May the fortune be with you! Star Wars toy collection fetches out-of-this-world £322,000 at auction as figures sell for up to £11,400 each
- Hoard of rare memorabilia sold for more than ten times its pre-sale estimate
- An Anakin Skywalker figure was priced at roughly £5,000 but sold for £11,400
A Star Wars toy collection has been sold at auction for £322,000, with individual figures going for up to £11,400 each.
The hoard of rare memorabilia fetched a huge sum of more than ten times its pre-sale estimate when they went under the hammer at Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees on April 25 and 26.
The most valuable item was a Kenner Star Wars vintage ‘The Power of the Force’ Anakin Skywalker figure as seen in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi was priced at roughly £5,000 and sold for £11,400.
Auctioneers were also stunned when a Palitoy Star Wars vintage Return of the Jedi Security Guard figure, which was estimated at around £300, made a whopping £6,000.
A Star Wars toy collection has been sold at auction for £322,000, with one Kenner Star Wars vintage ‘The Power of the Force’ Anakin Skywalker figure going for £11,400
A Palitoy Star Wars vintage Return of the Jedi Security Guard figure, which was estimated at around £300, made a whopping £6,000
A mint condition Palitoy Star Wars vintage Cantina Action Playset was valued at around £500 but sold for £4,320.
A Kenner Star Wars vintage ‘The Power of the Force’ AT-AT Driver figure, estimated at around £2,000, later went on to make £5,280.
Two other figures, both of a ‘The Power of the Force’ Yak Face, reached roughly double their estimates, selling for £10,200 and £6,000 each.
Vectis Auctions claims to be the world’s largest toy and collectables auction house.
A mint condition Palitoy Star Wars vintage Cantina Action Playset was valued at around £500 but sold for £4,320
A Kenner Star Wars vintage ‘The Power of the Force’ AT-AT Driver figure, estimated at around £2,000, later went on to make £5,280
Two other figures, both of a ‘The Power of the Force’ Yak Face, reached roughly double their estimates, selling for £10,200 and £6,000 each
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