Collector and author Steve Sansweet poses with the same kind of rare "Empire Strikes Back" medical droid action figure that sold for thousands in the UK.
(Credit: Steve Sansweet)
When an original 1980 Palitoy “Empire Strikes Back” medical droid action figure sold at a UK auction last week for more than $11,000, “Star Wars” fans and collectors were in a state of shock. It’s not every day childhood dreams translate to big dollars, after all.
“I was gobsmacked by the price!” Steve Sansweet, author of the book “Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection,” told Crave. “When you add the buyer’s premium and the value added tax, it comes to over $14,400 — for a nearly 34-year-old 4-inch piece of plastic sealed on a card. But as in any auction, it only takes two slightly crazed, somewhat wealthy folks to drive a price up to incredible heights. It may have been the last piece someone needed to complete a run, it looks like it was as in near-mint condition as these things get, and the heart-beating competition of an auction can lead to a lot of adrenaline pumping.”
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