Following up on their official online auctions for Breaking Bad last year and Psych this year, newcomer ScreenBid will next be selling original props and costumes and other production material from Showtime Network’s cable series, Californication, starring David Duchovny as Hank Moody. The online-only auction begins June 26 and runs through July 2.
On the heels of their popular online Breaking Bad auction last year, ScreenBid has today announced a new auction of 181 lots of original props and costumes from USA Network’s Psych. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association (selected by the cable show’s creator and Executive Producer, Steve Franks). The one week auction will begin tomorrow night and run through 11:58 AM on 3/27. [Read more…]
This might be one of the worst publicized auctions in some time, since it has been going on since November and I didn’t hear of it until I came across an article on Collider tonight. Per a press release from a few months ago, they’ve been holding online auctions since that time. While it is heavy on set pieces and short on the wardrobe material (that VIP Fan Auctions has been selling off for many months now on eBay), there are some really nice pieces offered in the mix. [Read more…]
An issue that seems to come up with every official studio auction of original props and costumes from popular television shows is that of buyers feeling mislead by descriptions of auction houses, particularly use. We saw this with Christie’s and their official “40 years of Star Trek” auction, with Profiles in History and their sale of material from ABC’s LOST, and based on a reader comment today on my article about newcomer ScreenBid and their Breaking Bad auction, it would seem that the same issue is in play with this latest sale as well. Since people likely don’t check my articles for comments after reading it, I thought it might be worthwhile and productive to highlight that comment and my response in a new article, as it is an issue that seems to occur with each of these official studio sales, particularly because it brings in participants who have not participated in such sales before, and perhaps have not purchased or collected original props, costumes, and other artifacts from film and television. [Read more…]
On the heels of the one-day notice, in person only sale of some original props, costumes, and set pieces from Breaking Bad that happened last weekend at Albuquerque Goodwill, newly launched online auctioneer ScreenBid has launched an extensive auction with hundreds of key props, costumes, and other assets from the popular AMC series, which comes to an end this month. Items have been listed on their new website, which is scheduled to run from 9/29 to 10/8. [Read more…]
News broke across the mainstream press today following a report by the Albuquerque Journal that original memorabilia, costumes, props, set pieces, and other assets from the production of Breaking Bad will be sold at auction by Goodwill Industries of New Mexico. With just a handful of episodes left in this final season of the popular Emmy Award-winning AMC show, the production has donated a trailer of material that was used on the show telling the story of Walter White, as portrayed by Bryan Cranston, as a high school chemistry teacher turned crime figure. [Read more…]
VIP Fan Auctions has begun listing original props, costumes, and set pieces from popular sitcom The Office as part of their ongoing eBay listings of original, direct from the studio memorabilia. Officially sanctioned by NBC Universal, the first offerings include one of Michael Scott’s Dundie Awards, Andy Bernard’s Diploma from Cornell University, a full outfit worn by Pam Beesly, and suits worn by Michael Scott and Jim Halpert. [Read more…]
I truly found “reality” series Pawn Stars enjoyable when it first came on the air on History back in 2009, but it has become more and more character oriented over the years. But I always watch an episode if someone tells me that something is brought onto the show to sell that I might find interesting to watch. This past week was one of those times, with the episode “Beam Me Up” which features a woman bringing in a collection of Star Trek memorabilia associated with the television shows and movies featuring The Original Series cast. Obviously, the point of this show is to both entertain and educate. [Read more…]