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| Doctor Who: Rare 1966 Dalek sells for 'record' £38K | Doctor Who: Rare 1966 Dalek sells for 'record' £38K |
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| A 1966 Dalek has sold for about £38,000 to a UK bidder after attracting bids from around the world in a film and TV memorabilia auction. | A 1966 Dalek has sold for about £38,000 to a UK bidder after attracting bids from around the world in a film and TV memorabilia auction. |
| The 67 items being sold all belonged to one man, whose wife said he needed to get rid of them so they could downsize. | |
| Auctioneer James Lewis said about 30 people "fiercely contested" the prop and believes "it's a record for the highest price ever sold". | Auctioneer James Lewis said about 30 people "fiercely contested" the prop and believes "it's a record for the highest price ever sold". |
| The huge collection of items sold for almost £90,000 in total. | |
| Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire | Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire |
| A man from London bought the Dalek, beating bids from America, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium. | A man from London bought the Dalek, beating bids from America, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium. |
| Mr Lewis said: "£38,500 is an incredible price - more than double what was expected. | Mr Lewis said: "£38,500 is an incredible price - more than double what was expected. |
| "It's beaten the record set in 2005, which stood at just over £36,000. | "It's beaten the record set in 2005, which stood at just over £36,000. |
| "I think the Dalek would have been back in use exterminating its owner if he hadn't agreed to sell his collection." | "I think the Dalek would have been back in use exterminating its owner if he hadn't agreed to sell his collection." |
| The lots included a Cyberman from the 19th season that sold for £2,000 and a Tardis from a stage show that fetched £1,000. | The lots included a Cyberman from the 19th season that sold for £2,000 and a Tardis from a stage show that fetched £1,000. |
| Prior to the auction, the seller's wife said: "There's no way that we can accommodate all of these things. The last thing I want is a Dalek in the bedroom. | Prior to the auction, the seller's wife said: "There's no way that we can accommodate all of these things. The last thing I want is a Dalek in the bedroom. |
| "Everything has to go. We don't want any of it back. | "Everything has to go. We don't want any of it back. |
| "I'm locking my husband in a straitjacket in the garden shed so he can't bid on any of it again." | "I'm locking my husband in a straitjacket in the garden shed so he can't bid on any of it again." |
| The collection also included oversized props from The Borrowers and Mr Cadbury's Parrot. | The collection also included oversized props from The Borrowers and Mr Cadbury's Parrot. |
| The collector, from Hertfordshire, amassed the items over 25 years. | The collector, from Hertfordshire, amassed the items over 25 years. |
| He did not attend the auction, which took place at Bamfords in Derby. | He did not attend the auction, which took place at Bamfords in Derby. |