I always ask myself when I hear these things, "who has that kind of money?" I mean that is crazy. Of course when I lost money in the Haggard fraud, I did have someone tell me, "if you have that much money in posters, you deserve to loss it." So, I guess its relative. But to spend that much, just seems insane. It must be an organization or institution? I don't know. But, WOW!
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Scott Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, didn’t realize there was a variation. On eBay, the BP is stated as > “up to” 28%. Upon further clicking, I found this: > > > > The actual purchase price will be the sum of the final bid price plus the > buyer's premium of twenty four percent (24%) of the hammer price > (discounted to 20% when full payment is made in cash or by valid check); or > twenty eight percent (28%) if bid on and won through the internet. > California sales tax shall automatically be added to the purchase price > unless exempted. > > > > How’s that for complicated? All I know is, that’s a big BP! > > > > *From:* MPB Warehouse [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:02 PM > *To:* Scott Burns <[email protected]>; [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction > > > > the bidder was on the phone and that is just a 20% BP > > when you use Invaluable live bidding, it is 28% > > > At 12:43 PM 6/28/2017, Scott Burns wrote: > > Thanks for reminding me about the 28% Buyer’s Premium. Ouch. > > *From:* MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *MPB Warehouse > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2017 3:32 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] R2D2 Just Sold at Auction > > > $2.3m +BP = $2.56m > > they also sold the Saturday Night Fever dancefloor $1.2m > > Battlestar Gallactica model collection $1.5+bp > > Profiles is incredible > > Oh.. the Tod Browning stills collection, probably reached $2mil > > > > At 12:18 PM 6/28/2017, Scott Burns 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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