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How to Clean Up for Cash Season 1 Episode 2
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00:04Binoculars, costume jewelry in the biking area.
00:06That's $200.
00:08Wow, thank you very much.
00:10Vintage Cash Cow sponsors how to clean up for cash.
00:13Offer accepted.
00:16Crammed into cupboards, filling up our lofts and stuffed under beds.
00:21Clutter. Lord have mercy.
00:23As a nation, our homes are storing £32 billion worth of unused and unloved items.
00:30There's got to be some treasures amongst this.
00:32Oh wow.
00:33You could be sitting on a fortune.
00:35Oh my God.
00:37Without even knowing it.
00:39I don't think you realise how much money is on this bed.
00:41Being a car boot fanatic and passionate collector.
00:44Wow, this is incredible.
00:46What do you think about that then?
00:48I love stuff.
00:51But over 60% of us are fed up with other people's clutter.
00:55What in the world is that?
00:57So I'm giving some long-suffering loved ones the chance to have it cleared.
01:02Flog it.
01:03And cash it in.
01:0450,000.
01:06In secret.
01:07You beckoned, we came.
01:09We have just 48 hours.
01:11My calves are hurting.
01:12For me and my team to infiltrate the homes of clutter culprits.
01:16Are the cameras all off? We're not going to get rumbled.
01:18Without them knowing.
01:19You look like you're doing something really bad.
01:21Yeah, I am.
01:22While they're distracted shopping for bargains on a fake show.
01:25He obviously thinks he's on hidden treasure challenge.
01:28You could have it for a fiver.
01:29Champion.
01:30We will be boxing up their belongings behind their back.
01:33Get rid of it.
01:34And finding out just how much it's worth.
01:36Whoa.
01:37Yes.
01:38Ready to sell the lot.
01:40These can go. These can go.
01:41Ruthless, ruthless man.
01:43When they return home.
01:45What is going on?
01:47All will be revealed.
01:49Whoa.
01:50Will they keep the clutter?
01:52Where's my things?
01:53Or take the cash?
01:58This time I'm in the north east of England.
02:01Helping a mum who loves to collect.
02:03Is that a didgeridoo?
02:05I love it.
02:05And a daughter who wishes it was gone.
02:08What do you need them for?
02:09Get rid of it.
02:10Oh, my God.
02:17Oh, my God.
02:18This is beautiful.
02:19Beautiful.
02:20Welcome to North.
02:22I'm in the driver's seat because we're in my backyard.
02:24Oh, I love a northerner.
02:26Yeah.
02:26Love up north.
02:27So, guys, we're on our way to meet Ashley.
02:30Now, Ashley has secretly nominated her mum, Mandy.
02:33And they run a successful business together making flags.
02:36Oh, that's so different.
02:37That's interesting.
02:38But the only thing that Ashley's flagging up at the moment is her mum's buying habits.
02:43She is an auction enthusiast.
02:45She goes to auction.
02:46She buys these job lots of things.
02:48But she only wants one thing in that job lot.
02:50So, she's left with all the other stuff.
02:52And she doesn't know what to do with it.
02:53Classic auction mistake.
02:54Yeah, the fast way to building that clutter.
02:57Well, she's got a room that used to be her arts and crafts room.
03:00And she's filled it right up to the top with what she can only describe as treasure.
03:05Oh, yeah.
03:06Okay.
03:07She's also a dedicated carer for her dad with Alzheimer's.
03:09Oh.
03:10So, this can be a space for her to really, like, relax, unwind, and get back into her arts and
03:16crafts again.
03:21This is it.
03:21Oh, my God.
03:22I love it.
03:24Wow.
03:25Ready, guys?
03:30Ashley!
03:32Josie Gibson.
03:33Hello.
03:33How to clean up for cash?
03:34Brilliant.
03:35Dan, Jackie.
03:37Welcome.
03:37Well, you beckoned.
03:39We came.
03:39And there's a room here, which has got a bit out of control, is it?
