3 x Luke DT MOC

[wrighty]

Jordan Hembrough just advertised 3 x DT Luke MOC at $17k each all graded straight 80 by AFA on FB. Within a few hours 2 are sold. Anyone interested should act now!! :lol:

 

[Mr. Bob A. Feet]

:shock:

 

[wrighty]

Sorry all SOLD within 3 hrs over $50k, not bad!!!

 

[Mr. Bob A. Feet]

Have to keep an eye out for the episode he came by those!

 

[theforceuk]

As said in another thread, I give up.

 

[wrighty]

This just proves that there are some every big spenders in the hobby!! That's nearly £10k each. I know they are pretty rare but with 3 being discovered prices must drop rather than go up!!

 

[Joe]

I wonder if Zach Tann can turn his one into $25k next week :lol:

 

[wrighty]

I wonder if Zach Tann can turn his one into $25k next week :lol:

I don't think he bought one!

 

[Joe]

Must not have been any room for profit!

 

[palitoyjunky]

and the DT Luke moc is by far the easiest of the 3 :!:

 

[tiefighterboy]

Did they come with a free pint?

 

[Jez]

Whilst it must be pretty cool to own one, I'd prefer to have Ponchobelts amazing beater moc collection and enough change for a once in a lifetime family holiday to Disneyland.

 

[spoons]

Whilst it must be pretty cool to own one, I'd prefer to have Ponchobelts amazing beater moc collection and enough change for a once in a lifetime family holiday to Disneyland.

I think a lot of us on here feel the same Jez, that's some serious dough

 

[Mr-shifter]

Yes and no. It all depends on what $17k means to you. For the vast number of collectors it's a fair chunk of change. To some it is a collosal amount of money, although there are a few collectors who sit in a bracket where the bank account won't even wince.

There are only three of these, and judging by the Facebook thread, about 3000 collectors who wanted them that day. He only needs to find 3 collectors with that kind of dough. And these things are not going to pop up for sale any time soon again. The palitoy fett went for £18k, and it's a far more niche piece then these. Even to the uneducated investor, Dts are probably spoken about as the holy grail, so they would have had a much wider appeal.

It does highlight the current hype around vintage though, and the seller has that "I have been on telly" appeal. It's the cult of celebrity. I have seen this firsthand on occasion. Had it been me selling them I would probably have a thousand messages offering me £3k each.

I am going to hazard a guess as to where one might have gone.

 

[jedisearcher]

Bet he wishes he'd sold them for a bit more now :lol:

That's the thing about collecting anything, someone always has more money than you. I'd like a Porsche but I'm not living an unhappy life because there's a 99.99% chance that I'll never own one.

 

[Mr-shifter]

That's the thing about collecting anything, someone always has more money than you. I'd like a Porsche but I'm not living an unhappy life because there's a 99.99% chance that I'll never own one.

Hit the nail on the head here. Even though you might never own one, it doesn't stop you from stopping to admire one when you see one.

You could of course finance yourself up to the eyes and own an old one, but we all know where that leads.

 

[jedisearcher]

Hit the nail on the head here. Even though you might never own one, it doesn't stop you from stopping to admire one when you see one.

Same with women :lol:

Hope the missus never reads that.

Out of interest, what's the 'General Mills find' that Jordan refers to?? Anyone know?

 

[wrighty]

Hit the nail on the head here. Even though you might never own one, it doesn't stop you from stopping to admire one when you see one.

Same with women :lol:

Hope the missus never reads that.

Out of interest, what's the 'General Mills find' that Jordan refers to?? Anyone know?

I am wondering what the General Mills find is too? My 1st thought was Toy Toni! :lol:

 

[theforceuk]

Think their was a couple of Tri-log Madines found in a loft or something. :?

 

[wrighty]

Jordan's explanation of The General Mills find:

"R2-D2 12-back C: AFA 70
$3,000
This figure is another from the General Mills find about 6 months ago. It was obtained in a lot that uncovered more than four Luke DT sabers at once, along with other 12-backs.
The following account was given to me by the sellers as follows: ( I make no claim to the validity of this story, but present it so the buyer can make an informed decision).
The figure came from a former employee at GM in St. Paul MN, who worked on the Early Bird kits and assembled them for shipping. It was his job, along with others to send the follow up figures to consumers.
When the promotion was over, the factory not only had excessive amounts of Early Bird figure mailers as a whole... but also bagged figures as well.
The story goes: there were a number of figures assembled at the factory to be used for promotional purposes, as well as salesman samples. They were all on 12-Back C cards.
This figure, exhibits unique characteristics found in samples in the past. The figure is backwards in the bubble, and the footer appears to be thinner than a standard footer. The nesting cradle, which was used to adhere the bubble, is larger than one found on a figure of this size.
The figure, is also dark blue in nature, one found in the Early Bird kits.
While Hollywood Heroes does not present these claims as facts... this is the guise under which this figure, along with others in the collection, was purchased.
I advise you to make an informed decision, and welcome healthy discussion. Please, keep criticism and negative comments to yourself.
Thank you"