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New 'Bares für Rares' Episodes Underscore Price Gaps, On‑Set Risks and Dealer Tactics

Fresh episodes illustrate how negotiation-room dynamics, not initial estimates, set prices.

Overview

  • A circa‑1900 Meissen porcelain jewellery chest estimated at €1,800–€2,100 sold after brisk bidding for €3,200 to dealer Fabian Kahl.
  • During setup of a Mazzega Murano lighting set an element broke, Horst Lichter apologized and pledged replacement, and the sellers later declined €500–€600 offers and withdrew.
  • An oversized Kaiser‑era promotional pencil valued at €80–€120 drew a bidding contest and sold for €250, quadrupling the sellers’ €50 wish.
  • Dealer Markus Wildhagen bought an old ship spotlight for €4,650, converted it into a LED party light in Düsseldorf and aimed to resell it for €6,800.
  • An antique diamond brooch that a seller thought might fetch €500 was valued at €5,000 and sold to Susanne Steiger for €4,000, eight times the wish price.