“Cash for Rares”
There is a 15,000 percent profit on offer – but the sellers reject the offer
Two euros – that’s how much the sellers paid for their silk embroidery at “Bares für Rares”
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Two euros – that’s the amount the sellers bought a silk embroidery for at the flea market. “Bares für Rares” promises them a fantastic profit margin – but they turn down the offer.
Veronique Huber-Schneider and Ralf Schneider have Chinese silk embroidery from the imperial era in their luggage. The couple from Appenweier would like to sell the delicate work in order to present it to the public.
Horst Lichter is immediately enthusiastic: “This looks like an unbelievably small amount of work,” says the “Bares für Rares” presenter at the sight of the medallion. As Bianca Berding explains, it is a Chinese rank badge that symbolizes the hierarchy of the wearer. The expert dates the work, embroidered with gold and silver threads, to the late Qing period, i.e. the years between 1890 and 1911.
“Bares für Rares”: The expertise brings disappointment
Horst Lichter would like to frame the medallion, and the Schneiders actually brought it with a frame. Their asking price is quite steep, however: the couple are thinking of a four-figure sum, but as an “entry point” they would be happy with 500 euros, explains Ralf Schneider.
But Berding has bad news: such side embroidery from the late Quin period is very common, which is why the value is only 150 to 200 euros. Horst Lichter is also stunned: “Oh my god,” the moderator blurts out several times. The sellers decide to try their luck in the dealers’ room anyway.
Things are actually going well there: Sarah Schreiber is particularly interested and starts with 150 euros. She even doubles her offer and offers 300 euros – 100 euros above the upper limit of the estimated value. Actually a great offer. But Ralf Schneider surprises everyone in the room and rejects the deal. “The appearance is worth more to me than the 300 euros,” he says – and prefers to keep his object.
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Before the couple leaves the salesroom, Christian Vechtel wants to know what they paid for the silk embroidery at the flea market. The answer is surprising: the work only cost two euros. So the Schneiders turned down a profit of 14,900 percent!
“That’s why I love ‘Bares für Rares’,” says Sarah Schreiber afterwards.
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