“Cash for rares”
“I was shocked”: Dancing shelf sparks crazy bidding war
“Cash for Rares” presenter Horst Lichter and dealer Jan Čížek are enthusiastic about the dancing shelf
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“Simply cool, that thing!”: A dancing shelf from the 70s makes the hearts of dealers beat faster at “Bares für Rares” and achieves more than double the estimated price.
Even Horst Lichter is amazed, he has never seen anything like this: The “In the current episode, “Cash for Rares” presenter admires a chrome shelf that starts to swing at the push of a button. “Either you love it straight away or you don’t understand it,” he says. Tomas Simon from Lünen brought the rarity with him. “I was “In love with shock,” he says about buying the shelf. He had to talk the saleswoman out of it at the time; she didn’t want to part with it. But now the musician is emigrating – and the shelf has to go. He still wants 400 euros for it.
The expert Sven Deutschmanek immediately recognizes the advantages of the object: “The movement caused by the electric motor that the shelf has makes it look dynamic. It’s beautiful to present things with,” says the art dealer. Such shelves first appeared in the 1970s. The problem, however, is that in most cases you cannot find a manufacturer. This is also the case with Simon’s shelf. The expert also noticed a few dents on the object, but he still estimates that there should be between 300 and 500 euros in it.
The “Cash for Rares” dealers are enthusiastic about the rarity from the 70s
But in the dealer’s room everyone is surprised: the troupe is thrilled by the dancing standing shelf, dealer Jan Čížek practices a belly dance to match the vibrations of the object. The first bid is 80 euros, but it quickly becomes clear that there is a bidding war. Four dealers bid, until in the end only Čížek and Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz were left. “Listen, I’ll leave you all the decorative lamps,” Waldi tries to eliminate his competitor. But Čížek is not deterred and continues to offer. “I don’t even have a chance to speak today,” says Tomas Simon, pleased about the interest.
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Only at the proud sum of 1200 euros is it over; the swinging shelf goes to the dealer Jan Čížek for more than twice the estimated price. “Very spectacular!” he says happily. “It will look so great in the shop window. People will stop and then look: What is that?” And “Waldi” Lehnertz also admits: “Simply cool, that thing!”