The GUN From "The man with the golden gun"

gizmo007

My mates father is a James Bond collector, He has a massive collection of all sorts to do with James Bond. He says he has the ORIGINAL GUN From the film The Man With The Golden Gun and hundreds more items including (WAIT FOR IT) A TAXI (REAL LIFE SIZE)(From what james bond film i donot know as i was only on the phone to him for a few min as i was working. which he bought many years ago. Well his father is very old now and wants to sell his memorobbilia and give it to his gran children. He reckons his collection SPLIT UP will be worth a fortune. (he doesnt need the £ BUT SAYS HIS GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE BETTER WITH IT THAN HIM. I am going round to see his collection tommorow, and IF!! All true how do you suggest i sell it for him? ebay? auction etc! Will get more info tommorow, but the real gun (whats the chances????)

037 Scaramanga

Welcome to the forum,

your best bet will be Ebay.

Disco Volante

If I remember correctly, there were 3 guns made for the film - one split into the component parts and was magnetic, the two were one-piece, one of which fired. At least one of these 3 is held by the Ian Fleming Foundation so I doubt that your mate's grandad has one of the other two. It would certainly be worth a few bob is he did, but again, I think it's unlikely.

I would suggest that an inventory list is done (maybe with some photos) and you post details here. There's enough epxerts on here to give you an opinion (indeed, there may be some people here who are interested in some of the pieces).

Tilly Masterson 007

If he has a few vehicles, he could sell them to Cars of the Stars who are actively seeking new additions for their collection.

www.bondstars.com

If these are the real deal I would suggest one of the big film prop auctions at Christies or Bonhams.

gizmo007

Appologies, I went round to see his collection today, and "WOW" what a collection it was, Hundreds of bond items I was blewn away! After having a right chat he said the GUN was a REPLICA GOLDEN GUN No. 397 out of 7500! Anyway his collection is huge and all I had was my phone to take pic and it was running out of battery, but I got a few, not loads but heres some things! OOPS just noticed I cannot upload pics and only have them on my pc, how can i post them????

Asp9mm

Download them to a host site like Photobucket. It's free and easy. God I sound like an ad )

gizmo007

Just finished uploading pics you can see them here: http://s341.photobucket.com/albums/o399/gizmobucket/James%20Bond%20007/

gizmo007

As I said this is only a small lot , he has loads more, he has about 30-50 posters one was of a michelin man advert to do with 007, he showed me it in his christies book , it sold for around £700 in 1998 i think it was.

scaramangasgoldengun

Gizmo007 ... I think I know exactly who the guy is whos collection it is.... I spoke to him last week on the phone.... I am not going to mention sir names..... for legaly purposes...


but is the fellows name John ?

very nice guy to speak to ..... genuine and down to earth....

I am coming to see his collection in a week or 2 ... see if there is anything that is of interest to me....

Please let me know were in Scotland you are and please check out my website.... Scotland's only Bond props site..... lol

Well as far as I know ... it is

I would'nt bother with ebay just yet becuase the person I am coming over to see the collection with might take the lot ..... amongst things I would be interested in...also

Disco Volante

That's quite a collection and indeed, there are some rare and valuable pieces in there.
The SD Studios golden gun is worth circa £1500 - £2500 in the current climate I would estimate.

As a collector of autographs, I've looked at the framed picture with all the autographs on and I'm afraid most are forgeries, which is a shame.

There's also some unusual props in there, like the pilot's helmet and the old cello case.

He would be better off splitting them rather than selling as a bulk lot in my opinion.

texas007

Yes - don't sell as a lot - Ebay is good for selling the individual pieces - world wide market - there are people willing to pay for these collectibles.

ke02eww

Disco Volante wrote:

There's also some unusual props in there, like the pilot's helmet and the old cello case.

He would be better off splitting them rather than selling as a bulk lot in my opinion.

yes it's John all right...

a genuine, and very accomplished Bond collector...in Scotland!....

OK Disco, i've been through the pics and b*ggered if I can see a cello case!... B-)

unless u mean the black fabric WA2000 case?

However, if I'm not mistaken, the Helmet is Chinese fighter pilot circa TND....(or maybe russian circa Golden eye, but I doubt)

BTW, the WA2000 is a bit special....

Walther only made a small no of BB gun versions, albeit with actual WA200 casing and parts...

This is one of them.

It's as rare as a blue penny black.....

The eagle eyed will guess where it came from...

Over the years I've watched John buy items...i'm only guessing but I'd suspect his collection is enormous, and a single buyer would have to want the full range

Props
Replicas
Models
Toys
Autographs
objet d'art
books
etc..

There arn't many of us about....most specialise...

In this sense I'd strongly suggest breaking it up and seeking serious offers on each section or even piece....

good luck

Tilly Masterson 007

Disco Volante wrote:

As a collector of autographs, I've looked at the framed picture with all the autographs on and I'm afraid most are forgeries, which is a shame.

Indeed, there are some that do look the real deal, but as DV says, most are forgeries.

Some are that bad that they are unidentifiable! The Honor Blackman, Ursula Andress, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Richard Kiel and Roger Moore are all definetaly forgeries.

Anyhow, nice collection.

modelmaker007

I would personally sell most of this on Ebay as separate lots..
Ebay ist cheap and easy and gets out to millions of viewers... Bonhams Christies etc are only interesting for rarer pieces and will need relevant paperwork to list with them.
I would definately not sell it as a bulk lot as you will only get a fraction of what its really worth and as all collectors are out for a good deal they will always offer you a fraction for a piece than what its worth.
Good luck with selling and hope you make a fortune from it!

Herr Michael

I'd really like to see a photo of the Walther WA2000.

The Bond Experience

I agree...it will take time and effort but ebay separate lots will net you the greatest return. Also, I believe there are companies out there that will photograph and list your items on ebay for a nominal fee....anyhoo, I will be eagerly awaiting the ebay sales of this collection.

scaramangasgoldengun

I will hopefully see these items first hand soon.... and give my verdict on this topic... and provide any additional photos or information if I can get them..... I am told there is a lot more to see that what is in the pictures.... looking forward... to see it all....