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Bares für Rares delivers €10 flea-market find turned €550 treasure alongside appraisal shockers

ZDF’s antiques appraisal program continues to surprise participants with wildly divergent valuations uncovering hidden treasures, misattributions, stalled sales

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Overview

  • An 1875 trigonometrical slide rule bought for €10 fetched €550 after expert Sven Deutschmanek added a zero to his valuation.
  • Walter Popp’s 1958 Polaroid camera sold for just €15 amid a lack of dealer interest, marking one of the show’s lowest deals.
  • Claudia Löchle’s gold ring was exposed as 333er-gold with a zircon replacing a diamond, cutting its material value to about €100.
  • Rosemarie and Bodo’s unmarked Birmingham silverware was appraised at €800–1,000 instead of their €4,000 hope, prompting them to reject the offer.
  • Tatjana and Jens’ Girard-Perregaux ladies’ pocket watch was valued at up to €1,500 against their €10,000 expectation, leaving them without a sale.