03:42Yes.
03:43Come on in.
03:46You just go and have a look in.
03:48I'll pop the kettle on.
03:49Oh, dear God.
03:51Oh.
03:52This is amazing.
03:54Wow.
04:00Look at him.
04:02Guys, look.
04:03I'm loving this.
04:04Bits and bobs.
04:05Get organized.
04:06Keeps hiding.
04:07But I think the mantra has not quite worked.
04:11I would describe my mom as just a little bit crazy.
04:16She's up for anything.
04:17She's adventurous.
04:18She's caring.
04:19She's spent her whole life looking after me and her family.
04:23She loves crafting, mainly pottery, and auctions.
04:30The only thing we do buttheads on is all the stuff that she buys.
04:34It's, like, endless clutter now.
04:37It's taken over a whole room.
04:40She used to have it as a craft room.
04:42So I'd love to make that room nice forever again.
04:47Is this not the swankiest ashtray you've ever seen?
04:49Wow.
04:50I've never seen one like that.
04:52I'll never see you later.
04:52That's great.
04:53I think Mandy's got a taste for the weird and wonderful, and I am here for it.
04:58This is Japanese.
04:59That's beautiful.
05:01This is gorgeous.
05:03Have you said that before?
05:05I'm impressed, actually.
05:06It's been a while.
05:07Love the mirror.
05:08Oh, that's a beautiful mirror.
05:1019th century.
05:11Bit of a status symbol, this, in Victorian England.
05:14If you had a mirror, it was like earning a Rolls Royce.
05:16The average value for an authentic Victorian mantelpiece mirror ranges from £500 to over £2,000.
05:25The mirror's wonderful.
05:27There's furniture, ceramics, pictures, loads of stuff.
05:31Oh, I'm loving it.
05:33Eclectic is an understatement.
05:36Is that meant to be Elvis?
05:38What in the world is that?
05:40The leather jacket, everything, that's definitely meant to be Elvis.
05:42Okay.
05:43It's so random.
05:44It's a little bit daunting, isn't it?
05:46It's even overwhelming for me, this one.
05:48Okay, I think we're going to have to have a little bit of a debrief with Ashley.
05:53Ashley, this place is absolutely stunning.
05:56Yeah.
05:56Do you know what?
05:57Going in that room, you can tell your mum's got a lot of personality.
06:00Oh, yeah.
06:01Works full time, does karaoke at the pub on a Sunday.
06:04She's always doing something.
06:06She's got a lot going on.
06:07She's a busy woman, you know, caring for her dad for the last year.
06:10No wonder it's all got a bit overwhelming in there for her,
06:13because she wouldn't have had any time to go and sort it out anyway.
06:15Exactly, yeah.
06:15What would you like us to achieve at the end of this for you?
06:18Just a space where she can have some downtime.
06:22Even just a little bit more space in there would make room to get her pottery wheel back out.
06:27I think she'd really like to buy a kiln so she can fire her pottery here.
06:32This is going to be a proper pottery hub for her then.
06:35I hope so.
06:36It depends if she takes her cash or not.
06:38I can tell straight away that there's some interesting items.
06:41If she's ready to let go, I think we could be on to a winner here.
06:44Yeah.
06:45Brilliant.
06:46So, Dan, you're with me.
06:48Ashley and Josie, you're together.
06:50The great thing about this job is that Mandy has two big rooms,
06:54so I want to use all the space to lay things out.
06:57You've got ornaments and trinkets.
06:58Right.
06:59Furniture.
07:00Household items.
07:02Oh!
07:02You're very strong.
07:03I know.
07:04I intimidate men.
07:06There's no mirror category.
07:08Well, it's on to furniture.
07:09Thanks, Jack.
07:10See?
07:10I told you we need Jackie to tell us what to do.
07:12Most people underestimate their belongings by 30%.
07:16Seeing multiple items in one category
07:19makes it a lot easier to decide
07:21what's going to stay and what's going to go.
