"Bares for Rares" seller in luck: He gets three times the desired price for toy cars

Created: 2022-12-02 10:31 p.m

By: Claire Weiss

What has been lying in the attic of some people for decades may be a real treasure for another.

A couple of sellers at “Bares for Rares” were also able to experience this.

Their toy cars were worth more than three times what they had hoped for.

Pulheim - With "Bares for Rares" a child's dream comes true.

A couple brings a total of 63 so-called Matchbox cars - small toy cars that are only big enough to fit in a matchbox.

Although the cars are small, the collection ends up bringing the sellers a lot more than they had hoped for!

"Bares for Rares" sellers hope for 80 euros - and get more than three times that

"Jack Odell was an employee of Lesney Product & Co. Ltd.", explains antiques expert Detlev Kümmel, "and he wanted to make a toy for his daughter." gave the school a rule: children were only allowed to bring toys to class that fit in a matchbox.

At "Bares for Rares" a seller can make handsome pocket money out of toy cars.

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From 1953, the popular toy cars were then mass-produced by the company under the “Matchbox” brand.

A couple of sellers now want to sell 63 of the small cars.

desired price?

80 euro.

Even the expertise of Detlev Kümmel is above that.

He estimates the toys at a total value of 100 to 150 euros.

Most expensive "Bares for Rares" deal

An approximately 300-year-old relic brought in a mega deal at "Bares for Rares".

Not only was it set with 40 carats of diamonds, it also contained a splinter of wood from the cross of Jesus.

The saleswomen could look forward to an impressive 42,000 euros.

"Bares for Rares" seller surprised because of the high offer

In the dealer room, "Bares for Rares" dealer Steve Mandel then strikes.

And offers a whole 260 euros!

That is more than three times the desired price.

You can clearly see the joy of the two salespeople - they are all beaming and accept the deal immediately.

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Unfortunately, the opposite happened to another seller.

Her diamond ring had an estimated value of 7,000 euros.

But in the dealer room of "Bares for Rares" followed the bad disappointment.