It’s beginning to look a lot like… buyer’s remorse...? Well, not on our watch! In this episode, we’re diving into the ultimate Ghostbusters Christmas Gift Guide - from budget-friendly stocking fillers to the eye-watering £1000+ collectibles that make your wallet scream louder than a terror dog. And if you act fast, you'll have them under the tree in time for Christmas...

We also break down the results of two very different auctions:

• the screen-used truck from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• and a fan-built Ecto-1

One sold for a surprisingly small amount, while the other very much over-delivered. You might be surprised which is which...

PLUS! We're officially entering our interactive era: we reveal our brand new WhatsApp number so you can send us messages, voice notes, or even request a shout-out on the show. Don’t be shy - we love hearing from the Fate, Luck & Karma family - wherever you are.

Meanwhile:
The team share what they’re hoping to find under the tree this year
Dean summons his inner 80s DJ
Jay uncovers some unbelievable Ghostbusters bargains
And Theo? Well Theo keeps finding new ways to sing every intro and outro. The man was born for the stage. Or the podcast mic. Either or.

So grab your cocoa, plug in the fairy lights, and settle in, and make Fate, Luck & Karma your new festive tradition. This episode is stuffed fuller than a Christmas stocking at the North Pole!

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In this festive, franchise-powered episode of Fate, Luck & Karma, hosts Dean, Jay and Theo from the West Midlands Ghostbusters welcome special guests Bill and Phil from Ghostbusters Northern Ireland. The crew dive into the heartwarming “Pass The Trap” Christmas campaign - a global Ghostbusters community project encouraging franchises worldwide to film themselves passing a ghost trap, spreading seasonal cheer and messages of unity across the fandom.

The team also grapple with the shocking revelation that they wildly overestimated the value of a screen-used Ghostbusters trap on eBay with plenty of laughs and a healthy dose of collector-reality. Staying on the auction theme, they check out both a screen-used truck last seen being driven by Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters Afterlife, and a fan-built Ecto-1 currently up for grabs, discussing authenticity, value, and dream-garage fantasies.

To round off the episode, Jay drops expert-level collecting tips, sharing the best hidden corners of the internet for tracking down essential Ghostbusters merch, rare bargains, and last-minute Christmas gifts for fans of proton packs, ghosts, and all things spooky-fun.

Packed with Ghostbusters community spirit, collecting insights, and festive franchise energy, this episode is a must-listen for fans gearing up for the holidays, or just hunting for that next great piece of gear. And remember...

Pass the trap!

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Fresh from Halloween 2025, join Dean, Jay, Theo and a not particularly chatty ghost for this latest episode of Fate, Luck & Karma: A Ghostbusters Fan Podcast. In just over 30 minutes, you'll hear the team talk about...

How we now know that Ray Stantz was researching ghosts at least five years before the Ghostbusters movie took place in 1984.

• What we think of the new Magnoli Props Spates Catalogue.
• Why the Los Angeles Ghostbusters are doing a great thing with a little help from Ghost Corps (spoiler: they're auctioning a screen-used Ghost Trap from Ghostbusters Afterlife).
• Whether or not their resident ghost has any words of wisdom for the team.
• How the Monster Mash helped propel a simple TikTok video about bat pizza in a supermarket to viral levels of sharing and interactions.
• Why we love a Ghost Trap glasses case made by an UK-based seller on Etsy (shouts out to Jon at RetroRelicLab).
• And, perhaps most importantly of all, how people pronounce the word "book" in Stoke.

All this, plus our latest attempts to get more words of wisdom from our resident spirit radio using ghost. Who, to manage expectations, doesn't say a lot in this episode. But in their defence, it is the post-Halloween season come-down, so we can cut 'em some slack.

So if you love Ghostbusters, the paranormal, movie collectables or simply enjoy hearing three geeky Brits talking about all of the above and more, listen to Fate, Luck & Karma: S02E27.

And did we mention there's listeners in 80 countries now? These little Ghostbusters have gone global, so join the worldwide sensation (if you use the term loosely) that everyone is talking about (again, not factually accurate) and give Fate, Luck & Karma a listen, a review, a comment and a subscription - you'll make the team happy on both sides of the etheric plane!

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