07:24Ornaments.
07:25Stunning.
07:26Oh, Dan.
07:27Costume jewellery.
07:29How are you getting on, guys?
07:30Well, you know, you call it clutter.
07:32I love the bits of treasure.
07:34Nice.
07:35Dan, I think I'm finding bits of treasure.
07:38Yeah, 50p.
07:40It is the most eclectic mix of things I've ever seen.
07:43She's unusual.
07:44She's very, very quirky.
07:46What are these things?
07:48But I keep looking at it and thinking,
07:50it's got to be worth some money.
07:52Oh, my dad would have loved that.
07:53My dad was an antiques dealer, see?
07:55I know he was.
07:56So I think that's where I get it from.
07:58Look at how ornate that face is as well.
08:00That's beautiful.
08:0119th century.
08:02Faux marble.
08:03That's a nice find.
08:04Yeah, thank you.
08:05Faux marble was bought by people
08:08who wanted to appear wealthy,
08:09so they bought the reproductions.
08:12Real marble ones can fetch thousands.
08:14Oh.
08:15Oh, God.
08:17Ash, it just keeps coming and coming and coming.
08:19I know.
08:19It's never-ending.
08:20Oh, here's some power tools.
08:22I'll tell you what that is.
08:22A hedge trimmer.
08:23Well, we don't have any hedges,
08:25so get rid of it.
08:27Excuse me.
08:28Sorry, Dan, but you're in the way there, mate.
08:30Watch the trombone.
08:32Oh, that is lovely, isn't it?
08:34Hmm.
08:36Do you see any of this as treasure?
08:39No.
08:39But your mum does?
08:40Yeah.
08:42Do you don't think she'll want to keep that?
08:44No.
08:44You are quite militant about getting rid of all this stuff.
08:48No sort of non-negotiables?
08:50Not for me, anyway.
08:51Get rid of this bag because it's just old candles.
08:54Okay.
08:55Are you sure you don't want to go through the jury?
08:57No.
08:57Ashley is on fire,
09:00and I just hope she knows what she's doing
09:02because we could be on a collision course with Mandy.
09:05How long have you wanted to do this for?
09:07I've always wanted to do it every time I come here.
09:10I can't be sentimental about that stuff.
09:13What do you need them for?
09:14Get rid of it.
09:16120 miles away in Manchester,
09:19none the wiser,
09:20Mandy's been hunting for vintage treasure.
09:23Woo-hoo!
09:24My God, your shop looks like my house.
09:27For my fake show, Hidden Treasure Challenge.
09:29I like this plate here.
09:31I like the colours.
09:32Oh, Minas lamps.
09:34Where she thinks she's competing with her daughter, Ashley,
09:37to find bargains.
09:38Oh, yeah.
09:39Look at that, kaleidoscope.
09:41I like anything different.
09:44Oh, Bruce Lee.
09:45Antiques.
09:47Curious objects.
09:49My house is full of them.
09:51Ashley hates it.
09:52It's very easy to get distracted in places like this.
09:56Oh, look at Elvis.
09:57Elvis.
09:59Oh, my.
10:00He won't be cheap, will he?
10:01You could have it for a fiver.
10:02Champion.
10:03Is that a didgeridoo?
10:04Yeah.
10:05I love it.
10:05Right, I might need another bag then.
10:08I've had a fantastic day in Manchester.
10:10I'm going to guess Ashley's still out shopping in the rain.
10:14Wherever she is, I'm going home with stuff.
10:17I'm going to win this challenge.
10:19As the fake host of the fake show,
10:21I need to check in with Mandy.
10:25Hello?
10:26Mandy, Josie Gibson, Hidden Treasure Challenge.
10:29How are you getting on?
10:31Hey, we've had so much fun today.
10:33It's been absolutely brilliant.
10:34I've bought all sorts of treasure.
10:36I've got a didgeridoo.
10:38It's beautiful.
