Christie's Official Star Trek Auction has begun and will be going into its final day today. The auction, which puts 1,000s of Star Trek props, costumes and pieces of furniture from Paramount, under the hammer, has already sky-rocketed above its sale estimate. From MSN:
A massive sale of Star Trek memorabilia has already made more than double what experts had hoped for - just half way through the three-day extravaganza.
The auction of more than 1,000 original items, including costumes, props and furniture, had raised 2.3 million dollars (£1.2 million) by lunchtime on its second day.
The top bid so far was for the main miniature Starship Voyager used in filming, which went for 132,000 dollars - more than 13 times its low estimate.
Up to 400 eager bidders, some sporting Vulcan ears, packed the salesroom at Christie's in New York at peak times.
Hundreds of bids - many more than usual - had also been made via the internet.
The vacuum-formed plastic and cast resin Starship Voyager model, which measures 61in by 24in, had only been expected to go for between 10,000 and 15,000 dollars.
The original estimate for the whole sale was just a million dollars.
It will end at around 8pm on Saturday in New York - the early hours of Sunday morning in the UK.
The lots come from the archive of CBS Paramount Television and are being sold in celebration of the cult show's 40th anniversary.
A massive sale of Star Trek memorabilia has already made more than double what experts had hoped for - just half way through the three-day extravaganza.
The auction of more than 1,000 original items, including costumes, props and furniture, had raised 2.3 million dollars (£1.2 million) by lunchtime on its second day.
The top bid so far was for the main miniature Starship Voyager used in filming, which went for 132,000 dollars - more than 13 times its low estimate.
Up to 400 eager bidders, some sporting Vulcan ears, packed the salesroom at Christie's in New York at peak times.
Hundreds of bids - many more than usual - had also been made via the internet.
The vacuum-formed plastic and cast resin Starship Voyager model, which measures 61in by 24in, had only been expected to go for between 10,000 and 15,000 dollars.
The original estimate for the whole sale was just a million dollars.
It will end at around 8pm on Saturday in New York - the early hours of Sunday morning in the UK.
The lots come from the archive of CBS Paramount Television and are being sold in celebration of the cult show's 40th anniversary.
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