“Cash for rares”
“She looks like my grandma”: Waldi falls in love with an old motorcycle
Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz examines an old tin toy at “Bares für Rares”.
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An old sheet metal motorcycle attracts the interest of several dealers at “Cash for Rares”. Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz in particular has his eye on the toy.
“I would like to be with mine Motorcycle know how old it is and how much it is worth,” says Gerhild Böhlert, a “retired” doctor’s assistant, as the 70-year-old from Lüdenscheid says about herself. The two-wheeler is a small tin toy.
As Detlev Kümmel, who also comes from Lüdenscheid, explains, it comes from the Tippco company. It was founded in Nuremberg in 1912 “by Miss Tipp and Mr. Carstens,” as the expert reveals. The present example was built between 1935 and 1942.
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Böhlert would like 100 to 150 euros for her toy, part of which should go to the palliative care ward in the hospital and part to the Green Ladies, a voluntary organization that supports patients and those in need of care as well as their relatives in hospitals and care facilities. And they can probably look forward to money soon: According to Kümmel, 600 to 800 euros are possible for the motorcycle. The saleswoman has to take a loud breath. “I can’t even describe how I feel now.”
The dealers are very happy about the beautiful toy. Without having taken a close look at the motorcycle, Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz offers his obligatory 80 euros. But Wolfgang Pauritsch and Jos van Katwijk are also bidding. “Waldi” has a clear motive for buying the old part at auction: “She looks like my grandma,” he says about the lady sitting on the motorcycle.
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Van Katwijk, who bought the toy for 500 euros, won the contract. Gerhild Böhlert received 350 euros more than she had hoped for – and is correspondingly satisfied: “I’m happy that so much came out of it,” she beams afterwards.
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