Fans of The Sopranos can now own an iconic piece of the hit HBO show — if the price is right.
Nearly 17 years after the crime drama series aired its finale, which left many viewers wondering if their TVs had unexpectedly blacked out, Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey is now auctioning off the original booth where mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his family sat at during the final scene.
The eBay listing has already gotten 218 bids as of Saturday evening — with the current top offer now set at a whopping $76,300.
Fans still interested in joining in on the auction still have two days remaining to make their bid to take home this popular piece of television history.
The ice cream parlor announced the auction on its official Instagram page on Wednesday, letting customers know that ‘the time has come’ to part ways with the table and seats used for the show’s last scene ever showing Gandolfini (Tony) with fellow castmembers Edie Falco (Carmela) and Robert Iler (A.J.), as they waited for Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow) to join them.
The diner booth used in the final scene of The Sopranos in Bloomfield, New Jersey is up for auction on Ebay through Monday, March 4 at 10 pm; the Soprano family members sitting at the booth in the finale included the late James Gandolfini (Tony), Edie Falco (Carmela) and Robert Iler (A.J.), as they waited for Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow) to join them
‘All good things sometimes need an upgrade,’ Holsten’s wrote in a caption, alongside a couple of photos of the booth as it looks today and an image of Gandolfini smiling while sitting at the booth.
‘The famous [Sopranos] booth is getting a much needed face-lift. We are auctioning off the well-endeared booth on eBay starting today,’ it read in the Wednesday post.
‘Place your bid on this once in a lifetime chance to personally own “the booth”. Check out our listing here. Obviously, we aren’t going to change the nostalgia of our beloved shoppe…. we aren’t crazy! Just polishing up the place!’
The social media post announcing the auction also included a note from Holsten’s owners explaining that they ‘don’t want to do this,’ but that ultimately, ‘the integrity of the booths are now compromised.’
‘They have been repaired many times and this furniture is over 60 years old,’ the owners continued. ‘Obviously, we do not want to do this, however it has come to a point where they are structurally not safe anymore as a whole and we need to think about the safety of our patrons first.
They concluded the caption: ‘Customer safety is a priority for us and should be for our patrons as well. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335280064819.’
On Saturday evening the Holsten owners took back to its Instagram page to remind customers and fans that this is the last weekend they can come in for a photo sitting in the booth.
‘The last chance to get your pictures is this weekend,’ it reads in the caption alongside another image of Gandolfini sitting at the booth and two others pictures of customers. ‘We close at 10 tonight and we are open from 12 till 10 on Sunday. Come on down!’
As of Saturday night the leading bid topped more than $76,000 on Ebay… and counting
The owners of Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey announced the ‘time has come’ to part ways with the famous Sopranos booth because the restaurant and ice cream parlor is in need of ‘face-lift’ due to the deterioration of the funriture
Holsten’s is selling the booth in order to upgrade its furniture that’s over 60 years old
The final scene, which included Gandolfini was full of drama and tension as the New Jersey crime boss made his way to Holsten’s and sat down at the booth
The bidding is expected to go even higher, considering just in the last two days the top bid went from $33,000 to more than $76,000.
The eBay auction is open until 10 p.m. on Monday, March 4.
The final scene was full of drama and tension as the New Jersey crime boss made his way to Holsten’s and sat down at the booth.
As he waited for Carmela and their two kids to arrive, show writers and producers made it seem as though Tony and his family could get whacked at any moment.
One by one, various people walk into the diner, with some of the prospective customers looking more and more like suspects who could pulled out a gun at any time.
While this was going on, Meadow was outside trying to parallel park her car across the street from Holsten’s, which took her at least three tries to finally get in between two other cars.
On Saturday evening the Holsten owners took back to its Instagram page to remind customers and fans that this is the last weekend they can come in for a photo sitting in the booth
Customers at Holsten’s have been getting their photos taken at the booth since the finale of The Sopranos aired on June 10, 2007
Fans can get their photos taken at the booth through the weekend
The Sopranos, which aired on HBO for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time
The Sopranos has also been credited in helping kickstart the Second Golden Age of Television
Much of the scene was enhanced by the use of the popular Journey song Don’t Stop Believing throughout.
Just as Meadow was about to walk in to the restaurant and ice cream parlor the screen fades to black, leaving viewers left to wonder whether the Sopranos were attacked or they were able to eat in peace.
The Sopranos, which aired on HBO for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time.
It’s also been credited for helping kickstart the Second Golden Age of Television.
