40 Years of Star Trek : The Collection 40 Years of Star Trek : The Collection was the official title of an auction facilitated by Christie ' s , New York . Held from 5 – , a vast number of items ranging from minor background props to detailed models of the various USS " Enterprise " starship s , all taken from 40 years of " Star Trek " production , were auctioned as " " Sale 1778 " " . The auction was streamed live over the internet by history . com , while The History Channel filmed it for its documentary " " , which debuted . Genesis . The auction resulted from the wish of the studio to clear out their backlot warehouses of all " Star Trek " production material , hard on the heels of the cancellation of the previous year , thereby indicating that the studio was entirely done with the live - action franchise , at least as far as the prime universe events were concerned . CBS Studios staffer Liz Miller sought out Mike and Denise Okuda , long standing members of " Star Trek " s production staff , to spearhead the auction project . " " They had actually been planning an auction for some time . They knew about the importance of this stuff and were looking for people who would treat it seriously and with the proper respect . " [ Mike and Denise had ] " . . . five warehouses of things to go through and we were told that whatever Christie ’ s didn ’ t auction would be destroyed . We were horrified and so it became a mission to get as much of the good stuff into the hands of fans as possible because we knew they would take good care of it . " " , the Okudas recalled on their involvement . ( " The official STAR TREK prop and costume auction " - catalog , p . 26 ) Catalogue . Available for this sale was a two - volume catalogue containing detailed photographs of the individual items as well as notes and behind - the - scenes comments , prepared by the Okudas Versions . There were two editions of the catalogue available : Errors . Some items were incorrectly labeled , including : International tour . For several months before the auction , an exhibit made up of items from the collection traveled the US and Europe . Auction Results . Highest priced lots . " Ranked by gavel price , in descending order . " Lowest priced lots . " Ranked by gavel price , in ascending order . " Most underestimated lots . " Ranked by gavel price divided by high estimate , in descending order . " Most overestimated lots . " Ranked by gavel price divided by low estimate , in ascending order . " Most accurately estimated lots . " Ranked by absolute distance of gaval price from the median estimate , in ascending order . Ties are ranked by lot number . " Noteworthy items . " The sale prices for the following lots are the hammer prices and do not include the buyer ' s premium ( see above ) . " Lawsuit . On , " The Associated Press " reported that Ted Moustakis of New Jersey – who spent $ 12 , 000 at the auction for a uniform and poker visor supposedly worn by Brent Spiner while filming – is now suing Christie ' s and CBS Paramount for $ 7 million for allegedly selling him fraudulent items . Moustakis ' claims were apparently backed up by Spiner himself at an Star Trek convention where the actor identified the visor as being a fake . Moustakis reportedly believes the other items purchased at the auction were also misrepresented by Christies . While Paramount had no comment on the matter , Christies responded by saying " the case has no merit . " The case was eventually thrown out by a New York court of appeals .