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Title: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on January 04, 2023, 02:33:30 AM
Part of the old "Grand Game" Sign from TPiR ($ and Game. No Grand):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275596031800?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LM8WOiLoT_u&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Guest Check Prop from a 90s TPiR Showcase Skit with Gina Lee Nolin:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265922272910?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cSuFgTKBQR2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Set of Podiums from MTV's Wild N Out:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255784859198?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vR1V8zbuRey&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Sealed 1998 Mattel Branded copy of Wheel of Fortune Home Game (contents identical to Tyco Versions but I never knew if they sourced new content for puzzles or not for this short lived version):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224976244233?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Ai0UhFo-Qaa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Script and Notes from "Secrets of The Cryptkeeper's Haunted House"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255733491286?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6XM5MsrQSnC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I also cannot believe how much copies of the Classic Concentration home game are going for. Pre-owned copies are fetching an average of $45. I think I have 3 copies and never paid more than $10 for one. I used to see them everywhere in thrift/antique stores for about $10......
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: gamed121683 on January 04, 2023, 10:14:03 AM
How much you want to bet me that Bob Boden is eyeing the top two items on the above list?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: chrisholland03 on January 04, 2023, 10:40:26 AM
How much you want to bet me that Bob Boden is eyeing the top two items on the above list?

I'd wager that he has already passed on them, for various reasons.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MSTieScott on January 04, 2023, 10:45:01 AM
I'm amused by the first sentence in the description for the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House notes and drawings:

Quote
WOW!!!!! You want this.

I'm going to try that the next time I pitch something.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on January 04, 2023, 11:40:56 AM
How much you want to bet me that Bob Boden is eyeing the top two items on the above list?

Regarding the Grand Game Sign, I would say there might be a chance, if it was the complete sign and they didn't do that sloppy retrofit years ago with the logo before the full refurbishment.

Also, $10,000 is pretty steep. I get that it's one of a kind but still.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Clay Zambo on January 04, 2023, 12:45:19 PM
How much you want to bet me that Bob Boden is eyeing the top two items on the above list?

I would have bet more that he was the seller! Not that he’d want to sell, but that he already owned this.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on January 05, 2023, 10:06:40 AM
Rummaging through eBay a few nights ago, I saw someone selling cards from Card Sharks '01. They are attempting to get $199.99 per card. I wish them luck with that.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on January 05, 2023, 11:30:49 AM
Rummaging through eBay a few nights ago, I saw someone selling cards from Card Sharks '01. They are attempting to get $199.99 per card. I wish them luck with that.

Currently on sale for $159.99. What a steal! 😆

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569658994?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I understand that someone would probably pay that price for one being so rare, but I would personally have to get more than just 1 card for that price point.

I own, what I think, is the art card they used for the logo on TPiR in the 80s that they used for the "contestants not appearing on stage" audience pan  and I think I paid $40.

I've also got a few other props and don't recall ever paying over $50. I think I snagged an envelope from WoF for $15.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BrandonFG on January 05, 2023, 11:56:28 AM
I wouldn’t drop three figures for one card from the Perry or Eubanks/Rafferty versions, let alone a far inferior reboot. And I say this as someone who was mesmerized by those cards as a child.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 05, 2023, 01:00:33 PM
He appears to only have two cards.  What a shame.  I was really hoping to pay $8,319.48 for an entire set.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on January 06, 2023, 07:39:23 PM
Seller with CS cards claims this is from TPiR:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569659011?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

They also have something they claim is an "Audience Card" which is foam backed but it is small:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569793147?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MSTieScott on January 06, 2023, 09:17:43 PM
Seller with CS cards claims this is from TPiR:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569659011?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Not unless the show did a '60s skit one day. The TPIR daisy always has six petals and is symmetrical, especially since the season 36 set remodel.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on January 06, 2023, 09:51:19 PM
Seller with CS cards claims this is from TPiR:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569659011?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Not unless the show did a '60s skit one day. The TPIR daisy always has six petals and is symmetrical, especially since the season 36 set remodel.

Yeah, I knew it wasn't their regular shape, but I thought they had a 60s or 70s day in the Drew era? I thought I remembered Hippie costumes for some reason. Could be wrong.
Could have been a Showcase Skit before that Era also. Hard to tell.

Either way, nothing of this item is notable or recognizable to fetch that price. It has no significance that screams TPiR Prop.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: TimK2003 on January 06, 2023, 10:27:55 PM
Seller with CS cards claims this is from TPiR:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569659011?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9DJesE5gSzG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Not unless the show did a '60s skit one day. The TPIR daisy always has six petals and is symmetrical, especially since the season 36 set remodel.

Seller would have better success if he said it came off the wall of the 1960's Dating Game!
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Stackertosh on January 22, 2023, 11:19:17 AM
Meghan Markle Deal or No Deal Briefcase.
 


https://www.ebay.com/itm/285112903982?hash=item42620da92e:g:8OcAAOSw0gRjvcvT
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BrandonFG on January 30, 2023, 07:12:46 PM
All New LMAD press kit (https://www.ebay.com/itm/255865569799?hash=item3b92c6c207:g:tf8AAOSwtSNjIioY&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4H13GQkA2wwbxPXjU%2FKS4FVLvnvvK8Wf3hLYbnWfB91kifV%2BIGmL5VXLx9ZZ9eBQsilUSg6JGeP5oMRTclQ6aFfiYVjHryka%2B9XsA1qcLyUXp6yKP8UI3ZGWiAyfrboNpUiF2frzORscfOAqakbiVTfnf1ekR%2F4y%2FQ1ojmEcrMbXAunREJS9g29ofGdExC%2B1WaBaHJT4lAwcfIZqWLa4nsmQa9em5rHhmr9Cl4%2FDmTv6hi8r5SicIV5f3q%2BNVP%2Fn23ApGiFQ%2F6dO6kyDEku%2Bcp5XCB%2BLWN1yp8Zvyod%2BlS0O%7Ctkp%3ABFBM-P200sBh) from the 1984 reboot. Includes promotional photos, ads, and music reels with the show's theme song and promo music.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Kniwt on February 06, 2023, 10:02:25 PM
This one just closed, but might still be of interest. "1979 HOT FOOT STARRING MONTY HALL TICKET CBS STUDIOS"

"Hot Foot"?

