prop collecting

The full length bonus episode where Ryan and David recap and analyze the June 2023 Propstore auction. They talk wins, losses, and much more on this in-between-seasons one off!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

For the third season in a row, Chuck Costas of Propstore joins us to reveal who the winner is of the Ryan10 / Dave10 contest!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Join our e-mailing list! https://forms.gle/Cac4tXrfi2MywhoH8

For the second time in its storied history, David and Ryan are joined by Tom Spina of Tom Spina Designs to discuss saving memorabilia from the abyss of time. Tom takes the guys through his story of being a film fan, a collector, and a monster-maker before finding his way into the niche business of saving your props, creatures, and costume pieces from the rubbish heap. He’s a one-man memorabilia time machine! And this time, they let him talk about the cantina aliens.

David and Ryan are joined by longtime collector, friend, Clint Eastwood expert and all-around-great-guy Tim Lawes to talk about the "good 'ole days" when collecting props and costumes was even more niche and weird (and most importantly -- cheaper!) than it is now. Tim regales the guys with tales of yore, including traveling around the US by bus, and being "the man in London" who had access to all the memorabilia LA collectors couldn't find. Glory days, well, they'll pass you by...

In a first for the Stuff Dreams are Made Of, David and Ryan discuss their preparations for the June Prop Store auction.  David consternates for a long time regarding the X-Wing, theoretical and practical economics, and the meaning of life itself.  Ryan then talks about having to bid on a pricey Batman Returns speargun before his consigned Indiana Jones lots sell, which is a bit of a gamble.  He also wonders whether he'll have enough auction capital left to fight for the Captain Picard costume or the Terminator endo-skeleton arm.  And, speaking of hard choices, the guys finally announce the winner of Prop Store's Dave10/Ryan10 contest.  One host is very happy, and the other host may have just quit the show.

In their first (almost; they tried) hour-long episode in some time, David and Ryan take a stroll down memory lane, recalling two of their favorite tales of “The Hunt.”  Ryan tells the story of questing in the Southern Californian desert to unearth Wyatt Earp’s hero pistol from Tombstone, and David, in a complete change of pace, talks about Star Wars! Specifically, the acquisition of his first Stormtrooper helmet. From a classified ad. In a toy magazine. In the 1990s.