“Bares for Rares”
“We part on good terms”: Dealers sweeten retirees goodbye to their lamp
After decades in his possession, Klaus Reinecke parted ways with his table lamp and sells it at “Bares für Rares”.
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After many decades together, pensioner Klaus Reinecke wants to part with his lamp at “Bares für Rares”. Before selling, he gets one last okay from her.
“Oh, but it’s pretty”: Horst Lichter is spontaneously enthusiastic about the table lamp that Klaus Reinecke from Bersenbrück brought to “Bares für Rares”. Before it comes to the item to be auctioned, the moderator talks shop with his guest about dialects: “That sounds slightly Dutch,” says Lichter. And in fact Reinecke grew up in Holland, but has lived in Germany for more than 40 years. that I come out of the corner, “jokes the moderator.
Then the expert’s hour strikes: Detlev Kümmel explains what the lamp is all about. The manufacturer is the Eichhoff-Werke, a company that has its main plant in Lüdenscheid – the home of the experts. The design of the lamp dates back to the 1960s, it was manufactured in the 70s, explains Kümmel, who also demonstrates the various possible uses of the object.
The previous owner would like to have 50 to 80 euros. An asking price that Detlev Kümmel considers possible. He points to a few small flaws and comes to an estimate of 50 to 60 euros in his expertise. “That’s money too,” says Lichter, and Reinecke agrees.
Farewell to “Bares for Rares”
The lamp arouses great curiosity in the dealership. Fabian Kahl examines the object in amazement, and Wolfgang Pauritsch knows how to report that in the 1970s there were loudspeaker boxes that looked exactly the same. His impression: “She has something.”
Klaus Reinecke makes his lamp tasty with a personal story. “It has been with me at my desk for decades,” says the 71-year-old. “Now that I’m retired, I no longer need her. And then we agreed, we part on good terms.”
That makes traders laugh – and opens their exchanges. Wolfgang Pauritsch starts with 100 euros – and already exceeds the estimated value with his first bid. Elke Velten-Tönnies even increased it to 150 euros. “It should also be painless that you separate,” she explains.
“150 is actually strong,” interjects Pauritsch. “But you have to decide that. And above all the lamp.” But she apparently agrees with the dealers: “Do it, Klaus,” she said, jokes the seller.
And so the deal is sealed. Reinecke says one last farewell to his lamp – and then happily disappears from the scene.
source: “Bares for Rares” in the ZDF media library