For sale – one previous occupant, some wear and tear: Raptor cage from Jurassic Park attracts bids close to $100,000 on eBay

Huge cage has attracted over 150 bids and close to 400,00 views on eBay



It was used during the opening scene of the high-grossing 1993 movie

Auction ends February 5 but new owner will have to pick cage up from LA



A velociraptor cage is attracting huge interest from dinosaur fans and film aficionados around the world after it was put up for sale on eBay.

The huge cage, made for the 1993 movie Jurassic Park, has attracted more than 150 bids and is currently selling for just under $100,000, around £60,000.

Whoever wins the auction - which ends on February 5 - will have to pick the huge crate, complete with a 'full size velociraptor' used at the movie's premiere, from its owners Theme Park Connection in Los Angeles.

Escape: Nearly 400,000 people have viewed the cage (right) on eBay. On the website it is described as 'one of the most recognisable props from Steven Spielberg's 1993 worldwide hit Jurassic Park' (left)



The huge cage, made specifically for the 1993 movie, has attracted more than 150 bids and is currently selling for just under $100,000, roughly £60,000

The eBay listing reads: 'This is the full size animal transport cage crate featured in the terrifying opening scene of the classic blockbuster movie'. It has attracted bids close to $100,000

The eBay entry reads: 'This is the full size animal transport cage crate featured in the terrifying opening scene of the classic blockbuster movie.'

Nearly 400,000 people have viewed the cage, descried as 'one of the most recognisable props from Steven Spielberg's 1993 worldwide hit, Jurassic Park'.

The sellers add: 'This is the full size animal transport cage crate featured in the terrifying opening scene of the classic blockbuster movie.'

'This is the crate that housed the Velociraptor that attacked and killed the ill-fated Gate Keeper as Jurassic Park's Game Warden and workers attempted to move the Raptor into its permanent pen."

Local Sam Harriett said: 'Who wouldn't want a velociraptor cage....just in case.'

Based on a 1990 novel of the same name, Jurassic Park is one of the biggest grossing films of all time

Don't let them out: The cage was used during the opening scene of the 1993 Steven Spielberg hit

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Based on a 1990 novel of the same name, Jurassic Park is one of the biggest grossing films of all time.



Following a 3D re-release in 2013 to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Jurassic Park's total gross eclipsed $1 billion, making it only the 17th film in cinema history to do so.



Jurassic Park is considered by many as one of the greatest science fiction films ever made, as well as a landmark in the vector of visual effects, in regards to computer-generated imagery and animatronics.



The film was followed by two sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, which both became box office successes but received a mixed critical response.

