He only meant well: Ingmar Bergweiler recently bought a ring for his wife at the flea market. However, she can’t do anything with it, and so the piece of jewelry has been sitting in a drawer unworn ever since.
That’s why the industrial clerk from Cologne decided to silver the white gold at “Bares for Rares”. After all, he paid 700 euros for the ring. “Lot of money”; as moderator Horst Lichter notes.
Wendela Horz dates the ring to the late 1960s or early 1970s. At that time there was still a real jewelry wholesale business. Today, jewelers order directly from the manufacturer, which was different at the time. However, the expert is not really enthusiastic about the piece either: Horz speaks of “acceptable jewelry quality”. There are no really bad stones, but they are not a “high-end product”. Their conclusion: good condition overall, but unfortunately not an antique.
Horst Lichter is already worried about his visitor: “You paid 700. What would you like? 700, right?” Asks the moderator. However, Bergweiler would also be satisfied with a little less. Wendela Horz estimates the value at 600 euros. Lights is reassured: “So he didn’t make a bad buy,” says the moderator, relieved. The expert agrees: “They weren’t ripped off.”
Good news. Horst Lichter also encourages the seller: “There are two dealers there, that’s always good with jewelry.” He should be right: Lisa Nüdling and Elke Velten-Tönnies deliver an exciting bidding duel, the price quickly rises to over 1000 euros. In the end, Nüdling received the bid for a whopping 1200 euros – so Ingmar Bergweiler redeemed twice the estimated value.
After the auction, he wrestled with the words: “I’m completely speechless and totally flabbergasted.” So Horst Lichter worried about his guest for no reason.
Source: “Bares for Rares” in the ZDF media library
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