Eike Krämer was supposed to sell a writing set at Bares für Rares on behalf of her father, but things on the sales floor did not go as expected.
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While her father was having fun on vacation, Eike Krämer from Frechen had to fill her cash register at Bares für Rares. But, unfortunately, their task turned out to be impossible.
The visit to the garbage show started off very promisingly. Expert Colmar Schulte-Goltz carefully examined the writing set, partly decorated with bronze, and estimated its value at up to 1,000 euros.
Father and daughter would agree on the price, so the policewoman took the dealer’s card. He didn’t know then that no one in the dealer’s room knew what to do with antiques.
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This set is out of fashion
Saleswoman interrupts negotiations
Of course, Waldie and company only buy rarities if they think they can resell them. With fewer buyers wanting to place a bronze set on their table, sales have proven much more difficult than expected. In the end, this did not happen because Eike Krämer decided to end the visit to Bares für Rares early.
What happened? Bids were initially hesitant and ended at 500 euros. When dealer Daniel Meyer said that the function for which the Eike Kremer rarity was once made was no longer of interest to anyone today, the saleswoman realized that she would go home without achieving anything.
She didn’t want to listen to him anymore and didn’t want to sell the set for half the expected price. “My hands are tied,” she replied and disappeared.
In these cases, things went much better. Here are the most expensive works from “Money for Rare Things.”
“Cash for Rare Items” takes place weekdays at 3:05 p.m. on ZDF. Offshoot ZDF Neo is broadcast at 10:55 and 19:20.
The concept of the show hasn’t changed to this day: people like Eike Krämer have their goods assessed by experts and then haggle over the selling price in the dealer’s room. Sometimes this works well, sometimes the negotiations fail.