AUTOGRAPHED
LPs by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Queen,
Bob Marley and Pink Floyd will go under the
hammer to raise thousands of pounds for
Dorset Wildlife Trust.
The eBay auction, which will take place on
Sunday, November 4, will also feature signed
LPs by Wings and Monty Python. High street
music chain-turned-charitable organisation
Our Price donated much of the autographed
memorabilia, which is expected to raise
thousands of pounds.
All the proceeds from the sale of the
auction items, above their reserve price,
will be donated to the trust. Auction
organiser Les Bunce said: "This was a
completely unexpected and amazing offer
which could make a massive difference to the
amount of money which is raised for Dorset's
wildlife."
Among the LPs being auctioned is an original
copy of The Beatles' album Help! signed by
all four band members, which is expected to
fetch at least �15,000.
Also going under the hammer will be a signed
copy of Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle,
estimated to be worth �4,000, and a copy of
Elvis Presley's 1965 LP Harum Scarum, signed
by The King himself, valued at �7,000.
Our Price charity co-ordinator Lisa Bignall
said: "Guide prices are funny things.
"There was an auction recently in which a
gold disc for the film Tomb Raider signed by
Angelina Jolie was given a retail price of
�1,200 but in the end it went for �18,000.
"It all depends who's at the auction and how
much they want what's being auctioned." She
explained that after the Our Price ceased
trading four years ago, the owner retained
the name to do charitable work. She added
that the guide price for Natty Dread signed
by Bob Marley is �2,500 and Wings' Red Rose
Speedway is estimated to be worth �2,800.
Dorset Wildlife Trust spokesman Nicky Hoar
said: "We're all set up and ready to go.
"Our Price got in touch with us at the trust
to see if we wanted to auction any of these
items and take the profits above the reserve
prices. "It is not going to cost the trust
anything to run this auction but we stand to
do very well from it."
Posted: 28th. November 2007
