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The Empire Strikes Back Vader Costume For Sale
Now is your chance to own an original Darth Vader costume from the best of the Star Wars movies. Christie's auction house plans on putting it up for sale on Nov. 25 and it would be unwise to underestimate the value of this costume. From the article: "The jet-black helmet, mask and armor worn by the intergalactic villain are expected to sell for between 160,000 pounds and 230,000 pounds ($250,000 and $365,000) at a sale of pop culture memorabilia next month."
"No, I am your father."
My guess is that if you're spending a quarter or a half million dollars on an outfit, you're not going to wear it much period. I suspect that it is going to end up behind a glass case for the remainder of its life.
I read the internet for the articles.
"Christie's said Wednesday that the costume is thought to have been made for "The Empire Strikes Back," the second film in George Lucas's sci-fi series, released in 1980."
I would think that somebody who may well drop a few hundred thousand Imperial credits on Star Wars memorabilia would want a bit more certainty than "We think this might be what it is, but we're fairly certain that some guy didn't just whip this up in his basement."
... But I'm actually a little too short for it. The actor who was in the costume was 1 fathom 1 shaftment, I don't quite make that height. And really, what good is a Vader costume that you can't wear?
Get your units right!
But he's also considered a villian HERE, because of his actions as shown in the documentaries.
And since it happened long ago in a galaxy far, far away, I think it's not totally inaccurate.
Then the little shit's gonna kick you in the balls anyway, so you might as well give them a reason.
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Are you also a little short for a Storm Trooper?
Borrow some dragon platform boots from Gene Simmons. What could be cooler than Star Wars and KISS?
See, now, there's your problem. You're confusing condos with actual real estate. The actual value of a condo is in the building, and those deteriorate. A condo is a very-long-term lease you pay for up front. If you want a relatively cheap place to live, a condo may not be a terribly bad deal. Just compare it to rental and see how things work out for you based on how long you think you'll be living there, what the condo market has done, what you think it might do, etc.
If you want to invest in real estate, invest in real estate. As in something where you own the land underneath it. That way, even if the house itself devalues as it ages, you've still got a pretty much permanent asset.
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