Star Trek auction a huge success

McCoy in the original series episode “The Tholian Web”, going for $144,000.

The History Channel streamed the auction live on their website, but whether you missed it, they additionally filmed everything for a future documentary.

Models and miniatures were the big winners. Eight other items in the models and miniatures category plus managed to sell for more than $100,000. You can find more info about other items that sold in the Washington Post article.

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It was estimated to sell for $15,000 to $25,000.

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Christie’s auction house wrapped up the first auction of official Star Trek memorabilia on Saturday. nearly all of the items sold for more than their pre-sale estimates, and the final take of $7,107,040 was more than double what was expected. A model of the Enterprise that was used in the Next Generation series and the Generations movie went for an astounding $576,000. To say it was a success would be a huge understatement. The top costume was a space suit worn by Dr.

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