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Starship Worth a Lot of Money

There is probably a very little amount of people that didn`t watch the legendary show Star Trek. There are shows that become so significant in the contemporary culture that we cannot underestimate their influence on the people. Well, recent events only confirmed the fact that once a legend always a legend. Even after the show is long over it still manages to attract the crowds and make considerable money. Probably do to its immense popularity among the viewers, the show managed to attract great attention on the recent auction.

Turns out that there are a lot of people who want a piece of Star Trek for their personal possession. When memorabilia from the show was auctioned of Christie`s auction house no one expected the bids to sore that high! With the Star Trek`s 40-th anniversary occurring barely a month earlier, people are major interested in purchasing the items that can bring back the good old days of the show. For instance, a duplication of Starship Enterprise-D was sold for $576,000 and the captain`s Jean-Luc Picard chair was sold for a generous $52,000.

The produce of the auction turned out to be mind-blowing, with its total sales reaching $7.1 million! It seems that the popularity of the show can serve as huge money-maker for the network that possesses the memorable items and props. A lot of people wanted to purchase a memorable piece from their favorite show, and bids were accepted through the Internet (Christie`s Live online bidding channel), phone and from the floor, of course. The turnout of the auction exceeds by far the most optimistic calculations.