Author Archives: Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments

By the Numbers: Production Quantity vs. Resell Value: Fall/2021

The x-axis across the bottom is the quantity of ornaments released while the y-axis is the secondary market price. As you can see from the graph, ornaments with a production run of at least 2800 all have resell prices under $500.

Prices are an average of prices found on Hooked on Hallmark and  The Ornament Factory as of 10.01.21 except Maxine which was last price sold on eBay.

By the Numbers: How Does the Legends Series Stack Up on the Secondary Market? Fall/2021

The Legends series was a series of six character ornaments released annually from 2010 through 2015. In 2016, a Chekov ornament was released in limited quantities that was “inspired” by the Legends Series.

Prices are an average of  prices found on Hooked on Hallmark and  The Ornament Factory as of 10.01.21.

Hallmark Star Trek Ornament Price Guide: Fall/2021

Prices below come from Hooked on Hallmark (HoH) and  The Ornament Factory (OF) as of 10.01.21. Prices are based off ornaments in boxes listed in new condition. It is likely you can find Hallmark Star Trek ornaments at a reduced price on other sites or eBay. This chart should be used more to judge rarity or demand rather than value. 

All Storytellers ornaments listed on the two resell sites are above retail but are still available in Hallmark stores now and in 2022 at regular retail.

The Hooked on Hallmark and The Ornament Factory ARE NOT affiliated with this site. This site DOES NOT resell any ornaments.

Maxine Star Trek Cosplay Sold on eBay

A 2016 Hallmark Star Trek Maxine Cosplay ornament sold on eBay for only the second time this year. The hard to find ornament sold on September 18, 2021 for $710.45. The last time a Maxine ornament was sold was on March 26, 2021 for $643.25 (I know, I bought it). The event exclusive Star Trek Maxine Cosplay ornament was released for Star Trek’s 50th anniversary and limited to 100 pieces.

Sold on September 18, 2021 for $710.45.
Sold on March 26, 2021 for $643.25.

Hallmark Star Trek Display #166

8.7 x 9.3 x 9.3 cm display case with a flat base. Ideal for porcelain figurines and 1:64 scale die cast cars. I house my 2008 Hallmark Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan diorama Ornament which makes a snug fit. Now it’s free of dust and actually enhances the “dramatic” moment of the USS Reliant ambush on the bridge of the Enterprise…”on screen Mr. Sulu…”

Lex Petros

Artist Inspirations: Captain Jonathan Archer (2003)

Star Trek: Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001 with the episode “Broken Bow”. The Jonathan Archer Hallmark ornament came out in 2003, so any episode images or publicity photos that may have been the ornament’s inspiration would have had to come from the first season and a half of Enterprise.

Right: Rare 8×10 photo autographed by Scott Bakula.

I have only seen the image above twice. First, as the signed 8×10 photo (above right) and I mean this actual photo. I have not even seen this image anywhere else on the internet except as an uncropped grainy image on a Spanish website (below right). It is curious that the ornament matches so well to such a rare image.

Image from Cuaderno De Bitacora (Ship’s Logbook) website.
Right: Image from “Broken Bow” Season 1, Episode 1.

By far, a more common image that can be found on the internet (above right) was from the premiere episode, Broken Bow, Part 1 (18:30), as the Enterprise is disembarking on its maiden voyage during the Zephram Cochrane speech. I would like to think that such a monumental moment in Trek history was the inspiration for the 2003 ornament.