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Late-September ‘Bares für Rares’ Episodes See Dealers Outbid Expert Estimates as Bidding Draws Scrutiny

New clips show prices eclipsing expert appraisals, prompting fresh scrutiny of bidding mechanics.

Overview

  • Fabian Kahl paid 3,200 euros for a Meissen porcelain casket that expert Colmar Schulte-Goltz had estimated at 1,800 to 2,100 euros.
  • Elke Velten-Tönnies won a 1920s Art déco diamond ring for 700 euros after expert Wendela Horz put its value at about 500 euros.
  • A six-piece David Andersen enamel spoon set, once a five-euro flea-market buy, sold to David Suppes for 270 euros, topping the 180 to 220 euro appraisal.
  • Julian Schmitz-Avila bought a roughly 100-year-old Rolex ladies’ watch for 1,500 euros, exceeding the 1,000 to 1,200 euro valuation and noting the seller’s family may hold more pieces.
  • Viewer comments on YouTube criticized frequent 10-euro bid increments and highlighted a recent on-air bid withdrawal as questions about the show’s procedures resurfaced.