BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Two bidders for two Anna Nicole Smith diaries pulled out of an online auction Saturday because of allegations the diaries had been stolen, an auction house spokesman said Sunday.

    The two diaries -- written in the early 1990s -- failed to sell and are now available for a minimum bid of 25,000 U.S. dollars each.

    "We have a buy-it-now situation," said Doug Norwine, the director of music and entertainment memorabilia at Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas.

    Among the two bidders' concerns were allegations by Smith's lawyer/partner, Howard K. Stern, the diaries had been stolen and should be returned to her estate, Norwine explained.

    "They just got cold feet," he said.

    The auction house obtained the journals and other items from an anonymous German businessman who purchased the items on eBay for more than 500,000 dollars several weeks ago. The German businessman decided to auction the diaries after securing the publishing rights, Norwine said.

    Norwine said he had vetted the history of the journals and believed they were legitimately obtained by a celebrity memorabilia dealer in Los Angeles before going up for sale on eBay.

    (Agencies)