It’s out there, somewhere, in someone’s shed: a child’s Kuwahara BMX bicycle. Not just any Kuwahara BMX, but one with a handlebar-mounted milk crate – one of two known to have survived the production of Steven Spielberg’s E.T., whose whereabouts is unknown. Or maybe the cherry red Gibson ES-345 played by Marty McFly in Back to the Future, also missing.

“And there must be an original 1927 UK edition of the poster for Metropolis out there too, but none has been found,” sighs Alastair McCrea, consignment specialist with Propstore, a leading auction house for film memorabilia. If you happen to have one, happy days: you’ve got £1m on your wall.

Finding such holy grails is not impossible – Harrison Ford’s blaster from Blade Runner, Han Solo’s jacket and Chewbacca’s bowcaster from Star Wars were lost for decades before resurfacing. And they would definitely spark a buying frenzy. Collecting film memorabilia has become a big business, with specialist auction houses dealing in items valued anywhere from a few hundred dollars to multiple millions...

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