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Firsthand Account of the Christie's Star Trek Auction

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lot-of-gold-pressed-latinum dept.

DustCollector writes to mention a Scientific American blog post about the highly successful Star Trek auction at Christie's on Thursday. The props, from many different shows, went for far more than was estimated. From the article: "The auction board flickered in perpetual motion as dollars changed along with the equivalent in euros, British pounds, Hong Kong dollars and Japanese yen (what, no quatloos?). Picard's Enterprise-E captain's chair, estimated to sell for $7,000-$8,000, went for $52,000. Two prop wine bottles of 'Chateau Picard,' estimated to go for $500 to $700, sold for $5,500. 'That's probably a record for empty wine bottles,' the auctioneer quipped. The sale prices so exceeded the estimated price that absentee bidders--those who place a maximum and hope for the best--hardly stood a chance: I counted only two successful absentee bids in the first 124 lots."

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  1. Re:Picard's Flute by Y-Crate · · Score: 5, Informative
    No mention of the flute from 'The Inner Light' that Picard played. I was thinking of putting in an absentee bid on that, but I knew no way I'd get it. I think they first listed it for something like $300, then upped it to $800 because of interest. Can't imagine what it really went for.
    $40,000
  2. FTA by nihaopaul · · Score: 5, Informative

    Some notable items and sale prices, along with original estimates in parentheses:

    -Borg alcove: $8,000 ($700)
    -Borg mannequin: $9,000 ($800)
    -Worf's Klingon baldric sash: $3,200 ($300)
    -Six Romulan Senate chairs: $1,900 ($800)
    -Type 2 phaser from Star Trek: Nemesis: $3,200 ($1,200)
    -17-inch tall latex-foam statue of Zephraim Cochrane: $5,500 ($500)
    -Captain Picard's black-and-grey uniform: $15,000 ($8,000)
    -Borg cube model, 30 inches across (the small one): $80,000 ($1,500)
    -Enterprise-E model: $110,000 ($12,000)

    --
    i got a picture i drew when i was a kid of the enterprise, i've priced it at $3 for cost of supplies, its coloured in pen to! taking bids

  3. Re:Complete listing by IanDanforth · · Score: 4, Informative

    Lot descriptions

    http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LotSumma ry.asp?intSaleID=20723

    Final Prices

    http://www.christies.com/auction/results/results_l otlist.asp?saleno=NYC1778

    Thousands of lots, have fun!

  4. Re:Picard's Flute by IanDanforth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Incorrect

    It actually went for $48,000. And at least to me that 8k matters.

    PICARD'S RESSIKAN FLUTE - Lot 537

    http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LOTDETAI L.ASP?sid=&intObjectID=4780101

    Lot Results

    http://www.christies.com/auction/results/results_l otlist.asp?saleno=NYC1778&page=6