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2017 Enterprise C SDCC Exclusive Preordering on eBay

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The 2017 repainted Enterprise C is available for preorder from convention goers on eBay. Prices range from $99-$109 for a Buy-It-Now option.

The Hallmark ornament is limited to a run of 3,325 pieces and only 225 pieces per day at the San Diego Comic-Con that runs July 20-23, 2017.

The Enterprise C will also be available at…

The Official 2017 Star Trek Convention (100 Enterprise C available per day)
Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
August 2-6, 2017

Salt Lake Comic Con (product available unknown)
Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT
September 21-30, 2017

New York Comic Con (Enterprise C available, quantity unknown)
Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, NY
October 5-8, 2017

Keep in mind the value will most likely triple the current eBay prices by next year as all Convention Exclusive ornaments have risen considerably in the past.

2009 Uhura Gold (Qty 450)
Retail: $25.00
Avg. Online Price: $1,164.95
+4559.80%

2011 Defiant Glow in the Dark (Qty 700)
Retail: $32.95
Avg. Online Price: $549.95
+1569.04%

2013 Kelvin Damaged (Qty 1575)
Retail: $32.95
Avg. Online Price: $434.95
+1220.03%

2016 Enterprise Pilot Repaint (Qty 3450)
Retail: $30.00
Avg. Online Price: $334.95
+1016.50%

2016 Maxine Cosplay
Retail: $10.00
Avg. Online Price: $289.95
+2799.50%

2017 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Enterprise C Details

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San Diego
Convention Center

111 W. Harbor Dr.,
San Diego, CA 92101

July 20–23, 2017
(Preview Night: July 19)

Wed., July 19:
6:00–9:00 PM

Thur.–Sat., July 20-22:
9:30 AM–7:00 PM

Sun., July 23:
9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Booth: #1505

Price: TBC

Quantity: 225 pcs, per day (3,325 pcs production run)

Description: laminated painted miniature of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION spaceship (U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC 1701-C); hanging cord; backing card; SDCC Exclusive sticker

“U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C, a Keepsake Ornament inspired by the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen. This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.”

2017 Hallmark Conventions Announced

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Planet Comicon (product available unknown)
Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO
April 28-30, 2017

Comic-Con International (225 Enterprise C available per day)
San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA
July 20-23, 2017

The Official 2017 Star Trek Convention (100 Enterprise C available per day)
Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
August 2-6, 2017

Salt Lake Comic Con (product available unknown)
Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT
September 21-30, 2017

New York Comic Con (Enterprise C available, quantity unknown)
Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, NY
October 5-8, 2017

84) 2017 Enterprise C Battle Damaged (Qty 3,325)

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Source:  Hallmark

PopMinded by Hallmark plans its highest-ever level of yearly participation at the nation’s largest pop culture fan gatherings with limited quantities of products and collectibles developed exclusively for events starting next month.

PopMinded, which debuted nationally last year, is Hallmark’s new way to celebrate fandom with gifts and collectibles created and chosen with all fans in mind. PopMinded continues and expands on Hallmark’s decade-long tradition of providing event attendees access to Hallmark’s ever popular event exclusive products through its event pop-up store.

PopMinded will appear at Planet Comicon Kansas City scheduled April 28-30 at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Mo.

Three exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs including the Enterprise C repaint, an itty bittys® plush, and two other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at Comic-Con International, to be held July 20-23 in San Diego, Calif.

U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C, a Keepsake Ornament inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen.  This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.

PopMinded will make its first appearance at The Official 2017 Star Trek Convention, scheduled Aug. 2-6 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. The repainted U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C Keepsake Ornament previously available at Comic-Con International will be sold at this event with 100 available each day.

Another first for PopMinded will be Salt Lake Comic Con, scheduled Sept. 21-23 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Products to be sold at the PopMinded booth will be announced closer to the event.

At New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 5-8 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, PopMinded will offer all items previously available at Comic-Con International with the same daily allocations.

Additional details about prices for each exclusive product, as well as activity plans for each event will be announced closer to the respective convention dates.

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Hallmark Button Featuring 2016 Star Trek Ornament

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Hallmark gave away souvenir buttons back in September at Star Trek Mission New York.  The buttons feature the 2016 50th Anniversary “Pilot” Enterprise with gold finish.  You can still get the ornament in stores this month but good luck finding a button anywhere.

