.

I wanna try and buy it.

- It is something that I would really like to buy.

- [Mark] Where did you get it from?

- It was something that we collected between us, Mum and me.

And we've always been nuts about Worcester.

- Straight in, I'll make you an offer.

1,200 pounds.

- Thank you, no.

- Shall I just lose mine quick then?

It was 650.

- And mine was 750.

(tense music) - [Narrator] Sharon thinks the vase is worth a lot more than Mark's offer of 1,200 pounds.

But will the secret valuer agree with her?

Mark has blown the other dealers out of the water.

Now it is a battle of nerves.

Who is willing to make the next move?

(tense music continues) - It's not for me to say, but that's a strong bid.

- Do you know the one thing that puts me off about this vase?

(tense music continues) It's a single, it would've been one of a pair and it's on a blush background.

- Oh, okay.

- Timmy's gone a bit red.

- I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves and bid you 1,220 pounds.

- Get in there, Timmy!

- Ah, no, it serves you right.

- Yeah.

- You asked for that!

- No I did not!

(tense music continues) 1,230.

(tense music continues) - Stop it.

Stop it.

- I'm not doing anything.

- You are.

You're harassing me.

(tense music continues) No, I'm out.

- Well, 1,230 pounds.

(tense music continues) (dealers shouting) Thank you.

Steve, thank you.

- Rapid.

(upbeat music) - Even though it's not one of my favorites, I think it probably is worth a bit more.

That said, it's worth to him what he gave for it.

- Go and find me another one in that condition for 1,230 pounds.

You, my friends, will not be able to do it.

- [Narrator] Next, it's the 15-karat gold opal seed pearl pendant.

- I love opals but it's a particular taste.

So it'll be interesting to see if any of the dealers agree with me.

- Definitely is something that I've really got a fancy for.

- It's a pretty Edwardian pendant.

I might give a few people a run for their money.

(upbeat music continues) - [Karen] Is this is something that belonged to your mother or is this something you've purchased yourself?

- No, this is, majority of the jewelry I've purchased and collected over the years.

- Right, shall we?

- Shall I start?

'Cause I think probably I might be the... - I don't think so.

- Worst one here.

- I don't think so.

- 400 pounds.

(tense music) - 400 pounds.

- Matching pair.

- Well, guys, you're not gonna believe this, but 390, so we're actually all within 10 pounds of each other.

That's incredible.

(tense music continues) 410 pounds.

- Okay - 450.

- 460.

(tense music continues) - 490.

- 500.

(tense music continues) - That is a bit of confidence 'cause he's a proper jeweler.

And now I know I'm absolutely safe on the money.

So he's reassuring me that I can go 510.

- There are a lot of people that think they understand jewelry, but do they?

(tense music continues) But there's also a thing called a double bluff.

(tense music continues) But not quite yet.

520.

- 530.

- But it could be coming soon.

560.

- 570.

- And that's the time to call it a day (laughs).

570, I'm out.

(tense music continues) - I know exactly what it's worth the minute Mark stops.

- Who knows?

I like playing games.

(tense music continues) - [Narrator] Mark might have pushed Karen's bid up, but has she done enough to buy the opal pendant?

(tense music continues) - I think you need one more.

- Oh no.

- Hey, weren't expecting though that, were you?

(tense music continues) - What are we up to?

570?

Well, 580, Steve.

Does that put a smile on both of your faces?

(tense music continues) - Yes.

- Oh, all that for a tenner?

- You gotta try.

- Stick it there.

- Couldn't bear it.

- [Narrator] Sharon let it go for under the top end of the valuation.

But she's happy it's gone to a good home.

- Mark gave Karen a real hard time, but she absolutely loved it and I'm so pleased she got it.

- Maybe I wanted that and maybe I didn't want it.

- I fell in love with it and I always work on the theory if I fall in love with it, somebody else will.

- [Narrator] We'll find out at the end of the show if any of Karen's customers loved it more than her.

(upbeat music) Karen also bought a set of gold pencils and swizzle stick for 310 pounds.

- You have 'em, love.

I don't want 'em.

- [Narrator] Mark bagged a pair of gold and jade earrings for 220.

(upbeat music continues) And Tim finally gets off the ground, beating the others to buy the silver-mounted leather stationery box for 290 pounds.

- Lovely.

Thanks, Tim.

- Thank you, Sharon.

Thank you, Steve.

(upbeat music continues) - What do you think?

It may be 10, 15 pounds profit.

- You're just making hard work for yourself.

- [Narrator] Mm, think you'll make any money on that, Tim?

- No.

- [Narrator] We'll find out later.

