Via Bbc.com:

A man had a box containing a mystery Star Wars figure X-rayed by a university in the hope it was worth thousands of pounds.

Toy collector Dave Moss, 40, bought the package online but did not want to open it in case he devalued what was inside.

Mr Moss had his fingers crossed that the figure was a rare Boba Fett model, possibly worth as much as £5,000.

Unfortunately, the University of Nottingham scan revealed an Emperor Palpatine figure worth only about £30.

‘Completely pristine’  Special mail-away packages were sent to collectors in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Palitoy, a UK company, in exchange for tokens collected from the backs of Star Wars toys.

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