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In the past, the only time I ever saw genuine television memorabilia in person was when I went to restaurants such as Planet Hollywood or Hard Rock Cafe. Those two chains in particular are known for their displays of props and clothing items. If you wanted to actually get your hands on one of these items for your own use or to put in your collection, you pretty much had to know someone who worked in the TV industry in California or New York. These days, however, it's pretty easy to get authentic clothing props from current and past television shows. All you have to do head on over to the Internet's most famous auction site, eBay.

Once you are on the eBay site, you will soon see why it has the reputation of being a place where you can find nearly anything. At any given time there are literally millions of items up for auction in every conceivable category. The entertainment memorabilia industry is always represented very well on eBay. As of this writing, there are close to 26,000 television memorabilia pieces up for grabs. A good portion of those items happen to be actual wardrobe castoffs from both popular and obscure television shows. All you have to do is enter your favorite show's name in the search box and see what kind of results are returned.

This is a unique opportunity for fans to get an authentic piece of clothing from any TV show. For example, if you like the show "Joan of Arcadia" you'll love all the auctions going on right now. You can buy everything from sweaters worn by the character Kevin Girardi to jackets and shoes worn by the title character. If you are a fan of the hit show "ER," there is an auction going on right now for a white doctor's coat that was worn by former cast member George Clooney. The coat even has the name of Clooney's character embroidered on it. There are so many other auctions for genuine television show props and wardrobe items that you really have to check them out for yourself in order to appreciate them.

I am not big on collecting things. For some reason, I can't bring myself to spend perfectly good money on an item that will basically just sit in my house unused. So personally, I would actually want to wear a TV show wardrobe castoff if I bought it. Looking through the auction listings, you'll see that a lot of times these are just regular clothes that are pretty much indistinguishable from stuff that you can buy in any retail store. For example, one of the "Joan of Arcadia" sweaters that I mentioned above is just a men's sweater from Abercrombie & Fitch. The only real difference is that the "Joan" sweater has some writing on it from someone in the show's wardrobe department.

That being said, I can understand why someone would want a piece of their favorite television show. So, if you have been longing to own that fabulous top that you saw your favorite character wearing in last week's episode, just go and check eBay. There's a chance that you could own it soon!