(upbeat music) All three dealers are after the early 19th-century gold-top scent bottle in its original box.

But Sharon's mother gave it to her, so will she be willing to sell it?

- Any of the scent bottles are gonna be really hard for me to part with.

- I'd really like to buy that bottle.

- Wonderful condition.

It's a must buy for me.

(upbeat music continues) What can you tell me about it?

- Actually, it was bought as a gift for me about, oh gosh, 20 odd years ago by my mum.

- Because it was bought for you as a present, does it have a little emotional attachment?

- It does, but... - We could sway you with the right amount of money bid.

- Well, it depends.

- Do you wanna go first, Karen?

- [Karen] I will bid you guys 125 pounds.

(tense music) - And I will bid you 450 pounds.

- [Tim] And I will bid you 350 pounds.

- Okay.

- So you can see who the two gold experts are here, can't you?

(tense music continues) Do you know, I think you've two made stunting bids.

I have to say, and I'm too far away to get this.

It's between you two guys.

- 500 pounds.

- Oh.

- 510 pounds.

(tense music continues) - That's a strong bid that, Mark.

510.

But 520's stronger.

(tense music continues) - 530.

- 540.

(tense music continues) - [Narrator] There's a fierce battle in progress for Sharon and Steve's 19th-century gold-mounted scent bottle.

- 540.

- Ooh!

- [Narrator] Karen has already bailed out of the bidding, leaving Mark playing catch up to Tim who's in the lead with a bid of 540 pounds.

(tense music continues) - 550.

- 560.

(tense music continues) - 570.

(tense music continues) - I'm out now.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

- I'm gonna have a look.

- [Narrator] Mark has bid 70 pounds over the valuation.

Time for Sharon and Steve to practice their poker faces.

- What do you think?

- It doesn't matter to me what people value things at.

It's what I want to pay for it.

(tense music continues) Steve and Sharon, it's your call.

- That would be lovely.

- You happy?

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you very much indeed.

- Yep.

Thank you.

- [Mark] A pleasure.

Thank you.

Thank you.

(upbeat music) - That was a fabulous price for the scent bottle.

That really was a good price.

- Tim took me all the way, but it's one of those pieces I'd rather walk away with than leave behind.

- A little bit sorry to have let that scent bottle go.

That's probably the one that got away for me.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] The beautiful gold snake brooch set with turquoise and garnet drop is next and all three dealers are chomping at the bit for this item.

- It is a typical High Victorian charming piece of jewelry.

- It will be great to see it go to a good home where someone's gonna wear it and enjoy it.

(upbeat music continues) - [Mark] Was it from an auction or from an antique fair?

- Antique fair, that one.

- Right, my bid to you is 315 pounds.

(tense music) - Timothy?

- Well, my bid to you is 250 pounds.

(tense music continues) - [Mark] And my bid is 310 pounds.

- So it's me playing catch up isn't it?

(tense music continues) 340.

- 345.

- 350.

(tense music continues) - I think it's passed its profit zone, so I am out.

- [Karen] You and me then, Mark.

- Hmm?

I like a game.

355.

- 360.

(tense music continues) - 365.

- 370.

- 375.

- 380.

- 400.

- 410.

- 450.

(tense music continues) - 460.

- I'm out.

- I knew you'd do that!

- You shouldn't play games with those people that know what they're doing.

- If you play with fire, you get burned.

- You get burned.

- If he's bid 4 1/2, I'm safe at 460.

- I wouldn't give you 370 pounds for it.

I probably wouldn't even give you 350.

But if you wanna play, I am more than happy to play.

(tense music continues) - All right?

- Yeah, go on.

- [Narrator] So it looks like Mark has played Karen to perfection.

Surely Sharon and Steve will take her money.

(tense music continues) - Thank you.

- What does it say?

- You have a deal, young lady.

- But that said, I did pay 550 for it.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you very much.

(upbeat music) - Well, what a kerfuffle with them two over that brooch.

He played her like a Stradivarius violin.

- With a bit of luck, it'll fly.

- And Karen fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.

(upbeat music continues) - [Narrator] Next, it's the 1834 Nathaniel Mills silver snuffbox.

- Great name.

Nathaniel Mills.

That's what'll sell it.

- Very commercial at a price.

So, do you wanna sell this box?

- Well, we'll have a look and see what you've offered.

- Right, well, I will start.

My offer is 385 pounds.

(tense music) - My offer is not as good, I'm afraid.

280.

- [Sharon] Okay.

- And mine is 300 pounds.

- [Tim] So we're all in the same ballpark.

- You are.

(tense music continues) - 395, I'll go.

- 410.

