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Boba Fett Figure Sells For £26,000

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Via Bbc.com:

A rare Star Wars toy has sold for £26,000 at auction.
The boxed figure of bounty hunter Boba Fett – just 3.75in (9.5cm) high – smashed its estimated sale price of £4,000-£5,000.
It is one of a number of Star Wars lots being auctioned on Teesside across two days.
An unpainted Fett prototype, which was not put into production over fears its firing rocket was a safety hazard, sold for £18,000 including fees.
The higher priced figure was described as being in “near to mint” condition.
Originally sold in France, it was produced under the Meccano brand.
Auctioneers Vectis said the sale price was a world record.
The figure is part of a collection which was amassed over a 40-year period by a French collector. The items are expected to sell for a total of £500,000.
In January 2015, another Boba Fett figure – costing £1.50 when it was released 35 years earlier – was sold by Vectis for £18,000.

Star Wars Lego Set Breaks Records As It Goes Up For Auction At £4,000

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Via Mirror.co.uk:

In an online auction house far, far away, a model of the Millennium Falcon is about to become the world’s most expensive Lego set.

In the Star Wars films , Han Solo’s beloved ship is often dismissed as a ‘piece of junk’ but in the real world it’s proved a good investment.

The limited edition Lego model of the Millenium Falcon from 2007 is expected to make between £3,000 and £4,000 on an online auction site – more than 10 times its original price.

The iconic set – unopened and in mint condition – was originally priced at £340 and has shot up in value since because it was never played with.

This 5,195-piece set,the largest Lego Star Wars model ever sold, was released as part of the “Ultimate Collector Series”.

Investment experts have suggested that Lego sets represent a better investment than gold, with average prices increasing 12% every year since 2000.

Billed as the Ultimate Collector’s Edition when it went on sale in 2007, the iconic Lego Falcon has become become highly sought thanks to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awaken in December.

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Luke Skywalker’s Original Star Wars ‘blaster’ gun Prop Set to Sell For £200,000

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Via Express.co.uk:

THE blaster gun used by Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back has emerged for sale for £200,000 after it was gifted to a British fan of Star Wars.

The DL-44 Blaster was used by Mark Hamill’s character in the cult 1980 movie and is in original filming condition.

It is the same model used by Han Solo, Harrison Ford’s character, in the first Star Wars film and was custom-made by making a cast of it.

The prop, which is 12 inches long, is made from grey, silver and brown-coloured fiberglass and was used by Hamill for all the non-firing scenes.

In The Empire Strikes Back – the fifth instalment of the Star Wars series – Luke holds the weapon aloft as he cautiously makes his way through the corridors of Cloud City which has been taken over by Darth Vader.

The actual design of the blaster was based on the German Mauser C96 pistol. Hamill gave the prop to an eight-year-old British boy named only as Daniel when he appeared on BBC’s Jim’ll Fix It show in 1979 having a picnic with ‘Luke Skywalker’.

It is now owned by a private collector but is in very good condition and still has its original flash suppressor and scope. It does have some wear from filming, including one glued section.

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Buy Your Own Star Wars Battle Pod For Just $98,000

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Via kotaku.com:
Star Wars Battle Pod is the first Star Wars arcade game in years. I guess because playing it in game centers isn’t enough, Bandai Namco is selling it to the Japanese public. There’s a catch! And it’s the price.

The premium Star Wars Battle Pod cabinet will set you back 12 million yen, which is around US$98,000. These are different from the ones in arcades. What’s the difference? And why’s this so expensive?

The designs—a Rebel pilot’s helmet and Darth Vader—are unique to the premium versions. The pod’s movable seats are covered with real leather, the cabinet has exclusive carpeting, and the machine comes with a specially bound owner’s manual.

Each cabinet is numbered and emblazoned with the owner’s name on a plaque. And in the game, the owner’s name appears in the credit scroll. And so, a hundred grand price tag.

You can also buy the same Star Wars Battle Pod that’s in arcades for a mere 4.6 million yen ($37,000). Instead of buying a new sedan, you can buy this!

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Rare Star Wars Figures Net More Than £24,000

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Via Thegaurdian.com:

A Star Wars fan has urged children of the 1970s and 80s to check their attics for toys after he sold part of his collection for more than £24,000.

Craig Stevens, 45, former chairman of the Star Wars UK fan club, made headlines last month when a collector paid £18,000 at auction for his pristine Boba Fett figure in its perfect, unpunched packaging. He has now sold a further 15 rare figures for £24,650.

A figure of the IG-88 droid that had its original £1.40 price sticker on the box sold for £4,200. A Han Solo figure in Bespin outfit from The Empire Strikes Back film fetched £2,000.

Stevens, who is married and lives in Croydon, south London, said: “That was a great result from the auction – £24,000 was the hammer price, which was a great return on my original investment of a few pounds in the 1990s.”

He still has a 10,000-strong collection of Star Wars memorabilia. His advice for other fans was to look in their attic for old toys.

“The holy grail for Star Wars collectors is the Jawa with a vinyl cape, which was made for a short time before they replaced it with a cloth cape,” he said. “It was only made for four or five months … There are more out there in people’s cupboards and attics. Unpackaged, you are talking £400-£500 and in the packaging, unopened, the sky’s the limit.”

One sold last year for more than £10,000. Stevens is writing a book on Star Wars and plans another on collecting.