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NEWS (Article quoted from New York Daily News) "
The 10 men and women exposed as undercover agents for the former U.S.S.R. were also forced to surrender all their worldly possessions when they were rounded up by government officials, thrown in jail and then deported. Their homes now lie vacant, their clothes still hang in wardrobes, and books and CDs are strewn on shelves and tables as reminders of the lives they once led. But not for long. If the FBI decides to seize the property that belonged to the Russians, the U.S. Marshals could end up putting it up for auction, where any high roller with a taste for the 007 lifestyle can place a bid. "The crowds at these auctions can almost double [regular auctions]," said Robert Olson, owner of auction house Erkelens and Olson in Salt Lake City which has handled a number of high-profile U.S. Marshals auctions. "I guess they want to see what those people in actuality owned, and how they lived." Among the items up for grabs could be spy Richard Murphy's home in Montclair, N.J., which has a market value of $530,800, and the Yonkers house owned by secret agents Vicky Pelaez and her husband, Juan Lazaro, worth $447,059. Olson says the stashes could fetch high sums due to the notoriety surrounding the biggest spy swap in the post-Cold War era. "We use all that hype, especially in a case like this, and have a preview the day before which is kind of infectious, it breeds bidders the next day," he said. "You get the regular crowd coming along, then those that were associated with these people like coworkers and neighbors ... and a lot of curiosity seekers." The 10 Russian spies living in the U.S. were traded for four double agents working for the U.S. and Great Britain on the tarmac of Vienna's main airport Friday. Details about the spies' new lives remained sketchy yesterday, but at least two, including beauty Anna Chapman who was arrested in New York, had phoned family to let them know they were safe. "Everything is OK, we have landed," Chapman told her sister by phone from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, according to the Associated Press. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "
UPCOMING
We have been commisioned to sell a great Estate. A few of these pieces belonged to former LDS Apostle and U.S Senator Reed Smoot. Some of these antiques are priceless. We have Antique victorian beds, secretaries, buffets, nitestands, washstands, porcelain, dishes, china, glassware, paintings and more. This should be sometime in July. More details to come.
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