My Journey

Hi there,

I'm Kevin Saucier, owner of Titanic Items / TitanicItems.com, one of the largest private collections of authentic Titanic artifacts around. My interest in her started as a child with a book report and the 1975 publication, "The Greatest Disasters of the 20th Century." Who could have guessed growing up in a broken home and having a Hell's Angel father, that I would be fortunate enough to be able to obtain such treasures? Here is the unlikely story...

I grew up with a goal of becoming a doctor but was told kids like me don’t go to college, so I escaped that life. I married my neighbor, joined the U.S. Air Force Fire/Rescue, obtained the rank of sergeant and earned some medals. After my enlistment, I returned to Los Angeles to work as a firefighter/paramedic. Soon, I was highly decorated with the Medal of Valor and Courage. This caught the attention of a popular high-fashion company.

I was recruited by Guess? Jeans as a Global Corp. Manager in the height of their popularity. Initially I felt very out of place surrounded by super models, celebrities and wealth. Having a young family I was ambitious and within a few years was promoted to Corp. Executive at the Fortune 300 company. Soon I was interviewed on some TV shows and featured in a few magazines for my work. All this by the age of 32. College was next, using the GI Bill I graduated Valedictorian with a degree in business, minor in statistics.

During all this time I was collecting sports cards, working with card grading experts and writing articles for hobby magazines. This gave me an idea to make relic cards as a side hustle. Now armed with a degree, some business insight and a passion for cards, I cashed-in some stock options and purchased rare fabric from the Titanic and exceedingly rare Titanic wreck wood. A new passion was born; Titanic Artifact Collecting!...But how to fund such a costly endeavor?

I noticed there was no real opportunity for the average enthusiast to own a piece of Titanic at a reasonable price. The handful of serious collectors were not willing to "piece-out" their treasured relics. It was just too rare, plus the mere thought seemed absurd. Since I now owned enough, I had the ability to cut some up for resale while keeping most in-tact; a logical win/win.

For the first time ever affordable Titanic pieces were now regularly available to the average collector. Over years I reinvested the steady sales of these small relics into the purchase of other Titanic artifacts. Millions have benefited as the collection has been exhibited at National Museums and shown on a documentary.

My collection was prominently featured at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Titanic Exhibit. At the opening gala, Dr. Robert Ballard (discovered Titanic) and Movie Director James Cameron, both asked if they could join me. Here is my “this is awesome look.”

For all that know me, I'm a jokester by nature with a somewhat friendly demeanor, as you can see an hour later when I photobombed Jim because I could (shhh, he still doesn't know). _____________________________________________________