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January 16, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Profiles in History Files Fraud Lawsuit Against Non-Paying Auction Bidder on “Ten Commandments” Movie Prop Tablets

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Auction house Profiles in History filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week against one of its customers, Albert Tapper, claiming that the buyer won two items in their “Hollywood Auction 53” sale event last month, but only agreed to pay for one (“Lot 197 | Clark Gable early signed, handwritten letter to his dad”) that sold for $8,000 plus buyer’s premium, and not the more expensive lot (“Lot 422 | Charlton Heston “Moses” prop Ten Commandments tablets from The Ten Commandments”) which realized $60,000 plus buyer’s premium.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Legal Disputes, Court Rulings, Judgments, News and Events, Profiles in History Tagged With: albert tapper, attorney, auction, auction catalog, auction house, bid, bidder, breach, breach of contract, buyer, chalrton heston, complaint, concealment, defendant, Film, Fraud, fraudulent concealment, Hollywood, lawsuit, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court, Misrepresentation, Movie, movie prop, negligent misrepresentation, non-paying bidder, Plaintiff, premium, profiles in history, Prop, set, sue, superior court, tablets, ten commandments, ten commandments tablets, terms, withdraw

January 2, 2013 By Jason DeBord

Original TV and Movie Prop & Costume, Hollywood Entertainment, & Pop Culture Memorabilia Live Auction Events Calendar

Below is the latest updated list of upcoming original movie and television prop, wardrobe, and memorabilia auction events. Please contact me if you are aware of any coming events of interest to collectors. Please also note that I update changes/additions to the calendar until the next update, in order to maintain as up to date as possible. [Read more…]

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December 20, 2012 By Jason DeBord

Air Gun Movie Prop Used for Publicity Photography By Sean Connery as James Bond Disappoints in Sotheby’s Resale

A little over two years ago, an air gun /pistol used by Sean Connery for some iconic James Bond publicity photos stunned the hobby when it sold at the traditional late November Christie’s South Kensington Pop Culture auction far in excess of its estimate, realizing a staggering £277,250 (US$438,609) including buyer’s premium.  In a resale by Sotheby’s this past weekend, it sold for less than half that amount. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, James Bond, News and Events, Sotheby's Tagged With: auction, auction house, authentic, bapty, bapty's, catalog, christies, Collection, dr. no, entertainment, eon productions, Film, firearm, gun, ian fleming, james bond, memorabilia, Movie, online, Original, Pop, ppk, rental, rentals, screenused, sean connery, sotheby's, walther

December 10, 2012 By Jason DeBord

Original TV and Movie Prop & Costume, Hollywood Entertainment, & Pop Culture Memorabilia Live Auction Events Calendar

Below is the latest updated list of upcoming original movie and television prop, wardrobe, and memorabilia auction events. Please contact me if you are aware of any coming events of interest to collectors. Please also note that I update changes/additions to the calendar until the next update, in order to maintain as up to date as possible. [Read more…]

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November 29, 2012 By Jason DeBord

New York Daily News Update on Mastro Auctions Scandal: Bill Mastro To Plead Guilty To Fraud, Altering Memorabilia

As the latest significant update to this ongoing high profile memorabilia auction house fraud scandal, the lead journalists covering the story for the New York Daily News today reports that William Mastro of Mastro Auctions will be changing his plea to guilty on one fraud count, and will admit that he “altered the world’s most valuable trading card, a Honus Wagner T206 that has fetched millions of dollars in a series of high-profile transactions”.  It’s last sale was to Ken Kendrick, the owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who paid $2.8 million for the baseball card.  Mastro originally purchased the card for $25,000. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fraud in the News, Governmental Agencies, Law Enforcement, Mainstream Media: Online, Newspapers, News and Events Tagged With: auction, auction house, bidder, buyer beware, chicago, collectibles, consumer, crime, defrau, executive, fbi, fbi agent, federal bureau of investigation, Fraud, guilty, indicted, indictment, investment, live, live auction, lying, mastro auctions, memorabilia, online, plead, press release, shill bidding, sports, trading car, wagner, wagner t-206

November 20, 2012 By Jason DeBord

Heritage Auction Galleries ‘Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction’ Catalog Online, Dallas Event December 14th

The Heritage Auction Galleries has published on their latest online catalog and listings for their upcoming event, “Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction – Dallas #7064”, to be held December 14th at their Dallas, Texas location. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Heritage Auction Galleries, News and Events Tagged With: Art, auction, auction house, authentic, autograph, beatles, beverly hills, catalog, Collection, Costume, elvis, Film, Frank Sinatra, galleries, guitar, Heritage, heritage auction galleries, Hollywood, internet, john wayne, Lady Gaga, live auctions, marilyn monroe, memorabilia, michael jackson, Movie, Music, novel, online, Original, photographs, Props, rain man, rita hayworth, rock & roll, scrapbook, signature music & entertainment memorabilia, Television, vintage, Wardrobe, whitney houston

November 16, 2012 By Jason DeBord

Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Auction to be Held in London on December 12, Catalog Available Online

Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” sale event in Knightsbridge on December 12th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Bonhams, News and Events Tagged With: Academy Award, alien, animation, Art, auction, auction house, autograph, beatles, bonhams, catalog, Collection, concept, doctor who, entertainment, Film, golden age, Hollywood, illustrations, indiana jones, knightsbridge, london, marilyn monroe, memorabilia, michael jackson, Movie, Music, one sheet, online, oscar, Photo, photographs, photography, Pop, posters, rock, screenplay, script, storyboard, Television, uk, Wardrobe

November 5, 2012 By Jason DeBord

Christie’s “Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia” Live Auction November 29th, eCatalogue and PDF Catalog Online

The annual Winter auction in the UK by Christies for their Popular Culture department is scheduled for November 29th in South Kensington.  The “Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia” catalog is now available online in a downloadable PDF format as well as an online eCatalogue at Christies.com. [Read more…]

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