Do you think these "Needful Things" props could be valuable?

[fushingfeef]

First of all, let me state I am NOT interested in selling these! This is not an ad.

A friend of a friend of mine used to work for Agamemnon films, the production company behind "Needful Things". She was cleaning out her office and found two props from the movie. They are paper shopping bags that were used in the store in the movie, they say "Needful Things" on them. My friend knew I was a Stephen King fan, so she sent them to me.

They are very cool to have, but for insurance purposes I have no idea what they could be worth to a collector. This wasn't the most popular movie but I'm sure someone out there might find them valuable. Does anyone know how you might value these types of unique items?

[bellz666]

Im sure anything related to a film could have some value. You might need to find someone with specific knowledge of film memoribila to give you a better idea.

[vinividivicci]

I'm not an expert but...
I would say yes, and keep them out of air and sunlight

paper degrades really quickly and is often regarded and "trash"; hence, become more rare over time. To collectors, sometimes the paperboard box is more valuable than the item that came in it (barbie box, model boxes)

I would say the sticking point in value would be proving they they are the real props
Even a letter from your friend from Agamemnon films, on the Agamemnon films letterhead helps, but it is still no guarantee they were used in the production (if you could get them signed that would help, but I understand that may not be an easy task)

Good news is that they overlap in the collectibles market (Stephen King buffs and movie buffs that like all movie memorabilia)

Bad news, paper has no innate value such as gems or precious metals, so the value of such an item is entirely reliant on what someone else would be willing to pay for it, and until SK stops producing works and movies, ppl tend to hope they will be able to get a different prop from a different production for free (part of the reason retirement gets sports nuts so crazy - can't get that signed game ball from so-n-so anymore by just going to a game)


Horrible to say but memorabilia tends to be worth more when the author "has passed"

I would take care of it though, I don't think anyone would dispute that SK has had/is having a huge impact on the literary world, and I would like to think that SK always reminds us that the truth is always stranger than fiction

[!redruM]

That's an excelent and interesting point, vinividivicci!