There has been a great deal of controversy in the news in the past week with regards to three unrelated auction house events, including Christie’s auction of “national treasures” originally looted from Beijing in 1860, India’s attempt to halt the sale of Mohandas Gandhi memorabilia scheduled for auction today by Antiquorum, and Julien’s Auctions upcoming sale of Michael Jackson memorabilia (which today Jackson is threatening with lawsuit). [Read more…]
This article serves as a post auction update for Propworx and their handling of the liquidation of assets from the Battlestar Galactica series on behalf of NBC Universal. This will cover the newly issued Propworx Certificates of Authenticity, shipping and handling of merchandise, customer service, ongoing eBay auctions, upcoming events, and related news. [Read more…]
Today was the first of Propworx’s two day auction of assets from the television series, Battlestar Galactica. The first 400 of 800 items were sold at auction live in Pasadena and online via the Auction Network. I was very impressed with Propworx’s handling of the event as well as the Auction Network bidding service. [Read more…]
Propworx has today listed on eBay nearly 200 assets from the Battlestar Galactica series, which are scheduled to end Monday, following the live event and activities this weekend in Pasadena. Each of these listings start at $0.99 with no reserve. [Read more…]
As noted last month (see Live Event Catalog Available Online), the online PDF version of the catalog for the Battlestar Galactica auction event was made available in early December. Collectors started receiving the print edition in the mail in the past week or so, and I received a comp copy over the weekend, so I thought I’d share my observations. [Read more…]
The electronic version of the Propworx auction catalog for their upcoming Battlestar Galactica prop auction is available for download – the live event is is scheduled for January 16-18, 2009 in Pasadena, CA. [Read more…]
Rock Island Auction Company is holding their “Premiere Firearms Auction” December 6, 7, and 8 in Moline, IL. Among the 2,700 lots of “historical, rare and unique firearms” are a few pieces previously sold at the Little John’s “World Famous Stembridge Armory Collection“. [Read more…]
Propworx has circulated a new press release about their upcoming Battlestar Galactica prop auctions – both the live event in Pasadena and the subsequent eBay auctions. The live event is scheduled for January 16-18, 2009. Below is the official press release and my short Q&A with Propworx’s CEO, Alec Peters. [Read more…]