After being found in an attic in Wellingborough, 15 unopened vintage figures – including a tri-logo Yak Face – went to auction this week, with the Yak Face doubling its estimate and hitting £2100. What a find, and what a steal, with the 15 figures going for £5460.
A rare Star Wars figure described as the “holy grail” for collectors has sold for more than double the anticipated price at auction. The Yak Face toy, from the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, had been stored in an attic in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire for 40 years and was found with several other figures.
The camel-faced creature was never officially sold in the US, hence its draw for collectors, and was expected to go for about £1,000 at an auction held by Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire. It ended up selling for £2,100, with the 15 unopened figures fetching £5,460 in total.
The collection of Star Wars figures, discovered in-box with their original price labels, was put up for sale by the original owner’s wife, who said he had not been a collector as such, and did not play with them much.
The R2-D2 figure sold for £520 at the auction
He said there was international interest but the Yak Face figure went to a collector in England. The toys went under the hammer in Etwall, Derbyshire on Thursday.