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Hallmark Convention Exclusives Available Online Tonight to Keepsake Ornament Club Members!

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Three convention-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments (Batman™ in Battle, U.S.S. Enterprise™, and Beginnings: Boba Fett™) will be available for KOC members to purchase after New York Comic Con ends today. Purchase one of each ornament on October 10th at 1:00 am E.S.T. There’s a limited supply of 250 each, so don’t miss out! Visit Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub on the dates above to see the ornaments and order yours!

BATMAN™ IN BATTLE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
This Keepsake Ornament depicts the Caped
Crusader’s armored uniform.
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U.S.S. ENTERPRISE™*
STAR TREK™ “Pilot Version”
50th Anniversary Edition
repaint of 2016
Keepsake Ornament
Featuring dialogue and music directly
from the original “Star Trek” TV series,
this Keepsake Ornament depicts the
iconic starship as originally built and
painted for special-effects filming.
QMP4099

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BEGINNINGS: BOBA FETT™
Star Wars™
Special Edition
Set of 2 ornaments
Based on original concept art by designer Ralph
McQuarrie, this ornament provides a rare glimpse
into the white-armored origins of the galaxy’s
most infamous bounty hunter.
QMP4098

Info on navigating the ordering process from a helpful poster at http://www.yulelog.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=297862&page=1

– Go to: Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub
– Click on: ACCOUNT (at top of page)
– Click on : Sign In
– Enter: Email address and Password
– Click on: SIGN IN button
– Scroll over: HI, NAME (at top of page)
– Select: Keepsake Ornament Club
– Find your Active membership
– Click on Show options
– Click on: Purchase additional ornaments
– Scroll through list selecting which ones you want then
process order as usual.

New York Comic Con Opens Today!

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LAST CHANCE TO GET TWO HALLMARK STAR TREK ORNAMENTS!

New York Comic Con will be held October 6-9, 2016 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. The Javits Center is located at 655 West 34th Street. New York Comic Con attracted over 167,000 attendees in 2015, easily making it the largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country. And Crain’s New York Business has ranked NYCC as the second largest event in New York City!

Show Floor:

Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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New York Comic-Con Launches This Week – Last Chance to Get Maxine Star Trek Cosplay and Enterprise Pilot Repaint

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Visit pop minded by Hallmark (Booth 1920) at New York Comic-Con this week for your last chance to get the Maxine Star Trek Cosplay ornament. It will be sold in limited quantities; only  75 (25 per day) were sold at Star Trek Mission New York last month.  I would expect more to be available at the larger New York Comic-Con. The ornament will retail for $10 at the convention abe has been showing up on the secondary market anywhere from $55 to $129.

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Also at last month’s convention at the Hallmark booth was a display of every Hallmark Star Trek ornament produced.  Surely, this booth will be on display again at New York Comic-Con.

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2016 Hallmark Booth at Star Trek Mission New York

If you haven’t picked up this year’s 50th Anniversary Enterprise Repaint it will also be available for the last time at the Hallmark booth.

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New York Comic Con will be held October 6-9, 2016 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. The Javits Center is located at 655 West 34th Street. New York Comic Con attracted over 167,000 attendees in 2015, easily making it the largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country. And Crain’s New York Business has ranked NYCC as the second largest event in New York City!

Show Floor:

Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Hallmark’s Star Trek Maxine Cosplay Ornament Showing Up on eBay

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Hallmark’s latest Star Trek ornament is beginning to show up on eBay after being first made available at last week’s Star Trek: Mission New York convention.

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Image from trekcore.com http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/09/mission-report-star-treks-new-york-convention/2/

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Word is they only made 25 ornaments available per day for the three-day event.  The Maxine ornament will be available for the last time at next month’s New York Comic-Con.  The biggest surprise is that the ornament is not a Keepsake ornament but “branded” with the Hallmark name. If you are looking to pick up the new Star Trek Maxine Cosplay ornament it is currently selling on eBay from $55-$129.

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”…and exclusive ornaments from Hallmark, which sold out quickly each day of the convention. Of the two Hallmark exclusives, the U.S.S. Enterprise was awesome, while the Maxine figure was OK.” –Hollywood Soapbox

Friday Update From Star Trek Mission New York

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Tweets are coming out from Hallmark at Star Trek Mission New York today and visitors to the booth are getting a walk down memory lane.  Hallmark is displaying all their Star Trek ornaments dating back to 1991.

