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By: Jonas Erbas
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Steven Spielberg's cult alien ET is one of the most famous film characters of all time.
There is correspondingly great interest in “Cash for Rares” in a plastic replica of the cinema favorite.
Cologne – The fact that the dealers at “Bares für Rares” like to fight loudly over the best pieces is an integral part of the concept of the ZDF junk show.
In the Tuesday edition (February 13th), some of the souvenirs presented there again aroused desire, including a plastic replica of one of the most popular film heroes of all time.
ET figure in “Cash for Rares”: bidding for a plastic alien
The seller, Carsten, brought a life-size plastic figure of ET with him.
The alien with the irrepressible urge to call home gave cult director Steven Spielberg (77) another box office hit in 1982 (grossed around 800 million US dollars) - and countless moviegoers' eyes moistened.
On the occasion of the film's success, toy giant Hasbro brought the ET "Roommate" onto the market in 1983.
Over 40 years later, a fairly well-preserved copy of the alien has now made it to “Bars for Rares”.
Not only moderator Horst Lichter (62) has seen “ET – The Extraterrestrial” several times, the dealers are also blown away by the cuddly “roommate”, who, according to experts, should fetch between 600 and 1,000 euros.
In fact, there is great interest right from the start: Friedrich Häusser (71) offers 220 euros for the “super-funny” figure, but is outbid by Julian Schmitz-Avila (37).
After a competitor's bid, he even goes for 500 euros and advises Häusser: "Better keep your money, Friedrich, and have a nice weekend!" He is indignant: "What are you doing?" he asks his colleague.
“Cash for Rares” sellers are in luck: a cinema favorite brings far more than the desired price
The situation suits the seller Carsten very well: he takes note of the great interest in his ET figure and pushes the price further up - with success: Häusser and Schmitz-Avila are in hot competition and absolutely want to win the contract.
Benjamin Leo Leo (51) also gets involved, increases it to 650 euros and repeatedly counters the sayings of the other “cash for rare” dealers.
His persistence pays off: for 810 euros he can finally call the cult alien his own.
ET, the cute alien from Steven Spielberg's film of the same name, also aroused great desire among “Cash for Rares” dealers.
© Screenshot/ZDF/ZDFmediathek/Bares for Rares
Carsten is also happy: his desired price of 500 euros was exceeded by more than 50 percent - a more than fair compensation for the fact that he can now have a wonderful childhood memory.
A recent visit from another seller was less successful: He offered a Goethe original at “Bares für Rares”, but still went bankrupt.
Sources used:
“Cash for Rares” (ZDF/ZDFmediathek; edition from February 13, 2024), zdf.de