There are days I wish I had just a little bit more play money so I can buy some really cool things when they go up for auction.
For instance, check out the Profiles in History auction that took place on October 9th at its 37th Hollywood Memorabilia Auction on October 8-9, 2009.
Check it out after the break, but try not to go insanely jealous… unlike myself!
Here are some auction highlights, after the break
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS – SOLD PRICES
$141,600 Original Amelia Earhart flight goggles worn during her historic 1932 solo transatlantic flight.
$94,400 Original hero screen-used T-800 Endoskeleton from T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (Universal,1996)
$88,500 Full-scale screen-used Hero Bumblebee robot from Transformers.
$82,600 Original hero Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
$76,700 Large-scale model of front section of Discovery ship from 2010.
$76,700 Full-scale Velociraptor maquette from Jurassic Park.
$70,800 Michael Jackson’s iconic illuminating glove worn on state during The Jackson’s Victory Tour.
$70,800 Original full-scale T-800 endoskeleton from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
$57,500 John Steed derby hat from The Avengers.
$56,050 Harrison Ford signature hero “Indiana Jones” bullwhip from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
$47,200 Full-size Predator display from Predator and Predator 2.
$35,400 Michael Jackson stage-worn Boyd Clopton design from “Going Back to Indiana” and otherconcerts.
$35,400 Christopher Reeve hero evil Superman suit from Superman III
$8,260 Early Production Apple Macintosh 128 Computer Given To Gene Roddenberry by Apple
Computer
$4,425 Megan Fox’s Hero Motorcycle Airbrushing Costume Worn as “Mikaela Banes” from
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Nuts, huh?
Check out some other stuff they’ve sold
$402k: T.I.E. Fighter filming miniature from Star Wars
$304k: The Command Chair from the “U.S.S. Enterprise”
$259K: Harrison Ford’s hero blaster from Blade Runner
$264K: The original “Robot” from Lost in Space
I need to win the lottery.
About Profiles in History:
Founded in 1985 by Joseph Maddalena, Profiles in History is the world’s leading auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia. Profiles in History has held some of the most prestigious and successful auctions of Hollywood memorabilia. Their auctions include costumes, props and set pieces from both vintage and contemporary film, television, and rock ‘n roll. Profiles in History’s location in Calabasas Hills, CA- virtually a stone’s throw away from every major Hollywood studio – ensures a constant flow of fantastic and rare artifacts. With an extensive network of dealers, collectors, and public & private institutions, they are proud to play an important role in the preservation of motion picture history.
Here’s the website if you want to look them over more closely: Profiles In History
