{"id":129565,"date":"2023-09-05T16:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129565"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:51:04","slug":"worlds-largest-collection-of-james-bond-memorabilia-goes-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/worlds-largest-collection-of-james-bond-memorabilia-goes-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"World&apos;s largest collection of James Bond memorabilia goes on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Live and Let Buy: World&#8217;s largest private collection of James Bond memorabilia amassed by 007 fan &#8211; which includes 12,000 toys, posters, props, books and arcade games &#8211; goes on sale for \u00a3250k<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nick Bennett, 57, first started collecting James Bond memorabilia in 1990<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The businessman&#8217;s collection is now so big he uses a warehouse to store it all in\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest private collection of James Bond memorabilia is being sold by a 007 fanatic for \u00a3250,000.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennett has held the Guinness Book of Records title for the largest James Bond collection since 2014, amassing more than 12,000 unique items.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old started his collection in the 1990s &#8211; during the Pierce Brosnan &#8216;Goldeneye&#8217; era &#8211; and has built up an impressive array of 007 related toys, posters, shop displays, props, books and arcade games.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bennett, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, even has a Bond speedboat that was used in cinemas to promote Live and Let Die in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>His collection is now so vast that he is currently forced to rent a warehouse on an industrial estate to store it in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076291-12482441-image-a-4_1693915495863.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennett, 57, (pictured) has the Guinness world record for the world&#8217;s largest James Bond collection<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076287-12482441-image-a-5_1693915563548.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The businessman now has such a large collection of James Bond memorabilia he is force to store it in a warehouse. This poster collection is expected to sell for \u00a33,000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076283-12482441-Nick_Bennett_is_set_to_sell_his_collection_of_memorabilia_at_auc-a-16_1693915937557.jpg\" height=\"582\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennett is set to sell his collection of memorabilia at auction for \u00a3250,000. His collection of paperbacks is expected to sell for \u00a33,000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076277-12482441-image-a-14_1693915644065.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennett started collecting James Bond memorabilia in the 1990s during the Goldeneye era<\/p>\n<p>But he has now decided to put the huge collection up for auction with Merseyside-based Omega Auctions who have called it an &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; sale.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bennett has been a fan of the world&#8217;s most famous spy since his parents took him to see Live and Let Die at the cinema when he was aged seven.<\/p>\n<p>The businessman started collecting in the 1990s and quickly amassed a huge trove of Bond-related items, travelling all over the world to meet other collectors and buy pieces he didn&#8217;t have.<\/p>\n<p>But he says he does not watch the films a lot or go to any fan events, and doesn&#8217;t show his collection to friends and family, just collects the memorabilia for his eyes only.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I had a friend who collected Batman and I was so impressed with his one subject collection that I thought I would like to do that too. I already collected toys and I had a few James Bond ones so decided to go for that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had a toy business so I would buy full collections, take out what I wanted and needed for my collection and sell the rest. I travelled to the States and drove through parts of Europe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076275-12482441-image-a-9_1693915593256.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His collection has built up an impressive array of items in the previous few decades, including this &#8216;You Only Live Twice&#8217; billboard which is expected to sell for \u00a3600<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076295-12482441-image-a-11_1693915612089.jpg\" height=\"930\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennett&#8217;s &#8216;You Only Live Twice&#8217; poster is expected to fetch \u00a31,200<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076293-12482441-image-a-10_1693915598238.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This first edition copy of Casino Royale is expected to sell for \u00a33,000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076281-12482441-image-a-12_1693915624613.jpg\" height=\"512\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Bennet&#8217;s first edition copy of Casino Royale is expected to sell for \u00a33,000<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wanted to know how I compared to other people so I contacted Guinness and they gave me a figure of what they thought I needed to have the record, which was 10,000 unique items and I thought I can definitely do that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I hadn&#8217;t counted mine, I had it everywhere &#8211; business offices, garages. Once one place was full I would shut the door and move on to the next.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I bought a warehouse and started pulling everything together and I had nearly 13,000 unique items.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have scaled down now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t have anything James Bond in my house, I don&#8217;t do fan clubs and I don&#8217;t particularly watch the films. I don&#8217;t discuss it with my friends and nobody comes to see the collection, it&#8217;s my private collection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But now I&#8217;ve sold my business and it&#8217;s time to move on. Life is about collecting stories. I&#8217;m a man who loves his collection and has loved putting it together but now realises it&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Over 30 years of collecting and now these items will find new homes for the world&#8217;s greatest spy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Omega Auctions think it will take at least ten auctions to sell the whole collection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076285-12482441-image-a-15_1693915652367.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076289-12482441-image-a-13_1693915629658.jpg\" height=\"633\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This 1962 Dr No US six sheet poster is expected to sell for \u00a31,500<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076297-12482441-image-a-7_1693915583019.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This The Spy Who Loved Me\/Live and Let Die double bill poster is expected to fetch \u00a3300<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/13\/75076279-12482441-image-a-8_1693915588250.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This A View To A Kill, 1985, &#8216;Marley Hayley&#8217; poster set is expected to sell for \u00a32,500<\/p>\n<p>The first sale of the collection is starting on September 26 with over 300 lots, including rare posters and first edition books, expected to fetch in excess of \u00a370,000.<\/p>\n<p>Among the top lots is a full set of first edition Pan paperbacks, which have an estimate of \u00a33,000, a Dr No original US poster, which is expected to fetch \u00a31,500, and a UK first edition of Casino Royale from 1953 which is worth about \u00a33,000.<\/p>\n<p>Auction manager Dan Muscatelli-Hampson said: &#8216;It&#8217;s a real honour for us to have the chance to work with Nick on a collection of this significance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His collection is absolutely jaw-dropping. It&#8217;s so impressive and took him a long time to put together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Some of the items are incredible and extremely rare, particularly some of the toys. It&#8217;s definitely going to be a process going through it all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re seeing a marked increase in sales and in general interest in James Bond memorabilia and collectables, especially for posters and first edition books, so I believe that although it&#8217;s been a tough decision for Nick to part with the collection, it&#8217;s as good a moment as ever to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are not sure yet how many sales it&#8217;ll take us to work through the entire collection, probably about ten &#8211; but to offer this kind of quantity to the market is certainly unprecedented.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12482441\/Live-Let-Buy-Worlds-largest-private-collection-James-Bond-memorabilia-amassed-007-fan-includes-12-000-toys-posters-props-books-arcade-games-goes-sale-250k.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live and Let Buy: World&#8217;s largest private collection of James Bond memorabilia amassed by 007 fan &#8211; 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