(https://i.imgur.com/vMu8gSf.jpg)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203540293426
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BillCullen1 on February 07, 2023, 01:02:07 PM
Maybe the Winker will release the pilot for this one. I'm certainly curious.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Adam Nedeff on February 07, 2023, 04:26:40 PM
I truly know nothing about this pilot, but I'd be willing to bet money that this is a photo of it.
 (https://dowr580i1gdmf.cloudfront.net/0/6/1/7/0617_0044__20151022155856.jpg?Expires=1675805199&Signature=fWgMQVk-zM4Vb90Go-Y2~R4myy4r~3Ud1HWcWhIEnn8k8hzn5VEel7vJJIf0y-Bk2KhklF6sk~PMYZ1NK50AeAhn~KsAxP-ZpY2WCcN1WuwX1kduxnOrYJrKsS30hSsdViOEfhPdWwtRTkzki1vAWHB4ZYvB1QJvGTnISSRqCA3C3jaOPD5OxBVUkm4bB0jr~JsEwnB9KlwmEs1ELTaSD8BLGO1LJUdB3ZrK4w3y15G2~yx6Ms-xEtKMNM6BTCKbIM4qOd8VDkIcy6iEB5Hm5rNGS13x3t97Q-Bt3Cj8jBwMg6ZqejLy2Ucc3uiPqG8MAWpe7gcdvQzy-m9j1va5fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIW54XVLPFW7CE7OA)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: clemon79 on February 07, 2023, 04:44:15 PM
Seller would have better success if he said it came off the wall of the 1960's Dating Game!

Seller knows they're much more likely to find a sucker buyer by claiming it's from TPiR.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on February 07, 2023, 04:50:58 PM
Another Sony ECM-51 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/175602995420?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180816085401%26meid%3D86f38133a36e4a2e8058b7adae954747%26pid%3D100970%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D175602995420%26itm%3D175602995420%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DSony&_trksid=p2380057.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci%3A6187f753-a731-11ed-9c15-a2627928910e%7Cparentrq%3A2ddb7e741860a9d963610d92fffd5f32%7Ciid%3A1) has cropped up on eBay, today on $ale of the Century it's yours for only $999.99 plus shipping and handling.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: PYLdude on February 07, 2023, 06:02:11 PM
I truly know nothing about this pilot, but I'd be willing to bet money that this is a photo of it.
 (https://dowr580i1gdmf.cloudfront.net/0/6/1/7/0617_0044__20151022155856.jpg?Expires=1675805199&Signature=fWgMQVk-zM4Vb90Go-Y2~R4myy4r~3Ud1HWcWhIEnn8k8hzn5VEel7vJJIf0y-Bk2KhklF6sk~PMYZ1NK50AeAhn~KsAxP-ZpY2WCcN1WuwX1kduxnOrYJrKsS30hSsdViOEfhPdWwtRTkzki1vAWHB4ZYvB1QJvGTnISSRqCA3C3jaOPD5OxBVUkm4bB0jr~JsEwnB9KlwmEs1ELTaSD8BLGO1LJUdB3ZrK4w3y15G2~yx6Ms-xEtKMNM6BTCKbIM4qOd8VDkIcy6iEB5Hm5rNGS13x3t97Q-Bt3Cj8jBwMg6ZqejLy2Ucc3uiPqG8MAWpe7gcdvQzy-m9j1va5fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIW54XVLPFW7CE7OA)

Who has the poofier do, Weezie or Leno?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: chrisholland03 on February 07, 2023, 06:24:11 PM
I truly know nothing about this pilot, but I'd be willing to bet money that this is a photo of it.
 (https://dowr580i1gdmf.cloudfront.net/0/6/1/7/0617_0044__20151022155856.jpg?Expires=1675805199&Signature=fWgMQVk-zM4Vb90Go-Y2~R4myy4r~3Ud1HWcWhIEnn8k8hzn5VEel7vJJIf0y-Bk2KhklF6sk~PMYZ1NK50AeAhn~KsAxP-ZpY2WCcN1WuwX1kduxnOrYJrKsS30hSsdViOEfhPdWwtRTkzki1vAWHB4ZYvB1QJvGTnISSRqCA3C3jaOPD5OxBVUkm4bB0jr~JsEwnB9KlwmEs1ELTaSD8BLGO1LJUdB3ZrK4w3y15G2~yx6Ms-xEtKMNM6BTCKbIM4qOd8VDkIcy6iEB5Hm5rNGS13x3t97Q-Bt3Cj8jBwMg6ZqejLy2Ucc3uiPqG8MAWpe7gcdvQzy-m9j1va5fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIW54XVLPFW7CE7OA)

Taped in 43 according to the TV City log.  I'd be remiss if I didn't call out 'Co-Ed Fever'.

(https://i.imgur.com/65egutj.jpg)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BrandonFG on February 07, 2023, 06:42:39 PM
This sounds like a question for the Eyes of a Generation Facebook page…

EDIT: not to start another mystery show thread, but anyone know what Broadcast Babies was?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: TimK2003 on February 07, 2023, 07:07:04 PM
I wonder if Hot Foot was one of the shows in the running for the timeslot that Whew! ultimately got?   It's around the right timeline.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BillCullen1 on February 07, 2023, 07:47:56 PM
I truly know nothing about this pilot, but I'd be willing to bet money that this is a photo of it.
 (https://dowr580i1gdmf.cloudfront.net/0/6/1/7/0617_0044__20151022155856.jpg?Expires=1675805199&Signature=fWgMQVk-zM4Vb90Go-Y2~R4myy4r~3Ud1HWcWhIEnn8k8hzn5VEel7vJJIf0y-Bk2KhklF6sk~PMYZ1NK50AeAhn~KsAxP-ZpY2WCcN1WuwX1kduxnOrYJrKsS30hSsdViOEfhPdWwtRTkzki1vAWHB4ZYvB1QJvGTnISSRqCA3C3jaOPD5OxBVUkm4bB0jr~JsEwnB9KlwmEs1ELTaSD8BLGO1LJUdB3ZrK4w3y15G2~yx6Ms-xEtKMNM6BTCKbIM4qOd8VDkIcy6iEB5Hm5rNGS13x3t97Q-Bt3Cj8jBwMg6ZqejLy2Ucc3uiPqG8MAWpe7gcdvQzy-m9j1va5fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIW54XVLPFW7CE7OA)


Who has the poofier do, Weezie or Leno?

