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Bond Charm Doesn't Work on Auction Buyers
Agent 007 memorabilia from films such as "Dr. No" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" goes unsold and without fanfare at swanky London auction house.
Originally posted Tuesday December 18, 2001 12:16 PM EST
Though there's no shortage of James Bond fans to go around, evidently few of them were present at a London auction of memorabilia from the celluloid spy's films on Monday, reports Reuters. According to the tony auction house Bonhams, less than one-fifth of the lots put up for auction were sold. "We were probably expecting to do better ... the right people just weren't in the room," said a spokeswoman for Bonhams. The collectibles up for the bidding included casino chips from 1962's "Dr. No" and a large model of the mountaintop headquarters from the 1969 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" -- all of which went unsold. The highest bid was a mere $1,300 for artwork from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." This isn't in keeping with brisk sales at past Bond-related auctions: Earlier this year, for example, a bikini worn in "Dr. No" by Bond girl Ursula Andress sold for about $50,000.
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