BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (PIX11) -- It's not a throne, a Roman amphitheater, or a historical place of spiritual enlightenment. Still, two cushioned benches and a table in Holsten's Diner and Sweetshop make up one of the most famous places in television history to sit.

The diner booth at this eatery, where the character Tony Soprano and his family sit in the final scene of the acclaimed series "The Sopranos," is up for auction.

The final hours of bidding are on Monday night. The highest bidder will have to part with five figures of cash or more, but the funds will go toward renovating the dining room from which the booth came. 

It's not clear what reaction some diehard fans of the late 90s to early aughts show will have to the changes to the interior of Holsten's, the setting of the series's final scene, but its co-owners said that the change was necessary. 

"We struggled with this for a long time -- years," said Ron Stark, a co-owner, along with Chris Carley, of the eatery that's been owned and operated by the Stark family for 60 years. "We said, 'We have to do something.'"

The booths had not significantly improved since the last Sopranos scene was filmed there in 2006. There was visible wear and tear. 

The Soprano Family's booth in the series's closing sequence had fared far better than many other places to sit in the restaurant. The owners put it up for auction on eBay with an eye toward the sale paying off. 

"We joked about like, 'Oh, wouldn't it be funny if this would pay for the whole renovation?'" Stark said, "And here we are."

On Monday evening, hours before bidding closed, the highest bid was $82,300, but Stark said that he was convinced the price would continue to rise before the 10:00 p.m. deadline. 

In the meantime, Monday was the day that a dozen-and-a-half new booths, designed to look like the ones they were meant to replace, were installed in an all-day operation. 

During the process, regular customers, locals, and fans of the HBO series came by the store, only to learn that it was closed for renovations. 

Among the visitors were Anthony Liverano, a Staten Island resident and a big fan of the series. He said that even though he couldn't beat the high bids, he still had a message for the winning bidder. 

"Whoever buys this," he said, "I'm gonna ring your bell, and I'll give you five dollars if you just let me sit in the booth for a little while, and then I'll leave."

As for the final sale price, Stark said that he was sure that it would "just about" cover the cost of the renovations. There was one caveat, however. 

"They're gonna take out taxes" from the sale at auction, he said.