Startifacts History

Startifacts History

Startifacts celebrity memorabilia is a company founded by Michael Kronick in the late 1980's. Over the past decade, Startifacts has become the worlds leading supplier of authentic Hollywood and Rock-N-Roll artifacts. Startifacts has amassed one of the worlds largest collections of celebrity wardrobe, autographs, instruments and personal effects.

After attending film school in Southern California, Kronick with the help of his older filmmaker brother began buying up vast amounts of Hollywood costumes and props from some of the countries largest studios, wardrobe houses and prop makers. At this time, there were no Planet Hollywoods, and the thought of collecting Hollywood artifacts did not exist. Today, celebrity memorabilia is one of, if not the most sought after of all collectibles. Items acquired decades ago, have retained and surpassed record setting prices, both at auction and private sale. An example of this would be a Superman Christopher Reeves costume which was purchased for $5000 over a decade ago, now commands 10 times its original value.

As years went by, Startifacts have been involved with some of the worlds leading auctions and auction houses. From the original Bruce Lee and Grace Kelly auctions to the record setting recent Kiss auction. Startifacts contacts within the entertainment industry are unsurpassed. Some of the more notable projects include creating and procuring a multi million dollar exhibition of original memorabilia for Donald Trump at his Taj Mahal Atlantic City Casino. When Hard Rock Cafe wanted the only set of Kiss costumes ever sold, it was Startifacts who on behalf of the band Kiss, sold the outfits for a record setting sum. It was startifacts who made worldwide headlines in their quest to acquire the world famous "white bronco" during the infamous O.J Simpson court case. Startifacts has also acquired and brokered literally multi-millions of dollars worth of genuine autographs and artifacts, directly from a multitude of celebrities including the likes of, Pamela Anderson, Muhammad Ali, Guns-N-Roses, Iggy Pop, Kiss, Prince, Magic Johnson and a vast number of others.

Startifacts has also gained notoriety for its design and installation for some of the worlds leading bars, restaurants and Casino's. From the hard Rock Cafe to the Hard Rock Casino, Startifacts items are visible and in on display to this day. Other unique projects include decorating the worlds largest Burger King located in Budapest Hungary, as well as Shoeless Joe's Sports Cafe which was so well received it was featured on the cover of Night Club and Bar Magazine. Startifacts memorabilia and their highly trained design staff, can create just about any theme imaginable.

Startifacts also supplies and has become a leader of both licensed and one of a kind material to dozens of retail stores worldwide including clients in Asia, Europe, South America and Australia. From unique limited editions such as an original piece of the Titanic to an original electric guitar from Jimi Hendrix. All of Startifacts items go through an in depth authentication process, and are guaranteed to be genuine for life.

Startifacts gets press! Over the past decades, Startifacts and its owner Michael Kronick have been featured in countless television, newspaper, radio, and print medias. Please refer to the press section for a more in depth look.
Startifacts currently operates offices in Las Vegas and Minneapolis, and can be reached toll free at 1-800-738-6523. So whether you are looking for a $100.00 original autograph or a $100,000 authentic costume or instrument, Startifacts and its staff are there to answer your questions.

1-800-738-6523

3101 E. Hennepin ave. Minneapolis, MN 55413
MN 612-331-6454
Fax 612-331-8083

email: startifacts@earthlink.net