Han Solo Blaster: 2025 Studio auctions / Goldin auctions
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Wait, now they're acknowledging that the previous blaster was assembled from non-original parts? Isn't that an admission that opens them up to get sued for selling the first one as original? Or is this one being sold by somebody other then Bapty?
If you know.. you know. It’s one of the details FM intentionally left off from my replica when recreating his..
Did you just have a stroke? do you need medical attention
on a serious note, I'd also like to hear from Todd
Studio Auctions was founded specifically to stock fake props in order to rip off unsuspecting fans and the idle rich.
Unfortunately, people will inevitably fall for these things, wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars on obvious forgeries, and lining the pockets of people who are an embarrassment to the hobby at best, and full-on criminals and psychopaths at worst.
I, for one, would like to see these frauds take a coach-class flight back to Scamsterdam.
Unfortunately, people will inevitably fall for these things, wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars on obvious forgeries, and lining the pockets of people who are an embarrassment to the hobby at best, and full-on criminals and psychopaths at worst.
I, for one, would like to see these frauds take a coach-class flight back to Scamsterdam.
The grill is also mounted too high, if it’s even mounted at all. Looks like it’s just put in place for the pictures.
Safety lever has the hole through it.
And what’s with the tiny spacers under the crossbar?
JMSupp
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I'm constantly amazed at how badly some auctions handle publicity. Dropping a press release of a purportedly $2.5 million dollar prop with photos taken inside someone's kitchen is not a good look, regardless of what comes after. It could have impeccable provenance, but at an initial glance, the carelessness of how it's being presented doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Goldin Studio Auctions not having any more info on their website other than a promo shot also makes me feel like someone dropped the ball.
Add to that, it's not clear from the auction companies websites when the auction actually is. Goldin and Studio Auction say June sometime, while the MSN article says May 10th, and RobbReport says pre-bidding starts May 10th, and the auction on June 28th. I would think that it'd be more important to have the company's own website have the dates, rather than a paid press release article. Note that I'm NOT a marketing expert, so they may be a perfectly reasonable reason for this, but I'll be darned if I can think of one besides carelessness.
If they are handling the press release of a million dollar prop the badly, what else might they be missing?
From the MSN article: Roger Christian said: “I have seen several purported Han Solo Blasters over the years which I could not authenticate. This is the first blaster I have seen that is consistent with the features of my original and with documentation to back it up which bears the serial number on this Mauser.”
This implies that there is a serial number record of some sort tying this to the production. I'd be interested to see what the proof of that actually says. Christian doesn't outright say that this one is authentic, just that it's consistent with the documentation. That's an important caveat, and a safe way of not answering the important question, saying if it is authentic or not. I'm not going to judge him on that non-answer, I'd probably say the same thing under certain contexts.
I'll do a deeper dive into the blaster itself, but at first glance, "I have a bad feeling about this"...
Add to that, it's not clear from the auction companies websites when the auction actually is. Goldin and Studio Auction say June sometime, while the MSN article says May 10th, and RobbReport says pre-bidding starts May 10th, and the auction on June 28th. I would think that it'd be more important to have the company's own website have the dates, rather than a paid press release article. Note that I'm NOT a marketing expert, so they may be a perfectly reasonable reason for this, but I'll be darned if I can think of one besides carelessness.
If they are handling the press release of a million dollar prop the badly, what else might they be missing?
From the MSN article: Roger Christian said: “I have seen several purported Han Solo Blasters over the years which I could not authenticate. This is the first blaster I have seen that is consistent with the features of my original and with documentation to back it up which bears the serial number on this Mauser.”
This implies that there is a serial number record of some sort tying this to the production. I'd be interested to see what the proof of that actually says. Christian doesn't outright say that this one is authentic, just that it's consistent with the documentation. That's an important caveat, and a safe way of not answering the important question, saying if it is authentic or not. I'm not going to judge him on that non-answer, I'd probably say the same thing under certain contexts.
I'll do a deeper dive into the blaster itself, but at first glance, "I have a bad feeling about this"...
I thought all the firearms were returned to bapty and dismantled?
PVmodels
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Hey guys. I’m not sure those pictures that accompanied the MSN article were of the blaster being auctioned. I searched for that Mauser serial number and came up with this.
www.icollector.com
Although it does say it may have been converted to a prop to shoot blanks. $1200. That would be a nice profit if this is the one for auction.
Might want to screenshot that auction before it disappears.
Early Transitional Lg Ring Hammer Mauser C96 Pistol
Early Transitional Lg Ring Hammer Mauser C96 Pistol - Carol Watson's Orange Coast Auctions
www.icollector.com
Although it does say it may have been converted to a prop to shoot blanks. $1200. That would be a nice profit if this is the one for auction.
Might want to screenshot that auction before it disappears.
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Yep.
And the fact of the matter is that Roger Christian is not a reliable source for anything.
"Grifter" might not be too harsh a word, frankly.
ghostryder
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(pretends to be shocked)
It's both fun and satisying to see these egomaniacs get more and more brazen, and thus make their scammery more and more obvious.
Studio Auctions has been on my list for quite some time, what with all those phasers and other forgeries, as well as their propping up the dementia-addled Nichelle Nichols to shill for them.
The lowest of the low.
ghostryder
Legendary Member
Don't get me started on their Top Gun flightsuit. The American flag patch on the left and the VF-1 on the right are production authentic. The all-embroidered ones on the opposite sides are the ones shown on the flightsuit hawked on the Today show:
Rexermus
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And that's more than enough for me to know this isn't an original ANH DL-44, and I don't even know a lot of the details like other members of the forum but I do not trust Roger Christian one bit
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