Antiques Road Trip's Philip Serrell spent every last penny of his budget on a skeleton poster in the latest edition of the BBC One show, but his gamble paid off.
The first item he found was a ladder, which got Philip thinking about upcycling. He said: "You can use them in a bathroom as a towel rail. I quite like them. They're not scabby - they've been used inside the house, not the outside.
"I think they've got a cool look. £45 would I buy them for? £20 to £30 would be my price."
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A WW2 handkerchief then caught his eye, which Philip said would have been used by American soldiers during Operation Desert Storm to let people know they meant no harm. Known as a 'safe conduct pass', it was priced at £85 but he managed to haggle down the dealer to £75 for both items - £25 for the ladder and £50 for the handkerchief.
Meanwhile, Irita managed to bag a fluted, floral vase for just £1 which reminded her of a Czech glass maker whose items were popular in the early 1990s. "It is the first time in my life I have bought something in an antiques shop for a quid," she said.
Heading to Selby with £168.92 Irita then fell in love with a tea service which she immediately guessed was Wileman China. She added: "I have sold and bought hundreds of these over the years and I've never had the sugar pot with it. I have never even seen one survived."
She bought the tea set alongside a zester for a total of £75.
Philip sought out a local dealer for help. He said: "I'm struggling at the minute. I've got about £30 or £40 to spend." The dealer pointed him in the direction of a 'penny black', a postage stamp dating back to 1840. There was also a red version from 1841.
Philip was also looking for a medal. He told the dealer: "Both my grandfathers served in the First World War."
The medals were priced at £20 but gave Philip a "fair price" of £10 each. Philip managed to get the postage stamp and the medal for £50, leaving him with a little over £53 in his back pocket.
In Hull, a skeleton poster caught Phil's eye which he estimated to be from between 1930 and 1950. Priced at £150, the item was well beyond budget, but he managed to barter down the seller in exchange for a selfie.
At auction, Irita's tea service sold for £160, making her a profit of £105. Her £20 pine grater she also picked up went for £25.
Philip's WW1 medal fetched £28, gaining him £18, while his ladder made a healthy £25 profit. However, the safe conduct pass lost him £5, selling for £45.
The £40 penny black postage stamp sold for £55. However, his big gamble on the poster paid off, eventually selling for £110.
Nonchalant, Philip said: "It was OK that actually. I'm quite pleased with that."
The £1 vase netted Irina another huge profit when it sold for £48. She completed a Antiques Road Trip hat-trick and is left with a total of £387.16.
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