(tense music continues) - No, I think that's enough money for me.

(tense music continues) - 420.

(tense music continues) - 425.

- You know what, it's really close for me, so I'm gonna step back at that.

That's me.

425, I'm out.

Thank you very much.

- I'll have a little look see.

- [Narrator] Once again, it seems there's no stopping these dealers.

They're not afraid to put their hands in their pockets for the things they really want.

- When your heart starts to rule your head, then it becomes expensive.

Very, very expensive.

(tense music continues) - Yeah?

- Yeah.

- We've got a deal?

- Fabulous.

Yes, please.

- Lovely.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you, Sharon.

Thank you, Steve.

- Well done.

(upbeat music) - I was pleased.

I was pleased we got that price for it.

- I just feel it's all the money.

There is a small profit in it, but not a great deal.

- I've paid too much money for it.

The profit margin is so minuscule it would probably fit in that snuffbox.

(upbeat music continues) - [Narrator] And the cash keeps flooding in for Sharon and Steve in exchange for their wonderful antiques.

Desperate not to miss out on the goods today, the dealers have been bidding strong and sometimes too strong.

Mark paid 50 pounds over the top valuation for an Edwardian gold and ruby pendant.

And Karen continued to splash the cash when she outbid the boys by over 600 pounds for the 19th-century Irish silver tea set.

- 1,850 pounds.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Oh, fantastic.

- [Narrator] Even Sharon was surprised.

- I was amazed that I sold that silver tea set.

I didn't think I would for a second.

- [Narrator] And no one was more shocked than Karen and Mark when Tim misweighed the Cartier cigarette case and bid more than 100 pounds over the top valuation.

- [Tim] Have we got a deal?

- Yeah, I bet you have.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, Tim.

- Shut up, you!

(upbeat music continues) Timmy got a little bit kerfuddled with the adding up.

- Tim, I'm buying you a present and it's called a calculator.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] Finally, it's our star lot.

These three incredible examples of Charles Baldwin Royal Worcester that have formed the centerpiece of Sharon and Steve's collection.

We're gonna be talking big bucks for this one.

- The one thing that I would really, really, really like to take home is the Charles Baldwin garniture Royal Worcester.

- I mean, you just couldn't reckon it.

Fantastic.

- It's not about how much I want it, it's how much am I gonna give for it?

- All of the Worcester are my absolute prize possessions and I won't part with them easily.

- It is a must have.

I have to buy the Worcester.

- [Narrator] Feathers are gonna fly for this one.

- The three best pieces of Royal Worcester that I have ever seen in a private house.

Jaw dropping.

How did you acquire these?

- These were my mum's.

- God bless her!

- She adored Charlie Baldwin.

- Nothing really else needs to be said about these.

It's about the money.

It's as simple as that.

So... - Ready?

- Let's go to war.

- I'll go first.

My bid to you is 3,950.

(tense music) - Oh, I'm feeling tension.

Flipping heck, I'm feeling this tension.

- You can already feel that in the air.

- It's palpable, isn't it?

(tense music continues) - [Mark] My bid is 5,100 pounds.

- No, thank you.

- [Karen] Oh gosh!

- 5,000.

- Oh!

(tense music continues) - [Narrator] The dealers' bids are way off the valuation and Sharon's not happy at all.

- Do you want to see?

- Yeah, I'd like to see if you're prepared to show it to us.

Oof!

Crikey Moses!

(tense music continues) - It's all about knowledge and the valuer can't get it right all the time.

- Ugh, please.

That valuer is the bane of my life.

- I'll start.

- Right, go on then, Karen.

- 5 1/2 thousand.

There you go.

- Six.

(tense music continues) - Six one.

(tense music continues) - I'm out because I know Tim really, really would love to buy this off you.

And I know that he will give a stonking bid that I can't beat.

(tense music continues) - For me, it does need to be a lot closer, for the three pieces.

- [Tim] It needs to be closer to the 10.

- I'd rather keep it than sell it cheap because Mum loved it.

And I must admit, it's my favorite.

- We're not gonna get to the 10.

I'm gonna tell you that now, Sharon and Steve.

It's not happening.

(tense music continues) 7,000 pounds wouldn't buy them?

(tense music continues) In cash?

(tense music) - [Narrator] The dealers are in the heat of a giant battle for Sharon and Steve's most prized possession.

The trio of Worcester vases.

Karen has dropped out of the bidding and left the boys to fight it out.

- 7,000 pounds wouldn't buy them?

In cash?

- [Narrator] But Sharon is looking for something much closer to the 10,000 pounds bottom of the estimate.

