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Original Lightsaber Goes For 3x Expectations

Posted by Hemos on from the dum-dum-dum-dum-da-dum-dum-dum dept.

Brad1138 writes "Los Angeles - The lightsaber used by intergalactic hero Luke Skywalker in Star Wars sold for $200 000 (about R1.3m) at an auction of Hollywood props that fetched far more than expected, officials said on Saturday. news24 link here. I guess Star Wars is truly done. Kind of reminds me of 'The Last Voyage of the Enterprise' when they start parting out the set."

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  1. it actually went for $170,000.... by filledwithloathing · · Score: 3, Informative

    it actually went for $170,000 but there was an 18% buyers premium for the acution I guess they're sort of adding that in (although the math's still wrong). Here's the auction: http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=6545186641

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  2. RTFA by AAeyers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Also performing far better than expected was the lightsaber used by Skywalker's dark nemesis Darth Vader in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, which fetched $118 000 dollars instead of the estimated $40 000 - $60 000.

    $200,000 > $118,000.

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  3. Re:Missing Items by I8TheWorm · · Score: 4, Informative

    I realize you were just being funny, but anyone with kids has seen (and heard) quite a bit of Mark Hammill since Return of the Jedi. See here.

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  4. No hints this was in the movie by Misagon · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is no evidence that this "lightsaber" was used in the production of any Star Wars movie. We can only tell that is was owned by Gary Kurtz.

    It is a Graflex camera flash with a linhof mount at the end of it. The black grips (or "cooling fins") are of a type not seen anywhere else but in Kurtz collection. No lightsaber in any production photo or publicity photos or any of the lightsabers that Lucasfilm regularly puts on display has any grips like it.
    For all we know, it could be something that Gary Kurtz built himself ...

    (ps. An authentic Graflex 3-cell flash in good condition is worth no more than $200 USD)

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