RICK: What do we have here?
It's a 1966 "Lost in Space" original helmet.
RICK: I don't know if it's cool or, like, the nerdiest thing
ever.
But I like it.
Both.
RICK: Did they ever wear a helmet like this in the show?
I don't think so.
I didn't really watch the show, to be honest.
A little before my time.
But--
RICK: You calling me old?
Maybe.
[laughter]
RICK: This is really cool.
"Lost in Space," it was the Robinson family
that went in a spaceship in the future,
and the future was 1997.
[laughter]
They got lost in space and had to go from planet
to planet every episode.
And it was uber cheesy.
But it developed, like, this cult-like status.
Everyone loved it.
And everyone still remembers the one tagline--
you know, "Danger, Will Robinson.
Danger.
Danger."
Where did you get this?
The helmet I got from a toy shop years ago.
And then I heard they were going to be appearing at a show.
I said, you know what?
Let me go try to get it signed by maybe one or two of them.
And they happened to all be there.
So-- RICK: OK.
--I had them all sign it and put
their characters' names on it.
RICK: Is there all the characters from it?
Everybody except for the doctor, who was passed away.
RICK: That was the real evil, mean guy?
I believe so.
RICK: OK.
How much you want for it?
I'd like 1,500.
RICK: That sounds like--
I have no idea.
[laughs]
I mean, It's one of those weird pop culture things.
It's so cheesy, it's cool.
[laughs]
That was the goal.
Yeah.
Let me call my buddy, Steve.
He literally knows everything there
is to know about autographs.
Sure.
All right, I'll be right back.
Thanks.
RICK: So he's got it signed by everyone except one--
Yeah.
--the mean doctor guy.
Yeah, the doctor didn't sign it.
He was passed away.
Well, he passed away, yeah.
Jonathan Harris.
I will say you don't really see too many
helmets signed by these people.
Mostly photographs.
It's rare that people kind of branch out into that, you know,
universe.
RICK: So what are these things worth?
Just taking a look at Mark Goddard
first, pretty simple signature.
Mark Goddard really hasn't changed much.
He's got kind of this nice right angle, a really nice signature.
You can't read every letter.
But it's-- you know, it looks pretty good on there.
Bill Mumy, that's kind of the main one I go to.
Bill Mumy, really sloppy.
He kind of just wipes out the last part of it,
and you don't get to see much.
But that's a typical Bill Mumy signature.
It matches the same thing I've got here in my exemplars.
The last one is a really nice signature, June Lockhart.
Obviously, she's getting a little older
now, so the signature's going to start
to deteriorate a little bit.
But still, you see the nice signature.
Same thing here, really nice, beautiful signature from her.
So the signatures are perfect.
RICK: OK, so what's it worth?
STEVE: Right, so I don't know about the toy
itself-- you know, what the toy is worth.
But I can tell you, the signatures itself, you know,
you could get these people.
But this is so unique presentation-wise.
So based on what I see here, the presentation of them
all, they look very nice, no smearing, they're
all definitely good.
I put the value right at about $500.
RICK: OK.
STEVE: But I'm not good with toys.
So I'd recommend having your toy guy take a look at this
to give you guys an idea of what the toy itself is worth.
RICK: OK. Thanks, man.
STEVE: Yep.
Good seeing you.
This is amazing.
RICK: So tell me, are a lot of these still around?
No, definitely not.
I mean, you see the B9 robot, you'll see that come to market.
But you hardly ever see the helmet.
Almost always too, you know, the dome
here, the reflector, I mean, this
is always broken or missing.
You know, and it's amazing that that's all intact.
Also, we have all the straps.
And those-- those are all intact with the original rivets.
And we even have the chin guard.
Everything looks great about this helmet.
RICK: All right, tell me.
What is this thing worth?
Because Steve Grad came in, and he told me
the signatures were worth right around 500 bucks.
OK.
Well, as a toy itself, I could see easily in that 400 to 500
range just for the helmet.
With my value and the autographs' value,
I think you could even put a premium on top of that
because they put their character names on there.
You don't see that very often.
You could easily get 1,200 to 1,400 for this.
RICK: OK, man.
Thanks.
Sure.
RICK: So what will you take for it?
I mean, 1,500 is what I'd like for it.
Not going to happen.
The reality is, it's probably going
to bring around 1,200 bucks.
So what are you offering, then, for it?
RICK: 700?
No, not even close.
You can do better than that.
RICK: How much would you do for it?
900.
RICK: I'll give you the 900 if you put on the helmet.
Deal.
[laughter]
I'll meet you right over there.
Sounds good.
RICK: [laughs]
I guess there's a first time for everything.