Close call, but I'll go with Leno. Looks like we also have Paul Lynde and (maybe) Loni Anderson. Now my curiosity has peaked.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Otm Shank on February 07, 2023, 07:58:24 PM
I truly know nothing about this pilot, but I'd be willing to bet money that this is a photo of it.
 (https://dowr580i1gdmf.cloudfront.net/0/6/1/7/0617_0044__20151022155856.jpg?Expires=1675805199&Signature=fWgMQVk-zM4Vb90Go-Y2~R4myy4r~3Ud1HWcWhIEnn8k8hzn5VEel7vJJIf0y-Bk2KhklF6sk~PMYZ1NK50AeAhn~KsAxP-ZpY2WCcN1WuwX1kduxnOrYJrKsS30hSsdViOEfhPdWwtRTkzki1vAWHB4ZYvB1QJvGTnISSRqCA3C3jaOPD5OxBVUkm4bB0jr~JsEwnB9KlwmEs1ELTaSD8BLGO1LJUdB3ZrK4w3y15G2~yx6Ms-xEtKMNM6BTCKbIM4qOd8VDkIcy6iEB5Hm5rNGS13x3t97Q-Bt3Cj8jBwMg6ZqejLy2Ucc3uiPqG8MAWpe7gcdvQzy-m9j1va5fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIW54XVLPFW7CE7OA)

Even more if you consider the background appears to show the toes of said Hot Foot
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: snowpeck on February 07, 2023, 08:08:12 PM
This sounds like a question for the Eyes of a Generation Facebook page…

EDIT: not to start another mystery show thread, but anyone know what Broadcast Babies was?
From what I could find, it was an unsold pilot set behind the scenes of a 1940s radio show. Not sure if it was comedy or drama.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Bob Zager on March 22, 2023, 01:48:21 PM
Here are a couple of pennants from Almost Anything Goes:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394347691444?hash=item5bd0f43db4:g:c18AAOSw9dNjfosA&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8PcbZ05%2F3H%2BSGFlI876asFRawXJcnJMfi0ENx7GHQ3Etmkjj1qnscFSmCdpPJTSjyKzMfZ1gEX%2BkktPleb%2FtIxHTNXvMQnrapS0R%2BusCm1Qa4OxfDhj9EhKWde0UqAc0CevSmRIRLr6csD0H7v9yhb%2B2Gxp4HIcTx6FVNl5gS5nZzED0Nu5mMA7uVkuKdaz6acdAQzrHrH8CF9GmM%2FPDwgLU6eUdzfzECXVy1fplwAG3XPHv0y77819%2Fa6x1Fby%2FJhK4kKV11%2F43izMAk6hQNbMzqeH02rlVPK%2Bb429hU9qsjxJSbCLPekaSezjWe38XmA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5CfyqbhYQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334200507323?hash=item4dcfe70bbb:g:~~kAAOSwBOZhfWxq&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAwOyIi62f31331dTXV3EpOkggw2Gd94kTItZcj2YEEbl6gxvhxi2%2BZiSWEpQypOn9jl8Xplri73D4nibY8iZvCsldJX2jjlCce2HorHxZGXdp81X2uEqmpEQVy9eXfRwdUiaYyTrBrlGcWhHEk9sPgdeHb8VM%2FZ%2FSh7MhJ73S%2FAIPl0SvgFDrwbImZ4LkPmvHp1ZK5Vr1bioicFIxk5V1aytiUopm3crso3KpknOTw8no1Y4F7zpws1VvqzPrTqMX6g%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5CfyqbhYQ

Boy, I have a pennant from the original Supermarket Sweep series. I don't recall how much I paid for it years ago, but certainly not as high as these!!
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: tvmitch on April 04, 2023, 05:44:33 AM
Posted without comment: Bob Barker's ECM-51...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145015039625
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Joe Mello on April 04, 2023, 09:59:01 AM
Posted without comment: Bob Barker's ECM-51...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145015039625
I can at least appreciate that the current bid ends in "01"
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 04, 2023, 12:07:25 PM
Posted without comment: Bob Barker's ECM-51...

OK, I'll comment.

"As the story goes"?  That's how you begin a story you're not quite sure about.  Couldn't Rich Fields have been a little more direct (and even a little more personal) about the microphone owned by Rich Fields that Rich Fields is selling?  This third-person description gives off a weird vibe.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Kevin Prather on April 04, 2023, 01:46:22 PM
Posted without comment: Bob Barker's ECM-51...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145015039625

When Barker's mid-90s mic went up for sale, it came with a handwritten note from Barker as provenance. All this mic comes with is Rich Fields' third-person say-so, as Matt has already pointed out.

I wonder how many ECM-51s Barker burned through in twenty years, and what the likelihood is that he would have kept one of them anyway. They were probably the property of CBS or of Television City, were they not?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: colonial on April 04, 2023, 02:37:22 PM
The description reads like it was written by someone learning English through Duolingo. For someone trying to explain the microphone in a personal, heartfelt matter, you would think the message would be, well, personal and heartfelt.

As the peanut gallery has already mentioned, I need far more evidence that this is genuine outside of "Rich Fields says so."


Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on April 04, 2023, 03:57:06 PM
I'm sure Rich is hard up for cash after being fired after making racist comments on-air in Tampa. (https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/2/16/gone-in-tampa)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MikeK on April 04, 2023, 04:54:03 PM
The description reads like it was written by someone learning English through Duolingo. For someone trying to explain the microphone in a personal, heartfelt matter, you would think the message would be, well, personal and heartfelt.

As the peanut gallery has already mentioned, I need far more evidence that this is genuine outside of "Rich Fields says so."
I mentioned this to friends.  There has to be some sort of note from Bob or other provenance.  I compared it to football jerseys, where people can prove they were worn in games based on stains, repairs, or alterations.  $5000+ based on Rich Fields' word is a hefty price to pay.

