Friday The 13th Blog

With the Hollywood auction concluded this past Friday, Mario contacted me and let me know exactly how things worked out. Mario immediatley let me know that the screen used Jason costume and hockey mask from Friday the 13th (2009) sold for $53,100! That price included the buyers premium. He also let me know that the machete sold for $15,340, also with buyer’s premium. Instead of telling you what he came away with, I’ll let him explain everything himself.

Was the auction run smoothly? Was there anything that stood out that made you surprised?

There were many unsold pieces that I would have thought would have sold. And in fact would have sold for quite high prices like the offered Star Wars props. Other pieces sold quite well, like the Tim Burton items and pieces from 80`s movies.
This strange bidding also reflected the Friday the 13th pieces. A couple pieces went unsold, like the Metal Hay Bale Spike and some of the costumes. Even when they started at $150. However, the Jason costume and machete went up like crazy. The costume skyrocket up to $45.000 plus buyers premium and tax, and the machete made it up to $13.000 plus buyers premium and tax.

Were you able to obtain all of the items that you were interested in and what items did you secure for the museum?

I’m pretty happy with what I obtained. There were 5 items on my list and I could safe 3 of them. Sadly I was outbid on the Jason costume and the machete. A good friend and collector buddy hit the nail on the head when he said that these were both important lots in the auction, but sadly a hint too expensive considered that these pieces are not from the original films, but from the recent remake “only”.



The 3 items that I won are Jason`s bow, the matching arrow and Jason`s bear trap. All screen used and important items that I think are pretty much worth what I paid. In fact I got them for pretty cheap compared to the other two lots I was watching and bidding on.

Overall, was the auction a good experience? Were there any regrets during the two day event regarding an item you should have bid?

The auction was a blast. Always interesting to see what these kind of items bring, considering the bad economy and in the other hand the growing collectors community. I watched the auction via their live bidding modul on their website. And so I could see the single bids that came in either from the floor or the internet. I do not think there is anything to regret. I was able to reap 3 pretty cool items to add to the museum.The fact that this costume officially sold for that much, let my other costumes rise up in value. That`s an extra benefit in what happened.



What’s next for your collection? Do you have any new leads you will be pursuing or plans for the museum?

My goal is to display each single piece in a proper and adequate way. I`m not the guy who collects and throws everything into a box somewhere in the cellar, so the next step is to work on some nice displays. And as said in the first part of the interview, I was working on 2 further deals parallel to this auction. So, the second benefit that I lost the big boy is that I now have some cash over to go for these pieces

I want to thank Mario for taking the time to communicate with me and giving us a glimpse of his passion. I am sure that if we had the money we would be in the same position he is, owning physical history of the Friday the 13th franchise.