Date & Time
Thursday, December 7
Inspection
Inspection Info
Removal
See Below
Location
North Hollywood, CA
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Birns & Sawyer is Los Angeles’ original motion picture camera rental house founded in 1954. The company has committed itself to stand as a beacon for quality service and gear.
Sale Details
Birns & Sawyer is Los Angeles’ original motion picture camera rental house founded in 1954. The company has committed itself to stand as a beacon for quality service and gear. Today, Birns & Sawyer is a full solution rental house for any production and is proud to offer this quality selection of excess equipment, as well as some fun and exciting Hollywood Memorabilia pieces indicative of the many productions it has supported over its 63 years in business. Take advantage of this opportunity to own professionally maintained equipment at tremendous savings.
AND… In celebration of the December release of the James Franco & Seth Rogan film “The Disaster Artist”, Birns & Sawyer is including a complimentary Birns & Sawyer Cap to every successful bidder exactly like the one worn in the film by Seth Rogan. “The Disaster Artist” is based on the cult classic “The Room” by Tommy Wiseau which was shot in the garage/stage at Birns & Sawyer.
Click Here to watch “The Disaster Artist” Trailer.
CAMERAS
Nokia OZO VR System, ARRI Alexa Classic, Sony PMW F55, RED Epic-X, Sony PMW F5, Nokia OZO Media Modules, Cannon EOS 5D Mark III Bodies and More…
LENSES
PL Mount Zoom Lenses from Angenieux: 16-24mm, 30-80mm, 25-250mm, 24-290mm, PL Mount Prime Lenses from Century, Zeiss, Nikon and More…
ELECTRONICS
HD Monitors from TV Logic and Panasonic, Digital Wireless & Data Storage from Apple, Black Magic, Teradek and More…
ACCESSORIES
Sliders, Easy Rigs, Follow Focus, Matte Boxes, Matte Box Accessories and More…
HEADS & TRIPODS
Sachtler Video 20 tripod system, Libec Mini-Jib, Porta Jib & Cineped Cineslider and More…
LIGHTING & CABLES
Over 350 LED & Fluorescent Fixtures, Tubes & Accessories from Kino Flo, Litepanel, Nila, Filmgear, Mini-Flo and more. Over 300 10′-50′ 4 & 5 Wire Banded Cables, Bates Splitters & Extensions, Snakebite, Hard & Soft Threefers, Grounding Squid Male Cam to Male Suicide, 100-600AMP Distro Box, Lug to Cam Adapters, Household 650 Watt Dimmers, Cable Cross Overs, and More…
PLUS… MOVIE MEMORABILIA
Statues from Mask, Edward Scissorhands and Terminator; Popeye Min Slate Handmade on set, WW2 Halftrack with Arri 2B Camera and Crew Mount Everest Oxygen Bottle Artifact, Framed Posters of James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Cannes, and More…
SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT – INTERCOM/COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FROM BOSCH/RTS/TELEX
Bay Station/Access Points, Wired & Wireless Beltpacks, Programmable Modular User Stations, 2-Channel Mountable Stereo User Stations, Speaker Stations, Security Video Motion Sensors, Four-Bay Chargers, Analog System-to-System Adapters, and More..
Additional Info
Cameras, Lenses, Electronics, Accessories,
Heads & Tripods, Lighting and Cables
PLUS… Movie Memorabilia
Sale Partner
STEP 1 – REGISTER
Click the ‘Register to Bid” link above and complete the registration form – your bidder number will be emailed to you for use at this and future auctions. Please be certain to review the General Terms of Sale, along with any Sale Specific Terms before registering.
You must provide a credit card, which will be authorized for $300 to secure your bids; Please note that your card must have sufficient credit to be authorized for 25% of your purchases as you continue to bid. If you plan on spending more than $10,000 please contact the Auctioneer prior to the auction to ensure no bidding interruption.
$5000 minimum deposit is required prior to the auction for international bidders. Auctioneer may not be able to respond timely to registration requests on the day of sale, we recommend registering the day prior to the auction.
All deposits made by cashiers check, wire transfer or firm and personal check accompanied with a bank letter of guarantee will be returned within 7 days unless purchases are made.
STEP 2 – VIEW ITEMS
– Click on the ‘View Items & Bid’ link above to browse the auction catalog.
– Search by Keywords at the top of any bidding page.
– Click ‘refresh’ to see the current status of each item.
– Click on “Items Still Open for Bidding” to clear sold items from your screen and see only those items still available (this applies during the auction closings).
STEP 3 – BID
Enter a maximum of what you are willing to pay under “Your Maximum” – The system will start your bid at the lowest available increment and bid for you.
Then scroll to the bottom of the page, enter your Bid Number and Password and click ‘Submit Bids’
(PLEASE NOTE: You will be asked to confirm your bids)
Important Bidding Notes:
– Items will close at a rate of 2-4 items every minute (varies by auction).
– An item’s closing time will extend by 4 minutes when bidding occurs within the final 4 minutes of its scheduled closing.
– If you submit a bid prior to the auction you will be notified if you are out bid.
– You may enter multiple bids on a page before clicking ‘Submit Bids’; however, changing pages will clear your bids.
STEP 4 – PAY
Credit Cards on file will be charged at the end of the Sale plus 16% buyers premium and Sales Tax unless you are purchasing for resale and have completed and returned a resale certificate before the conclusion of the auction. Balances in excess of $10,000 must be settled by cashiers’ check or wire transfer received by Tiger by 12:00 pm the day following the auction.
STEP 5 – PICKUP
You are responsible to remove your items during the posted checkout times. If you are purchasing from out of the area, you may send a 3rd party shipping company to remove your items. Bring your own crews, packing materials, material handling equipment, etc. for removal. Appointments are mandatory. Be sure to email your preferred pickup time within the posted schedule after you have won your last auction item.