Star Trek

”Star Trek” began in 1966 and is a cultural icon today. “Star Trek” is among the most famous television, movie, and toy series productions in modern-day history. From action figures to space crafts, plastic models, and children’s costumes, “Star Trek” is a global infatuation worth $30 billion annually.

Trekkies and collectors today vie for the rare, highly coveted pieces that were produced during the 50-year run of “Star Trek.” Among these are the Dinky Toys die-cast metal replica of the Starship Enterprise as well as the Klingon battle cruiser. “Star Trek” collectors also seek out comic books from Gold Key, Marvel, and D.C. Comics.

Today’s “Star Trek” collectors seek original stage props and materials used in the numerous movies and television series. Many of those props have risen in value so high that they have become unreachable to common collectors. Trekkies and fans alike have a huge selection of material to purchase on secondary, vintage, and even modern-day original markets.

Quick Facts

• A rare 78-inch production model of the Starship Enterprise-D used extensively in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and subsequent series sold at Christie's in October 2006 for $576,000, a record price for any “Star Trek” item sold at auction
• Gene Roddenberry originally proposed to name the series “Wagon Train to the Stars” based on a popular Western TV series of the time
• ”Star Trek” is cited as an inspiration for several technological inventions, most notably the cell phone. The show also has the honor of being first multiracial cast