He is one of the best-known faces among the helpers during the flood disaster. Markus Wipperfürth has now auctioned his used working cap.
Frankfurt – Numerous people helped in the affected areas after the flood disaster in Germany. The farmer Markus Wipperfürth is one of the most famous voluntary helpers in the crisis areas. He documented the situation on site and his help in numerous videos.
Now the farmer has offered his worn-out baseball cap on Ebay – the bids for the cap rolled over, as reported by the German press agency. Wippenfürth put the Timberland clothing item on Ebay along with a picture of himself. “Used” was the condition of the cap – and the traces can be clearly seen. In the end, the cap was auctioned for 80,350 euros.
Markus Wipperfürth: Flood disaster helper’s cap auctioned for around 80,000 euros
But Wippenfürth did not auction the cap for himself – the proceeds from the cap should “only benefit the flood victims in Ahrweiler”, according to Wipperfürth, according to information from the news portal rp-online.de. He never expected such an extent. When the first bids for the cap came, he initially thought that dubious “fun bidders” were behind the sums. The final bid for Markus Wipperfürth’s cap was 80,350 euros. At first it was unclear who bought the cap for this price. The buyer was not named.
In his videos from the flood area, the entrepreneur had also criticized the role of the authorities and urged them to withdraw. That had earned him encouragement from the “lateral thinker” scene in the social networks, but he distanced himself from it: “I have absolutely nothing to do with” lateral thinkers “.” (Marv)
