It’s one of the rarest UK figures, among the three rarest in the Star Wars collecting world and from an initial cost of £1.50 back in the 70’s is now reputed to be worth an estimated £15,000. Check out this vinyl cape Jawa on a Palitoy card, with a fascinating history behind it.
It is estimated there are only up to 12 others around the world.
This isn’t the first of its kind to be sold, with one from the US selling for £27,500 last October. Another from the UK was also sold for £22,000 three years ago.
The seller received theirs as a gift from the British toy company Palitoy during the promotion of the Star Wars line in Marvel’s comics.
The figure has long been just a myth among collectors, with many believing none existed anymore. It is believed to be the rarest Star Wars figure in the UK and in the top three in the world.
It was first produced in the US but soon after it was made a Star Wars employee claimed it looked too cheap with its vinyl cape and suggested a cloth cape would work better. Production quickly stopped and the Jawa was given a cloth cape instead, leaving only a few vinyl ones behind.
