This latest YouTube video covers movie prop related news from the past week or so, including a charity raffle for a sword from Deadpool 2 by Ryan Reynolds, a local news report about a collection in Texas, a quick look at the newest auction from Ewbanks, a local media report on the restoration of a Jaws piece, a visit to another online blog about a Marilyn Monroe costume up for auction, some tweets from Peter Mayhew and Mark Hamill about a prototype Chewbacca mask from Star Wars and a quick flip through the latest Prop Store auction catalog for their first big toy auction this week. [Read more…]
YouTube Post Auction Opinion & Analysis – Profiles in History’s “Hollywood Auction 96”
This is part of my new, ongoing series of YouTube videos regarding the latest auctions that feature original props, costumes and other production material from film and television. This is a post auction opinion and analysis follow-up looking at the four day “Hollywood Auction 96” sale event by Profiles in History, and to a lesser extend the “Essentially Marilyn” auction that took place immediately preceding the Hollywood auction. [Read more…]
YouTube Auction Preview – Profiles in History December 2018 Auctions (Hollywood Auction 96, Marilyn Monroe, Once Upon A Time)
This is part of my new, ongoing series of YouTube video previews of upcoming auctions that take a look at events that feature original props, costumes and other production material from film and television. This first look is for three Profiles in History auction events taking place in the month of December: “Essentially Marilyn: The Auction” on December 11th, “Hollywood Auction 96” on December 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th, and “Once Upon A Time: The Auction” on December 17th. [Read more…]
Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 74” to be Held September 29th – October 1st; Catalog Available Now
Profiles in History have published their new catalog for their “Hollywood Auction 74”. The three day auction features over 1,900 lots of mostly film and television related memorabilia, and a small mix of rock and roll lots. In the past, Profiles had as many of three such sales per year, but have evolved to having one massive annual sale. Participants can bid online at Invaluable.com. [Read more…]
Nate D. Sanders Turns $7,000 eBay Auction Win into $50,000 In Less Than Two Months with “Jaws” Memorabilia Lot
Sometimes I get busy and simply don’t have the time to publish a preview of each and every auction, particularly ongoing, monthly, online-only auctions (though I list everything of relevance that I am aware of in my monthly auction calendar feature). This site and my efforts here are all done essentially pro bono (any advertising revenue collected does not come close to offsetting my costs accrued over the years), so I’m always a bit surprised when dealers get demanding with me for overlooking whatever for profit endeavor that they expect me to promote for them (gratis), especially when they’ve never made any contribution to the resource that is this website…. In any event, I was on the receiving end of e-mails and a phone call from the people at Nate D. Sanders in the past few weeks for not previewing their February auction (which is listed in my February calendar); said auction ended yesterday. One of the notable sales was a collection of Jaws memorabilia, but more interesting to me was that the lot that realized $50,000 with Nate D. Sanders could have been had for around $7,000 at public auction on eBay two months ago. [Read more…]
ScreenUsed’s Movie Prop, Costume, and Memorabilia Live Online Auction to be Held on March 9th, Catalog Available Online
ScreenUsed will be holding their third live auction on March 9th. The auction catalog is now available online via a PDF download via their official website and collectors can bid on iCollector. In chatting with Desi DosSantos about the sale, he said: “This auction has several items that have not been uncovered for a long time, in particular, Quint’s Machete and Hooper’s Dive Mask, both from Jaws. We look forward to an exciting auction.” [Read more…]
Prop Talk Podcast #016 – Mike Schultz, “The Shark Guy” | Interview by The Original Prop Blog with Jason DeBord
Mike Schultz, special guest. This is the sixteenth ‘Prop Talk’ podcast by the Original Prop Blog. Mike Schultz, known as “The Shark Guy” has done extensive research into the “Bruce” prop sharks made for and used in the classic Steven Spielberg film, Jaws (1975). This special edition of ‘Prop Talk’ was recorded on site at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego.