Overview

• Competitive dealer bidding produced windfalls such as a Picasso-inspired fish jug selling for €6,000 and a Tsar’s cigarette box garnering €2,850.
• Expert appraisals continue to overturn seller valuations, exposing forgeries including a counterfeit Dalí print and a fake Russian silver coin.
• Varied rarities found new owners, from a 1930s BMW enamel sign winning a €1,500 bidding war to a set of Eames designer chairs selling for €1,850 after intense competition.
• Emotional highs and lows defined seller experiences, with some participants rejoicing at above-expectation sales while others declined offers after uncovering an item’s true worth.
• The show’s straightforward ZDF format emphasizes genuine transactions funded by dealers’ own money and relies on specialists to determine authenticity and value.