# What movie prop would you like to own (and not sell for a profit) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155 "2026-03-03T08:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/61 "2026-03-03T22:11:13Z")
One of the space suits from 2001 (either a moon suit or a Discovery suit), though I think that I’ve read that they no longer exist. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/62 "2026-03-03T22:15:32Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Am I allowed James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5? I’d settle for the V8 Volante from _The Living Daylights_ (it also shows up in _No Time to Die_). That car was a thing of beauty. Shame the prop wouldn’t really have a working jet engine and ski thingies, but a man can dream. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/63 "2026-03-03T22:21:09Z")
I saw that episode 🙂 But while on the notion of time machines I wouldn’t mind having the TARDIS. Not sure where I would put it but I’d work to find it a place. A full-sized Dalek would be cool (I have a little one…maybe 4" tall). That would be even more difficult to find a place for though. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/64 "2026-03-03T22:27:08Z")
You can see it at the Spy Museum in NYC - I have photos of it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/65 "2026-03-03T22:28:35Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > But while on the notion of time machines I wouldn’t mind having the TARDIS. Not sure where I would put it but I’d work to find it a place. No problem, there’s loads of room inside. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/66 "2026-03-03T22:29:23Z")
Hmmm…I could store it inside of it. What could possibly go wrong with that? Genius! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/67 "2026-03-03T22:31:00Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > David Suchet’s Poirot’s swan headed came. Ooh yeah, reminds me that I’d take Suchet’s Poirot’s silver boutonniere lapel vase (“tussie-mussie”). I’d wear that. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/68 "2026-03-03T22:31:36Z")
There are a lot of cool props, and a surprising number of them are available as replicas (even something as obscure as the “servo” used in the Star Trek episode “Assignment Earth”). Some of the really great ones are simply too big - like a full-sized T-800 skeleton, or Robby the Robot (mentioned above). So, I thought - what would be a nice, small, displayable artifact that had a huge cultural significance, but isn’t available onTemu? And, this is what I want: [![](https://tarnmoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/picletteroftransit.jpg) ](https://tarnmoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/picletteroftransit.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/69 "2026-03-03T23:01:49Z")
You win the thread. It would be fun to “accidentally” produce that for a customs officer, and then say, “Oh, sorry, wrong one!” Or, maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/70 "2026-03-03T23:02:55Z")
The map of the Universe from **Time Bandits** Armor from LOTR — probably Gondor but wouldn’t turn down Rohan. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/71 "2026-03-03T23:05:14Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > And, this is what I want: But it doesn’t say “signed by General de Gaulle\*… cannot be rescinded, not even questioned”. It doesn’t have Strasser’s signature, and why is Ilsa an _avec femme_? If she can be an _avec_ on Victor’s, then Rick can use the other one for himself. I think it’s a forgery! 🙂 \*or Weygand But as a prop, that’s a complex piece for something no one would ever see in a closeup. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/72 "2026-03-03T23:08:39Z")
The gold telephone from The Godfather II. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/73 "2026-03-03T23:18:42Z")
This Gizmo prop is pretty good [![](https://i.ibb.co/cSMbvHxD/gizmo.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/cSMbvHxD/gizmo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/74 "2026-03-03T23:22:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > why is Ilsa an _avec femme_? If she can be an _avec_ on Victor’s, then Rick can use the other one for himself. Weren’t they keeping the marriage a secret? Victor, Ilsa, and Rick. A very French marriage. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/75 "2026-03-03T23:26:50Z")
I’ll take Sauron’s helmet, please. > [@RTFirefly](#): > > > [@griffin1977](#): > > > > That said I wouldn’t turn down the chance to have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch sitting on my mantlepiece as a conversation piece 😉 > > That would be my pick as well. 😃 You’ll just have to make do with a bottle of Chambord. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/76 "2026-03-03T23:39:40Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Am I allowed James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5? Bullitt’s 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT. There were two of them. One was banged up so badly it was scrapped. The survivor was sold at auction in 2020 for $3.74-million. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/77 "2026-03-03T23:49:45Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Jude Law bowler in _Sherlock Holmes_ That is pretty spiffy. One of the best Watsons- Except of course Martin Freeman. > [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > The Bird. The Black Bird, Sweetheart. Many replicas for sale, at quite modest prices. > [@Frodo](#): > > Anduril on the other hand… Got a nice replica. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > The Dude’s cardigan from “The Big Lebowski”. Good choice- comfortable, snazzy, practical- and NOT cheap. My pick. > [@N9IWP](#): > > The map of the Universe from **Time Bandits** Replicas available. Remember folks- > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Remember-it is only a prop and not the real thing. ☹ sad face- So, no working lightsabers. But some of those film armor sets for the stars were really well done by master craftsmen. Like these- the hand-forged steel created for _Excalibur_, crafted by Terry English, and the historically accurate plate armor in Laurence Olivier’s _Henry V_ . Either would be a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/78 "2026-03-03T23:54:57Z")
I want the 18 inch armature used for the stop-motion Kong in the 1933 film. > **[https://i.redd.it/322e0itfhkw41.jpg](https://i.redd.it/322e0itfhkw41.jpg)** ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/79 "2026-03-04T00:00:36Z")
Re: Replicas. I might be ok with one, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want the original. (The licensed Time Bandits map is $95 - hmmm) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/80 "2026-03-04T00:06:38Z")
When collecting the original is by far the most valuable. Recreations are rarely worth much. I have a collector’s edition of “The Lord of the Rings.” It is not cheap but the original first printing edition is easily worth 3x as much (maybe more). Yet they are exactly the same thing except the printing date. Go figure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=5)