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It is not surprising that a pristine instance of Kenner’s notoriously uncommon Boba Fett action figure with “rocket-firing” action—never released to the public just after getting deemed a choking hazard—commanded a jaw-dropping sum at a current auction. But $525,000 is fairly the handsome bounty.
According to a Heritage Auctions press release, “its cost a lot more than doubled the record for the most pricey Star Wars action figure sold at auction, held by a rocket-firing Boba Fett that realized $236,000 in June 2022.” This most recent sale featured one particular of only two surviving examples of a hand-painted version of the never ever-released, circa-1979 figure, therefore the enhance in worth extremely, it only exists currently due to the fact somebody at Kenner rescued it “from a box of discarded toys deposited there for staff to take property.”
Heritage also notes that “this miniature Mandalorian also bested a Barbie to grow to be the most important vintage toy sold at auction. In 2010, a one particular-of-a-sort, 1-carat-diamond-wearing Barbie sold for $302,000. Her reign ended Friday thanks to a protracted bidding war that landed this holy grail in one particular collector’s cargo hold.”
Here’s a complete glimpse of Boba Fett in all his glory. Who wants diamonds when you have got rocket-firing action?
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