With “Cash for Rares”, numerous sellers have already gone home with a proud sum. Completely different from Dirk Eger from Leopoldshöhe.
Mainz – A chandelier, a brooch and extraordinary building sets: Hidden treasures were presented again in the “Cash for Rares” episode on Friday (April 12, 2024). Including two fine fountain pens that candidate Dirk Eger had brought with him - in the hope of selling them to a dealer on the show. In the end, the pensioner from Leopoldshöhe's own stubbornness was his downfall.
“Cash for Rares” seller: “I would like 5,000 euros”
Before the “Cash for Rares” dealers could offer their prices, the fountain pens from 1996 were examined closely by expert Bianca Berding (47). “The material is very high quality, the manufacturing is also very high quality,” she explained. The fountain pens from Montegrappa come from a “limited series”. These were partly made of gold and silver. The red fountain pen was set with “synthetic rubies”, while “blue sapphires” could be seen on the blue copy.
When asked by ZDF presenter Horst Lichter (62) how much Eger would charge for the items, he replied: “I would like 5,000 euros.” However, Bianca Berding ruined this idea for him. “I have calculated an average value here because the condition of this fountain pen, for example, is no longer quite as perfect,” she explained, “so I would be looking at a price of 3,000 euros to 4,000 euros.”
This “Cash for Rares” dealer offered the highest price
Although Berding's professional assessment did not agree with the pensioner's ideas, he did not let this discourage him and wanted to prevail with the 5,000 euros. At first, the “Cash for Rares” dealers were enthusiastic about the items, but became skeptical during the negotiations. “I'd rather leave it alone because I've never seen it,” explained Jan Čížek (48), among others, “and I have a bit of respect for that.” So no one wanted to exceed Friedrich Häusser's (71) top price, which was 2,300 euros had offered.
Dirk Eger was unimpressed by Häusser's offer and rejected the suggestion. “Not less than 3,500,” said the pensioner. In the end he went home with no money and the fountain pens again. He wasn't disappointed about it. “In the near future I will put the fountain pens back in the display case. And then my children and grandchildren ask what we can reasonably do with it,” said the 70-year-old. Just recently, another seller caused a stir with a bizarre object.
Sources used:
derwesten.de, ZDF: “Cash for Rares” (April 12, 2024)