Trekkie’s Poker Memorabilia Lawsuit Denied by Court

A few years ago Ted Moustakis purchased several items of poker memorabilia items of the popular television show Star Trek from a Christie’s auction. The auction was huge and catered to fans of Star Trek. The auction was so huge that the History Channel streamed the auction live for people to view. Now Moustakis is suing Christie’s for selling him knock-offs.

Moustakis purchased three items during the auction: a $6,600 poker visor, an $11,000 poker table and a $6,000 uniform, all worn and used by his favorite Star Trek character Commander Data. According to the NY Post, Moustakis claims that Christie’s intentionally lied about the items he purchased.

Moustakis claimed the items he purchased were said to be ‘one of a kind’ and ‘used by Data himself’. But once Moustakis met Brent Spiner, the man who plays Data, he was told by Spiner that the visor he had purchased was not ‘his visor’. According to Moustakis, more research was done to prove that all the items were bogus.  He found that the uniform was one of many created for the television show.

However, just this week, the case against Christie’s was dropped by a panel of judges. They commented that Moustakis ‘should just have asked for his money back…not boldly sued for a small fortune.”  Even actors from Star Trek commented on the suit. Wil Wheaton of Star Trek commented when the suit was first filed that ‘there is no one of a kind spacesuits for regular cast members…I think it’s more likely that this guy has buyer’s remorse.”

Both CBS Consumer Products, who oversees Star Trek merchandise and Christies Auction House, both, praised the ruling of the court. Christie’s continues to stand behind the authenticity of their auction and the items sold during that time.

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