Treasures worth 100,000 euros stolen: burglary at "Bares for Rares" expert Albert Maier

Created: 08/21/2022, 18:33

By: Julia Hanigk

This is how "Bares for Rares" fans know and love Albert Maier: Red glasses, long gray hair.

© Screenshots ZDF/Bares for Rares from August 14th, 2022

Terrible news for "Bares for Rares" expert Albert Maier: His shop and his private apartment were robbed.

Gold and jewelry are missing.

There was damage of up to 100,000 euros.

Ellwangen – Albert Maier (72) can usually be seen in a good mood on TV as he, as a rarity expert on “Bares for Rares”, rates the guests’ pieces.

Maier also runs an art and antiques shop in Ellwangen outside of the television show.

A popular place for fans, but unfortunately also people with criminal intentions seem to know it.

The "Bares for Rares" star was broken into.

While the "Bares for Rares" star was on vacation: burglars cleared the apartment and shop

At the beginning of August, Albert Maier treated himself to ten days of vacation on Sylt with his wife.

Burglars now shamelessly took advantage of this and gained access to his shop in the middle of Ellwangen.

He can even limit the time of the crime to the

portal : It must have happened between August 6, 1 p.m. and Wednesday, August 10, 10 a.m.

At that time, his representative "saw the mishap," as he describes it.

Worse still: Not only the shop, but also the apartment above was robbed.

Apart from that, the perpetrators mainly focused on jewelry and gold.

Gold and jewelry: damage of up to 100,000 euros at Albert Maier

Among other things, Maier is missing rings, brooches, watches and bracelets from showcases and drawers, which were probably dumped on the floor.

He added to the

: "The burglars apparently entered my apartment through a small corridor, searched everything there and stole my wife's beautiful gold jewelry."

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The “Bares for Rares” expert estimates the loss at around 80,000 to 100,000 euros and explains: “A huge loss for me.” It also says to

: “Some things you overlooked or were not interested in at all, such as silver coins , paintings or porcelain.” - “They must have carried it away in a bag,” speculates Albert Maier.

The perpetrators are still on the run.

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