(tense music continues) - I'm sorry, it's not enough.

(tense music continues) - Would you take 7,250?

- I don't think I would, Mark.

But thank you.

- So what do you want for them?

Seriously.

- It needs to be closer to that 10,000 pounds.

- One price, 8,000 pounds.

But that's me finished then.

I'd give you 8,000 quid, but I don't wanna go anymore.

(tense music continues) I dunno if Tim wants to better that.

- What have you bid?

Eight.

- 8,000.

- I'm gonna say, for me, I'm out.

As much I would've loved to have bought those vases.

(tense music continues) - But the offer is on the table.

- You go to nine, I'll take it.

- I wanna buy 'em.

You know I do.

- I know.

- And Tim- - Right, shut up.

8 1/2.

- I don't know what to say, really, because- - You can say nine.

- No, I just... You know, I'm not sure this deal's gonna take place.

There's a strong possibility this isn't gonna happen.

(tense music continues) - You will make money.

I think, in my humble opinion.

- Eight six.

(tense music continues) (tense music continues) - No, no.

I've got to be realistic now.

Now I'm out.

I am out this time, I promise.

- Yeah?

(tense music continues) - Tim?

- Yes.

- Do you wanna split it 50/50?

- I thought you were gonna ask me for a loan there.

(bidders laughing) - Tim, can you lend me the money?

No.

Do you wanna... We're that close, Tim.

I thought it was the right thing to do to speak to Tim and say, look, would you like to be a partner?

- Myself and Mark have gone into business.

(tense music continues) - Sharon and Steve want 9,000 pounds.

You wanna become partners?

- Is 9,000 what you would do?

(tense music continues) You'd sell 'em for 9,000?

- [Narrator] Tim and Mark have joined forces to make one final bid of 9,000 pounds together for the vases.

But will Sharon and Steve sell or not?

(tense music continues) - Right, well, we'll have a deal.

Shake my hand.

- And we got a deal.

9,000 pounds.

- Right, shake our hands.

Thank you.

- Honestly, you'll do well.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Well, I hope we do.

(upbeat music) - That was really exciting.

But I was quite adamant that it wasn't going to, I wasn't gonna sell it cheap.

- 9,000?

No, they're welcome to 'em.

- Well, I'm ecstatic.

I'm ecstatic.

- Got a good partner in Tim.

We are gonna make a profit!

(upbeat music continues) - Bellissimo!

- [Narrator] The battles have been furious and the bids have been huge.

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

- This is the moment that you've been waiting for.

We have spent lots and lots and lots of money.

In fact, we have spent 21,000- - Bloody hell!

- 857 pounds.

- Good God!

Get off.

(bidders laughing) You can have the coins.

- There you go.

- Oh, thank you.

- Wow.

Thank you so much.

- Good grief.

- I can't believe that, actually.

- That is stunning.

- [Narrator] A huge spend and an amazing result for Sharon and Steve.

(upbeat music) The dealers spent a whopping total of over 21,000 pounds today.

But how much of that have they managed to turn into profit?

Karen fought hard against Mark to buy the gold opal seed pearl pendant.

- I like playing games.

- If I fall in love with it, somebody else will.

- [Narrator] And she had the last laugh, selling it for 620 pounds.

- I told you there was a profit in it.

- [Narrator] She still hasn't sold the gold snake brooch, but the four-piece silver tea set netted her a cozy 200 pounds profit.

Tim was on a downer after he bought the 19th-century snuffbox.

- The profit margin is so minuscule it would probably fit in that snuffbox.

- [Narrator] But he still managed to sniff out a profit of 40 pounds and he made another 40 pounds on the silver-mounted stationary box when he sold it for 330 pounds.

Certainly something to write home about.

Mark won the battle for the scent bottle with his over-the-valuation bid of 570 pounds, but he's still struggling to sell it on.

He had much better luck with the 1901 Worcester vase, which he bought for 1,230 pounds.

- Go and find me another one in that condition.

You, my friends, will not be able to do it.

- [Narrator] Making a whopping profit when he sold it on for 1,500 pounds.

And finally, what about that amazing 9,000-pound deal with the three Charles Baldwin Worcester vases?

They were so expensive Tim and Mark decided to go in together.

Tim had already checked for damage and Mark was confident.

- We are gonna make a profit.

- [Narrator] But buying antiques can be a tricky business and everyone missed a tiny bit of restoration on one of the lids.

So Tim and Mark made a quick sale to another dealer for a crushing 1,000-pound loss.

Sorry boys.

You can't win 'em all.

- Every now and then, we have one of those days things don't go according to plan.

And, believe me, today was one of those days.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues)