Overview
- Propstore scheduled the live entertainment memorabilia auction for Dec. 5–7, with in‑room bidding in London on Dec. 6 and global online participation through Dec. 7.
- Featured lots include the Dawson’s Creek graduation necklace estimated at $26,000–$52,800 and the pilot‑episode flannel shirt, plus Varsity Blues cleats and a West Canaan Coyotes cap.
- Van Der Beek, 48, said he had saved these items for years and decided this is the right moment to let them go because of recent life changes.
- He disclosed a stage‑3 colon cancer diagnosis in November 2024 after privately dealing with symptoms since August 2023 and has limited public appearances during treatment.
- In September he canceled a Dawson’s Creek reunion appearance in New York where Lin‑Manuel Miranda read in his place and the event supported F Cancer, and earlier in 2024 he sold signed jerseys to help with medical costs.