And he did that until he bid six, and then the auctioneer said, item withdrawn.

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And the auctioneer said, I have a thousand, can I hear two?

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Auctioneer Edward Swindell said the current owner had decided to sell it in order to invest in other businesses.

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Auctioneer Darren Julien said the difference in price was due to the fact that fewer versions of the test dress were made.

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Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said the bus, which can hold 35 passengers, has just 28, 000km (17, 398 miles) on the clock and it has its own auxiliary generator and air supply in case anyone attacked it.

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About half a dozen people are expected to bid by phone, and at least five people have said they'll travel to the auction house to place bids, said Troy Thibodeau, manager and auctioneer at Saco River Auction.

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Graham Budd, sports memorabilia auctioneer, said he was astonished the theatrical prop from the Cricklewood-based prop firm Theme Traders did not sell.

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Auctioneer Matthew Denny said Spencer collectors and experts would be "delighted" the painting has "come out of the woodwork".

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"The market is very much alive ... after a year of abstinence, " said auctioneer Tobias Meyer.

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"If you want to talk about the market being happy, healthy and well, here it is, " said Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art.

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