Cash for Rares: Tip from a lawyer – Waldi: “I’m straight to the office”

Copyright: ZDF and Frank W. Hempel.

The “Bares for Rares” crew: Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz, Christian Vechtel, Roman Runkel, Dr. Elisabeth “Lisa” Nüdling, Horst Lichter, Steve Mandel, David Suppes, Thorsden Schlößner, Julian Schmitz-Avila (from left)

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He has legendary status among the viewers of “Bares for Rares”: dealer Walter Lehnertz. But what is actually behind his nickname 80-Euro-Waldi?

The fans of “Bares for Rares” can be sure of one thing. When dealer Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz (55) likes an item on offer, there inevitably comes a moment when he makes his cult offer. “I’ll start with 80 euros,” it says in the best Eifeler Platt.

In the meantime, he has long since become a living legend among the viewers of the ZDF flea show (Monday to Friday from 3:05 p.m.). Not only they call him only 80-Euro-Waldi!

What hardly anyone knew until now: The “Bares for Rares” junk dealer has protected this name – and even had it written on his official identity card!

“Bares for Rares”: Dealer gets tip from lawyer – “I went straight to the office”

“In my identity card, as an artist name: 80 euros Waldi! Only they don’t do the €, they advertised the euro,” he says in a short clip on the “Bares for Rares” Instagram page. How did this happen? It all started with a tip from a lawyer.

Waldi explains further: “I had it protected. My lawyer said: If you get that on your ID card, it’s protected for life. So I went straight to the office and said: ‘Now I want to know.'”