Original Lightsaber Goes For 3x Expectations

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Original Lightsaber Goes For 3x Expectations

Posted by Hemos on Monday August 1, 2005 @05:43AM 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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Wow! by American+AC+in+Paris · 2005-08-01 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny

(about R1.3m)
1.3 million Rand? That's nearly 390,000 Pa'anga!

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Of course by papasui · 2005-08-01 05:45 · Score: 4, Funny

George needs the warehouse room so he can sell the original extra special platinum edition lightsabre.
Missing Items by spaztech · 2005-08-01 05:46 · Score: 5, Funny

How much did they get for Mark Hamill? He's obviously part of this collection that no one has seen for years..

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1. Re:Missing Items by I8TheWorm · 2005-08-01 06:02 · 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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I'd rather by ericdano · 2005-08-01 05:46 · Score: 4, Funny

I'd rather have the little outfit that Princess Leia wore while being a slave for Jabba the Hut ;-)

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1. Re:I'd rather by winkydink · 2005-08-01 05:48 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I don't think it would fit you.
  
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Hey by zardo · 2005-08-01 05:47 · Score: 5, Funny

$200,000 is a small price to pay, I'd pay that much for the nuclear power cell alone.
Why is this not in the SMITHSONIAN?!? by voss · 2005-08-01 05:49 · Score: 4, Insightful

A cultural icon like that not in the smithsonian?!?
It surely belongs in the smithsonian as much as Archie Bunkers chair.
You spent *how* much? by Iambic+Pentametor · 2005-08-01 05:49 · Score: 4, Funny

But... but... but, Honey!

The kids won't need to go to college!
With this, they can go to the Jedi Acadamy!

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Edit for truthfulness by Red+Flayer · 2005-08-01 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

From the Article:

Some 85 items used in producer George Lucas's cult Star Wars series went on the block after one of the film's original producers Gary Kurtz put them up for sale to help maintain and restore his historic collection. (emphasis mine)

I think the author mispelled "cash out while his collection still had some value."

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Re:WOW!! by I8TheWorm · 2005-08-01 06:08 · Score: 4, Interesting

Hehe, I was amazed by it about a week or two ago, when I checked out of curiosity. I can't believe he's had time to have kids.

Of note, one of his sons was an extra in the crowd during the pod racing scene. Ironically, that son was watching Luke's father win the race. It all sounds like part of a Douglas Adams story to me :)

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$200 000?!?!? by Pseudo98 · 2005-08-01 06:43 · Score: 4, Funny

...we could almost get our own ship for that!