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It takes a lot of stuff to create the glitz and glamour of "Sex and the City" or the police headquarters of "Law and Order." After wrap, many set pieces end up in the trash -- but now, entrepreneurs around the country are making a business out of re-selling those old props.
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This originally aired on "Marketplace" in October 2010.
Transcript
RUSS DETRUS: Lava lamp?
EVA RADKE: Yes!
DETRUS: Big lava lamp.
RADKE: I will take it. And I will make good use of it.
STEPHANIE HUGHES: Eva Radke is standing in a truck outside her boutique thrift store in Queens. She's talking with Russ Detrus, who just delivered a shipment of goods from Nickelodeon.
RADKE: This is a purple arm chair, very funky. And there's a nice little lime green couch that goes with it, too. It could be great for either a kid's room or a lounge or something that just needs a pop of color.
HUGHES: Radke's store is called Film Biz Recycling. Everything she sells is discarded from the entertainment industry. She worked for years in the business as a set decorator and production coordinator. When each production ended, she says a lot of the props were thrown away.
RADKE: Furniture, clothing, live plants. I still think about things that I couldn't save, that I cou...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:When you watch a movie or television show, you're peeking into another world. To create that world, you need a lot of stuff, including big set pieces, like chairs and bookshelves, as well as smaller props, like houseplants and old books. In the past, when filming was over, a lot of that stuff would get thrown away. But now, entrepreneurs are re-selling those old props. In New York, Stephanie Hughes has the story.
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