Status: 24.10.2023, 17:13 PM
By: Clara Kistner
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From curious cellar finds to sought-after collector's items, "Bares für Rares" has it all. Recently, there was a lot of money for an old safe.
Whether it's a smaller cellar compartment or an entire attic – a little extra space out of sight tempts many people to collect. Most of the time, what has been parked there gathers dust and is no longer noticed. While most things are likely to be less valuable flea market finds, attic finds also sometimes turn out to be true treasures. This is often the case in the popular ZDF television show "Bares für Rares". Here, participants regularly earn good money with the antiques they bring with them.
Big plans for dusty box – old safe is worth a lot to a trader
"The beating is going to the Eifel," says cult dealer Walter "Waldi" Lehnertz at the first glance at the fireproof safe. According to "Bares für Rares" expert Sven Deutschmanek, the collector's item is said to have been built in France around 1870. Deutschmanek expects around 800 to 1,000 euros from the box and undercuts the desired 1,500 euros from the seller couple Birgit and Hans from Mainz.
No need for an old box – the iron safe brought its sellers more money than they had hoped for at "Cash for Rares". (Symbolic image) © Panthermedia/Imago
"Cash for Rares": Retailers outdo themselves with enthusiasm
However, when the iron chest stands in front of the merchants, the world suddenly looks very different. With a clear starting bid of 580 euros, Lehnertz makes his position clear – he wants to take the "self-runner" home with him to the Eifel. However, his colleague Julian Schmitz-Avila doesn't make it quite so easy for him, after all, he collects safes, as the Berliner Kurier reports.
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After a tennis-like back and forth between the two enthusiastic dealers, Lehnertz outbids himself several times. Even the hint of the "Cash for Rares" dealer Daniel Meyer that the safe is empty, however, does not faze him. "I don't care, he's going to the Eifel," the dealer repeats Express.de stubbornly, according to the service site.
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When his colleague Schmitz-Avila tries to get himself back into the race with a bid of 1,900 euros, he is suddenly outbid by "Waldi". For his final 2,000 euros, the cult dealer can now take his treasure with him to the Eifel. Again, whether on TV or at a flea market, it becomes clear that sometimes the buyer's enthusiasm for a piece outweighs the actual value.