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GE's Intergalactic Yard Sale

General Electric's(GE Quote) brass can stop sweating. The geeks are coming to save the day.

The company's NBC Universal division, which is undergoing a huge cost-cutting drive, has completed plans to auction props, costumes and set pieces from its Sci Fi Channel cult favorite Battlestar Galactica.

The entertainment goliath booked a weekend at the Pasadena Convention Center for the event, just in time to kick off the show's second half of its final season on Jan. 16, according to the Hollywood Reporter. A portion of the auction's proceeds will benefit United Way. ...