Overview
- The show's official Instagram account posted cryptic messages, a mock Horst‑Lichter cryptocurrency video and other odd clips, prompting divided reactions and hack or takeover speculation, with even ZDFneo asking what is going on and no explanation issued.
- Expert Patrick Lessmann questioned receipts for a white‑gold jewelry set and valued it at €450–€500, after which Susanne Steiger bought it for €550—far below the sellers’ €3,000 target.
- Colmar Schulte‑Goltz identified a supposed Émile Gallé vase as a likely 1980s imitation, leading host Horst Lichter to withhold the dealer card and send the piece back to the owners.
- An 1878 travel case lost most of its potential value due to amateur cleaning, dropping from a possible €16,500 in pristine state to a €2,900–€3,100 valuation before selling to Julian Schmitz‑Avila for €2,500.
- A low‑cost Niki de Saint Phalle frog brooch found in a bargain bin sold for €420, turning a purchase of about two to three euros into an outsized gain.