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Published: November 2, 2006
Thanks to movie replicas, items such as the Heart of the Ocean necklace from the film, “Titanic” and Darth Vader’s lightsaber from “Return of the Jedi” are available for movie fans to collect at reasonable prices.
These items, unlike many other replicas, are usually easy to find because manufacturers do not try to sell their items as the originals—which is essentially the differentiating factor between legal and illegal replicas.
Ranging from costume components such as hats (like the Marty McFly hat in “Back to the Future II “), shoes (like Dorothy's red shoes in “The Wizard of Oz”) and headpieces (like the headpiece to the staff of Ra in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”) to scene props such as the Davy Jones key replica in “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the racketeer helmet from “The Rocketeer!” The number of movie replica items is so large it has become difficult to find the original items.
In their most common forms, movie replicas are usually found as character figures, models and various costume and set pieces.
Both their quality and price greatly vary, a combination of which usually determines the accuracy of the replica. Movie replica items may range in price from less than $1 to more than $100 and whose quality generally follows the same scale as the cost of the item.
The most expensive movie prop ever sold was the Maltese Falcon statue from the film, “The Maltese Falcon,” which was produced in 1941 and starred the actor Humphrey Bogart. This prop was sold in 1994 for almost $400,000.
Many motion picture companies (such as Disney and Warner Brothers) gain substantial profits by marketing replica items to the general public—the most popular of which are the infamous Mickey Mouse ears. These sales have accounted for the development of a Disney collectibles store and other fan shops found throughout Walt Disney World and Walt Disneyland.
Aside from the items sold by film companies themselves, movie replicas are also largely traded among collectors through online stores and tradeshows. Replica forums have become another popular means by which these items have been sold or traded via the Internet. These sites, most of which are devoted to comic book movies and props, provide a forum by which collectors and potential buyers can discuss replica items and allow others to view their items for sale.
Sources:
http://masterreplicas.com/customer/index.php?coo kie_check=1http://www.ketzer.com/http://www.yourpr Props Forum.html (Date: 2006-10-30 18:54:58)
These items, unlike many other replicas, are usually easy to find because manufacturers do not try to sell their items as the originals—which is essentially the differentiating factor between legal and illegal replicas.
Ranging from costume components such as hats (like the Marty McFly hat in “Back to the Future II “), shoes (like Dorothy's red shoes in “The Wizard of Oz”) and headpieces (like the headpiece to the staff of Ra in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”) to scene props such as the Davy Jones key replica in “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the racketeer helmet from “The Rocketeer!” The number of movie replica items is so large it has become difficult to find the original items.
In their most common forms, movie replicas are usually found as character figures, models and various costume and set pieces.
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The most expensive movie prop ever sold was the Maltese Falcon statue from the film, “The Maltese Falcon,” which was produced in 1941 and starred the actor Humphrey Bogart. This prop was sold in 1994 for almost $400,000.
Many motion picture companies (such as Disney and Warner Brothers) gain substantial profits by marketing replica items to the general public—the most popular of which are the infamous Mickey Mouse ears. These sales have accounted for the development of a Disney collectibles store and other fan shops found throughout Walt Disney World and Walt Disneyland.
Aside from the items sold by film companies themselves, movie replicas are also largely traded among collectors through online stores and tradeshows. Replica forums have become another popular means by which these items have been sold or traded via the Internet. These sites, most of which are devoted to comic book movies and props, provide a forum by which collectors and potential buyers can discuss replica items and allow others to view their items for sale.
Sources:
http://masterreplicas.com/customer/index.php?coo kie_check=1http://www.ketzer.com/http://www.yourpr Props Forum.html (Date: 2006-10-30 18:54:58)
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