In the case of "Cash for Rares", not every object brings a lot of money to the sellers. Because her designer chair is undervalued, two customers break off her appearance.
Pulheim – It could be so beautiful: You find a dusty antique in the attic, bring it to the sales halls of "Bares für Rares" and get an outstanding price from the dealers. Unfortunately, however, not every object that finds its way into the ZDF junk show achieves record sums – which Sebastian and Oliver Kester are now experiencing first-hand.
"Knock me down": Brothers demand 8,000 euros for a chair at "Bares für Rares"
Despite all the expertise that the professionals at "Bares für Rares" can show, opinions on the value of a piece often differ. At best, the assessment of the dealers exceeds that of the experts, but in many cases it is exactly the other way around and the amount of money that is given to a customer before the big appearance in front of the dealer's table remains a long way off. Sebastian and Oliver Kester, who want to make big money with a designer chair from their deceased mother, also experience a nasty surprise.
Sebastian and Oliver Kester were offered only 1,500 euros for their designer chair at "Bares für Rares" – an amount that the two brothers can only laugh about. © Screenhsot/ZDFmediathek/Bares für Rares/Episode of 27 February 2023 (photomontage)
"If we sell the chair, our hearts will cry," explains Sebastian Kester – but the 8,000 euros that the brothers are hoping for from the noble seat, which resembles a harp, should be a nice consolation. Already at the meeting with moderator Horst Lichter (61) and expert Detlev Kümmel (54) it turns out that they have probably set the bar a little too high. "Wow, I'm blown away now," says the mustachioed presenter, visibly taken aback, and art professional Detlev clarifies: The prices for the piece of furniture can vary between 1,500 and 14,000 euros – but his estimate is only 2,000 to 3,000 euros.
The Greatest "Cash for Rares" Treasures
Since the very first episode of "Bares für Rares" premiered on ZDF on August 3, 2013, the negotiating dealers have bought a few real treasures – at breathtaking prices. In 2019, Cosima Birk and her daughter Stephanie Huber received 42,000 euros for a piece of jewelry that contained splinters of wood from the cross of Jesus Christ. In 2021, Marlies Fischer was awarded 20,30 euros for a lithograph by the expressionist painter Otto Mueller, of which there are only 500 pieces worldwide. In the same year, Sabine Riemer was delighted to receive 29,000 euros for a gold-plated drinking vessel from the court of the Russian Empress Catherine the Great. So you can tell that visiting flea markets and rummaging around in the attic pay off.
(Source: berliner-kurier.de
)Disappointing bids: "Cash for Rares" customers Sebastian and Oliver break off negotiations
They are miles away from the 8,000 euros, yet Sebastian and Oliver Kester accept the dealer card and try their luck with Wolfgang Pauritsch (51) and his tough colleagues – where they have to take the next bitter disappointment. After several rounds of bidding, the maximum sum is only 1,550 euros – for the sibling duo, who live in Hildesheim and London, a sale is out of the question and they break off the negotiations immediately. "I think we'd take him back with us," Sebastian explains visibly disappointed, "Oh yes, definitely," Oliver agrees and has to laugh out loud.
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It is disappointing that their mother's heirloom did not bring them the big windfall, but Sebastian and Oliver Kester are nevertheless conciliatory after their failed sale. "But we learned a lot about it and saw that he might be in better hands with us in terms of ideas," says Sebastian. Meanwhile, "Bares für Rares" star Wolfgang Pauritsch reveals which priceless work of art is his personal dream object. Sources used:ZDFmediathek/Bares für Rares/Episode of 27 February 2023, berliner-kurier.de
