Boldly Bidding Where No Fan Has Bid Before: Iconic Star Trek Memorabilia Hit the Auction Block in November 2024.
William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk with his Star Trek phaser.
A phaser prop used by William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk in the television series “Star Trek” (Desilu Productions, 1966-1969) sold for $910,000 during Julien’s Auctions ultimate Star Trek memorabilia event “Bid Long & Prosper” in November. The long-lost phaser stunned fans, with the winning bid fetching nine times its original estimate. The phaser is now the highest-priced Star Trek prop sold at auction.
The second highest-selling item at the event was a communicator used by Shatner’s Kirk, which sold for a record $780,000. The collection of over 200 original props, costumes, and memorabilia from the Star Trek universe realized more than $3.6 million in sales, proving once again that Star Trek fans at auction are willing “to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
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