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Resident Evil 4 Props Go Up For Auction

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Resident Evil 4 comes out on September 10 and the next day some of the props from the movie will be auctioned off. Premiere Props is holding their September Auction Extravaganza on September 11 selling off over 750 movie props.

Hundreds of costumes and props from the 3D chapter of Screen Gems' Resident Evil: Afterlife are up for sale including knives, bombs and Alice's katana swords and hero wardrobe. Shown above is Resident Evil 4 Arcadia Pod estimated at $2,000-$3,000.

Other notable items in the sale include prop pistols Johnny Depp used in the movie Public Enemies, a baseball bat used in Inglourious Basterds and bikinis and bloody, torn costumes from Piranha 3D. Props from the recent romantic comedy Killers such as costumes worn by the stars Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl will be sold to benefit Katherine Heigl's chosen charities The Jason Debus Heigl Foundation and Dress for Success.

Props from older movies including Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Conan the Barbarian, Outlander, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves are also on the block. Check out the total catalog at Premiere Props.

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Most Coveted Items From The 'Lost' Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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When a television show ends there are a lot of props. Some get used for other shows but many get sold off. After ABC's television show "Lost" had its finale last spring, there were plenty of items that were suddenly no longer needed. Hollywood props and memorabilia auctioneer Profiles in History is helping ABC Studios to auction off costumes, props and various set pieces from the show in a massive two-day auction event at the the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport on August 21 and 22. Over 1,000 items are being auctioned off from costumes, to Volkswagen vans to pieces of Oceanic Flight 815 like the airplane chairs shown above. Our sister blog TV Squad rounded up the top ten most covetable items including Hurley's winning lottery ticket and Camaro and the 'Lost' finale script signed by the executive producers.

There has been some controversy over certain auction items and whether or not they were used on screen. The Prop Blog has been covering this topic extensively breaking down some of the terminology. A screen-used prop is one that appears and is seen clearly on screen. These props are most valuable. Other props can be "production-made" which means that they were made for the show but didn't necessarily appear on screen. These props are less valuable. Most valuable are the "hero props" which are scene specific. Other types of props include back-ups, stunt props and double props. If you are just buying for your own enjoyment you don't really need to know the difference, except to make sure you don't pay too much, but for later resale these distinctions are key.

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