10:39Have you ever played the didgeridoo before?
10:41No, it's a first.
10:43So now we're having a gin.
10:44Oh, I am.
10:46Do you know what?
10:48You're the perfect person for Hidden Treasure Challenge.
10:50I can't wait to meet you and see the treasure.
10:53Lovely.
10:54See ya.
10:54Bye.
10:55I just hope she's going to be all right that we've been in a race behind her back.
10:59Do you reckon?
10:59I hope so.
11:02We could have a problem.
11:04It sounds like Mandy likes stuff more than she likes space
11:08and might not take the cash.
11:11No way.
11:12I found the pottery wheel.
11:13There it is.
11:15Yeah.
11:16I knew it was here somewhere.
11:17We've got the makings here of a workshop.
11:21All right.
11:22I don't want to alarm anyone.
11:25However, we filled up two huge rooms there full of stuff.
11:30I'm really proud of you guys.
11:32That was a lot.
11:33It's good.
11:33I like to see it clear.
11:34It's weird seeing it in the other rooms, though.
11:37It's spread out.
11:37It looks very much like a lot more.
11:39It's going to be boxed up tomorrow.
11:41And evaluation.
11:42And then she's got a decision to make.
11:44I just hope that she can part with this stuff.
11:48This is years of boy-in that we're asking Mandy to let go of.
11:52I don't think this is going to be an easy decision.
11:59Binoculars.
12:00Costume jewelry in the bagging area.
12:01That's $500.
12:03Wow.
12:04Thank you very much.
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12:08Offer accepted.
12:09Binoculars.
12:10Costume jewelry in the bagging area.
12:11That's $500.
12:13Wow.
12:14Thank you very much.
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12:18Offer accepted.
12:26I want you to be honest with me now, Dan.
12:28Yeah.
12:28Am I your style inspiration?
12:30Because you keep wearing the same as me.
12:32Is that woman's top?
12:33She's got a point, Dan.
12:35You're wearing a coat that Pat Butcher would wear.
12:38Excuse me?
12:38Who told you to wear suede loafers to declutter a house?
12:42Remember we all love each other?
12:45Rude.
12:46We're in Northumbria helping Ashley flog decades of her mum's auction bundle buys, saving it
12:52from landfill.
12:53She wants to free up a space for her mum to have an arts and crafts room.
12:57Ashley, let's start in here.
12:59You two in that room?
13:00Okay.
13:01We've only got four hours before Mandy comes back to value all the items.
13:06Got a new calculator for you, Dan.
13:07Have a look.
13:08That's a very nice green calculator, isn't it?
13:11Merci beaucoup.
13:13Décor.
13:14We're not going to be short of items, as Ashley has been absolutely ruthless, clearing most
13:20of it out.
13:21All of these books, you want to get a value.
13:24There's apps that you can take pictures of them and prices come up straight away.
13:27Amazing.
13:28What's that?
13:29Erotic confessions.
13:33Right, we need more boxes.
13:35We cannot get rid of this.
13:36What is that?
13:37It's a Bible from her granddad.
13:39Oh, that's lovely.
13:40Ashley, there's something in here that I'm going to take an executive decision on.
13:45It's a holy Bible.
13:47Mm-hmm.
13:47But inside, to Mandy from Granddad, Xmas 1976.
13:54Oh.
13:56See, I would have chucked that out.
13:57Oh, my God.
13:59You're ruthless.
14:01Yeah, but she's not religious.
14:03Yeah, but still.
14:04Ah, yeah.
14:04Yeah, it's a good job I'm here.
14:06She'd have no family and me, don't you?
14:07Yeah.
14:08Keep that then, shall we?
14:09Yeah.
14:09Thank you, Father.
14:12Have a look at this.
14:14Look, it's brand new.
14:15That's the map of Durham in 1695.
14:17That makes this 331 years old.
14:21The thing about maps is that value depends on rarity, age, condition, and area.
