Deadstock: Ultimate Resellers

Hot shot re-sellers Fiona & Youth open the warehouse doors to help millennials turn their charity shop finds and prized pop culture possessions into hard cash at auction. Through the doors today, sees Reem with three rare childhood playing cards and Ryan brings a collection of bold-print Moschino outfits. Fiona tells us how she was born to be in the business of buying and selling, plus some tips on how to turn a quick quid. Growing up, Ryan became obsessed with collecting 90’s vintage Moschino outfits,and wore them to stand out. He sees the items as pieces of art and has travelled as far as Italy to buy them. Now wearing the clothes less and less, he visits Fiona and Youth to have a few of his items valued and potentially sell if the price is right. Fiona tells us how Re-selling is in her blood as was taught the tricks of the trade from a young age, both her parents are antique traders. She dishes up her passion for sustainability in the fashion industry, giving us a some tips on hand stitching and upcycling clothes to create unique pieces that sell. Plus, we learn what to look for in a bag of old vintage scarves, if you want to make a pretty profit. Reem arrives looking for valuations of three rare Pokémon cards that transport Youth and Fiona back to the school playground. Youth values one uber-rare card at over £300 pounds but for Reem will the high price override the sentimental value they hold, and put them up for sale at auction?

Hot shot re-sellers Fiona & Youth open the warehouse doors to help millennials turn their charity shop finds and prized pop culture possessions into hard cash at auction. In this episode, Fiona and Youth are super excited when Amber reveals a stunning costume, she bought at a car boot sale. Amber thinks it may have belonged to a global superstar, and Pat showcases his limited-edition trainer collection for a valuation. Pat caught the sneaker bug from his Dad’s 90’s ‘terrace culture’ love of unique trainers and he has been collecting since he can remember. Now, with over 200 box-fresh pairs stacked up he has brought in a few of his favourites to the Deadstock warehouse to see what they are worth. But will he want to sell any at auction? At a festival in rural France, Amber stopped off at a boot fair amongst the junk a sparkly vintage costume caught her eye, the label inside said ‘Mary Wilson’ written in biro – Mary Wilson was the founder member of the Supremes and Amber is a big fan, so on the off-chance it might be genuine she handed over 60 euros! It was a big gamble that the costume actually belongs to the Mary Wilson, so Amber’s bought the costume to Fiona and Youth to do some digging and get a proper valuation. Youth reveals the low down on queuing round the clock at the ‘SUPREME’ ‘DROP’ culture and meets a guy whose basic hoodie is now worth £2k! Plus, Fiona gives us tips on the best time a place to snap up the top bargains and turn a profit. Fiona and Youth are gobsmacked by Amber’s find, and by the quality of the costume. They get to work with some intensive research on the item, with some surprising the answers to the mystery they reveal the findings to Amber – was her by-chance car boot find really lost by a global superstar?

Hot shot re-sellers Fiona & Youth open the warehouse doors to help millennials turn their charity shop finds and prized pop culture possessions into hard cash at auction. First through the deadstock doors is student Annie with a passion for punk inspired fashion and sustainable charity shop bargains. Annie’s idol is Vivienne Westwood. Having always dreamed of owning a handbag from the British fashion icon Annie spots a Vivienne Westwood style bag in a local charity shop window and snaps it up for five quid! Annie meets Youth and Fiona in the hope of discovering if her handbag is the real deal and worth a pretty packet or is it a top-notch fake? Youth and Fiona set about authenticating Annie’s bag and give us the low down on counterfeited bags and how to spot a fake. Fiona also lets us in on some secrets of upcycling 2nd hand to avoid landfill and create totally unique looks. Next up is Harry Potter fan Lee, following his bothers tragic death Lee took comfort in reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child helping him through such a difficult time. As a thank you he wrote to the London Palace Theatre, which is performing the book on stage, to tell them his story. To his surprise he received a book in the post signed by the entire cast of the original play. Lee always dreamed of going to see the play but with such hefty price tags on the ticket’s Lee is keen to see if he can raise some cash from selling the book and give back to the people who signed it - by going to see them perform

Fiona and Youth meet movie fanatic Isaac; who has over 150 quad movie posters in his collection, Luke, who has a rare Beatles vinyl which could be worth its weight in gold - plus Youth tells how he got into the business of re-selling. Film buff Isaac was gifted over 100 rare movie posters whilst working part-time in a cinema. Quad posters are displayed in cinemas to advertise films across the globe but aren’t publicly available to buy. Isaac’s collection is now taking up space in Mum’s house and thinks it’s time to make some cash on them. Youth and Fiona dish up some ideas on where to find the best bargains and how to get it for the best price. Beatles fan Luke found a copy of the iconic bands ‘The White Album’ record in a house clearance. With Ringo Star’s first press copy of ‘The White Album’ officially the most expensive album ever sold Luke thinks he may be onto something.