Rocket Fett, anyone?

[Snaketibe]

A genuine AFA 85 rocket Fett has just sold for an eye-watering..... $86,383.47! :shock:

https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/217450/STAR-WARS-BOBA-FETT-ROCKET-FIRING-PROTOTYPE-L-SLOT-ACTION-FIGURE

Who said vintage Star Wars was unaffordable? :lol:

 

[Ruby2511]

That would pay off my mortgage :shock:

 

[Snaketibe]

It would be great to own a Rocket Fett, but this one's definitely passed the point at which I'd rather have the money!

Mind you, I'm quite sure I don't move in the same financial circles as the winner of this one! :lol: I imagine whoever bought it could almost certainly easily afford it, so I guess they'd rather have the figure! :wink:

 

[Mini99]

It would be great to own a Rocket Fett, but this one's definitely passed the point at which I'd rather have the money!

Mind you, I'm quite sure I don't move in the same financial circles as the winner of this one! :lol: I imagine whoever bought it could almost certainly easily afford it, so I guess they'd rather have the figure! :wink:

Yes agree, there does come a point where something becomes too ridiculously expensive.
And then again, all things are relative, especially where money is concerned.

 

[Pomse2001]

crazy that some star wars items is so expensive today :roll:

 

[Taffius]

Just got outbid! (NOT!) :lol:

 

[laurencedyer]

That's a good chunk of Super Car deposit that is

 

[tigerham]

And the DT Vader... :shock:

https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/217448/STAR-WARS-DARTH-VADER-12-BACK-A-AFA-70-EX-DOUBLE-TELESCOPING

 

[laurencedyer]

How much did that realise Tiger?

 

[laurencedyer]

Just noticed the link buddy.

 

[Palifan]

I thought he last Rocket Fett that sold went for $20-$25K, that's a crazy price :shock:

Looks like the high rollers were at the auction table, at least I'm happy enough with my custom.

Ian

 

[subzero]

I'll be posting in 'latest acquisitions' when it arrives. :wink:

 

[Taffius]

I'll be posting in 'latest acquisitions' when it arrives. :wink:

That would be great! Thanks for pre-warning us. Internet may crash though. :lol:

 

[Taffius]

And the DT Vader... :shock:

https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/217448/STAR-WARS-DARTH-VADER-12-BACK-A-AFA-70-EX-DOUBLE-TELESCOPING

That was $64,900! Holy crap batman! Wonder if I will be able to pick one up in FF :?:

 

[subzero]

And the DT Vader... :shock:

https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/217448/STAR-WARS-DARTH-VADER-12-BACK-A-AFA-70-EX-DOUBLE-TELESCOPING

That was $64,900! Holy crap batman! Wonder if I will be able to pick one up in FF :?:

I'm waiting for that first guy on ebay to list one for £20 not knowing what it is. :lol:

 

[subzero]

I'll be posting in 'latest acquisitions' when it arrives. :wink:

That would be great! Thanks for pre-warning us. Internet may crash though. :lol:

:lol:

 

[TK-7785]

And the DT Vader... :shock:

https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/217448/STAR-WARS-DARTH-VADER-12-BACK-A-AFA-70-EX-DOUBLE-TELESCOPING

That was $64,900! Holy crap batman! Wonder if I will be able to pick one up in FF :?:

I'm waiting for that first guy on ebay to list one for £20 not knowing what it is. :lol:

At which point I will outbid you with a sneaky £21!

 

[Richard_H]

If we looked at things relatively I don't think either of those, and especially the DT Vader, are the big shock. Yes the Fett is expensive and a lot of money but it is in demand amongst people with deep pockets. The DT Vader is very rare, 4 or 5?, and I don't think that's bad.

The insanity is in the 12 back Princes Leia at $29,000 before fees. Let that sink in.

And at the lower end the 20bk R5 for $800? I have 3 and paid £100, 220 and 180 all in the last 18 months.

 

[subzero]

That was $64,900! Holy crap batman! Wonder if I will be able to pick one up in FF :?:

I'm waiting for that first guy on ebay to list one for £20 not knowing what it is. :lol:

At which point I will outbid you with a sneaky £21!

:evil: :lol:

 

[Taffius]

If we looked at things relatively I don't think either of those, and especially the DT Vader, are the big shock.

Richard - dont get me wrong. To a mere mortal like me :wink: who is not experienced in top end market values, the context of rarity against respective values is not that well known. The figures realised are still large surely?

So what (in context) makes leia the shocker? High volume of production when compared to DT vader? How many of each were made? The vader was afa70 wasnt it?

Is this not purely deep pockets then and respectable values?