14:29A rare map of Durham sold for almost £3,000 a couple of years ago.
14:35Any idea what this could be?
14:37I wouldn't say it was a coffee table, because you can't really put your drink on it.
14:41You wouldn't want to put your drink on it.
14:44You'd do a number two or a number one, is it?
14:46That is absolutely disgusting.
14:49The Victorians had to go to the toilet as well, Josie.
14:52Is this real?
14:52This is the original en suite.
14:54Do you know what people use these for now?
14:56Champagne buckets.
14:58They can fetch big bucks.
15:01We've got some great stuff here.
15:03This just looks like a table, doesn't it?
15:05Yeah.
15:05But if we open up...
15:09Silver-plated cutlery.
15:11Absolutely beautiful.
15:13Isn't it just?
15:14Yeah.
15:16Sheffield, England.
15:17Good old Sheffield.
15:18It's Arthur Price.
15:20Great make.
15:21Started out in 1902.
15:23By the mid-1950s, they were the biggest cutlery manufacturer in the UK.
15:28What a piece.
15:29I'm going to call my mate Anthony from Vintage Cash Cow.
15:33Lighting's good.
15:35So make me an offer.
15:37Oh, God, I hate making calls where I can see myself.
15:40Hello.
15:40Hello, Anthony.
15:41How are you?
15:42Do you know where I am?
15:43I'm actually in Vienna this morning.
15:45Oh, God.
15:47You're making loads of money for your people today.
15:50Hopefully loads of money after this conversation.
15:53Oh, you're going to get it off me, are you?
15:54Yeah.
15:55Well, I've got a beautiful silver-plated cutlery.
15:59There you go.
16:00You've got spoons, knives, corkscrews.
16:04How amazing is this?
16:0650s or 60s, that Arthur Price is not that old.
16:09It's still nice, it's still got a value.
16:11And because you're looking after your people,
16:13trying to have a declutter...
16:14Yeah.
16:15I'll pay £100 for it to help you.
16:17All right, well, if you did want to take it off my hands...
16:20I'll buy it.
16:20All right, OK.
16:21Now, from my experience of a car boot,
16:24when you win a buyer over with one item,
16:26you always try and sell him another.
16:28Have a look at this.
16:29Mr. Albus Presley, ladies and gentlemen.
16:32Oh, Mummy.
16:32Yeah, I've just put a battery in it.
16:34Do you think Anthony has offered us enough money?
16:38He's going.
16:40I'm going to give you £100.
16:43Oh, my goodness!
16:45Now, that's what you call a sell.
16:49Right, come on.
16:50We're up against it now.
16:52We've got to value and box up the last of Mandy's clutter.
16:56I said to Ashley yesterday,
16:58don't you want to keep this?
16:59This is Royal Worcester.
17:00Look at the extremities.
17:01Look at the hands.
17:02Look at the squirrel.
17:03Very easy to break when people were cleaning them,
17:05so there's not a lot of these in existence.
17:07This is worth good money.
17:09Three, two, one.
17:10Go on, Dan.
17:11That's four now.
17:12Oh, God.
17:13Every time.
17:1415 minutes, guys.
17:15That's it, Jax.
17:17Two days ago, Mandy's arts and crafts room was full of clutter.
17:22Now it's a space she can enjoy again,
17:25and we've sorted out the trash from the treasure,
17:28filling 32 boxes,
17:30all of which have been catalogued and valued.
17:33What do you think of the pyramid?
17:35It's crazy that it's come out of that room.
17:37Well, it's going to be crazier if she says no.
17:39Well, she's putting it back if she says no.
17:41I'm going to bring her back,
17:42and you hope she reacts well.
17:46Completely unaware we've boxed things up ready to sell,
17:49Mandy is on her way home,
17:51filming for the final reveal of my fake TV show.
17:54This is the village green.
17:55This is where I live down here.
17:57And she's expecting to see Ashley to see who's won.
18:00You know what?
18:01I cannot wait to surprise Mandy.
