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Collecting a Piece of Entertainment History

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Who Collects?

When asked who actually collects movie props, Jeff Castillo said that it's tricky and can be hard to put your finger on a specific type of person.

Movie prop collectors come from all walks of life. Since props and costumes are a relatively new field in collecting, most people always thought they were unattainable.

Geography has no boundaries when it comes to collecting. Devotees come from all over the world with big time collectors in Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore and of course, the United States. Castillo mentioned that they've even shipped to Russia, which was an adventure in filling out paperwork.

Crossover collecting is especially popular in this field. License plate collectors will look for prop plates, newspaper collectors will look for newspaper props, jewelry collectors and so on.

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