Profiles in History Auction Item Sales List

Last month I covered the Profiles in History auction that was taking place online. You could have bid on an original Mac computer that was given to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry by Apple. I just got an email listing some of the other items that were available to bid and that others won.

There were some really cool items auctioned off, both from a historical significance and for those sci-fi and movie buffs. Check-out these items and the prices they went for in the auction.

• $141,600 – Original Amelia Earhart flight goggles worn during her historic 1932 solo transatlantic flight.
• $106,200 – Elvis Presley’s personal Martin D-28 guitar state-used in his final Las Vegas performance.
• $94,400 – Original hero screen-used T-800 Endoskeleton from T2 3-D:  Battle Across Time (Universal,1996)
• $88,500 – Full-scale screen-used Hero Bumblebee robot from Transformers.
• $82,600 – Original hero Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• $76,700 – Large-scale model of front section of Discovery ship from 2010.
• $76,700 – Full-scale Velociraptor maquette from Jurassic Park.
• $70,800 – Michael Jackson’s iconic illuminating glove worn on state during The Jackson’s Victory Tour.
• $70,800 – Archive of 1,300+ puppets and set pieces from Emilio and His Magical Bull.
• $70,800 – Walker Edminston archive of Time for Beany show puppets and memorabilia.
• $70,800 – Original full-scale T-800 endoskeleton from Terminator 3:  Rise of the Machines.
• $64,900 – Ooogie Boogie puppet from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• $57,500 – John Steed derby hat from The Avengers.
• $56,050 – Harrison Ford signature hero "Indiana Jones" bullwhip from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
• $53,100 – Stephen Boyd complete "Messala" charioteer costume from Ben-Hur.
• $47,200 – Full-size Predator display from Predator and Predator 2.
• $35,400 – Michael Jackson stage-worn Boyd Clopton design from "Going Back to Indiana" and other concerts.
• $35,400 – Christopher Reeve hero evil Superman suit from Superman III
• $47,200 – Astronaut Gus Grissom’s Worn Mercury Flight Suit"
• $14,160 – Neil Armstrong Baseball Cap Worn After Splash-Down And Recovery From The Historic Apollo 11 Mission To The Moon III
• $8,260 – Early Production Apple Macintosh 128 Computer Given To Gene Roddenberry by Apple Computer
• $4,425 – Megan Fox’s Hero Motorcycle Airbrushing Costume Worn as "Mikaela Banes" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• $4,130 – Megan Fox’s Hero Black Leather Motorcycle Costume Worn as "Mikaela Banes" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The next time you’ve got some spare cash sitting around the house and you want to grab a piece of American history, be sure and look for the next Profiles in History auction online.

Note: I’ve bolded the items above that are shown in the image with this post.

Image: Used with Permission from Mark Kruskol MJK Public Relations