18:04I fell in love with the little lad in his cave.
18:07I just hope this goes to plan,
18:09and Ashley knows what she's doing.
18:11Mandy, Josie gives...
18:13Oh, Josie!
18:13The hidden treasures challenge.
18:14How are you?
18:15How are you?
18:16Have you adored yourself?
18:18Oh, I've had a ball.
18:19Well, Ashley has been very, very busy.
18:22So, shall we go back to yours,
18:24see what she's found?
18:26Oh, yeah.
18:26And all will be revealed.
18:28Come on, let's go.
18:29That is beautiful.
18:31Do you mind if I go on in?
18:32Go on.
18:32Okay.
18:33Be my guest.
18:34Ashley!
18:36Oh, right, she's in this room.
18:37We're going to just go on in here.
18:49What's going on?
18:51Surprise!
18:54Come on in.
18:55What is going on?
18:57Come on in, Mandy.
18:58I think we all come clean now.
19:00There is no such thing as hidden treasure challenge.
19:04Hidden treasure challenge is fake.
19:07It does not exist.
19:09So, what's going on?
19:11You've been nominated secretly by your daughter, Ashley.
19:14We've been very busy over the last two days.
19:17You've actually been on how to clean up for cash.
19:20So, in these boxes are all your belongings from that room there.
19:26We've been here the last two days and no corner has been left unturned.
19:31In the craft room.
19:32Yes.
19:33Now, we wouldn't be here without Ashley secretly nominating you.
19:38Mm-hmm.
19:39Thanks for that.
19:40You needed that room back.
19:42You can use it.
19:44Wait until you see it.
19:45Dan's put a value on every single item.
19:47We can offer you a cash price for all of this stuff.
19:53And it can be taken away today.
19:56But before you make any decisions, why don't you go into your brand new room and have a look and
20:01see how it feels.
20:05Oh, my goodness.
20:06It's like, it's a different room.
20:12I went to her and I went, are you all right?
20:14And she went, at the moment, because of how shocked she was, I'm unsure.
20:20You're on the fence.
20:21Ashley looked very quiet.
20:23She wasn't really saying much.
20:25She looked nervous.
20:26Let's have a proper look, eh?
20:28Got the whole table.
20:29My pottery wheel.
20:30Hello.
20:31Can you believe we found it?
20:32I haven't seen it for a year.
20:34I know.
20:36I just don't think the room seemed as big when all the junk was in it.
20:41Shall we go and see what they're going to offer you?
20:43Yeah.
20:45How are you feeling?
20:49Um, I don't know how I feel somebody going through all my things.
20:55Would you like to know how much it's worth?
20:57I would love to know how much it's worth.
20:59OK.
21:01It's worth a grand total of £2,540.
21:07The price for the commode is a bog-standard 30 quid.
21:11Sorry, I couldn't resist that.
21:13The Victorian mirror, £100.
21:15The silver-plated set was £100.
21:18The maps and artwork, £850.
21:21And the miscellaneous items came in at £1,460.
21:27Bringing the auction value to £2,540.
21:32Do you want to take the cash or keep the clutter?
21:39I'm taking the cash.
21:41Yeah!
21:42Yeah!
21:47I think moving forward, what you've got to think about is, don't just buy a load of stuff.
21:53Pick things that you really like.
21:54Yeah.
21:55It's all about quality, not quantity.
21:57Do you know, I think there's enough in the house now, though.
21:59I think I should take a picture of that room.
22:02Let that motivate you now.
22:03I'm so happy for you.
22:06Everybody say cash!
22:08Cash!
22:09Cash!
22:17Next time...
22:19Oh!
22:19I think that really suits me.
22:22We meet a new mum and vintage fanatic.
22:25Have you got any vintage ones?
22:27Whose couture clutter is driving her fiancé mad.
22:31She has to take the cash.
22:32I think she'd be silly not to.
22:33But what will she decide?
22:36What's in the boxes?
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