The Prop Store of London Star Trek sales.

The Prop Store of London has been releasing items all week from the big collection of Star Trek props and costumes it bought recently.  I should have been keeping track of prices as the items were listed, as PSOL hides the prices once the sale is made.  I hate that practice, as having a record of prices is so useful as so many of us know from using the Star Trek Auction Archive.  So I have compiled a list.  If you know the prices of any of the items not listed below, please let me know!

Also, PSOL has been posting items at 10am GMT and 10am PST.  That means those of us on the West Coast have to wake up at 2am in order to get a shot at the items, which basically sucks!  But the things we do for props and costumes. 

I will review a couple of the key pieces in coming blogs.  A bunch of people have commented on the fact that PSOL will post items that have already been sold.  Collectors would like to know they always have a shot at buying something.  But PSOL is well known for first offering key items to its best customers before posting them for the public.  And there is nothing wrong with this, but collectors feel cheated sometimes.  Collectors need to understand that a lot of times it is just better to set a price and sell it to a well off collector and not have to worry about if an item will sell online or at auction.  

There are more items coming Monday I am told, but I also hear that we have seen the best of the collection already.  So it will be interesting to see what comes our way!

 

ST II: TWOK Tunic $ 35,000

Captain Kirk Class A $ 24,995

Captain Harriman Maroon $ 6,495

Romulan Warbird Khazara Translight $ 745

Voyager Vidian Model $ 12,459

DS9 Pistol $ 699

TOS Cadet Costume $

AzetBur Klingon Costume $ 7,995

DS9 Blue Jumpsuit $ 1,245

TOS Radiation Suit $ 8,995

TNG Data Tunic top $ 3,750

Generations Mark VI Torpedo $ 1,995

First Contact EVA Rifle $ 5,659 Hero

Yesterday's Enterprise Phaser $ 2,745

Star Trek VI Klingon Mask $ 1,495

TMP Male Engineer Uniform $ 1,245

ST III Vulcan Robe $ 995

Star Trek First Contact Phaser Rifle $ 2,499

Star Trek IV Spock headband $

Star Trek VI Klingon Mask $ 995

Enterprise Soval's ears $ 745

TNG Dustbuster Phaser $ 3,995

Star Trek VI Rura Penthe Mask $ 1,295

Khan Tunic at San Diego Comic Con and Prop Store items.

The second Khan costume in 4 months has hit the market and it is the iconic (A term very over-used by a certain person) version from which Ricardo Montalban showed off his very real pecs!   Certainly this is the most desirable villain costume from the Star Trek movies  and since Star trek II is one of the best science fiction movies of all time, the costume is the a legitimate Holy Grail for any Star Trek collector.

This is NOT the costume that was previously sold by Profiles in History at the Bob Justman Auction in 2002.  That costume sold for $ 25,000 or so (don't have the exact # unfortunately), but also had boots, his necklace and the bandolier type piece that you see across his chest.  This costume, being sold 9 years later, has a price tag of $ 35,000.  

Now, the Khan "reveal" wrap and visor display that was sold at Profiles in April originally sold at the Bob Justman auction in 2002.  It sold then for $ 25,000 .  It sold for $ 32,500 at profiles in April, which was the opening bid and the bottom range of the estimate.  If someone has specifics on either of these, please let me know.

So is this Star Trek costume priced right?  I think so.  This is certainly more desirable than the visor/wrap.  And while this is not as complete as the one sold at the Bob Justman auction, it is still probably the most desirable non-TOS costume out there, with the exception of maybe Kirk's ST II:TWOK Maroon.  And we know that went for $ 37,500 at Heritage last Fall. (But probably an aberration since I was the under-bidder and absolutely deluded to bid that much.  I blame my friend Jack for egging me on!).  If the more complete Khan from the Bob Justman auction were to hit the market, it would probably be a $ 40-50,000 costume.  So $ 35,000 for a less complete one would make sense.

It will be interesting to see if the Khan piece sells. The two other big pieces from the collection that Prop Store was consigned, The Finnegan costume and the Uhura uniform mini-dress, have both sold already in private sales. 

Good Hunting!

Alec

Details on the Khan costume piece in Profiles Auction

So I found out who consigned the Khan piece and it is a legitimate collector who is a Propworx customer and a very nice guy.  The costume was originally part of the Bob Justman collection.  Why Profiles didn't state this, since this was their auction, is beyond me.

Here is what the collector said to clear up any confusion over the piece:

"I bought the piece in the first big Profiles Star Trek auction all those years ago.

I bought it along with Khans tunic, Khans glove, Khans necklace, Khan's wrist comunicator, and various wires and other jewelry.

All of the costume pieces had labels saying Montalban/khan etc.  The helmet has no label, never did.

All the pieces came out together and were verified by various star trek experts.

In addition, if you watch the movie, it is clear there was only one helmet-- in the botany bay, all the other helmets are already off, and gone from the scene.

In the exterior sand storm shot, there is only one helmet that looks like this-- most don't have metal and have different shapes.

After the bloated budget of the first ST movie, Khan was made on a shoe string budget, and all the making ofs describe how few version of the costumes and props there were.  Very few hero anything. 

Additionally, looking at close up photos and screen grabs, the mesh work is very elaborate and the same-- hard to duplicate. 

And there is a scratch on the metal under the screen right "eye" that screen matches up. 

The shoulder wrap I acquired separately years later from David Jackson (Backlot Props) -- who despite its Paramount and Khan tags (which can be seen on the Profiles blog site) came in a pile of WB clothing.  Who knows why.  I just thought it would look great with the helmet which it does.

Tom Spina built the display."

 

Thanks to the collector for providing this information.  One other note.  It is ALWAYS the responsibility of the seller to prove the authenticity of an item, not the potential buyer to prove it is not.  Profiles needs to provide information like this up front.  The burden of proof is on the seller.

Alec

Khan Mask to be sold at Profiles Auction

Profiles in History will be offering what is claimed to be the mask Ricardo Montablan wore in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.  The display is nice, but as always, what is the provenance on this piece? 

Profiles will be having a number of Star Trek items in their May Hollywood Auction 44, but so far, this is the only significant piece in the auction.

More reviews of the other items they have shortly.

Alec