An original James Bond tuxedo worn by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale is one of the memorabilia pieces to be auctioned in The “Great British Movie Event”, a fundraiser on June 17, 2008 at the Old Billingsgate in London with proceeds benefiting the National Film and Television School. [Read more…]
U.S. PayPal Policy Update: More PayPal-eBay Integration
Given the number of recent eBay-PayPal policy developments, I’ve created a new sub-category under “Events & News” for “PayPal & eBay Policy” topics. [Read more…]
Marvel Enters Movie Prop Auction Space With “The Incredible Hulk”
Marvel is handling the auctions for original props, wardrobe, and memorabilia for this week’s theatrical release of “The Incredible Hulk”, staring Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. [Read more…]
Prop Store Featured On BBC’s “The One Show”
There is a short video segment available online featuring Stephen Lane and The Prop Store of London from “The One Show” on BBC: Consumer: Investing in film props – Dominic Littlewood [Read more…]
“Paul’s Brain Trust” Fundraising Events Update
As reported last week (see ““Paul’s Brain Trust” Fundraising Events“), there are some upcoming fundraising events and auctions to make note of, all in support of Paul Prischman. Today, the 10 tickets for the private studio tour with Sir Ridley Scott have gone up for auction on eBay. [Read more…]
Google “Check-Out” Proxy War With eBay’s “PayPal-only” Policy?
Thanks to a tip from a reader of yesterday’s article (see “More eBay Policy Developments Regarding PayPal“), I looked a little more into the Google-related developments with eBay’s policy changes in Australia (see ““PayPal Only” eBay Developments In The News“).
This article on AuctionBytes – “Oops! Google Outed in Objection to eBay Oz Policy” – reports that one of their readers, in reviewing the file properties of an anonymous filing to the regulatory agency in Australia (currently reviewing the “PayPal-only” policy proposed by eBay), found that evidence suggests it was drafted by Google. [Read more…]
More eBay Policy Developments Regarding PayPal
A friend and fellow collector in the UK sent me some information he encountered in listing items for sale on eBay (ebay.co.uk), that reveal more policy changes unfolding in regards to further PayPal integration with the auction service. This is related to an article published last week about “PayPal Only” developments in Australia (see ““PayPal Only” eBay Developments In The News“). [Read more…]
Fire at Universal Studios Destroys Buildings, Videos, Reels
Per CNN.com, a “massive” fire at Universal Studios today damaging or destroying 4-5 buildings, including one housing the King Kong exhibit, two “prop” buildings, a chapel, a video library vault, and a ride called the “Cyclone”. [Read more…]








