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Like just being a Trekkie wasn't bad enough
NEW YORK (AP) - A Trekkie who paid $6,000 for a poker visor that was supposedly worn by the android Data on the television show "Star Trek: The Next Generation" claims in a lawsuit against Christie's auction house that the prop is a fake.
Ted Moustakis, of Towaco, N.J., said he began to doubt the authenticity of the visor and other items he purchased at an auction of CBS Paramount props in 2006, after he brought it to a convention in August to have it autographed by the actor who played Data, Brent Spiner.
According to the lawsuit, Spiner recognized the visor as the one that
had been sold by Christie's and told Moustakis that it wasn't the real deal. The actual visor had been sold by the actor himself some time ago.
"I thought this was a great piece of memorabilia to have, and I was so proud to get it," he said.
Christie's spokesman Rik Pike stood behind the authenticity of the auction and said the disgruntled buyer's case had no merit.
The lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, demands millions of dollars in punitive damages and a refund for the visor and two other items Moustakis bought at the 2006 auction: a table that was part of a set on "The Next Generation" and a uniform that was in Data's wardrobe. Moustakis said he paid $6,600 for the table and $11,400 for the uniform.
He said that, upon close inspection, the table doesn't look like the ones that appeared the show, and the uniform appeared to be one of several made for the program, not a one-of-a-kind, as Moustakis believed it to be.
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Comment by Typicalexbf on January 5, 2008 at 3:17am -
They are kind of weird, well the extremist trekkys that is. But the rest are a cool bunch
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Comment by nate on January 2, 2008 at 11:33am -
that skit was classic
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Comment by Leon on January 1, 2008 at 8:52pm
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Hey, I got no beef with Trekkies. They ain't never said nothing bad about me.
Although, I did talk to some at a party once and they were plenty pissed off about William Shatner's "Get a Life" skit on SNL.
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Comment by Kenneth on January 1, 2008 at 12:07am -
I'd be a bit angry as well, wouldn't you? If you're going out and spending thousands of bucks on a prop it better be authentic. I've watched my fair share of Star Trek and I see nothing wrong with being a fan.
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Comment by Miss.Michelle on December 31, 2007 at 7:49pm -
He would be from NJ wouldn't he? Brent should have said nothing. He didn't help the situation any.
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Comment by corey vire on December 31, 2007 at 8:31am
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Hey should only get his money back. plus travel and legal expenses. millions my ass. it doesnt matter if its movie crap, sports crap, or art crap you should be getting what you pay for.
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Comment by nate on December 31, 2007 at 8:04am
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i used to laugh at trekkies too, but about a year ago a bunch of tos episodes were aired and i kinda enjoyed, and could see the appeal.
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Comment by Chig Champa on December 31, 2007 at 3:52am -
You know that motherfucker was fellating his inhaler after his run-in with Spiner.
Hilarious.
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Comment by Maximus on December 31, 2007 at 2:48am -
Dammit Brent Spiner, you shouldn't have told him the visor wasn't real. Now look what happens. Thank you Brent Spiner, thank you.
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