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“I also share my love of Star Trek with fellow Trek Lovers! I grew up with the Original Series and it remains my favorite all time TV Show to this day! The USS Enterprise has been the love of my life since my childhood.”

-Jerry Bourget, TrekFanNCC-1701

Three Ornament Ideas for Future Christmases

Mike Poteet of redshirtsalwaysdie.com has posted an article with three ideas for future Hallmark Star Trek ornaments.

“I have a lot of fun admiring my Hallmark Star Trek ornaments every Christmas season. But I can’t help but wonder why some rather obvious subjects have still gone overlooked. Here are a few unsolicited suggestions—my Christmas wish list, if you will—for the good folks at Hallmark as they contemplate future Star Trek ornaments.”

-Redshirtsalwaysdie.com, Hallmark Star Trek ornaments: 3 ideas for future Christmases by Mike Poteet

Read the full article here.

2011 Defiant Available!

Another 2011 Defiant threatens to make a dent in someone’s holiday pocketbook. The latest glow-in-the-dark ship to be offered on eBay has a price of $1,284.98 with shipping. This ornament appears to have some discoloration on the saucer section and as noted in the description the box has some slight creasing.

2011 Defiant
Date SoldPriceShippingTotal
December 10, 2021$1,899.99$0.00$1,899.99
February 4, 2022$1,899.95$39.95$1,939.90
February 9, 2022$1,899.95$39.95$1,939.90
February 12, 2022$1,799.95$39.95$1,839.90
February 21, 2022$1,200.00$29.95$1,229.95
September 24, 2022$1,500.00$25.00$1,525.00
December 6, 2022$2,000.00$0.00$2,000.00
Ebay selling prices of 2011 Defiants over the past year.
Don’t miss out! Ultra rare and very desirable USS Defiant glow in the dark. New York comic con exclusive limited to 700 pieces. Stored in tissue paper for many years. Box has some spider veins. Please view all photos for condition. Overall great piece at a VERY good price! Warp speed shipping!
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Two things that make me go “Hmmmm . . ..”

—The listing is down—or at least I can’t find it in my searches.

—That mottling on the primary hull. The Defiant was a bit of an experiment for us. It was the first time we used phosphorescent paint on an ornament to that extent. Maybe after 10 years, they all are doing that. I’ve not pulled mine out to look at it in some time. I’m understandably curious.

In my search, I *did* find this listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295346484993 (seen in this post)

And this one is making my Spidey Sense tingle. Very high price, all feedback seems to be as a buyer rather than a seller, and all those photos but not one photo of the ornament itself? While I recognize that there are plenty of sellers on eBay for whom English is not a first language. That said, the description on this one also gives me pause.

If you go looking for the one in this post and find the one in my comment, this is me, friend to friend, saying caveat emptor.

-Kevin Dilmore

Update: