If this doesn’t prompt you to do your spring cleaning on the off-chance you find a rare Star Wars figure, then what else will? Sold by a former Marvel employee who recieved this vinyl cape Jawa from Palitoy when they launched the Star Wars line in 1978, the figure sold for a mouth-watering £19,500, far outstripping the estimate of £10,000 to £15,000.
It was the second time in six months that Excalibur Auctions, of Kings Langley, was able to show off such a sought-after collectible.
In July, it sold an identical Jawa figure for £26,670, including commission charges, after it was found by the same owner among memorabilia packed away in boxes.
Each figure was estimated to attain £10,000 to £15,000.
The figure owner, who worked for Marvel UK between 1974 and 1979, received a range of gifts from the UK toy company Palitoy during the promotion of the Star Wars line in Marvel comics.
Only 10 to 15 examples of this type of figure were documented, Excalibur Auctions said, with the vinyl cape substituted for a cloth cape not long into production.
