Sensation at “Bares for Rares”: 50-Mark-Fund brings 6000 percent profit

“Bares for Rares”
Mega deal with a 50-mark fund: the seller makes an incredible 6000 percent profit

Klaus Otterbein is happy: his chocolate vending machine is well received by “Bares for Rares”.

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This is what many dream of at “Bares for Rares”: An old chocolate vending machine experiences a fantastic increase in value – and makes its owner rich.

It was a chance find: Klaus Otterbein from Gründau in Hesse comes to “Bares for Rares” with an old chocolate vending machine. “I discovered him when renovating a cinema,” says the 63-year-old master electrician on Horst Lichter’s ZDF junk show. There was a meter of rubbish on it. After all, he bought it for 50 Deutschmarks. “Otherwise it would have gone to pieces.” His investment has paid off. The machine turns out to be a real treasure.

“The machine is structured like a grandfather clock,” explains “Bares for Rares” expert Detlev Kümmel. The pedestal is made of cast iron, with the actual machine mounted above it, which was made of spruce wood. Enamel signs were put up to advertise the chocolate from the Kobold company in Altona. “The machine works even if there is no more chocolate in it,” says Kümmel.

“Bares for Rares” expert calls demand “brash”

Owner and discoverer Otterbein gambles on the desired price: “I’d like 2,000 euros,” he says. A proud price, which the expert Kümmel describes as “brash”. Since the paintwork is no longer in its original condition, but has been reworked, he makes deductions in his assessment. “Otherwise I would be in the 2000 euros.” So he comes to 1000 to 1280 euros. A price the owner Otterbein agrees with, but what are the dealers willing to pay?

Jan Cizek is immediately enthusiastic about the machine and tries it out immediately. “The condition is perfect,” enthuses the dealer. But Julian Schmitz-Avila forestalls him. It starts with 100 euros. A modest first bid. But the price rises to 600 euros within a few seconds, and almost all dealers are bidding. Schmitz-Avila asks about the expertise. “It was much higher,” says Otterbein cleverly. Then there is a bidding war between Cizek and Schmitz-Avila. The bids reach the 1000 mark. Then 1400 euros, 1480 euros. Only at 1510 euros from Cizek does his colleague give up. The machine goes to Cologne.

“Great,” says salesman Otterbein. His machine has achieved an incredible dividend of 6040 percent. “Much more than I had hoped for.”

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Source: “Bares for Rares” from February 1, 2022. There are new episodes of the junk show with Horst Lichter from Monday to Friday at 3:05 p.m. on ZDF and in advance in the media library to see.

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