Angelika and Manfred Schäfer from Bonn have four electronics kits in tow when they go to “Bares for Rares”. They were actually intended for their son, but he had just been given a PC and hadn’t been interested since. The boxes were stored in the Schäfers’ house for 30 years.
Expert Detlev Kümmel explains how the toy works, which young people can use to learn how to build circuits. The manufacturer is Braun Lectron, the kits are from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Manfred Schäfer names the range between 100 and 150 euros as the desired price. Expert Kümmel also thinks that should work: He puts the value at 150 to 200 euros.
When the couple enter the dealer’s room, Walter Lehnertz immediately notices a resemblance: “Is that your father?” asks “Waldi” in the direction of Leo Leo. He counters calmly: “I have glasses, but I can recognize my father from a distance of two kilometers when he arrives.”
After his bold opening statement, “Waldi” also starts at the auction and offers his usual 80 euros, although he admits that he has “no idea”. To calm him down, Leo raises Leo to 90 euros, so “Waldi” is fine.
However, the Schäfers do not want to sell for the sum. With reference to the expertise, Manfred Schäfer demands 150 euros. Leo Leo then pulls himself together and offers 120 euros: “I can’t refuse my father anything.”
“So, dad.” With these words, Leo Leo puts the money on the table. Seller Schäfer responds appropriately and says: “Thank you, son!” But “Waldi” has the last word in this extraordinarily funny auction: “It stays in the family.”
Source: “Bares for Rares” in the ZDF media library
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