This is the eighth in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Premiere Props, Hollywood Roadshow, Auction Outcome Manipulation
Summary: Premiere Props Fails To Perform, Defaults On “Legally Binding Contract”
I bid on many items during Premiere Props live auction event via eBay on July 14th.
Of the six items I won, I was shown as the winner at the end of bidding and received e-mail confirmation from eBay and Premiere Props confirming each of my six wins with the heading: “Congratulations, the item is yours”. [Read more…]
Stembridge Auction Report, Part 7: Hero Pistol – Point of No Return
When I was originally researching the Stembridge catalog, for Little John’s Stembridge Collection Auction, one of the few pieces on my “short list”, which I considered secondary to my two top wants (the T2 and True Lies pistol) was one of the pair of Hammerli pistols offered, which were “sort of” attributed to Point of No Return starring Bridget Fonda. [Read more…]
300: Did They Reuse Props/Designs from Other Films? – Update 3
I have received some correspondence from Steve Knight of RareProps.com, and I offered to post any comments he would like to make in regards to these articles: [Read more…]
Auction House Buying Considerations, Part III: Bonhams
This is the third in a series of articles looking at auction house policies, terms, and conditions of sale. [Read more…]
300: Did They Reuse Props/Designs from Other Films? – Update 2
I received an e-mail from Steve Knight of RareProps today in regards to my article inquiring as to the possibility of props from other WB productions being reused in the film, 300: [Read more…]
Walking Prescott – The Arms of Hollywood (Stembridge Auction Touring Preview)
This is the seventh in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service.
There’s an interesting blog article on the Walking Prescott (All about the flavor of a small Arizona city and the surrounding outback…) showing the Stembridge gun auction preview by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Notable Studio Auctions: Sunshine (The Prop Store of London)
The Prop Store of London has begun a second wave of their studio auctions for the film, Sunshine, under the eBay User ID propstore_auction. With the film opening in the states (following the UK debut), it appears that some pieces were held back for promotion here in the U.S. [Read more…]