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Star Trek Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Gallery

“In 1991, Hallmark brought the 23rd century to our Christmas trees with the Starship Enterprise Keepsake Ornament in celebration of Star Trek’s 25th anniversary.  Instantly popular with fans, dozens of Keepsake Ornaments inspired by Star Trek television shows and feature films would follow.  On the 50th anniversary of the original series, we present this tour through the 26-year partnership with Star Trek and Hallmark.”

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Sculpter Lynn Norton was even there signing ornaments!

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Hallmark’s Maxine Star Trek Cosplay Available Tomorrow at Star Trek Mission New York

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Star Trek Mission New York opens tomorrow for its three day event. September 2 – 4, 2016 Javits Center • New York! It will be the first opportunity to get the Maxine Star Trek cosplay ornament and your second chance to get the Enterprise pilot repaint ornament.  Look for these two ornaments to flood eBay in the coming days.  Both ornaments will be available one last time at New York Comic-Con next month.

Hallmark is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with two exclusive ornaments that any Trekkie will want to add to their collection; the first featuring Maxine, the star of Hallmark’s “Crabby Road” cartoons, dressed in her finest Star Trek cosplay and the second is U.S.S. Enterprise Keepsake Ornament. Don’t miss out on these exclusives only at the Hallmark booth on the Star Trek: Mission New York Show Floor.

Perhaps we will see the rest of Hallmark’s 2017 Star Trek lineup previewed tomorrow.  Stay tuned!

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Star Trek: Mission New York Launches September 2, 2016

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“Star Trek: Mission New York is the ultimate destination for Star Trek fans, filled with interactive exhibits, exclusive merchandise, celebrity guests, panels, screenings and much more. Fueled by a new movie in July 2016 and an upcoming television series in 2017, this will be the not-to-miss Star Trek event of the year!

In collaboration with CBS Consumer Products, Star Trek: Mission New York provides exclusive access to content, personalities, and news about past and upcoming films and television. Star Trek: Mission New York will be an immersive experience featuring props and replicas from the TV shows and films, exclusive screenings, celebrity guests, panels featuring creators and film stars, and exclusive merchandise in the Official Store.

Star Trek: Mission New York will take place on September 2-4, 2016. The Star Trek: Mission New York Exhibit Hall runs the following hours:

Friday, September 2, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 3, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 4, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Note that the Star Trek: Mission New York Exhibit Hall closes nightly at 7:00 PM (and 5:00 PM on Sunday), but special events could continue until 10:00 PM or later on Friday and Saturday nights.

Star Trek: Mission New York is held at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. The Javits Center is located at 655 West 34th Street.”

This will be the second of three conventions this year where the 2016 U.S.S. Enterprise Pilot Repaint exclusive ornament will be sold. It will also be the first time the convention exclusive 2016 Maxine Star Trek Cosplay ornament will be available.

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We may also get the reveal of the 2017 Star Trek scene and character ornaments.  Fingers crossed!

Convention Exclusives Available to Keepsake Ornament Club Members

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Unfortunately, the first of two dates has passed but if you’re a Keepsake Ornament Club member you still have a chance to get some convention “exclusive” ornaments on October 10, 2016.

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Three convention-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments (Batman™ in Battle, U.S.S. Enterprise™, and Beginnings: Boba Fett™) will be available for KOC members to purchase after the conventions have ended. Purchase one of each ornament on July 25 or on October 10. There’s a limited supply of 250 each, so don’t miss out! Visit Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub on the dates above to see the ornaments and order yours!

