OT Star Trek's 40th Anniversary

Star Trek's 40th anniversary has come and gone. Christie's was assigned to
auction off truckloads of Star Trek gear on behalf of Paramount Studios. A
whopping $500,000 winning bid was placed on one of the original handcrafted
1701's.

In article <d-ydnRF2oOavKUPYnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@comcast.com>
[email]976-XXX@comcastnot.com[/email] "mark_digital©" writes:
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> [...] A whopping $500,000 winning bid was placed on one of the
> original handcrafted 1701's.[/color]

"Boldly bidding..." There was an interview on BBC radio a while
back, on this subject. It seems the modern way of using CGI has
rather dented the collectibles market -- though I suppose "they"
could auction CDs/DVDs carrying "genuine" data files for models.

I wonder if car makers ever do the same for their products?
--
Andrew Stephenson

"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <d-ydnRF2oOavKUPYnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@comcast.com>
> [email]976-XXX@comcastnot.com[/email] "mark_digital©" writes:
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>> [...] A whopping $500,000 winning bid was placed on one of the
>> original handcrafted 1701's.[/color]
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> "Boldly bidding..." There was an interview on BBC radio a while
> back, on this subject. It seems the modern way of using CGI has
> rather dented the collectibles market -- though I suppose "they"
> could auction CDs/DVDs carrying "genuine" data files for models.
>
> I wonder if car makers ever do the same for their products?
> --
> Andrew Stephenson
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Maybe not to the general public. I think the intent to unload (like in
Paramount's case) isn't there. The odd thing about the documentary was we're
never given a solid answer as to why an auction instead of a museum. The
only thing they said was either it gets sold or destroyed.

Make it so.

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> It would appear not all of the kooks hang out in the NGs, some are
> Treckies ;)
>
> mike
>
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> "mark_digital©" <976-XXX@comcastnot.com> wrote in message
> news:d-ydnRF2oOavKUPYnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Star Trek's 40th anniversary has come and gone. Christie's was assigned
>> to auction off truckloads of Star Trek gear on behalf of Paramount
>> Studios. A whopping $500,000 winning bid was placed on one of the
>> original handcrafted 1701's.
>>[/color]
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