I always think it sounds so dramatic "The Earth Find"!! Like some unearthed stash of Star Wars stuff got discovered in some mystical way. But "just" a Kenner employee :lol:
What do people think about the prices on those items now? I can't get past the thought of 19 prototype DT lightsabers - $375 each!!
The e-mail is copied below anyway.
Subject: New Prototype List from The Earth December 2004
Date: 12/21/2004 2:53 PM
Hi All,
Happy Holidays to all of our Loyal Customers!
We appreciate all of you, and want you all to have an equal opportunity to buy any item you like from our occasional prototype lists.
We make every attempt to get this list to all collectors who want it.
Sometimes, we are missing an e-mail address by our error. Please accept our apologies if this happens to you, and feel free to repeatedly request that you be placed on the list.
Sometimes also, e-mails are returned to us. When that happens, we remove the returned name from our list. This could be the cause of your missing e-mail. As always, if you have received this list from a third party and would like to be added to the original group who received it, please let me know.
The following items were all found together and purchased from a former Kenner Employee. It is a fantastic grouping of early Star Wars first shots and engineering pilots. We are proud to be able to offer these very special vintage Star Wars items to you.
Please e-mail right away to let us know which item(s) you want. As always, the list is first come first serve. We will be offering generous layaway terms on all items with 25% down.
Here is a quick list of items. Each item is described below.
Darth Vader first shot
Obi-Wan first shot
Prototype Double Telescoping Tree
Prototype Double Telescoping Lightsabers
Han Solo first shot
Death Squad Commander first shot
Sandpeople first shot
6 R2-D2 first shots
3 Chewbacca first shots
9 Luke Skywalker engineering pilot figures
2 Luke Skywalker figures w/ double telescoping sabers
5 Princess Leia engineering pilot figures
Princess Leia Prototype cape
Princess Leia Prototype blaster
Hammerhead first shot
Greedo first shot
2 Walrusman first shots
10 Blue Snaggletooth first shots
4 FX-7 first shots
1 "Bespin" gun tree w/ 4 guns
4 Tie Fighter wing prototype Sticker Sheets
Star Wars 77 Toys and Games Catalog
http://www.theearth.net/sw_proto/index.htm Pictures of all items.
Here are the full descriptions:
Darth Vader first shot - no dates, hand painted, figure is glued instead of sonic-welded, prototype material hand cut cape, amazing lightsaber made from 2 double telescoping sabers. The lightsaber appears to be a normal double telescoping saber with the shaft section of another double telescoping saber glued to it and held together with the inner saber part. $3,750
Obi-Wan Kenobi first shot - no dates, hand painted, figure is glued instead of sonic welded, prototype cape, early yellow prototype lightsaber $1,950
2-part Tree of prototype double telescoping lightsabers - the tree holds 8 outer saber parts and 7 inner saber parts - the outer sabers are translucent and slightly curved. They have a lot of flashing on them, especially on the ends. The inner sabers are not translucent. $3,250
19 complete prototype yellow translucent double telescoping lightsabers $375 ea.
Han Solo first shot - no dates, hand painted, figure is glued instead of sonic welded $950
Death Squad Commander first shot - no dates, hand painted, figure is glued instead of sonic welded $750
Sandpeople first shot - no dates, prototype cape, slight divots in cheek tubes, skinny head posts, figure is glued instead of sonic welded, feet are slightly shaved at bottom $1,250
6 R2-D2 figure first shots - no dates, blue paint on head is dark and thick, numbered on feet
3 have hatch marks on head
#1, #5, #7 $750 ea.
3 do not have hatch marks on head
8 A, 14 A, 19 A $750 ea.
3 Chewbacca first shots - no dates, hand painted, unpainted sidebag, feet holes are less detailed than production, figures are glued instead of sonic welded $750
9 Luke Skywalker engineering pilots - numbered on feet
2 have no lightsabers - #11, #21 - made in Hong Kong $50 ea.
2 have double telescoping sabers - #22, #28 - made in Hong Kong $250 ea.
2 have no lightsabers - #K-16, #19 - made in Taiwan $50 ea.
3 have production type sabers - #4, #20, #28 - made in Taiwan
$60 ea.
2 Luke Skywalker figures with double telescoping sabers - unnumbered, made in Hong Kong $195 ea.
5 Princess Leia engineering pilots - numbered on feet
3 are marked with Taiwan, have early capes with shiny inside - #6, #13, #22 $75 ea.
2 are marked with Hong Kong, have no capes - #K7 and #K28
$50 ea.
Prototype hand cut Princess Leia cape - thin textured fabric
$250
Prototype Princess Leia blaster - we have never seen this before!!!!!
$350
We will save the 2 Hong Kong EPs for the buyer(s) of the prototype cape and weapon to put together if they choose
Hammerhead first shot - no dates, torso slightly lighter than production $450
Greedo first shot - no dates, head and some paint slightly lighter than production $450
2 Walrusman first shots - no dates $450 ea.
10 Blue Snaggletooth first shots - no dates
7 have much darker torsos than limbs, very flaky paint $495 ea.
3 have torsos that match limb colors better, better paint, numbers
on feet - #12, #29, #30 $595 ea.
4 FX-7 first shots - no dates, skinny arms, unpainted, plastic is "glittery" $450 ea.
"Bespin" gun tree with 4 weapons $750
4 Tie Fighter wing prototype Sticker Sheets - the large sheet is an uncut large sticker sheet. It has black lines where you would need to cut to make the stickers. The sheet on the left is the normal one. We have 4 sets of these (one each) $150
Star Wars 77 Toys and Games Catalog $75
Also, don't forget that we have a premium condition Rocket Firing Boba Fett in stock. We have recently added an original missile that we purchased from a former Kenner employee, so it is now complete for $9,500. As stated on the web site, it is one of the very nicest ones out there.
We have reduced a few prices of prototype items on our web site. You can see them here:
http://www.theearthtoymall.com/vinprot.html
Items in this letter that don't sell in the next week or two will be added to the web site.
Thank you for the opportunity to offer you these great items!
Thank you,
Kathy Murrer
The Earth Collectible Toy Mall
6095 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45213
(513) 731-8697
(513) 731-8649
http://www.theearthtoymall.com/
mailto:
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