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LiveAuctioneers Positioning To Take eBay Live Auctions Business

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eBay announced earlier this year that they would be dropping their eBay Live Auctions business on December 31, 2008 (see eBay Live Auction Format Being Retired at End of 2008).  The “Live Auction” format differs from eBay’s traditional business model of scheduled, “online-only” auctions, and typically (as it relates to original props, wardrobe, and memorabilia auctions from movies and television) provides collectors the ability to bid on items auctioned “live” over the Internet, in real time, in lieu of being present at the actual auction event with people bidding in person, with the auctioneer recognizing “floor” bids, telephone bids, absentee bids, and online bids.  It appears that LiveAuctioneers.com is positioning itself to absorb this business and compete in the live online auction space. [Read more…]

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Featured Audio Interview: Alec Peters, Propworx (Battlestar Galactica Auctions)

Featured Audio Interview: Alec Peters, Propworx (Battlestar Galactica Auctions) | battlestar galactica prop auction propworx alt x380

I spent some time today talking with Alec Peters, CEO of newly created Propworx, about the upcoming events promoting the final Battlestar Galactica episodes and the auction of original prop and costume assets from the show, in conjunction with NBC Universal Television (see Press Release).  In order to share a great deal of information about these topics, I conducted a taped interview which can be heard using the MP3 player below (Adobe Flash required): [Read more…]

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Auction Productions “Firearms and Old West Auction & Show” in Deadwood

Auction Productions is managing an auction event August 16-17 in Deadwood, South Dakota.  Included in this auction as a few lots attributed to use in film and television, including a few pieces previously sold at the Stembridge Collection auction managed by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]

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kellysheroesmilitaria Update 6: eBay Third Party Reporting Case Study Conclusion

kellysheroesmilitaria Update 6: eBay Third Party Reporting Case Study Conclusion | the specificed topic was not found x380

As noted previously (see kellysheroesmilitaria Original Props: Update 4, eBay Third Party Reporting Case Study), I had used the eBay third party reporting systems (see eBay & Third Party Reporting (Fraud, Violations of Policy) to alert eBay to problematic listings while testing the effectiveness of sharing material information directly with eBay through their public systems in an effort to help them to enforce their own policies.  This article serves as an update and conclusion, marked by the occasion of kellysheroesmilitaria relisting one of the primary auctions reported to eBay. [Read more…]

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Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in NY: “Adventures in Cinema” Exhibit

The curator of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY sent me some information and photos in regards to their current “Adventures in Cinema” exhibit, running through August 31, 2008.  This exhibit features original props and wardrobe from the Indiana Jones and Mummy franchises, Sahara, Secret of the Incas, and Road to Morocco. [Read more…]

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Jack Markowitz, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Movie Props are Silly Junk

Jack Markowitz, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Movie Props are Silly Junk | pittsburgh tribune review monopoly man x380

There is an interesting article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by “retired business editor” and columnist Jack Markowitz – “Pop Culture Collectors Really Need to Take Stock” – which essentially denigrates the entire pursuit of collecting and preserving original movie and television props and costumes, as well as those who participate in the hobby.  This is my first exposure to this journalist’s work, but his premise seems to be that if something is not a Rembrandt or otherwise predate the invention of automobiles, film, and television, it is of no value – though value and money seem to be the focus of his feature. [Read more…]

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The 2nd Annual B-Movie Celebration – Franklin, Indiana from September 26-28, 2008

Information about the Indy Film Co-Op’s 2nd Annual B-Movie Celebration has been announced on the official site, which includes The B Movie Gala and Auction on September 26th at The Johnson County Museum of History in Franklin, Indiana. [Read more…]