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Here's what a pretty good Trekkie starter kit costs these days, based on prices at a recent Star Trek convention in Arlington, Va.: *Star Fleet Academy sweatpants: $20 *Star Trek insignia button: $6 *Star Trek collector's plate: $75 *Star Trek collector's plate with autographs: $100 *Star Trek glow-in-the-dark yo-yo: $3 *''Beam Me Up, Scotty'' pen: $1 *10-inch-high Captain Kirk doll: $50 *10-inch-high Mr. Spock doll: $60 *Phaser: $35 *Phaser with working lights and sound effects: $225 *Stuffed Tribble: $3 *Enterprise charm necklace: $15 *Star Trek chess set with gold- and silver-plated pieces: $944 *Star Trek plastic lunch box: $20 *Communicator: $60 *Communicator with working lights and sound effects: $225 *Star Trek rubber stamp: $14 *Star Trek transporter mug (add cold water and Spock disappears): $12 *Star Trek sound-effects cassette: $10 *Star Fleet surgical scrubs: $15 *Star Trek 25th-anniversary silver medallion: $125 *Star Trek pewter mug: $195 *Star Trek quartz watch: $195 *Star Trek T-shirt: $10 *Tricorder with working lights and sound effects: $225 *Star Trek trading cards: $1 per pack Total tab: $2,644


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Posted Sep 27, 1991 | Published in issue #85 Sep 27, 1991 | Order Article Reprints

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