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Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber Sold for $240,000 at Auction
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by Jarrett Martineau | December 12, 2008 at 09:03 am
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Fans love their movie swag, especially when it comes to Star Wars.
And they're willing to pay big bucks for their piece of Hollywood memorabilia.
The original lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in the first two original Star Wars films has been auctioned for $240,000.
Also on the auction block were C-3PO's helmet, which sold for $120,000.
These prices seem astronomical to me.
How much would you pay for a piece of movie history?
Luke Skywalker's light saber has been on Star Wars fans' Christmas lists for more than 30 years.On Thursday, one fan spent $240,000 to get the real thing: the prop that Mark Hamill used in the first two movies in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
The light saber highlighted several Hollywood memorabilia sold at an auction in Los Angeles by Profiles in History. The auction house said it sold about $3.5 million in memorabilia.
The droid helmet worn by Anthony Daniels to play C-3PO sold for $120,000, and the costume Marlon Brando wore in the "Superman" movie went for $72,000.
The first British edition of "You Only Live Twice" inscribed by Ian Fleming sold for $84,000. Roald Dahl's handwritten screenplay for the film of the same title sold for $96,000.
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A spot of light sabering on a Sunday afternoon. As you do.
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at 10:09 on December 12th, 2008
great photos used in the article :D it seems a bit much for the price of the light saber when you could spend about 50$ making your own replica :D
at 17:54 on December 15th, 2008
$50...I made a matching set for less than $20...I added the pics to the story.
By the way, I will sell mine for the bargain price of $12,000 if anyone is interested...
hahaha