'Cheers' bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

DALLAS (AP) — The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades. Heritage Auctions said that the items sold during its three-day event that wrapped up Sunday in Dallas brought in over $5 million. James Comisar has said that after his d…

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at auction of items from classic TV shows

DALLAS (AP) — The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades.

Of the more than a thousand props auctioned in Dallas, it was the bar in the “Cheers” series that achieved the highest sale value. The Batman and Robin costumes were sold for 574,000 euros.

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades. Heritage Auctions said that the items sold during its three-day event that wrapped up Sunday in Dallas brought in over $5 million. James Comisar has said that after his dream of creati…

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at auction

The collector says it was time for nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets to go to fans to enjoy.

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675K at huge TV memorabilia auction

The icon from the classic sitcom had been hidden away in a storage unit with a dead skunk when collector James Comisar found it.