Below is a photo of Nite Owl’s ship featured in the upcoming Watchmen film, on display at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week. There were large crowds inside and out, so I was not able to get good photos – will update the article if I have more success tomorrow: [Read more…]
Below are photos of a costumes and weapons featured in the upcoming Underworld: Rise of the Lycans film, on display at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week: [Read more…]
Below are photos of a drilling vehicle featured in the upcoming G.I. Joe film, on display at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week: [Read more…]
Below are photos of the Iron Man armor from the Iron Man film, on display at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week: [Read more…]
Below are photos of the Iron Monger armor from the Iron Man film, on display at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week: [Read more…]
David Colker of the Los Angeles Times has written a follow-up story to Harriet Ryan’s piece published on the front page Wednesday (see Los Angeles Times Feature on Global Antiques, Thoughts on Los Angeles Times “Global Antiques” Feature). The new article, “Scammers exploit online trust factor“, opens quoting the core value that eBay was founded on – “people are basically good” – and laments the “good old days”. [Read more…]
The following press release announces the partnership between NBC Universal and “Propworx” to auction over 3,000 original props and costumes from the contemporary Battlestar Galactica television series: [Read more…]
I wanted to share some thoughts and reactions to this week’s feature in the Los Angeles Times about the “Global Antiques” auctions on eBay. Overall, I am very pleased to see the issue presented to a huge audience, and I think the reporter, Ms. Ryan, did an excellent job of giving voice and perspective to a wide array of principals and relevant third parties. My interest is to look at each of those contributions and responses (or lack thereof) to determine outstanding questions. [Read more…]