Eve Plumb is Auctioning Off her "Brady Bunch" Memorabilia - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 09-06-2023, 08:44 PM

It's a sunshine day as Julien's Auctions presents "BRADY BUNCH AND MORE: EVE PLUMB’S “JAN BRADY” & CAREER ARCHIVES" taking place online Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023.

The exclusive auction celebration of the career of the beloved television star and artist, Eve Plumb, most famous for her iconic role of Jan on The Brady Bunch will showcase a “very Brady” collection of her career archives and personal memorabilia, such as Plumb’s and the cast autographed original teleplays of some of the most famous Brady Bunch episodes, early career photographs, documents, personal items, as well as jewelry, a vintage Barbie watch and other Brady ephemera from the classic television series and enduring pop culture phenomenon that spawned a franchise that included spin-off series, feature films, an animated series, television specials, soundtracks and more.

https://www.julienslive.com/auctions/catalog/id/487

Duster76 · 09-06-2023, 09:58 PM

That's usually not a good sign, I hope everything is OK.

Dude111 · 09-07-2023, 05:18 PM

Its sad she wants to get rid of it all

BestTVever · 09-07-2023, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Its sad she wants to get rid of it all

But I understand why she is doing it. Shes hoarded it for half a century. Why not let others have it and make tons of money. When HGTV did their Brady House show, they took you to Eve's storage locker and she showed how much stuff she had. I am sure she will keep a few keepsakes. But why hold on to so many Brady Bunch scripts and things. Eve is very smart in business. She could have sold this 25 years ago when the Brady Bunch movie made the Brady's famous again. She's held on to it long enough for it to peak in value.

Tankeryanker · 09-07-2023, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

But I understand why she is doing it. Shes hoarded it for half a century. Why not let others have it and make tons of money. When HGTV did their Brady House show, they took you to Eve's storage locker and she showed how much stuff she had. I am sure she will keep a few keepsakes. But why hold on to so many Brady Bunch scripts and things. Eve is very smart in business. She could have sold this 25 years ago when the Brady Bunch movie made the Brady's famous again. She's held on to it long enough for it to peak in value.

This! I totally get her wanting to do this. No kids to leave it to and plenty of it is still in circulation anyway. Can't take it with you. Might as well make others happy.

biffbronson · 09-11-2023, 04:37 PM

Eve has been married twice and both times was of what might be called "child-bearing age," so it's a little surprising that she has no children.

Her older sister Flora has passed away. Apparently Eve doesn't have a substantial size immediate family to pass items onto, if she were so inclined.

TMC · 09-15-2023, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Duster76

That's usually not a good sign, I hope everything is OK.

Blind Item! - Eve Plumb is hard up for cash

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“Apparently the former A- list actress/middle child is harder up for cash than everyone thought considering she is selling off her entire memorabilia collection.”

biffbronson · 09-16-2023, 04:20 AM

So downsizing equals being "hard up for cash" -- ? Not necessarily...

...especially considering a person who is now older and realizes she can't take the stuff with her when she eventually passes away.

BestTVever · 09-16-2023, 04:44 AM

Eve is not hard up for cash. She has always been really good with her money. She sold her Malibu house years ago for a huge profit. She had her own HGTV show and has always made money with her artwork. Her husband also has a really good job. At some point in your life you have to part with your memorabilia. Will she make big bucks on this? Yes she will. She was smart and waited 50 years. No one in the cast has anything close to what she has kept.

biffbronson · 09-16-2023, 04:49 AM

Some actors keep very little in the way of memorabilia -- for example, David Cassidy once mentioned he never kept things as his career went on because his thinking was that most items (like merchandising products) were not unique, and could be replaced if he were so inclined.

Dianne3 · 09-20-2023, 02:57 PM

About Eve not having children, somewhere I read (don't remember where) that she didn't want any.

The six Brady kids only have six kids between them.
Greg 2, Marcia 1, Bobby 2, Cindy 1.

The one question I have, are any of the Brady kids grandparents?

rusty spike · 09-20-2023, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

But I understand why she is doing it. Shes hoarded it for half a century. Why not let others have it and make tons of money. When HGTV did their Brady House show, they took you to Eve's storage locker and she showed how much stuff she had. I am sure she will keep a few keepsakes. But why hold on to so many Brady Bunch scripts and things. Eve is very smart in business. She could have sold this 25 years ago when the Brady Bunch movie made the Brady's famous again. She's held on to it long enough for it to peak in value.

I think she waited too long. I think 25 years ago, the nostalgia market would have been stronger. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think more people of her generation realize that downsizing is a better thing to do as you get closer to the end of your earthly journey.

My prediction may be way off the mark and I may need to eat crow.

09-06-2023, 08:44 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,005	Eve Plumb is Auctioning Off her "Brady Bunch" Memorabilia It's a sunshine day as Julien's Auctions presents "BRADY BUNCH AND MORE: EVE PLUMB’S “JAN BRADY” & CAREER ARCHIVES" taking place online Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. The exclusive auction celebration of the career of the beloved television star and artist, Eve Plumb, most famous for her iconic role of Jan on The Brady Bunch will showcase a “very Brady” collection of her career archives and personal memorabilia, such as Plumb’s and the cast autographed original teleplays of some of the most famous Brady Bunch episodes, early career photographs, documents, personal items, as well as jewelry, a vintage Barbie watch and other Brady ephemera from the classic television series and enduring pop culture phenomenon that spawned a franchise that included spin-off series, feature films, an animated series, television specials, soundtracks and more. https://www.julienslive.com/auctions/catalog/id/487

09-06-2023, 09:58 PM	#2
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,640	That's usually not a good sign, I hope everything is OK.

09-07-2023, 05:18 PM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,594	Its sad she wants to get rid of it all

09-11-2023, 04:37 PM	#6
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,312	Eve has been married twice and both times was of what might be called "child-bearing age," so it's a little surprising that she has no children. Her older sister Flora has passed away. Apparently Eve doesn't have a substantial size immediate family to pass items onto, if she were so inclined.

09-16-2023, 04:20 AM	#8
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,312	So downsizing equals being "hard up for cash" -- ? Not necessarily... ...especially considering a person who is now older and realizes she can't take the stuff with her when she eventually passes away.

09-16-2023, 04:44 AM	#9
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,879	Eve is not hard up for cash. She has always been really good with her money. She sold her Malibu house years ago for a huge profit. She had her own HGTV show and has always made money with her artwork. Her husband also has a really good job. At some point in your life you have to part with your memorabilia. Will she make big bucks on this? Yes she will. She was smart and waited 50 years. No one in the cast has anything close to what she has kept.

09-16-2023, 04:49 AM	#10
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,312	Some actors keep very little in the way of memorabilia -- for example, David Cassidy once mentioned he never kept things as his career went on because his thinking was that most items (like merchandising products) were not unique, and could be replaced if he were so inclined.

09-20-2023, 02:57 PM	#11
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,056	About Eve not having children, somewhere I read (don't remember where) that she didn't want any. The six Brady kids only have six kids between them. Greg 2, Marcia 1, Bobby 2, Cindy 1. The one question I have, are any of the Brady kids grandparents?