(joke about proving the mic's provenance through stains here)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 04, 2023, 05:53:00 PM
Not a game show, but delightfully game show adjacent, a script for a 1963 pilot that would have been a revival of the spoof series It Pays to be Ignorant.  Jim Backus is your host.  With a panel consisting of Frank Fontaine, Phyllis Diller and Irwin Corey, plus guest star Rip Taylor, it seems unlikely that they were going for subtlety here.  Hundred bucks seems like a lot, though

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334814929506
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: calliaume on April 04, 2023, 10:13:57 PM
Not a game show, but delightfully game show adjacent, a script for a 1963 pilot that would have been a revival of the spoof series It Pays to be Ignorant.  Jim Backus is your host.  With a panel consisting of Frank Fontaine, Phyllis Diller and Irwin Corey, plus guest star Rip Taylor, it seems unlikely that they were going for subtlety here.  Hundred bucks seems like a lot, though

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334814929506
I had no idea scripts went for so much. I'll have to dig up my signed script from the Disney series So Weird I have buried somewhere.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: clemon79 on April 05, 2023, 05:39:57 PM
I'm sure Rich is hard up for cash after being fired after making racist comments on-air in Tampa. (https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/2/16/gone-in-tampa)

He got fired for saying racist shit on the air and then works the phrase "manifest destiny" into the title of his stump speech?

You can't make this stuff up, folks.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: WarioBarker on April 05, 2023, 05:56:23 PM
Not a game show, but delightfully game show adjacent, a script for a 1963 pilot that would have been a revival of the spoof series It Pays to be Ignorant.
The script cover lists a tapedate of 2/24/63 and the Elysee Theatre as the filming location.

Variety blurbs indicate this was shot for ABC, but don't seem to mention Corey or Backus.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on April 05, 2023, 05:58:27 PM
He got fired for saying racist shit on the air and then works the phrase "manifest destiny" into the title of his stump speech?

You can't make this stuff up, folks.

Nobody ever accused him of being smart. ISTR that the official reason he was let go from Price was that he was being "an idiot".
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: JasonA1 on April 05, 2023, 06:04:42 PM
ISTR that the official reason he was let go from Price was that he was being "an idiot".

In fairness, let's be clear: the show did not release a statement saying as much, right? Given that a lot of people online (not you) lack comprehension in connecting the dots with posts like these, you're more or less saying that's the "word on the street"?

-Jason
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: cmjb13 on April 05, 2023, 07:18:29 PM
ISTR that the official reason he was let go from Price was that he was being "an idiot".

In fairness, let's be clear: the show did not release a statement saying as much, right? Given that a lot of people online (not you) lack comprehension in connecting the dots with posts like these, you're more or less saying that's the "word on the street"?

-Jason

I was told from a reliable source years ago that one of the things he was doing was taking people to Barker’s house like a tourist stop.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on April 05, 2023, 07:49:12 PM
ISTR that the official reason he was let go from Price was that he was being "an idiot".

In fairness, let's be clear: the show did not release a statement saying as much, right? Given that a lot of people online (not you) lack comprehension in connecting the dots with posts like these, you're more or less saying that's the "word on the street"?

-Jason

That is exactly right. The show didn't release a statement to that effect. This is as far as I know an unconfirmed rumour, so take from that what you will, but I have heard the same reasoning given by more than one reliable source over the years.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: SuperMatch93 on April 05, 2023, 10:38:13 PM
I've also heard rumors that he broke into CBS on multiple occasions, did that play into his firing?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Casey on April 06, 2023, 11:23:06 AM
I've also heard rumors that he broke into CBS on multiple occasions, did that play into his firing?
It's not so much a rumor when he flat out said it on his podcast several times...  Although I think "snuck in" is probably more apt a description.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: SuperMatch93 on April 06, 2023, 12:41:29 PM
I've also heard rumors that he broke into CBS on multiple occasions, did that play into his firing?
It's not so much a rumor when he flat out said it on his podcast several times...  Although I think "snuck in" is probably more apt a description.

Ah I see, I didn't know he was the source for that.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: mmb5 on April 06, 2023, 06:47:22 PM
I've also heard rumors that he broke into CBS on multiple occasions, did that play into his firing?
It's not so much a rumor when he flat out said it on his podcast several times...  Although I think "snuck in" is probably more apt a description.
Anybody care to elaborate?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 07, 2023, 12:52:35 PM
Great picture of Steve Allen from when he takes over I've Got a Secret in 1964.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394553619002
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Bob Zager on April 07, 2023, 01:38:19 PM
Great picture of Steve Allen from when he takes over I've Got a Secret in 1964.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394553619002

Gee, when I click the link, Matt, Steve Allen looks just like Dick Clark.  The information about the season premiere of IGAS is consistent, though!  Ha! Ha! Ha!
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Otm Shank on April 07, 2023, 01:59:23 PM
About 5 separate auctions for negatives and prints of Holly Hallstrom and (for an additional fee) copyright transfer. One that especially caught my eye:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/385523993698

Also in the auction are several photos of Lisa Donovan.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Neumms on April 12, 2023, 01:56:37 AM
Great picture of Steve Allen from when he takes over I've Got a Secret in 1964.

Steverino’s hairpiece only went downhill from there.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: cmjb13 on April 20, 2023, 04:26:21 PM
Rich Fields is starting to sell some other memorabilia.

His TPIR prop showcase book got a hint over $100, so I’m not sure how far the proceeds of the sale are going.

