"I want my cake and eat it, too, in every aspect of my life," Durham, 59, said.

In an interview with the Herald Sun, she revealed she was oblivious to her sex symbol status in the 1960s and '70s.

"Here I am, in neck-to-knees, and all these men wanted to marry me," Durham said.

She said many male fans claimed they were still in love with her.

Last month, the Seekers announced its catalogue of classic songs, film footage and band trademark was for sale.

But yesterday, a week after tenders closed, Durham was still stuck for words about handing her pop legacy to the highest bidder.

"I am a great believer in destiny and karma, and whatever happens in my life I want it to be a true reflection and what is best for everybody," she said.

"That goes for the buyer, for me, the boys, for everybody involved.

"I am ambivalent about it. It has been a big adjustment for me because the Seekers is such a big part of my life.

"But I cannot say how I honestly feel about selling the Seekers until I'm confronted with it."

The Seekers, led by Durham, were a revolutionary force in folk pop.

It was the first Australian band to succeed overseas with hits including Georgy Girl and The Carnival is Over.

Durham says it is only lately, against a backdrop of near-naked pop princesses, she realises she was a sex symbol.

"Of course, in the 1960s, I wanted everybody to think I was a young, modern girl," she said.

"I used to make my own clothes and that's how we became known to the public as down-home and homely.

"It has been a big surprise to find that just about every man I meet that's from that vintage -- and this is mind-boggling to say -- but so many of them were actually in love with me, and still are."

The Seekers' Carnival hit was recently listed as the 30th best-selling single of all time on an official UK chart.

"The Rolling Stones weren't in the top 100, the Who weren't in the top 100, Abba wasn't," Durham said.

"I was the only 1960s girl in the top 100, and it was a proud moment.

"So often people dismissed the Seekers as a folk band.

"We started out in roots and folk and blues and gospel, but that chart placing proves we were a pop group."

She denied Seekers Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger dislike each other, nor are they selling up because they need the money.

For Durham, it is permanent closure on a 40-year chapter of her life.

John Kovacs, the band's long-time manager, said the tenders were being processed.

The Seekers play their final shows at the Concert Hall on March 5 and 6.