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Originally Posted by Mesnick

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.

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.