Star Trek

There are a lot of lessons to be learned if you are going to collect screen-used props and costumes. And telling the stories about collecting is one of my favorite things to do. I recently started working with CBS on the Star Trek archive, the collection of original props and costume spread through the Star Trek Exhibit and the Star Trek Experience. The Enterprise "D" Saucer Section Sometimes...

  Propworx, the auction house that held the Star Trek Prop & Costume auction at last year's Las Vegas Star Trek Convention, is holding their second big auction this Saturday, June 4th. There are over 250 lots from high end costumes and props to easily affordable collectibles like scripts, crew gifts and production art.  As many people in the world of Star Trek collecting know, I...

While Starfleet has Phasers and Phaser Rifles, the Klingons have Disruptors. And over the past 45 years and five series we have seen a number of different types of Disruptors. The TOS Klingon Disruptor is still a beautiful piece, but an original prop would cost you about $35,000 these days, if you could find one! I have been lucky to amass a number of different Klingon Disruptors over the last ...

The new Star Trek movie added a whole new dimension to the hobby of collecting Star Trek screen-used props and costumes. There was now a whole new world of props and costumes to collect -- but none of it was publicly available. With two more movies to go on J.J. Abrams’ contract (as a producer), the word was none of the items would be sold until after the third movie at best.   But ...

The world of collecting Star Trek props and costumes was a small and expensive one prior to the big Christie’s Star Trek auction in October, 2006. That auction, sanctioned by Paramount and held in New York City at the world famous Christie’s Auction House, opened up the shadowy world of collecting screen-used props and costumes to Star Trek fans worldwide.   I say “shado...

The first-ever Propworx Star Trek Prop and Costume Auction was a big hit at the Creation Star Trek Convention held at the Las Vegas Hilton this past Sunday.  Propworx set an attendance record with over 200 people in the audience for the event -- and another 250 registered online.   Almost $300,000 in Star Trek original props, costume, set pieces and artwork was sold, including 40 lot...

The world of Star Trek prop and costume collecting has changed significantly since the Christie’s Star Trek auction in 2006.  After Christie’s sale of 1,000 items, an additional 10,000+ items were sold on eBay. As a result, there are more Star Trek props, costumes and set pieces in circulation than from any other property – and this means that no matter your budget, you c...