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Darth Vader's Lightsaber Fetches Record-Breaking $3.6M at Auction
Darth Vader's original lightsaber from the Star Wars trilogy sold for $3.65 million at a Propstore auction, setting a franchise record for memorabilia sales.
- On Thursday, Propstore sold Darth Vader's red lightsaber for $3,654,000 in Los Angeles at the Petersen Automotive Museum, setting the highest auction record for a Star Wars item.
- Propstore staged the three-day Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction with in-person bidding Thursday at the Petersen Automotive Museum, continuing through Saturday and coinciding with this year’s 45th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
- Described by Propstore as a grail-level artifact, Darth Vader's lightsaber shows battle damage and wear from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi duels, being the only original Star Wars trilogy hero lightsaber to reach auction.
- Bidding opened at $500,000, absentee bids peaked at $1.2 million, and the hammer fell at $2,900,000, reaching a higher final total with fees at Propstore.
- Among other sales, Indiana Jones' whip and belt fetched $475,650, Rick Dalton's flamethrower tank and backpack sold for $346,500, and Anakin Skywalker's stunt dueling lightsaber went for $126,000; items remain available online, by telephone and absentee bidding as the auction continues through Saturday.
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Darth Vader’s lightsaber shatters Star Wars record at auction
Darth Vader’s lightsaber went on sale at the Propstore in Los Angeles and has sold for an astronomical sum – breaking last year's record and becoming the highest-valued product ever put on sale from the Star Wars franchise.
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