Love these bite size pieces, for someone like me with a small brain, easy to digest.
Interesting spin on the number of figures for a loose run, for me it's what I deem to be the full run, and if to me Jabba, Probot et al are. To be included then they are a full run, each to his own on this I feel ( although Salacious is a stretch... never liked that scrawny little squeaky git :lol: )
The Hakes auction as you allude to, may have a spiraling effect on prices, as its will be used as a benchmark. Won't affect me really though, the prices of some of this stuff is eye watering.
What a great story on Bill Cable and the C3PO hunt, fantastic that he uncovered what he has and able to add to SW lore, astounding that another popped up on eBay so soon after, like busses!
Uzay doesn't do it for me personally, but adds to the rich tapestry of collecting, love to see the smile on a collectors face when they actually have in hand a Grail for them.