Star Terk Blog

[Linnear]

I posted this under costumes earlier and I didn't know how much cross over there is between the prop and the costume people, so please forgive me in advance if I am being repetitive. I certainly don't want to abuse the posting privilege.

Anyway, I am new here and a big fan of Star Trek. I write a blog and I hope you all will check it out. It is on Star Trek props and costumes and the auctions on eBay from It's a Wrap as well as Christies. I started it about 2 months ago and publish 3-4x a week including a wrap up of every week's auctions and a preview of the coming week.

Actually, since I posted on the costume section 2 days ago, my traffic to the blog is up 30%. You guys ROCK...

BTW, the last two posts are a bit depressing as it is about a fraud being committed on eBay, but usually it is pretty positive, so read back a few posts.

I am glad to be on this forum. I have tried for a few weeks and finally got it. I already bought one of the Space Marine helmets from Shawn, so I am diving right in.

Alec

Check out my Star Trek blog here:

Star Trek Blog

 

[Sporak]

Checking it out...cool Avatar....and Welcome.

 

[Linnear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sporak @ Mar 9 2007, 03:35 AM) [snapback]1435540[/snapback]</div>

Checking it out...cool Avatar....and Welcome.

[/b]

THANKS. The Avatar is from the proposed Star Trek animated TV series. There was an article on it a month or two ago on http://www.trekmovie.com/ which is the best news site for Star Trek info. The editor actually published my b log entry covering the It's a Wrap auctions once a week.

You can find the article on the proposed Animated series (which sounds very cool) here.

Alec

 

[streetjudge79]

I need to clarify something hear. Gentlemen, Alec,"Linnear" has posted information on a fraudulent Kira suit on his Blog. This piece is indeed owned by one of the founding members of the Movie prop forum and who is also very knowledgeable about Star Trek props. Linnear was being banned from the MPF , and then this blog comes out with the information about Tardiss55 , the founding member, trying to misrepresent the Kira suit.
It is in fact a Kira used uniform. We believe Linnear was trying to drag Tardis55's name through the mud as a way to get back at him.
Please go over to the MPF and read for yourself. I just thought you all need to know the truth before reading through his blogs and believing everything that you see. I appreciate him doing the blogs on the past auctions ,etc, but I think what he did , accusing Tardiss on the front page of his Blog site, is just bad form.
Any of you that know Star Trek props knows that most of the uniforms and costumes were re used over and over by other aliens,characters, etc. Several different names can be written in on most of the costumes, I had seen this myself on several of the screen used costumes auctioned off.This was the case with the Kira suit. Linnear accuses it of being a background character uniform and not Kira's. Kira's name is indeed written inside the suit . For those of you members of the mpf, go over there and read the info on it.

 

[BelmontBat]

I think I saw one of these costumes at a London Trek Con. Is this one of yours?

The lady was very nice and didn't seemed to be bothered by all the geeks tripping over themselves to get a pic of her.

It was a decent con. I went to see Colm Meaney. He used to always cancel on his US cons. Now, he's going to do one in California in April. Oh, well...I got to spend four days in London...so it's not so bad.

 

[Rocketeer390]

What's "Star Terk"?

 

[GeneralMayhem]

I wondered that myself.



j/k

You have a nice collection. Keep up the good work.

 

[Linnear]

Actually, the blog is 100% accurate and many of the Movie Prop Forum users (including two founders) contacted me about the Fraud Mr. Short was trying to perpetrate on collectors. The fact is the suit was NOT used by Nana Visitor and I will put my reputation for honesty and integrity up against Mr. Short's anyday.

The fact that an anonymous posters lashes out at me and tries to defend fraud should say it all. I am a big believer in ALWAYS signing your posts and being honest and upfront.

My references are available anytime. Just ask, or Google me.

Alec

alecpeters@bellsouth.net

 

[Linnear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BelmontBat @ Mar 9 2007, 09:33 AM) [snapback]1435641[/snapback]</div>

I think I saw one of these costumes at a London Trek Con. Is this one of yours?

The lady was very nice and didn't seemed to be bothered by all the geeks tripping over themselves to get a pic of her.

It was a decent con. I went to see Colm Meaney. He used to always cancel on his US cons. Now, he's going to do one in California in April. Oh, well...I got to spend four days in London...so it's not so bad.
[/b]

No, but that costume was auctioned off one of the first weeks of the It's a Wrap Star Trek auctions. I bid on it, but I didn't want to go too high the first weeks as there will be mayb e another year of these auction s (just look at the History Channel special.). That is an AWESOME costume. It is the Xindi costume that was made by taking the Nemesis Reman costume, removing the Shoulder piece and adding the gold coverings. Looks great.

Alec

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rocketeer390 @ Mar 9 2007, 11:11 AM) [snapback]1435744[/snapback]</div>

What's "Star Terk"?
[/b]

DOH.



I need a life and spell check.

Alec

 

[gjustis]

I don't understand the problem here.....simply because the wardrobe item was sold as something else doesn't make his triangulated research and knowedge invalid, right (particularly after holding the item in his hands and studying it personally)?

I, for one, have purchased original items based not on the listing but on my own homework and investigation. We constantly discuss the problems with auctions and auction houses, listings included; I simply can't understand why you would approach this issue with such criticism when you claim to understand the hobby/business.

