Iconic Sopranos' final scene booth sold for a whopping $82.6K - but new owners have clammed up on revealing their names

Much like the iconic scene that made it famous, the bidding on the booth the cast of The Sopranos sat in for its final episode has been abruptly cut short, with a winning bid of $82,600. 

The eBay listing for the booth from Holsten's in Bloomfield - a real New Jersey haunt where multiple scenes from the legendary HBO drama were shot - wrapped with a victory from a bidder whose identity has not been revealed.

The Soprano family - mob boss Tony (James Gandolfini), Carmela (Edie Falco), AJ (Robert Iler) and Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) - eats at the diner as the series' famous ending happens to the tune of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'.'

It's an absolute score for Holsten's, whose co-owner was hoping for $10,000 to help cover the estimated $60,000 it would cost to replace the booth, according to the New York Times.  

The ice cream parlor announced the auction on its official Instagram page last week, letting customers know that 'the time has come' to part ways with the table and seats.

Much like the iconic scene that made it famous, the bidding on the booth the cast of The Sopranos sat in for its final episode has been abruptly cut short, with a winning bid of $82,600 

The Soprano family - mob boss Tony (James Gandolfini), Carmela (Edie Falco), AJ (Robert Iler) and Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) - eats at the diner as the series' famous ending happens to the tune of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' 

'It's just time to do it,' Carley said. 'It's not something we took lightly.' 

He said the new booth will hopefully look similar to the old one.

'We want to put back exactly what we took out,' he added. 'When people come into the store, they'll have a hard time noticing the difference.' 

Holsten's made it clear that this was a necessary improvement in an eBay description, where the booth got over 230 bids. 

'All good things sometimes need an upgrade,' Holsten's wrote in a caption, alongside a couple of photos of the booth as it looks today and an image of Gandolfini smiling while sitting at the booth.

'The famous [Sopranos] booth is getting a much needed face-lift. We are auctioning off the well-endeared booth on eBay starting today,' it read in the Wednesday post.

'Place your bid on this once in a lifetime chance to personally own 'the booth'. Check out our listing here. Obviously, we aren't going to change the nostalgia of our beloved shoppe.... we aren't crazy! Just polishing up the place!'

The social media post announcing the auction also included a note from Holsten's owners explaining that they 'don't want to do this,' but that ultimately, 'the integrity of the booths are now compromised.'

It's an absolute score for Holsten's, whose co-owner was hoping for $10,000 to help cover the estimated $60,000 it would cost to replace the booth

The owners of Holsten's in Bloomfield, New Jersey, announced the 'time has come' to part ways with the famous Sopranos booth because the restaurant and ice cream parlor is in need of 'face-lift' due to the deterioration of the furniture

The final scene, which included Gandolfini  was full of drama and tension as the New Jersey crime boss made his way to Holsten's and sat down at the booth

'They have been repaired many times and this furniture is over 60 years old,' the owners continued. 'Obviously, we do not want to do this, however it has come to a point where they are structurally not safe anymore as a whole and we need to think about the safety of our patrons first. 

They concluded the caption: 'Customer safety is a priority for us and should be for our patrons as well.'

On Saturday evening the Holsten owners returned to its Instagram page to remind customers and fans that this is the last weekend they can come in for a photo sitting in the booth.

'The last chance to get your pictures is this weekend,' it reads in the caption alongside another image of Gandolfini sitting at the booth and two others pictures of customers. 'We close at 10 tonight and we are open from 12 till 10 on Sunday. Come on down!'

The final scene was full of drama and tension as the New Jersey crime boss made his way to Holsten's and sat down at the booth. 

As he waited for Carmela and their two kids to arrive, show writers and producers made it seem as though Tony and his family could get whacked at any moment.

One by one, various people walk into the diner, with some of the prospective customers looking more and more like suspects who could pulled out a gun at any time.

On Saturday evening the Holsten owners took back to its Instagram page to remind customers and fans the booth would soon be no more

Customers at Holsten's have been getting their photos taken at the booth since the finale of The Sopranos aired on June 10, 2007

Fans can get their photos taken at the booth through the weekend

The Sopranos, which aired on HBO for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time

The Sopranos has also been credited in helping kickstart the Second Golden Age of Television

While this was going on, Meadow was outside trying to parallel park her car across the street from Holsten's, which took her at least three tries to finally get in between two other cars. 

Just as Meadow was about to walk in to the restaurant and ice cream parlor the screen fades to black, leaving viewers left to wonder whether the Sopranos were attacked or they were able to eat in peace.

The Sopranos, which aired on HBO for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time.

It's also been credited for helping kickstart the Second Golden Age of Television.