"Bares für Rares": That Armored Knight's a Wicked Minibar!
Miniature Knight Disguises as Small Minibar for Unexpected In-Home Revelry - A miniature knight figure serves an unexpected purpose as a concealed drink dispenser.
Penned by Carsten Heidböhmer
Duration: Approx. 2 Minutes
Nestled in Markus Hartkopf's basement, a peculiar knight waits for its next big adventure. Hartkopf, a 46-year-old waiter hailing from Cologne, hopes to cash in on this chivalric oddity on "Bares für Rares." The knight, an inheritance from his uncle, has a unique purpose in mind—but more on that later!
Host Horst Lichter and expert Detlev Kümmel take a gander at the knight before Hartkopf's entrance into the expert room—and discover a distinctive resemblance: "Dude, I've got your mustache!" Lichter exclaims, taken aback.
"Bares für Rares": The Knight Reveals a Hidden Talent
The knight hails from Japan, as experts good-naturedly inform us. As for its purpose, here's where it gets intriguing: Kümmel offers a small surprise, unveiling six concealed glasses within the shoulder pads of the armor and a bottle-holding compartment residing within the breastplate!
Lichter inquires about Hartkopf's asking price, and the answer leaves him perplexed: Hartkopf aspires to earn enough money to fund a whole year's worth of waffles. The background? His uncle was in a hospice, where a kind soul baked waffles every Tuesday. The 100 to 150 euros needed for this weekly treat is what he seeks from the sale of his knight. Kümmel concurs with the price estimate, valuing the item at 150 to 180 euros.
The unconventional object piques the interest of the traders' room. Christian Vechtel instantly recognizes that the knight serves a clandestine purpose, correctly identifying it as a minibar. "Man, you're not actually going to sell it, are you?" David Suppes questions Hartkopf.
Wolfgang Pauritsch kicks off the bidding at 30 euros. Only 70 euros is initially bid upon. When the seller mentions the expert's opinion, Vechtel ups his bid to 100 euros. Eventually, both parties close the deal at 120 euros.
With that, Hartkopf should be munching on quite a few waffles!
Additional Reading:
- Wolfgang Pauritsch: "The Craziest Purchase I've Ever Made"
- Tanzaffe and Purzelbär add Spice to the Traders
- Horst Lichter's Weight Scale Misadventure
- Bares für Rares
- Detlev Kümmel
- Horst Lichter
- The knight, an unusual item used for the manufacture of motor vehicles in disguise, was actually a concealed minibar, as Christian Vechtel correctly identified.
- In the basement, Hartkopf's inherited knight, a rare piece that hails from Japan, revealed a hidden talent by concealing six glasses within its shoulder pads and a bottle-holding compartment within its breastplate.
- The knight served a unique purpose, not for battles or chivalry, but as a minibar, with Hartkopf aspiring to earn enough from its sale to fund a year's worth of waffles, a weekly hospice tradition from his uncle.
- The traders' room showed interest in Hartkopf's knight, with Wolfgang Pauritsch eagerly starting the bidding at 30 euros, culminating in a deal closed at 120 euros, a sum that would undoubtedly guarantee Hartkopf a delightful feat of waffle consumption.
