Heritage Auctions to put up 30 years worth of Power Rangers props and costumes 4 sale
 

Well, I think Hasbro has made up their mind on what to do with the intellectual property going forward…

https://x.com/heritageauction/status...0q11kse_NsviaA

Yeah, the auction house is putting up 900 lots worth of costumes and props up for bidding in November. I?m kind of surprised Toei's isn?t interfering with it honestly. But yeah, 30 years worth of history will be in private collections rather than a museum or exhibition, which sucks regardless of your feelings about the show.

On the other hand, maybe someone from here can actually afford something from it.

Hasbro doing all they can to kill the show in literally every regard has gotten me to swear off ever buying any Hasbro products ever again.

That's a little too extreme a reaction for my tastes, but Hasbro is making a very disconcerting move that's more than a little condescending. If you don't want it, give it to someone who does. An auction is probably a very literal interpretation of that philosophy, especially since there isn't any indication that they've shopped the franchise out to see if someone would buy it and all the available props.

As sad as this is, I think there is precedent for it. Didn't Christie's have a massive Star Trek auction a good 20 years ago? I think there was even a documentary which was predicated on both Trek history and the actual auction and the fans who acquired the suits and models.

I think this was a rush to judgment; too much too soon. I'm not gonna stop buying Hasbro merch cause they're just too damn big, but this shouldn't be forgotten...ever!

Iirc there was a promotional photo/screenshot during the Super Megaforce Era that showed the Saban/Disney had their own warehouse full of ranger suits and weapons. If so, then perhaps that is where all these items will come from.

You know what though, as sad as it may be at least the auction will be a good way for fans and enthusiasts to acquire them instead of being further mishandled, collecting dust, or taking up space. Last I heard Toei seems to throw away most of their stuff if they go moldy, damaged, or retool them like what they did when producing LuPat out of necessity, which I understand. But since it has been brought up, I'm surprised Toei doesn't do public auctions of such things, at least not that we know of.

Many studios will put up old props up for auction. It just becomes too expensive to have things in storage, especially if they won't be reused again

The capitalist always chooses immediate gain. In the future, organizing a museum could bring more stable income, and interest in the franchise would last longer.

True. And if it's not a huge bother, I think Toei should consider public auctions after a show or movie ends if they have no intentions of keeping it for a while. Not just because it's a nice way to make extra cash, but fans will likely take good care of such things and Toei ends up with less baggage, so everybody wins.

But will a typical museum buy 30 years worth of Power Rangers memoribilia though is I think what we should be asking. Even if they open a pop culture section for good, there's no guarantee that they would buy every item.
I agree the stuff that we're talking about should be preserved given the franchise's status in pop culture. But at the same time, I don't know if 30 years worth of memoribilia will be sold right away to a museum and if the investment will garner as much people in the long run, and Hasbro probably needs to get rid of the props by a certain deadline to move on with their business.

Organizing a museum wouldn't bring in money, Power Rangers isn't enough of a cultural icon to have demand for such a thing. Having a museum would incur expensive operating costs, and next to no one would bother to go see it more than once. It also wouldn't extend interest at all. A bunch of costumes and props in a niche exhibit you'd have to pay to get into wouldn't generate interest in people who don't already care about Power Rangers.

The auction will arouse even less interest in them, but with a museum there are always options: "I accidentally saw a sign" and "I needed to occupy my time with something". In terms of income and operation, this museum could be made a permanent part of Power Morphicon and then add photos from different years, autographs of actors, and so on. And the costs: I don't think the costumes require special conditions (although I'm not sure about the Cosmic Fury outfits), otherwise they wouldn't last that long. Cleaning up dust and darning if something happens is not particularly expensive. Again, there are 5.5 million unemployed people in the USA, and among them there are clearly those willing to do this for any, even the tiniest, money.

RIP Power Rangers 1993 to 2023.

At least the date is beautiful.

you mean the long current story?

Yes. Exactly 30 years old, it`s beautiful.

ok we did having fun.

While I hope the IP does get the adequate respect it deserves, I'm not sure if most of this is realistic. For starters, Power Morphicon is biannual, and to paraphrase what SPLIT LIP said, costs are a thing. Costumes will need constant maintenance to keep them in decent condition to prevent damages, such as discoloration and mold, from happening.
Plus, suppose a museum does happen, it doesn't require a whole lot of employees and they don't make a whole lot of money, especially private museums. From what I've looked up it's mostly donations and stuff that seem to keep them afloat. Tickets and souvenir sales have their limits, sadly.
I think auctions are probably the best option for now since fans devoted enough to buy these are likely to take better care of them, that is unless someone wealthy buys them all up and starts a museum out of love for the IP.
With all this said, if they could manage a small venue like the McDonalds Museum, perhaps it's not 100% impossible. And yes, it's a thing. :lolol

I started thinking and I remembered something: this has technically happened before!

There was an auction back during the transitional phase from Saban-to-Disney.

https://www.grnrngr.com/documents/auctions/

Several Monster Suits and Props were auctioned off during that time. The Heritage Auction isn't an isolated thing, and it wouldn't surprise me if the earlier auction twenty or so years ago was the inspiration for this upcoming auction.

It's still a weird situation, though.

The auction is not designed to arouse interest, it's designed to offload unused assets and make money.

Also, the fantasy scenario that people would just happen across a Power Rangers museum is also unlikely. A museum is a fixed place that people have to physically visit, the pool of interested parties would be extremely small, especially if they have to pay to get in. In a time of major financial strain on the vast majority of people, nobody would just willy-nilly pay to wander into a Power Rangers museum. The brand doesn't have that pull.

