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$100k For Kenobi's Cloak

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gonk-still-in-dumpster dept.

dws90 writes "The cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness when he played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars original trilogy has been sold at a TV and Cinema auction. The cloak sold for £54,000, which is about $103,923 according to Google calculator. According to the article, the cloak was missing for nearly 30 years, during which it was rented out to a number of other films, including the Mummy. It was found two years ago, and has been part of a film memorabilia exhibition in London since then. The cloak sold for more than any of the other movie costumes the article listed, beating out Sean Connery's dinner jacket from Thunderball and a helmet worn by Terry Jones in Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

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  1. Only $100k? by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd imagine that Leia's slave outfit from ROTJ would go for much, much more than $100k.

    1. Re:Only $100k? by Sobrique · · Score: 5, Funny

      Depends who was wearing it last.

    2. Re:Only $100k? by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's funny you should say that, because as soon as I read this story, my first reaction was...

      "There is a millionaire out there that is gonna be doing some 'roleplay' tonight!".

    3. Re:Only $100k? by Billosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

      Really? I picture some rich Geek-onaire putting it on, walking into bars, strolling up to beautiful women and intoning "I'm the Jedi you're looking for." But that's just one point of view.

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    4. Re:Only $100k? by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe BloodNinja bought it...

      "Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat. AND KENOBI'S ROBE!"

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  2. They knew it was Guinness' cloak by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    They found a slip of paper in the pocket which said "bald with glasses."

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  3. Cloak by Ikyaat · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is so worth it, I know for a fact that this cloak gives you +12 Agility and +20 Charisma. I personally would wear it to work and get all the babes.

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    1. Re:Cloak by jbeaupre · · Score: 5, Funny

      Holy cow! You managed to combine role playing and Star Wars along with a desperate desire for companionship in one line on Slashdot. Geekdom so tightly compressed you risked creating a singularity, destroying humanity.

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  4. Jedi Cloak Trick by Butisol · · Score: 5, Funny

    **"You want to pay $100,000 for this cloak" --"I don't know, it seems awfully expensive" **"You want to pay $100,000 for this cloak" --"I want to pay $100,000 for the cloak"

    1. Re:Jedi Cloak Trick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I had an uncle that once did a Jedi cloak trick for us... he's in jail now.

  5. McCoy's costume sold for more by Brian+Cohen · · Score: 5, Informative

    The article implies that this broke some sort of record, but the article fails to mention the space suit worn by Dr. McCoy wore in "The Tholian Web" that sold for $144,000 at the Christie's Star Trek auction.

  6. $100k For Kenobi's Cloak by Kortegaard · · Score: 5, Informative


    Ahhhh, but the oldies are the goodies.

    Judy's red slippers in Wizard of Oz stepped away for $666,000

    1. Re:$100k For Kenobi's Cloak by comradeeroid · · Score: 5, Funny

      $666 thousand? Who bought them? The devil?

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