 

[Deleted]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Linnear @ Mar 9 2007, 06:21 PM) [snapback]1435801[/snapback]</div>

I need a life and spell check.

Alec
[/b]

You got that right.

Tim

 

[jdebord]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Linnear @ Mar 9 2007, 08:57 AM) [snapback]1435778[/snapback]</div>

Actually, the blog is 100% accurate and many of the Movie Prop Forum users (including two founders) contacted me about the Fraud Mr. Short was trying to perpetrate on collectors. The fact is the suit was NOT used by Nana Visitor and I will put my reputation for honesty and integrity up against Mr. Short's anyday.

The fact that an anonymous posters lashes out at me and tries to defend fraud should say it all. I am a big believer in ALWAYS signing your posts and being honest and upfront.

My references are available anytime. Just ask, or Google me.

Alec

alecpeters@bellsouth.net
[/b]

Alec,

Given your short time in the hobby and on these forums, in my opinion, your time would be better spent learning (i.e. who's who, the written and unwritten rules of the hobby, provenance, basic Netiquette, etc.) rather than taking on a bunch of people you don't know over issues you don't understand.

Now you've cornered yourself into a serious legal mess by publicly posting libelous content on the Internet.

Not good.

Jason De Bord

 

[GeneralMayhem]

Perhaps it's best to drop the matter and move on to other aspects of your Blog. Tell us more about your collection.

 

[ReelManiac]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Linnear @ Mar 9 2007, 04:57 PM) [snapback]1435778[/snapback]</div>

Actually, the blog is 100% accurate and many of the Movie Prop Forum users (including two founders) contacted me about the Fraud Mr. Short was trying to perpetrate on collectors.
[/b]

How the heck would "many MPF users" somehow know all the real details about his uniform? (Hey it even includes 2 founders. To outdo his 1 founder arguement.) :rolleyes.

Well I have 2 founders and will raise you 3 to call your bluff.. :lol

 

[jdebord]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GeneralMayhem @ Mar 9 2007, 09:51 AM) [snapback]1435834[/snapback]</div>

Perhaps it's best to drop the matter and move on to other aspects of your Blog. Tell us more about your collection.


[/b]

I don't think you'd be so dismissive of public defamation (see below) if it was directed at you...

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[Linnear]

Truth is an absolute defense.

I am an attorney who doesn't like to see anyone try and rip off anyone else. Since Mark has acknowledged his ownership this is a dead issue.

Alec

 

[garver76]

I bought a uniform from IAW auctions, it was listed under a generic label "Star Trek Engineering Radiological jumpsuit". When I received it there was an actor's name inside it. Does that mean that I can't sell it and advertise the name inside it since it wasn't sold on eBay with that actor's name in the title or description? You'd think that IAW would be a bit more careful when writing the auctions, but I'm not gonna be upset when my items arrive from IAW and there's a name inside that wasn't advertised in the auction listing. I don't understand how you can call a man a fraud when you haven't seen the item in your hands, doesn't sound like very good reasoning.

Also as a side note, I see you post in 6 billion places that you are an attorney. Well shouldn't an attorney know that it's a bad thing legally to defame someone and make statements based purely on conjecture (which is what your statements are since you haven't personally handled the piece in question)?

 

[jdebord]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Linnear @ Mar 9 2007, 10:55 AM) [snapback]1435885[/snapback]</div>

Truth is an absolute defense.

I am an attorney who doesn't like to see anyone try and rip off anyone else. Since Mark has acknowledged his ownership this is a dead issue.

Alec
[/b]

Merely claiming "truth is an absolute defense" does not make what you wrote on your Blog factual or truthful. Given the facts about the costume, it is defamatory and libelous.

Given the facts about the costume, assigning/ascribing motives to Mark, such as "trying to commit fraud on eBay", is not "truth".

Given the facts about the costume, characterizing Mark as a "would-be fraudster" is not "truth".

Given the facts about the costume, calling Mark’s auction "fraudulent" is not “truth”.

You are not equipped with all of the facts.

Your actions, in my opinion, are reckless.

This is, in my view, consistent with your actions during your short tenure on the Movie Prop Forum (from which youÂ’ve apparently been banned).

Have you examined the costume in question first hand, or querried about labels, markings, details?

If not, how can you fully speak to provenance, if you do not have all of the information?

Before making such slanderous comments about Mark on your blog, did you bother to query him as to any marking or labels?

Before making such definitive comments about Mark's actions and his character on your blog, did you bother to ask ItÂ’s a Wrap as to any marking or labels that were not noted in the original auction listing?

Are you aware of the fact that Star Trek costumes were regularly worn by more than one actor, in more than one episode, often in more than one series?

Are you aware that what might have been used as a stunt costume might have been a principal characterÂ’s costume in prior or even subsequent use?

Are you aware that ItÂ’s a Wrap has sold several costumes without noting all markings and labels in their original auction listing descriptions?

Actually, I know you know the answer to my last question, since you yourself posted the following in your own Blog on Tuesday:

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RecklessÂ…

Jason De Bord

P.S. Declaring this a "dead issue" does not make it so, or make it go away.

 

[Osmotic]

Watch yourself there Jason, he might research your personal details and send them to you in a PM insinuating real world reprisals.