This was my first time in person, I've usually been on the phone as well. There was about 20-25 people in the back room where the auction was. They had about 10 or so phone banks set up for the phone bidders and a couple people running the online bidding. Was all very professional and had my own paddle and everything. They had a good dinner spread as well.
They had a lot of the consignments in display cases including all the big ones and the people that worked there were really friendly and answered all of my questions. I didn't see too much of the paper materials displayed, mostly just the props, but it was pretty cool seeing some of them close up. It's definitely an interesting experience and I wouldn't hesitate to sit it in on another one. The auction did go a lot longer than I anticipated (I was only there for one lot in particular - which I won) but it was no fault of their own, they just had a ton of bids. There were some guys that were there for almost 12 hours when I left after 4 hours. Paul > On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:51 PM, S Yafet <sya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I guess the provenance was almost impossible to pass up. Did manage to get a > Browning Dracula still so I don't feel too bad about London After Midnight. > > What's it like at their auctions? I've always done the phone. > > Nathalie > >> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Paul W. Hazen <phazenme...@aol.com> wrote: >> I was in the room during the Profiles Browning bidding session and was truly >> amazed at some of the prices the Browning stills were getting especially the >> Freaks stills which seem to be have been bought primarily by the same two >> phone bidders. Profiles did a great job on that acquisition and auction and >> I'm looking forward to the Debbie Reynolds auction in September. >> >> Paul >> >>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:26 PM, S Yafet <sya...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Wow! Naively, I thought it would be great to have something of Tod >>> Browning's from London After Midnight. Then, I realized that the four >>> stills I liked the best were climbing higher and higher. Wound up at 18K. >>> My phone bidder helper guy told me I could keep one and sell the other >>> three. Well, no guarantees on something like that but I can't say I >>> wasn't seriously tempted. (I thought maybe I'd worry about the money later. >>> >>> Nathalie >>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Scott Burns <sbu...@columbus.rr.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> Wish I had cash like this laying around…(guess I’ll just stay with >>>> collecting paper). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> A complete R2D2 just sold for $2.3 million at the Profiles in History >>>> movie memorabilia auction. Not being a prop collector, I wonder is this >>>> price record setting? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From the catalog: >>>> >>>> 1298. Complete “R2-D2” unit assembled from original components spanning >>>> the original Star Wars trilogy and Episodes I & II. (TCF, 1977 - 2002) A >>>> complete film used R2 unit is not known to be in the public domain – this >>>> R2-D2 offering represents the pinnacle of the Star Wars collecting >>>> universe. For the productions following Star Wars: A New Hope, to save >>>> time in meeting production deadlines, R2 components were reused from the >>>> previous Star Wars films. As filming progressed, R2 units were upgraded >>>> and refurbished, with outdated components being retired. This process has >>>> been confirmed by numerous crewmembers who worked on the Star Wars film >>>> franchise. This R2-D2, constructed of aluminum, steel and fiberglass >>>> elements, measuring 43 in. tall x 29.5 in. wide x 20 in. deep (in current >>>> pose), was put together over many years by sourcing original components >>>> and assembling them as a complete R2-D2. The dome was one of the few hero >>>> aluminum domes made for R2 actor Kenny Baker in the first film (A New >>>> Hope, 1977) and is the only one known in the public domain. It was used >>>> throughout the original trilogy as well as Episode I and can be screen >>>> matched by the fiber optic array to scenes in Return of the Jedi and >>>> Episode I. It features a handle to articulate the front eye from inside >>>> the unit by Kenny Baker. The metal “greeblies” (fine details added to make >>>> the device appear more complex) inserted into the front and rear of the >>>> body, and those on the feet, were made for A New Hope and used on R2 units >>>> throughout the original trilogy. The left and right legs were made for >>>> Empire Strikes Back and were acquired as complete items. One leg retains >>>> the Empire paint scheme and the other from Jedi. The middle and left foot >>>> were used on an original trilogy R2 and were used as the master pattern >>>> for the feet created for Episode I. The right foot is production made for >>>> Episode I but not used. The small opening hatch on the back of the body >>>> was used in Episode II. The barrel of the body was made for Episode I and >>>> it was subsequently painted and detailed for this R2 unit. Given the ad >>>> hoc nature of production practices, any “complete” existing R2-D2 units >>>> from the first trilogy (in studio hands) would be a compilation very >>>> similar to this R2-D2 unit offered here. No internal mechanics or workings >>>> are present. Not merely a prop, costume piece or filming miniature, R2-D2 >>>> is a major, beloved character in the Star Wars universe. 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