Overview

• Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz bought a low-demand flax hackle for €80 under the dealers’ stated Ehrenkodex, then converted it into a key rack and priced it at €80, excluding his labor.
• Dealer Leo Leo acquired a 1910 portrait for €600, invested roughly €700 in restoration and framing, and is inviting offers starting at €1,800.
• Jos van Katwijk paid €650 for a more than 100-year-old cylinder engine model and later sold it to a collector in the United States, describing the price as very high.
• A Welt am Sonntag report based on a data leak put Horst Lichter’s annual ZDF fee at about €1.7 million, a figure the broadcaster has not confirmed.
• In a recent episode, Horst Lichter briefly joined dealer-room talks over a valuable ring before the sellers declined a €3,300 top bid and withdrew the item.