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Sci-Fi Memorabilia To Ogle And / Or Buy
bluegreenone writes "While I was nerding it up and looking for some original Battlestar Galactica
insiqnias on Google I came across an
enormous auction of
classic sci-fi props and costumes
being held July 31. I'm a little surprised
they are getting rid of some of this stuff. Highlights include a
piece of the original Deathstar,
Scotty's original uniform, and the
Terminator's first jacket.
How would you like to own Twiki
from Buck Rogers, or even
better one of Erin Gray's
hot
spandex
pantsuits from the show?
You can have your own Cylon,
Commander Adama's uniform,
or a Colonial Warrior helmet from the never-filmed second season of BG.
There's
E.T.'s head,
Cyclop's visor from X-men,
and even the alien hand switch from Total Recall.
And who wouldn't want their own cute cuddly face-hugger from Aliens?
There are a ton of items but be prepared, most prices start around $500 and go up to
$40,000."
...a 'peice' of the Death Star? Haven't they started reconstructing it yet?!
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man: no entry for woman in the manual.
"Qua!?"
Now why does this post sound like a carefully crafted sales pitch? Your auction or just shilling on the side?
There are a ton of items but be prepared, most prices start around $500 and go up to $40,000
And that's before the Slashdot effect hits the prices.
Erin Gray's hot spandex pantsuits from the show?
I'd pay $40000 for CowboyNeal's hoy spandex pantsuits!
I have over 70 freaks, do you?
While I'd love to have my own foam-rubber/prop/whaterver facehugger from Alien(s)... Could you really sleep, I mean really really sleep well, knowing that thing was in your house?
And don't even get me started about Scottie's Suit.
I assert that my comment is only my opinion, not that of any employer, past, present or future.
...a lifesize working duplicate of Seven of Nine, Trinity, the TX or a Vanessa Kensington fembot. Yeah, baby!
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
It would be worth a mint if you could prove he said "I have a bad feeling about this" just before it popped out!
-- "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me!"
I'll buy the face hugger and keep it in a easily escapable cage. As is the tradition with such things...
Be you Admins? nay, we are but lusers!
"Resistance is futile. You will be inseminated."
Leela: Why Buys this crap?
Bender: Idiots, who like to buy crap for other idiots.
--
Adobe's anti-counterfeiting softw
I noticed that some (all?) of the auctions had an 18% "Buyer's Premium" that goes to the seller, paid in addition to the winning bid amount. Is this normal for auctions? It seems like it is just another way to suck even more money out of the buyer. I wonder why we don't start seeing Best Buy, Amazon, etc start charging a 18% "Buyer's Fee" when we buy stuff online for the convenience.
And, really, once you're married (yes, even people reading Slashdot gets married), it's better to get rid of some memorabilia than to listen all the time complaints about "all the shit you have in this room".
These aren't the hot spandex pantsuits you're looking for.
Ahh, so that's what he meant when he was talking about fast Kessel runs!
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
"... That's no moon!"