[Bandaiman]

RIP Power Rangers 1993 to 2023.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Bandaiman

RIP Power Rangers 1993 to 2023.

At least the date is beautiful.

[Dbenavidez]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

At least the date is beautiful.

you mean the long current story?

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Dbenavidez

you mean the long current story?

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

[Dbenavidez]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

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

ok we did having fun.

[Sunred]

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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.

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.

[TokuKnight89]

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.

[SPLIT LIP]

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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.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

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.

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.

[MrWilliamGraham]

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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

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.

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