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Bares für Rares’ Weekend Lineup Delivers Ratings Lift as Fresh Episodes Showcase Big Wins and Bruising Bids

Strong performance across three franchise shows renews calls for ZDF to deepen the brand’s footprint.

Overview

  • - Industry figures cited by DWDL show double-digit market shares for three Sunday programs: Händlerstücke (1.519 million/12.5%), Lieblingsstücke (1.433 million/14.1%) and Waldis Welt (1.415 million/12.3%).
  • - A circa-1922 Art Deco brooch with 6.67 carats of old-cut diamonds was valued at €7,000–8,000 and sold in the dealer room for €6,300 to Julian Schmitz-Avila.
  • - Recent segments underline valuation volatility: a Niki de Saint Phalle serigraph estimated up to €1,000 sold for €500, while a Bauhaus-era Kaiser idell lamp fetched €1,420 against a €1,500–2,000 appraisal.
  • - Human-interest windfalls continued as a €2 panorama achieved €250 and a moonstone brooch once bought as part of a 50 DM set went for €660.
  • - Dealer-room drama and reinvention remained hallmarks: a seller prematurely accepted €250 for a vulcanizer kettle mid-bidding, and traders highlighted repurposing projects from a silver enamel plate turned weather station to a customized puppenwagen and an upgraded vintage lounger.