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Star Wars Props Up For Auction

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-you-want dept.

innocence18 writes "Auctioneers Profiles in History are set to auction off a number of Star Wars props from the original trilogy movies. Fromthe collection of Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz, the pieces on offer include Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader's lightsabers as well as various costumes and masks." While I can't imagine wanting to wear Luke's X-Wing flight suit, I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

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  1. Looking forward to the next auction. by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 3, Insightful


    This is cool and all, but what I'm really interested in is the auction for the props for episodes I through III...I'm curious as to how much Jake Lloyd will sell for. ^_^

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  2. New Car? by Ironsides · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While I can't imagine wanting to wear Luke's X-Wing flight suit, I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

    If by new car, you mean a fully equiped Rolls-Royce, you're right.

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  3. Price by Kjella · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think that light saber is pretty sweet. Although I bet it goes for the price of a new car.

    Do not underestimate the power of the geek side. I suspect it'll go for considerably more money. And I wish I had the kind of money so I could. Or was that my insanity? Nah, geekiness, must be it.

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  4. Dissapointing by el_womble · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Getting the lightsaber would really upset me. Taking it from the auctioneers, holding it for the first time, and then the heart explodingly bad feeling when no, the light saber doesn't work, no matter how badly you want it too. Some dreams are better left unpurchased.

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    1. Re:Dissapointing by BreadMan · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The Science center in Chicago has an exibit with a ton of movie props, with several from Star Wars. The most interesting was a cardboard box with a bunch of Q-Tips dipped in pastel paint. Under the box, an oscillating fan moved air past the bottom of the Q-Tips so the tops bobbed a little. With this rig, the producers made the pod race crowd scenes in Star Wars.

      As for the rest (masks, guns, cars), they look much less impressive in person. I guess the art of prop making involves understanding the loss of fidelity that occurs when filming/photographing. The huge difference in detail between the close-up props versus the ones designed to be in the background was amazing.

  5. Re:3 DIE EVERY SECOND by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    So how much mouths could have been fed with the price of your internet connection ?

    Conveniently, I'm not taking into account how much more unnecesary commodities you're using in real life.

  6. Re:Dibs! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    you'd have to re-arrange the furnature in your house to make it look like Jabba's palace. Then put on a few hundred pounds and hire Carrie Fisher to sit around in that damn bikini.

    Given her recent weight gains, Carrie Fisher in a bikini is more likely to look like Jabba the Hutt himself than Princess Leia.

  7. is this a good buy? by rtphokie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So either

    1) these items are authentic and the identical ones I've seen in various Planet Hollywoods are fakes.

    2) these items are fakes and the ones in Planet Hollywoods are fakes.

    3) they are all fakes.

    4) they are all probably genuine but all involved are conveniently leaving out the fact that there are several (sometimes dozens) of copies of props, costumes and other items produced for a production.