Here s What I Know About Prop Money
There are few television shows I really enjoy watching and even fewer that I'd ever want a piece of memorabilia of. For that small handful of shows I can not think of a greater way to be a part of its history than by owning a piece of it. Owning a TV prop might be more than just having an item that happened to be on a show, it's taking part within the existence of the show. Consider it. What can compare with owning Fonzie's leather jacket or Radar's teddy bear or wool cap? For all time there will be only one true Kit. They are the kinds of things which may very well increase in value a good deal as the years pass.
Other than being a good investment the cool factor is rather high when taking into account the alternative. Who would not want to own Magnum's mustache? I've been to dinner parties and have been subjected to listening to the boring history of numerous African masks and trinkets from Victorian London that even the original owners did not care much about.. Just once I'd like to go to an acquaintance's home, be seated in front of their massive LCD screen and shown an episode of All within the Family in HD only to realize once the credits roll that my posterior is posteriated in Archie's chair.
It appears that shows from the past had more props worth owning. I have a hard time thinking about anything in Lost or 24 that might look good on my mantle. The phone that Jack Bauer tosses for anxiety about being traced? John Locke's old wheel chair? There just cannot be a comparison between Batman's can of anti-shark spray and the stethoscope employed by that chick in Grey's Anatomy within the fourth episode of the other season.
Owning a purchase prop money from a movie is just not a bad thing but there is one area more personal on the subject of TV. Movies are seen in public at theaters with little personality with people you do not know and are vaguely concerned about having sneeze within your popped corn. Television is created for the home. What is shown on television is designed for when you are tired after a long day and want to cuddle up on the couch in your pj's. It only seems sensible that a piece of what's on the tube should one day end up in a fan's home.
It may seem unbelievable but my friend owes his life to a TV prop. He was in his back yard relaxing on his hammock on a summer afternoon, simply minding his own business and enjoying a cool glass of pomegranate juice. A prowler hopped the fence at the back of his yard and approached him quickly with a big knife. Thinking quickly, my friend threw his frosted glass to the ground and grabbed at his utility belt for his trusty Star Trek phaser from circa 2342. The prowler gave up immediately and remained face down on the grass until the police arrived.
Alright, so a piece of TV memorabilia is cool as well as a good conversation piece, it's more personal than owning everything from a film set, it may pay off financially in the long run and could even save your life. It is a lossless situation. Get one.
