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Profiles in History Profiles in History is based in Beverly Hills, California and was started in 1985 as a seller of primarily historical autographs. In 1995 they expanded into the entertainment arena and began selling screen used prop and wardrobe items. Their early prop auctions were held once a year. In 2005 and 2006 such
auctions were held three or four times a year. Profiles
in History was in the 2005 Guinness Book of World Records
for the "Most Valuable TV costume sold" which
was Their auctions are held
live in Beverly Hills and online via ebay live auctions
so live auction bidders and ebay bidders can bid on
things at the same time when they auction is underway.
Items they sell range in price from a few hundred dollars
to tens of thousands. Prop Worx Prop worx was started by Alec Peters a founder of a popular star trek prop forum online. In 2009 propworx handled auctioning off of the props from the Battle Star galacica remake show. Since then they have sold things from Stargate Sg-1, Iron man and others. ScreenUsed Screen Used began as an online dealer of props but has offered its own online auctions in 2013 and beyond. |
Ebay Auction Guides and Categories
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Some Useful Ebay Search Phrases Prop Gun*Movie Prop*Prop Phaser*Trek Phaser* Trek Prop*Costume*Doctor Who Prop*Replica Prop* James Bond Prop* Prop Weapon*Authentic Movie Prop* TV Prop*TV Costume*Blank gun* MGC* Gun Blank Firing* |
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Major Screen Used Ebay Sellers
Premiereprops Premiere Props is based in El
Segundo, California and began selling movie props online
primarily via ebay in 2001. It has handled prop and
wardrobe sales for over 200 movies to date including
Resident Evil Apocalypse, Aeon Flux, Underworld,
Ultraviolet, the Punisher, and the American Pie Series. Hollywoodvault Hollywood Vault is a
division of Rain Makers and is based in Culver City
California. It sells movie props online via the Hollywood
Vault name on ebay. The most famous auctions they have
handled include the Spiderman and Spiderman 2 auctions.
In the auctions minor Spiderman costume sections sold for
many thousands of dollars. Legends Memorabilia Legends Memorabilia
(Legends in Time Memorabilia Inc) was founded in 1995 and
is based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The
company handled the sale of props, wardrobes, and set
pieces for MGM properties including Stargate and
Andromeda as well as for other companies such as
Revolution Studios which released White Chicks. *Other regular ebay sellers include Reelclothes which primarily sells wardrobe via their website as well as a few items regularly on ebay, and Raybin Management which handled the sale of Saw and Saw 2 props on ebay., |
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Prop Auction companies from the Past
Newline Cinema Online Auctions New Line Cinema's online auctions began in the year 2000 and ended several years back. Over the years they have auctioned off items from Terminator 3, Austin Powers, Lord of the Rings, Blade Trinity, and Rush Hour 2 among other productions. They get items directly from the related Time Warner studio company. Unlike ebay sellers Premiere Props and Hollywood Vault, Newline Auctions off only a small selection of items from a given production rather than multititudes of items from a given production. This results in higher prices typically. Their auctions are online only with email only support. Credit cards on file are charged to the winning bidder immediately after an auction lot ends. **Read More about Newline Cinema Online Auctions Heather Holmberg Auctions Prop Auction house in the late 90s, it was the first auction I ever bought a prop from. It operated via a catalog with bidding my mail and bidding by phone. This was before really online bidding live auctions as they are today were popular. **Also see price guide by auction seller to see some things that have sold in the Heather Holmberg Auctions. |
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