BATMAN™ IN BATTLE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
This Keepsake Ornament depicts the Caped
Crusader’s armored uniform.
QMP4100
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE™*
STAR TREK™ “Pilot Version”
50th Anniversary Edition
repaint of 2016
Keepsake Ornament
Featuring dialogue and music directly
from the original “Star Trek” TV series,
this Keepsake Ornament depicts the
iconic starship as originally built and
painted for special-effects filming.
QMP4099
BEGINNINGS: BOBA FETT™
Star Wars™
Special Edition
Set of 2 ornaments
Based on original concept art by designer Ralph
McQuarrie, this ornament provides a rare glimpse
into the white-armored origins of the galaxy’s
most infamous bounty hunter.
QMP4098

Info on navigating the ordering process from a helpful poster at http://www.yulelog.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=297862&page=1

– Go to: Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub
– Click on: ACCOUNT (at top of page)
– Click on : Sign In
– Enter: Email address and Password
– Click on: SIGN IN button
– Scroll over: HI, NAME (at top of page)
– Select: Keepsake Ornament Club
– Find your Active membership
– Click on Show options
– Click on: Purchase additional ornaments
– Scroll through list selecting which ones you want then
process order as usual.

2017 Hallmark’s Star Trek Ship Ornament Announced

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Lynn Norton

Hallmark sculptor Lynn Norton was at this week’s Star Trek Las Vegas convention and with him came news of the first ornament of 2017.  Star Trek Beyond’s U.S.S. Franklin will be soaring in for the 2017 holidays.

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Hallmark’s 2017 U.S.S. Franklin Ornament

“Norton revealed that each ship takes him anywhere from 100 to 120 hours of work from start to finish. His first Star Trek ornament was in 1991 — a replica of the Enterprise model from the second series pilot in 1966. He explained that he had to modify the proportions of various parts of the ship — the size of the saucer, position of the nascelles, etc. — so it would fit into the Keepsake Ornaments display box.
Norton later told fans that a number of the Hallmark ornaments have been used as props on Voyager and Deep Space Nine including as a mobile for a baby on a Voyager episode and in the Dominion War DS9 episodes to help create the illusion of huge armadas.”
– See more at: http://www.startrek.com/article/whoopi-nichelle-headline-star-trek-las-vegas-day-2#sthash.QeB6tZb4.dpuf

Star Trek: Discovery and U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031

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Big news from San Diego Comic Con!  The new Star Trek series has a name and it is Star Trek: Discovery (STD for short – oops).  With the new series comes a new flagship, the U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031.  Look for a Discovery ornament maybe as soon as next year since Paramount will want to promote their new series as much as possible.

“Discovery is so intrinsic as a concept to the philosophy that is Star Trek and it felt like it was a beautiful way to acknowledge that spirit and also… what Star Trek has provided for me is an inspiration on where we’re going as a species and a planet… and it has given me so much hope for a better world because we need it in the world we’re living [in] right now. We need curiosity and we need inspiration and we need to find better versions of ourselves and we need to discover better versions of ourselves.” – Brian Fuller

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“For hardcore Trekkies, the design of the ship is both comfortingly familiar, and surprisingly retro. And not exactly retro in a 1960’s or a 1990’s kind of way, but instead, in a pop-culture alternate-dimension kind of way. The U.S.S. Discovery is a throwback to an alternate dimension of the 1970s, when the fledgling Trek and Wars franchises blended together in concept art. The design for the U.S.S. Discovery on the new show is almost identical to designs that Ralph McQuarrie, the late and famous Star Wars concept designer, sketched for the original U.S.S. Enterprise back in 1976.  Back then, Paramount was planning to reboot Trek on TV with a show called Star Trek: Phase II .” Read more at…https://www.inverse.com/article/18731-star-trek-discovery-star-wars-influence.

 

 

No 2017 Hallmark Star Trek Ornament Previews at SDCC

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Unfortunately, Hallmark did not preview their 2017 Star Trek line up at San Diego Comic Con.  It seems they are sharing a booth with LucasFilm and could only display LucasFilm products.  Star Wars fans were able to preview 5-6 of next year’s Star Wars ornament.

It hasn’t been confirmed but it is probably safe to assume we will get our Star Trek ornament previews at Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled Sept. 2-4.

First Image of 2016 Maxine Cosplay Hallmark Star Trek Ornament

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We got our first look at the new Event Exclusive Hallmark Star Trek Maxine ornament today.

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A Hallmark-branded exclusive ornament featuring Maxine, the star of Hallmark’s “Crabby Road” cartoons, dressed in her finest Star Trek cosplay. This ornament is a repainted version of one available this year in stores selling Hallmark-branded ornaments.

Sold in limited quantities at:

Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled Sept. 2-4 in New York, NY
New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 6-9 in New York, NY