“Cash for Rares”
Two old ladies gamble for thousands
Margit Nemec and Ursula Wolfinger are clearly enjoying the poker in the dealer room of “Bares für Rares”
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Things are going well for the two old ladies at “Bares für Rares”: The expertise exceeds their asking price – and in the dealer’s room the saleswomen discover their passion for gambling.
Margit Nemec and Ursula Wolfinger bring a good portion of Mediterranean flair to the Pulheim Walzwerk. The two friends from the Black Forest have brought a painting with them that was created in Capri. ““Bares für Rares” presenter Horst Lichter is immediately delighted: “What a beautiful picture! Wow!”
Nemec bought the painting in the Werthaus, but now she wants to sell it. Bianca Berding attributes the work to the Italian painter Augusto Lovatti. He painted a view of Capri in 1899. The art expert particularly highlights the little boy immortalized in the painting, who symbolizes the Italian “dolce far niente,” enjoying the moment. “He seems to be calling on us to do so,” she says, describing the relaxing effect of this painting. She also praises its good state of preservation.
“Bares für Rares”: “So far, things are going great”
The ladies would like to get 2,000 to 3,000 euros for their work. Berding goes a step further: she estimates the value at 3,000 to 4,000 euros. The sellers are naturally very pleased about this. “So far, things are going great,” sums up Lichter.
But things are also going well in the dealer’s room. The picture conveys a “super nice, great holiday atmosphere,” enthuses Sarah Schreiber. Elke Velten-Tönnies, on the other hand, doesn’t have such good memories of Capri: last year she had to pay 28 euros for two orange juices.
Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz starts the auction with 280 euros, but it quickly reaches four figures. When the dealers find out the estimated value, the price quickly shoots over the 3000 euro mark. The sellers should actually be happy with that – after all, their asking price was 2000 to 3000 euros. But Margit Nemec starts to gamble and now names 3500 euros as her new target. The dealers don’t go along with that, but the ladies still receive 3100 euros for their painting. They are very happy with that.
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Afterwards, Christian Vechtel only has one question: “How many orange juices do you get for the painting on Capri?”
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