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Calgary-based show Wynnona Earp auctioning off set pieces to fans

More than 1,300 items are available from four seasons of the supernatural queer-positive western show, which is filmed in Calgary.

There are online bidders from Australia, Ireland, Pakistan and more

Kevin King puts his hand on a purple car, standing among a collection of items arranged like a vintage store. He is a white man with a stubble, wearing a purple jacket and a light blue shirt.
Kevin King, owner of Hall's Auction Services, stands among some of the many set items that can be bid on from the TV show Wynnona Earp. (Terri Trembath/CBC)

Costumes, props and set pieces from the Calgary-basedTV showWynnona Earpwill be up for grabs this weekend in an online auction run by Hall's Auction Services.

The show's production company, Seven24 Films, has selected more than1,300 itemsfrom four seasons of the supernatural queer-positive western showfor bidders to choose from.

Kevin King, who owns Hall's Auction Services, said the items have been getting interest from fans, known as "Earpers", from all around the world.

"It's an interesting project that we've taken on," said King. "It's probably one of the ones that has had the most international attention. We've had bidders register from Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, all kinds of countries.

"And the Americans are excited by it [too]. I think we've got registrants from 42 or 44 individual states now."

WATCH |Wynonna Earp fans can bid on these set pieces from the series at a Calgary auction:

Wynonna Earp fans can bid on set pieces from series at Calgary weekend auction

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Calling all Earpers! Over 1,400 items from the Canadian sci-fi show Wynnona Earp will be up for online bidding at Halls Auction this weekend. Fans will have a chance to snag props, costumes and set decorations from all four seasons of the cult series on Saturday and Sunday.

Everything from the Earp homestead mailbox to a 1977 Camarois available to bidders, with starting bids going from $25 to upwards of $1,000 US.

There areeven some more obscure items listed like a rubber potato and a rubber bedpan.

One of the hottest ticket items is a white Stetson hat worn by character Nicole Haught. Bidding for that item startedat $100US.

A white hat with a silver badge, with a legal scales symbol on them. The words 'Sherriff' are at the bottom of the badge.
One of the more popular auction items is a white Stetson hat worn by the character Nicole Haught. (Terri Trembath/CBC)

"Ithink it will be a virtual sell out. Seven24 Filmsis really allowing the collector market to determine what value [these items have]they do want to get these items into the hands of collectors. They want to in some ways thank their fan base," he said.

"The collectors know this stuff better than I do ... we get inquiries all the time and and some of them are really quite touched that they have the opportunity to maybe take some of these things home with them."

It is not yet known whether the show will return for a fifth season. Set decorator Amber Humphries said it's the fans that fuelled the success of the first four seasons.

"The reason we even went on to seasons two, three and four were because of the fans. I'll be grateful for that because the show always had special meaning to me," she said.

A purple-red Pontiac car.
This 1977 Camaro from the TV show Wynnona Earp is being auctioned off in Calgary. (Terri Trembath/CBC)

Even though the show hasn't yet been renewed for a fifth season, on the auction's web page, Seven24 films wrote a message saying, "The producers of Wynonna Earp want to reassure Earpers that this auction of Hero Items in no way signals the end of the show.

"We are committed to telling more Wynonna Earp stories and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to put pieces of the show in the hands of passionate fans."

The auction isdonating part of its proceeds to the Skipping Stone and Rainbow Road charities, which focus on helping LGBTQ+ people.

Humphries says the auction is a great way to share parts of the show with its dedicated fan base.

With files from Terri Trembath