Warp Factor Holy Crap
Oct. 8th, 2006 02:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebitterguyStar Trek auction goes for double expected amount.
Some highlights: McCoy's space suit from the Tholian Web went for $144,000. A model Bird of Prey from ST: III went for $300K, thirty times its pre sale estimate. People got desperate as it went along; in a later lot, someone paid $132,000 for a model of the USS Lakota, which was estimated to sell for $3000.
Christie's staff wore Star Trek garb as they fielded bids via telephone.
The History Channel will be producing a documentary about the sale.
Some highlights: McCoy's space suit from the Tholian Web went for $144,000. A model Bird of Prey from ST: III went for $300K, thirty times its pre sale estimate. People got desperate as it went along; in a later lot, someone paid $132,000 for a model of the USS Lakota, which was estimated to sell for $3000.
Christie's staff wore Star Trek garb as they fielded bids via telephone.
The History Channel will be producing a documentary about the sale.
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Date: 2006-10-09 02:06 pm (UTC)I mean, a two metre long model of a starship? The only person who can use that is someone who's got a foolishly large rec room and a very deep checking account.