Additionally, it can't be a permanent part of Power Morphicon because the convention is not a permanent location. They'd have to transport and set up every year, and store those props and costumes on the off time, which would literally just be the same problem they have now.

As for "there's 5.5 million people who need jobs" is a complete non-sequitur to this conversation. There is no job to be had, because what you're proposing is neither feasible nor realistic. Nobody would want to go to a Power Rangers museum, ergo nobody would want to create and maintain one, ergo there are no positions to be filled. You're putting the cart before the horse with this "if they build it they will come" mentality when imagining this fantasy. As anyone can tell you simply paying for space is often times prohibitively expensive. I doubt a PR museum would ever be able to generate enough revenue just to keep the lights on, let alone cover startup costs and rent year round. (especially if it's not in an ideal location)

There's no situation where a Power Rangers museum makes sense. I don't want to lose these historical assets either, but everything comes and goes with time. Nobody is going to lose money just to preserve costumes from an old kids TV show. It's probably better that these props end up at auction, because then at least any diehard fans have the opportunity to win them and keep them preserved in their own collections.

Well, the Barbed Wire Museum in Kansas somehow supports itself ;)
But in reality, of course, you know better. I simply grew up in a country that no longer exists, where money was useful, but generally unnecessary and cost was never taken into account. And then constant inflation basically developed the belief that money is less valuable than the paper on which it is printed. So let the costumes go to dedicated fans or aspiring filmmakers. Anyway, they're all in Japan (well, except for Cosmic Fury).
Although, if Hasbro sells everything out and then suddenly plans an anniversary crossover film, it will be very funny.

There's nothing to get inspired by. It is a very common practice for studios to sell off props and costumes once production has ended, even for award winning and popular shows:

https://www.euronews.com/culture/202...ell-at-auction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonth...of-tv-history/

https://www.marvel.com/articles/cult...-netflix-shows

At the end of the day, the job of Hasbro and every other manufacturer/studio is to make money. Decisions like this are done in the service of making or saving money, plain and simple

Some of the official props and costume images for the upcoming auction have been revealed, and there are some interesting pieces to say the least.

http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...-auctioned-off

Master Splinter looks tired. Very tired. :lolol

Actually seeing all these listings is horrendous.

Literally decades of television production history just thrown out there with no other thought besides "We can probably make money out of this before we trash it".

Still looking better than Elgar.

The composer?

Y’all know this is just like, a thing that happens, right? Props from basically any tv show will end up being sold eventually, because they tend to like, degrade and rot if not taken care of, and that becomes an infeasible task when you have enough of them.

It’s highly likely that this isn’t something connected to Hasbro at all, most likely it’s more related to Saban considering there are Masked Rider props in there. If Hasbro was involved, there’d be stuff from Dino Fury and Beast Morphers, but nearly everything here is like 25 years old.

Speaking of Masked Rider, god speed to whoever gets the Black RX suit. Get that thing fixed up and you’ll have the best cosplay of all time.

Except that there is. There are props and suits from Cosmic Fury and Once & Always too.

This is purely a Hasbro thing. They own all of these props legally. They bought them off Saban. Please stop trying to pass the blame onto a company that has nothing to do with the franchise anymore.

Pretty sure I saw live displays somewhere that had Beast Morphers props too, so uh yeah this is basically everything that Hasbro currently owns which they got from Saban because of the deal.

Multiple actors have also mentioned that they weren't even given the chance to claim their props or suits when they would have gladly taken ownership of them and have expressed interest in doing as much back when their seasons were still in production.

This isn't just an attempt to sell things because they're breaking down. It's literally a purge.

I thought the Lightspeed Rescue actors were allowed to keep their team jackets, which is why Dana and Carter were wearing theirs in Super Megaforce.

As to the "purge" aspect, it is, but it's an industry standard that isn't going to cease anytime soon. When Star Trek ended production of new shows after Enterprise, Christie's took everything they had in the warehouses and catalogued it for auction. Ending up in private hands may upset some, but at least the pieces will end up in the hands of those who will care for them. Any disdain that's felt over this won't change the reality.

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So we can officially say its dead right?

The issue most are taking isn't outrage over a company selling off assets and they'll probably wind up in the hands of private collectors, it's that this is very much Hasbro torching the bridge. IF we ever get a new live action series, it will mean that these suits and thus characters will not be able to appear again barring the expensive endeavor of recreating them from the ground up.

In short, the problem is that this is Hasbro signaling that they have no interest in preserving or having access to the 30 year history of the show. The generous assumption would be that they're intending to look fully forward now, to move on to entirely new stories and possibly mediums. The more realistic is that Hasbro is saying "f*** it, we ain't getting anything else out of this franchise."

What do these words even do for anyone who feels awful about this situation? That just because it's a thing that happens we should shrug and accept it?

Hell no.

I dislike this attitude that just because something is common or other people have done this in the past, etc, that means it's fine and we shouldn't voice our complaints.

I know people who haven't been happy with how PR's gone or have not watched it in forever, and they're devastated by this. So let's not try to excuse the awful things happening by saying "This is what usually happens", alright?

Dang, that really does suck. Hasbro should've asked.

well this would mean they'd have to recrate 30 series worth of Ranger stuff and not use anything from there so if that happened it would be alternate timeline.

Like when they redid MMPR in 2017.

I would dread to think what that would do with the other morphed designs.

Bandai America?

I'm sorry. I am so, so very sorry.

All items are up for auction now. EVERYTHING is starting at $500.

The Red Quasar Saber is now at four grand

According to PwrRngr, a second auction with all the damaged items that weren't included on the main event will happen in Q1 2025.

https://x.com/PwrRngr/status/1857524...%7Ctwtr%5Etrue