{"id":41626,"date":"2016-01-04T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T02:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=41626"},"modified":"2016-01-04T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T02:06:15","slug":"the-9th-annual-original-prop-blog-year-in-review-for-2015-news-developments-and-trends-in-collecting-original-tv-movie-props-costumes-and-pop-culture-memorabilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/04\/the-9th-annual-original-prop-blog-year-in-review-for-2015-news-developments-and-trends-in-collecting-original-tv-movie-props-costumes-and-pop-culture-memorabilia\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9th Annual Original Prop Blog “Year in Review” for 2015: News, Developments, and Trends in Collecting Original TV & Movie Props, Costumes and Pop Culture Memorabilia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Original-Prop-Blog-2015-Year-In-Review-Editorial-Opinion-Jason-DeBord\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As per tradition, (see 2007 Year in Review<\/a>, 2008 Year in Review<\/a>, 2009 Year in Review<\/a>, 2010 Year in Review<\/a>, 2011 Year in Review,<\/a> 2012 Year in Review<\/a>, 2013 Year in Review<\/a>, 2014 Year in Review<\/a>), what follows is an editorial featuring my personal observations and opinions<\/em> with regards to the business of buying, collecting, selling, and preserving original pop culture artifacts.\u00a0 A look back at interesting trends, developments, and news stories from 2015.\u00a0 As is always the case, this is a completely subjective exercise, and merely touches on the developments and events that relate to the hobby. <\/p>\n

2015 was mostly a continuation of 2014…\u00a0 more of a business as usual year with not too much happening by way of surprises.<\/p>\n

10) The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures – Another Year Closer<\/h2>\n

This project continues to come together in the background, with little fanfare.\u00a0 This will be a big deal (hopefully) when it finally goes public, but it will take a while still.\u00a0 Greenlit in late 2012, the construction project was finally approved in late 2015<\/a> and it is expected to open in 2017.\u00a0 The biggest potential impact in 2016 is that perhaps they will participate in public auctions to acquire material for this museum.<\/p>\n

9) $1 Million Dollar Reward for Dorothy’s Slippers<\/h2>\n

It was 10 years ago that one of the surviving pairs of ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz<\/em> were stolen from The Judy Garland Museum.<\/p>\n

In August of last year<\/a>, the mainstream media reported that an anonymous benefactor had offered up a $1 million dollar reward<\/a> for information leading to the recovery of maybe the most iconic piece of Hollywood memorabilia ever created, though Newsweek questioned<\/a> whether this person or persons existed after the cancellation of an interview.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Two other pairs of original ruby slippers<\/a> that have been saved include a set donated to the Smithsonian\u2019s \u201cNatural Museum of American History\u201d (which Oprah Winfrey smashed together on her original TV series<\/a>) and a set purchased from Profiles in History by Leonardo DiCaprio and other \u201cangel donors\u201d and gifted to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences\u2019 “Hollywood History Museum<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

These iconic slippers have taken on a story and life of their own… will they ever be recovered?\u00a0 Will the story behind them ever be revealed?<\/p>\n

8) Heritage Brings Sylvester Stallone to Auction<\/h2>\n

Heritage Auctions scored one of the most exciting single consignor events of the year with their Stallone: The Auction event in December.\u00a0 While they estimated a $6 million dollar total and ultimately reached just half of that, part of that is attributable to several of the high ticket items being passed over due to the high reserves and estimates.<\/p>\n

The sweet spot for much of the key material that did sell seemed to be in the $30K-$60K range:<\/p>\n