When he starts listing some important items (if he has them), then we’ll likely know that times are very tough. I don’t think he’s going to part with some of his items unless he absolutely has to.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Stackertosh on April 24, 2023, 01:55:05 PM
Mini Price is Right wheel anyone?



https://www.ebay.com/itm/195712547886?hash=item2d91607c2e:g:UroAAOSw1S5kPDRp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DYO2g4Nz8QZWt8Ne2alhameOeivRKJJVi%2BsjmID9PACajdHF81aIIOU9bcTFWsOosaUqZ7hbiP9IcrK6ohUfugvpO6EumSXPrbSJ8UiDc1c2cAcZ%2BNFxkgu8ELUL96DxvpPkYr4EJeYROio0ccYIyDkwzq1rk7fBMQbIUnvDwuzep53kK3lR8Apn%2BImsnXkBSwdSG%2FxKw3BP6lAvuuQz%2BHugTJ4Y9z5pCEZVEQhOo%2BIznWOf05cB19zI3IFjmr1d7xSmbkN%2BDMq%2BJ7HmPkKBKiLFIAOOJX7w1PfENstTwtC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5TdmMb2YQ
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: TLEberle on April 24, 2023, 02:14:38 PM
I think IKEA sells 20 wedge prize wheels, though what you save in the price you lose in verity. (Also you could just as easily buy the deluxe electronic game.

I could see it being useful for a charity night or a county fair booth but this is just begging to be kicked to Andromeda by the IP holders.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: clemon79 on April 24, 2023, 02:37:11 PM
Same person does custom 3x3x3 cubes with Nintendo's IP all over them. Clearly doesn't give two tin ones about copyright. I was curious so I sent a message asking how they produce their labels (are they actually proper dye sub on vinyl, or are they just running labels through a laser printer?) and what blank cubes they are using (for $33 per they could be using decent budget speed cubes, but I bet they aren't) but I don't expect a reply.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 24, 2023, 03:12:55 PM
I don't know which amuses me more:  That this item already has a $500 bid attached to it, or that Rich Fields needed a cue card to remember to say "COME ON DOWN!"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145049113539
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Adam Nedeff on April 24, 2023, 03:21:19 PM
I don't know which amuses me more:  That this item already has a $500 bid attached to it, or that Rich Fields needed a cue card to remember to say "COME ON DOWN!"
Quote from an anonymous Goodson-Todman staffer: "Allen Ludden and I got along great. We never had a cross word and I liked him a lot. But I really must tell you in all honesty...at ABC, we had to make a cue card for him that said I'M ALLEN LUDDEN."
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: WhammyPower on April 24, 2023, 03:53:17 PM
I think IKEA sells 20 wedge prize wheels, though what you save in the price you lose in verity.
Not anymore.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on April 24, 2023, 08:10:27 PM
The Ikea prize wheel is 24 spaces, better suited for your Wheel of Fortune or Match Game endeavors.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: clemon79 on April 25, 2023, 04:44:31 PM
Same person does custom 3x3x3 cubes with Nintendo's IP all over them. Clearly doesn't give two tin ones about copyright. I was curious so I sent a message asking how they produce their labels (are they actually proper dye sub on vinyl, or are they just running labels through a laser printer?) and what blank cubes they are using (for $33 per they could be using decent budget speed cubes, but I bet they aren't) but I don't expect a reply.

I actually got a reply. :)

They're printing on glossy sticker paper and using "real Rubik's cubes" although I strongly suspect they thought that's what I wanted to hear when in fact as a potential customer (no, of course I'm not actually a potential customer) that's the LAST thing I would want to hear. In other words, for $34, they're complete garbage. Fine for putting on a shelf as a display piece, and that's it.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on April 26, 2023, 12:29:31 AM
Mini Price is Right wheel anyone?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195712547886?hash=item2d91607c2e:g:UroAAOSw1S5kPDRp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DYO2g4Nz8QZWt8Ne2alhameOeivRKJJVi%2BsjmID9PACajdHF81aIIOU9bcTFWsOosaUqZ7hbiP9IcrK6ohUfugvpO6EumSXPrbSJ8UiDc1c2cAcZ%2BNFxkgu8ELUL96DxvpPkYr4EJeYROio0ccYIyDkwzq1rk7fBMQbIUnvDwuzep53kK3lR8Apn%2BImsnXkBSwdSG%2FxKw3BP6lAvuuQz%2BHugTJ4Y9z5pCEZVEQhOo%2BIznWOf05cB19zI3IFjmr1d7xSmbkN%2BDMq%2BJ7HmPkKBKiLFIAOOJX7w1PfENstTwtC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5TdmMb2YQ

The coveted GSF bump: Seller raised their prices $10 since yesterday.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Strikerz04 on April 26, 2023, 01:56:11 PM
Mini Price is Right wheel anyone?



https://www.ebay.com/itm/195712547886?hash=item2d91607c2e:g:UroAAOSw1S5kPDRp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DYO2g4Nz8QZWt8Ne2alhameOeivRKJJVi%2BsjmID9PACajdHF81aIIOU9bcTFWsOosaUqZ7hbiP9IcrK6ohUfugvpO6EumSXPrbSJ8UiDc1c2cAcZ%2BNFxkgu8ELUL96DxvpPkYr4EJeYROio0ccYIyDkwzq1rk7fBMQbIUnvDwuzep53kK3lR8Apn%2BImsnXkBSwdSG%2FxKw3BP6lAvuuQz%2BHugTJ4Y9z5pCEZVEQhOo%2BIznWOf05cB19zI3IFjmr1d7xSmbkN%2BDMq%2BJ7HmPkKBKiLFIAOOJX7w1PfENstTwtC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5TdmMb2YQ (https://www.ebay.com/itm/195712547886?hash=item2d91607c2e:g:UroAAOSw1S5kPDRp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DYO2g4Nz8QZWt8Ne2alhameOeivRKJJVi%2BsjmID9PACajdHF81aIIOU9bcTFWsOosaUqZ7hbiP9IcrK6ohUfugvpO6EumSXPrbSJ8UiDc1c2cAcZ%2BNFxkgu8ELUL96DxvpPkYr4EJeYROio0ccYIyDkwzq1rk7fBMQbIUnvDwuzep53kK3lR8Apn%2BImsnXkBSwdSG%2FxKw3BP6lAvuuQz%2BHugTJ4Y9z5pCEZVEQhOo%2BIznWOf05cB19zI3IFjmr1d7xSmbkN%2BDMq%2BJ7HmPkKBKiLFIAOOJX7w1PfENstTwtC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5TdmMb2YQ)


I got the "Wheel" version from their Etsy Page (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1422403604/80s-90s-era-wheel-of-fortune-board-game?click_key=ce5be014b452fba12b9e31adb3ea20e5debe5c54%3A1422403604&click_sum=82811ae7&ref=shop_home_recs_1&frs=1&crt=1), and convinced them to get a $1250 space added (but didn't get a $1500, oddly)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on April 26, 2023, 02:49:26 PM
I'm the one who started all the classic wedge business with her WOF wheels. We had lots of back-and-forth about the '90s era wheels. In the main image you see on the page, with the Round 4 wheel and the various wedges below, I personally created the "Free Spin on blue" wedge, "Double Play on blue/pink" wedges, and the generic "PRIZE" wedges.

