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A seller at “Bares für Rares” took the piece he offered home with him.
It was a letter from Goethe.
Cologne – At “Bares für Rares” the dealers are always presented with interesting pieces, sometimes more, sometimes less rare and sometimes more, sometimes less valuable.
Now the dealers had to disappoint a seller who didn't get what he wanted for the rarity he was offering - and ended up taking the piece home with him.
A signature from Goethe: “Cash for Rares” seller offers old letter
Eberhardt from Berlin had hoped for more from “Cash for Rares”.
He wanted at least 3,000 euros for the document, which has been in his family for decades.
It is a letter dated October 13, 1780, written by a scribe to the electoral Saxon war commission and about the dismissal of a recruit.
The interesting thing about the document, however, was the signature under the letter, because it came from none other than Johann Wolfgang von Goethe himself.
The poet and politician, who is best known for his creative works such as “Faust,” was working at the Weimar court at the time.
“He was already famous back then and Duke Carl August wanted to adorn himself with his name,” says “Cash for Rares” expert Detlev Kümmel (55).
The presenter of the junk show, Horst Lichter (62), was definitely impressed by the piece: “To this day everyone knows him and anyone who doesn’t know him: Ui, ui, ui.” According to Lichter, anyone who doesn’t know Goethe clearly has a gap in their education.
Seller not satisfied: “Cash for Rares” dealers offer 1,000 euros too little
The “Bares für Rares” dealers, however, were less enthusiastic than ZDF presenter Horst Lichter and didn’t even come close to offering the desired price.
The first offer started at 150 euros, offered by Wolfgang Pauritsch (51).
Steve Mandel (70) only offered 160 euros and after much back and forth, Elke Velten finally submitted the highest bid of 450 euros.
A disappointment for the seller, who wanted 3,000 euros.
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A seller at “Bares für Rares” took the piece he offered home with him.
It was a letter from Goethe.
© Screenshot: “Cash for Rares”/ ZDF (photomontage)
The dealers agreed that this was too high and, according to experts' estimates, they recently offered 2,000 euros for the Goethe document.
The seller didn't respond and took the old letter home with him.
Despite the special history of the document, he had to endure bankruptcy.
This recently happened to another saleswoman: she was sent home from “Bares für Rares” despite having 16,000 euros in expertise.
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Cash for Rares”/ ZDF