Star Wars Auction Makes Over $500,000
Over the weekend there was an auction held on a collection of Star Wars figures and collectibles that sold for over $502,202.
The auction was titled “Return of the NIGO” after the Japanese designer who owned the collection, which was held at Sotheby’s auction house site, included a Darth Vader helmet, a Luke Skywalker figure and a rare figure of Yak-Face.
Some of the higher valued items included a Canadian seven figure multi pack from The Empire Strikes Back which sold for $32,500 and Princess Leia’s $96,000 golden slave bikini.
Following the sale, Sothbey’s director of commerce Josh Pullan, said the results “exceeded all expectations, with 71% of lots on offer selling above their high estimates and with 460 bidders participating – 87% of which were new to Sotheby’s.”