Matter of fact, I'm certain I now own the wheels you see in those images.

I also inspired the creation of the bonus round wheel with the mini-envelopes. They're like an inch across and it's too damn cute.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: TLEberle on April 26, 2023, 03:46:02 PM
There is a part of me that would love to put together a stack of wedges to create a mishmash of the daytime show with someparts of the syndicated run. The problem is I don’t really have people to play with.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Adam Nedeff on April 26, 2023, 05:22:08 PM
There is a part of me that would love to put together a stack of wedges to create a mishmash of the daytime show with someparts of the syndicated run.
This is exactly what I did when I treated myself to a living room-size wheel for my birthday a few years ago. The basic layout is the same as the 1986 Deluxe Edition, and the gent who built it for me was nice enough to include a template for making add-on wedges. I made $800, $900, $1000, $1250, $1500, $2000, $2500, $3500, and $5000. Sometimes I mash them up, but for first-timers at the apartment, it's fun to break out the wheel and ask "Daytime or Nighttime?"

"....Does it make a difference?"
"OF COURSE it makes a difference."
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: CJBojangles on April 26, 2023, 05:50:46 PM
Mini Price is Right wheel anyone?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195712547886?hash=item2d91607c2e:g:UroAAOSw1S5kPDRp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DYO2g4Nz8QZWt8Ne2alhameOeivRKJJVi%2BsjmID9PACajdHF81aIIOU9bcTFWsOosaUqZ7hbiP9IcrK6ohUfugvpO6EumSXPrbSJ8UiDc1c2cAcZ%2BNFxkgu8ELUL96DxvpPkYr4EJeYROio0ccYIyDkwzq1rk7fBMQbIUnvDwuzep53kK3lR8Apn%2BImsnXkBSwdSG%2FxKw3BP6lAvuuQz%2BHugTJ4Y9z5pCEZVEQhOo%2BIznWOf05cB19zI3IFjmr1d7xSmbkN%2BDMq%2BJ7HmPkKBKiLFIAOOJX7w1PfENstTwtC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5TdmMb2YQ

The coveted GSF bump: Seller raised their prices $10 since yesterday.

Hey look at that. I made those images of the checkered Big Wheel walls in an outdated bootleg Paint Shop Pro in 2009.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Joe Mello on April 27, 2023, 12:06:29 AM
This is exactly what I did when I treated myself to a living room-size wheel for my birthday a few years ago.
How does one acquire such a thing? Was it a commission/custom order? Did you repurpose a Big 6 wheel?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Adam Nedeff on April 27, 2023, 01:14:01 AM
This is exactly what I did when I treated myself to a living room-size wheel for my birthday a few years ago.
How does one acquire such a thing? Was it a commission/custom order? Did you repurpose a Big 6 wheel?
Commissioned it. Two gents in upstate New York built the wheel itself. It's a GREAT design. The wheel itself is metal; the pegs on the wheel are steel rivets that are easily replaced with a purchase on Amazon or a machinery supplies site. They slide into the deep-set holes and stay fixed in place because the holes are so deep. Eventually with the passage of time, they might start to bend, but even at that point, they'll be easily replaced because they aren't actually attached to the wheel. So there's no such possibility as "a peg breaking off. Another designer in upstate NY 3D-printed an excellent set of arrow clickers. Not counting the base it's sitting on, the wheel itself is about two feet across, so it can be moved aside to a corner of the living room when not in use. Five stars. Satisfied buyer.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Joe Mello on April 27, 2023, 03:42:19 PM
That sounds baller, and at only 2 feet in diameter, you could transport it by car assuming you have enough hands to get it there.

/I'm not looking but I'm always looking
//I should post about my DIY convention buzzers sometime
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: WhammyPower on May 01, 2023, 12:36:32 PM
Here's your sign to check out this auction.

https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/pl-nko-prize-board-from-the-price-is-right-cbs-tv-1972-/a/7318-89806.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MSTieScott on May 01, 2023, 01:35:25 PM
Along with some other large pieces from The Price Is Right, The New Newlywed Game, Weakest Link, and Jeopardy! (as seen on the scroll bar near the top of the page). Be prepared for a bidding war between Jeopardy! contestants who stood behind lecterns #1 and #2 on the "sushi bar" set.

I don't doubt the authenticity of the items (years ago, I saw that Hit Me set piece loaded on a trailer), but I'd like to call attention to the description of briefcase 24 from Deal or No Deal (https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/megan-markle-briefcase-model-24-of-1-million-prize-briefcase-from-deal-or-no-deal-nbc-t/a/7318-89820.s?ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-JumpToLot-071515). Heritage Auctions claims that it was the briefcase that Meghan Markle used during her time on the show. However, I remember the typeface on the exterior of the briefcases being some kind of Helvetica, which is confirmed by doing an image search for pictures from the show -- including pictures of Meghan Markle standing next to briefcase 24. I don't doubt that Heritage Auctions got that particular briefcase from some official source, but I don't think it's the briefcase that Markle opened.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: KrisW73 on May 01, 2023, 02:51:01 PM
I bid four times on the J 79! answer cards, and it got to be too rich for my blood after the last outbid. Can only imagine what they will end up going for.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on May 01, 2023, 03:52:30 PM
I bid four times on the J 79! answer cards, and it got to be too rich for my blood after the last outbid. Can only imagine what they will end up going for.

So it's you I was having that bidding war with!  ;D
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Mr. Matté on May 01, 2023, 03:57:01 PM
I bid four times on the J 79! answer cards, and it got to be too rich for my blood after the last outbid. Can only imagine what they will end up going for.

