When the married couple Gabi and Peter Schneider from Senden enter the expert room of “Bares für Rares”, Horst Lichter experiences a surprise: “We were on a first-name basis. Ten years ago,” Gabi Zimmer explains to him. “No, stop it!” replies the moderator, flabbergasted. The encounter took place in Münster. “You wrote on a tea towel: ‘Gabi, you’re so cute,'” the woman remembers. She’s not angry that Lichter forgot about her: “I have to admit, the roof was covered differently back then,” says Schneider. The moderator is reassured. “Time is eating away at me too.”
The couple also has a necklace that Gabi Schneider inherited from her mother, but which is just lying around in the safe at the bank. Now it should become something living. Or as the saleswoman puts it: “A woman’s last child has fur.” This means she has Horst Lichter on her side: “Not just a woman,” adds the dog lover.
As Wendela Horz explains, the necklace is made of 585 gold and comes in three colors: there is red gold, yellow gold and white gold. This design has been very popular since the 1920s. The present piece dates from the 1960s.
The Schneiders would like 2,000 euros for the necklace. However, the expertise puts a slight damper: Horz sees the material value at 1230 euros. Since these necklaces are very common, she thinks a maximum of 1,500 euros is possible. The saleswoman answered Horst Lichter’s question as to whether they still wanted to try their luck in the dealer’s room with a single word: “Woof.”
The auction starts promisingly: Elke Velten-Tönnies starts immediately with 1,400 euros. But in doing so, she has outdone her competitors straight away and no more bids are coming. By pointing out the planned purchase of a dog, Gabi Schneider at least manages to get 50 euros more out of the dealer’s ribs – because she has a heart for animals.
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