A STACK of vintage porn magazines has been flogged off by a prolific collector for thousands of pounds.
The second-hand top-shelf haul — some featuring Sun Page 3 legends — sparked enormous interest, with dozens of would-be buyers bidding at once.
Single businessman Tim Beddow, 63, was delighted to get a whopping £4,000 for 132 of his saucy publications, some dating back to the 1950s.
And, after collecting them for the last 30 years, he still has another 3,000 at home, with regular top-ups.
Adult items now off his hands include mags such as Men Only, Fiesta, Parade and Club International, plus Pirelli calendars and signed snaps of Page 3 beauty Linda Lusardi.
Mr Beddow, a sports memorabilia trader from West Bromwich, West Mids, said: “I started by buying a number from an elderly Birmingham gent who purchased the top-shelf material back in the day.
“It went from there. It’s a big market. I’ve sold part of the collection before and then add to it.
“I’ll spend the money from this on buying others online and just building it up.”
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His most popular sale in the recent online auction was a Playbirds magazine for £375, while Linda’s picture fetched more than £100.
Mr Beddow added: “I’ve done about £1,000 more than I thought. I don’t see the magazines as pornography, it’s just fun.
"Some would still be considered risque by today’s standards. But the stigma has gone and these images have become very sought after.
“The majority would now be looked on as very tame. Over 60 years ago, they were very daring.”
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