Starts at $5,000 and increases $2,500 after every appearance
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: KrisW73 on May 01, 2023, 04:05:40 PM
So it's you I was having that bidding war with!  ;D

It was! :D

Starts at $5,000 and increases $2,500 after every appearance

Clever points for you sir!

Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Stackertosh on May 01, 2023, 04:47:05 PM
I wonder how much a weakest link podium weighs.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 01, 2023, 07:50:55 PM

I don't doubt the authenticity of the items (years ago, I saw that Hit Me set piece loaded on a trailer), but I'd like to call attention to the description of briefcase 24 from Deal or No Deal (https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/megan-markle-briefcase-model-24-of-1-million-prize-briefcase-from-deal-or-no-deal-nbc-t/a/7318-89820.s?ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-JumpToLot-071515). . I don't doubt that Heritage Auctions got that particular briefcase from some official source, but I don't think it's the briefcase that Markle opened.

IIRC, Meghan was usually with suitcase #10.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on May 01, 2023, 11:53:40 PM
I don't doubt the authenticity of the items (years ago, I saw that Hit Me set piece loaded on a trailer), but I'd like to call attention to the description of briefcase 24 from Deal or No Deal (https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/megan-markle-briefcase-model-24-of-1-million-prize-briefcase-from-deal-or-no-deal-nbc-t/a/7318-89820.s?ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-JumpToLot-071515). Heritage Auctions claims that it was the briefcase that Meghan Markle used during her time on the show. However, I remember the typeface on the exterior of the briefcases being some kind of Helvetica, which is confirmed by doing an image search for pictures from the show -- including pictures of Meghan Markle standing next to briefcase 24. I don't doubt that Heritage Auctions got that particular briefcase from some official source, but I don't think it's the briefcase that Markle opened.
This was my immediate thought on seeing the item. I'm trying to think where a not-quite-real case like that could come from. Maybe a promotional event or some.sort.of.lottery tie-in?

EDIT: Browsed the listings a bit and there's an alleged dartboard from the set of "Cheers" that is clearly one of those cheap LCD soft-tip electronic ones, the kind widely available at retail stores... but only for the last 20-25 years. I wonder if there are any other hinky listings.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: KrisW73 on May 02, 2023, 07:52:41 AM
This was my immediate thought on seeing the item. I'm trying to think where a not-quite-real case like that could come from. Maybe a promotional event or some.sort.of.lottery tie-in?

The DOND card game has the case numbers with this font - maybe a tie in/promo for the card game?
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MikeK on May 02, 2023, 11:34:35 AM
IIRC, Meghan was usually with suitcase #10.
Markle was 24.  Anya was 10.  I knew there would eventually be a reason to know this.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Mike Tennant on May 25, 2023, 08:02:38 PM
There's a ton of old TV show memorabilia for auction here: https://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=53+793+794+791+792+2088+4294938062&ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-Cover-071515 (https://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=53+793+794+791+792+2088+4294938062&ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-Cover-071515)

I've just started going through it (there are 976 items) and already came across several GS pieces including WML? Mystery Guest signatures, a TorC contestant costume, and some objects of uncertain provenance (with very reasonable guesses provided). I'm sure there are many more. Have fun killing a slow afternoon at work.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Joe Mello on May 26, 2023, 10:28:29 PM
There's some board games, tickets, props, podiums, lecterns, TV Guides, all sorts of things. Sadly, I'm priced out of most of it already.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on May 26, 2023, 10:40:51 PM
Yeah, the bids on some of this stuff are nuts.  I get one-of-a-kind costume or set pieces, but here are four board games you could just go ahead and buy individually on Ebay and pay less for in total than the current bid.

https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/memorabilia/group-of-four-television-tie-in-board-games-for-tic-tac-dough-say-when-what-s-my/a/7318-89316.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on June 19, 2023, 12:24:02 AM
Someone is selling a blank check from pre-2000 Check Game/Blank Check. The asking price is likely more than a winning contestant would have written on said check in that era.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Price-is-Right-Authentic-Oversized-Check-from-Bob-Barker-Blank-Check-Game-/275833396825?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: BrandonFG on June 19, 2023, 12:55:03 AM
I know TV makes everything larger, but I’m surprised the check is “only” about 3.5’ x 2.5’ feet.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: PYLdude on June 19, 2023, 06:02:01 AM
Someone is selling a blank check from pre-2000 Check Game/Blank Check. The asking price is likely more than a winning contestant would have written on said check in that era.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Price-is-Right-Authentic-Oversized-Check-from-Bob-Barker-Blank-Check-Game-/275833396825?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Well, he’s sold two of them already, so…
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: cmjb13 on June 19, 2023, 07:02:11 AM
Someone is selling a blank check from pre-2000 Check Game/Blank Check. The asking price is likely more than a winning contestant would have written on said check in that era.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Price-is-Right-Authentic-Oversized-Check-from-Bob-Barker-Blank-Check-Game-/275833396825?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Well, he’s sold two of them already, so…
I bought the 2nd one, but in full disclosure, my offer was less than 1/4 of what the seller was asking.

Hey, at least I didn’t steal one from the studio.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: bwood on August 11, 2023, 12:17:37 AM
Two boxes from TPIR 1/2 Off pricing game (5 & 11):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256173848628?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LM8WOiLoT_u&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


https://www.ebay.com/itm/275987200303?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LM8WOiLoT_u&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=x7UO0BNfQui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on August 11, 2023, 10:05:13 AM
It's the same seller as with the Check Game cheques. They're also selling Barker Silver Dollars (or "DOLLERS" if you go by the listing) for $500 a pop.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256148733789?hash=item3ba3a77f5d:g:BQ0AAOSwtytkuMgd

