More mad rock 'n' roll memorabilia purchases. One collector has paid £122,850 to buy a revised management agreement between The Beatles and Brian Epstein, and another has paid £117,250 to buy a leather collar worn by John Lennon. The two items, being auctioned at Christies, were expected to go for £35,000 and £15,000 respectively.
Christie's Sarah Hodgson told reporters: "There was frenzied bidding from international collectors throughout the sale, especially for the Beatles contract and John Lennon's talisman necklace."