Warp Factor Holy Crap

[thebitterguy]

Star 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.

Comments

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

Whatever the decline in the quality of the franchise as of late, you can't deny it's had monumental cultural impact...

...I wonder who paid for the Lakota.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

The History Channel will be producing a documentary about the sale.

They must be getting desperate for new material.

[thebitterguy]

You can only do so much Hitler TV.

[thebitterguy]

Randomly speculating, since it was something in the last lots, I figure someone really wanted a model. Actually, considering the bid, two someones really, really wanted a model.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

True dat.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness. My wonder with these type of auctions always is "but what are you going to do with this stuff?" If I pay a lot of money for something I want to be able to use it.

[thebitterguy]

I dunno, a lot of really neat stuff is at its heart useless. This is just the ultimate example of that.

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.