(N.B. each of the 1/2 Off boxes weigh approximately 8 lbs. I should know, I own these two. (https://i.imgur.com/5zh3IMX.png))
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Sodboy13 on August 11, 2023, 11:37:41 AM
Charging $16 to ship a single coin really elevates this to a Ticketmaster level of gouging.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on August 11, 2023, 11:55:45 AM
Stumbled across this in the "related" listings: a lighted DEAL OR NO DEAL sign box. Although it's listed as being from the set itself, it looks more like the marquee from the arcade game. (https://www.ebay.com/itm/204150601056?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D253008%26meid%3D445fb45035b7406781fce2e2db765d00%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D256148733789%26itm%3D204150601056%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV1V2V4ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallWithVMEV3&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A204150601056445fb45035b7406781fce2e2db765d00%7Cenc%3AAQAIAAABUPqB0EgCndAssfMWNy0AT0GytGzF9%252By0G%252BlcW69DgBK3Qlz4BjwJQqPkN4K8I7qz9GoVciN1QNWqyS8EeqYS8rZRsDvyvw34m3N%252FyJKokwCTIIc3RNym2SNW8ARudP72DyiwgIY0dfUnIr5%252BMZDTaos4e%252FrJ12XBd8LECAmsxwMqn6xVoCHlgy2yFKTZZYxZpBmtMtuvBNJlpDapvS2qKWNGqd%252FSeAK4o2RU3s8xQBSeHk59FaJ7d4%252Fhy2VNVSYEiExVUtJGg7j5Eeg%252F9l2%252BktvL6r6RiAQHR4oFj0xWhdAdms1cFDtCArznIK%252FZra85LoIlU7R8qetldFyh2rj5nvrs2VNqeRGsnmGHidBDJ2rFO8Kdx2vMvKOrOd7AqwNiPpVe0a0J91YsRp2UnQcdSgKf0NsJNIw9Uj5jS0V3dLtcNk4G7EvQMHwkvN%252FWWCd0nw%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on August 11, 2023, 02:04:09 PM
Today, I learned that they made 16 new boxes for 1/2 Off when they repainted its set.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: KrisW73 on August 11, 2023, 02:26:57 PM
Stumbled across this in the "related" listings: a lighted DEAL OR NO DEAL sign box. Although it's listed as being from the set itself, it looks more like the marquee from the arcade game. (https://www.ebay.com/itm/204150601056?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D253008%26meid%3D445fb45035b7406781fce2e2db765d00%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D256148733789%26itm%3D204150601056%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV1V2V4ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallWithVMEV3&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A204150601056445fb45035b7406781fce2e2db765d00%7Cenc%3AAQAIAAABUPqB0EgCndAssfMWNy0AT0GytGzF9%252By0G%252BlcW69DgBK3Qlz4BjwJQqPkN4K8I7qz9GoVciN1QNWqyS8EeqYS8rZRsDvyvw34m3N%252FyJKokwCTIIc3RNym2SNW8ARudP72DyiwgIY0dfUnIr5%252BMZDTaos4e%252FrJ12XBd8LECAmsxwMqn6xVoCHlgy2yFKTZZYxZpBmtMtuvBNJlpDapvS2qKWNGqd%252FSeAK4o2RU3s8xQBSeHk59FaJ7d4%252Fhy2VNVSYEiExVUtJGg7j5Eeg%252F9l2%252BktvL6r6RiAQHR4oFj0xWhdAdms1cFDtCArznIK%252FZra85LoIlU7R8qetldFyh2rj5nvrs2VNqeRGsnmGHidBDJ2rFO8Kdx2vMvKOrOd7AqwNiPpVe0a0J91YsRp2UnQcdSgKf0NsJNIw9Uj5jS0V3dLtcNk4G7EvQMHwkvN%252FWWCd0nw%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675)

Concur - I had to repair that game so many times when I worked at a bowling alley...
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on August 11, 2023, 08:57:02 PM
Today, I learned that they made 16 new boxes for 1/2 Off when they repainted its set.

Today you may also have learned that the numbers on the front of the boxes aren't painted on; they have the texture of printer paper, as though they were printed out, cut to shape, and glued to the box fronts.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: MSTieScott on August 12, 2023, 04:44:07 AM
The numbers are vinyl stickers made by the Television City Graphics department.

Before the new color scheme, the boxes received at least one other full makeover. In the early days of the game, the boxes were made of a thinner, lighter plastic-like material (I'm no engineer -- I don't know what it's called). Seemingly every time a contestant won and dropped the top half of the box on the floor, it would crack and need to be repaired or replaced. Eventually, the boxes were remade from a plastic that was slightly thicker, heavier, and sturdier. Although I still wouldn't recommend dropping them on a hard floor.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: nowhammies10 on August 12, 2023, 08:10:54 AM
The ones I have almost feel like wood, not plastic. Makes sense about the stickers, though!
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: GiraffeBoy on September 22, 2023, 01:41:51 PM
Who wants to sit in some audience seats from Millionaire Play It in Orlando? Three seats, comes with at least one keypad, a lanyard and some pins. Weirdest thing I've seen from this show in a quite a while. idk if anyone would pay two grand for it...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/386137209462?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4ff49c33096c4b6991172ada003c9046&bu=43196608583&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20230922071648&segname=11021 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/386137209462?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4ff49c33096c4b6991172ada003c9046&bu=43196608583&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20230922071648&segname=11021)
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: PYLdude on September 22, 2023, 11:29:11 PM
Who wants to sit in some audience seats from Millionaire Play It in Orlando? Three seats, comes with at least one keypad, a lanyard and some pins. Weirdest thing I've seen from this show in a quite a while. idk if anyone would pay two grand for it...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/386137209462?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4ff49c33096c4b6991172ada003c9046&bu=43196608583&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20230922071648&segname=11021 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/386137209462?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4ff49c33096c4b6991172ada003c9046&bu=43196608583&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20230922071648&segname=11021)

Well, if there’s a market for old stadium seats, maybe there’s a market for this too.

Honestly, if it was the Hot Seat, I could definitely see someone ponying up the 2k. This? Maybe not so much.
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Matt Ottinger on October 23, 2023, 04:00:34 PM
I don't know if we ever established a standing thread for ridiculous eBay items, but that's what this is.  Since it's from Fort Wayne, Indiana, I accept the provenance that it was actually owned by Philo himself, but in the end, it's just a still photo of a frame of a video that is readily available for free in its entirety.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266456717457
Title: Re: eBay Finds 2023
Post by: Stackertosh on November 17, 2023, 06:47:53 PM
for $5k a beat up Plinko test Chip

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256292411158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LM8WOiLoT_u&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY (https://www.ebay.com/itm/256292411158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LM8WOiLoT_u&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)