Someone just shelled out $160,000 for a X-Wing model used in the first Star Wars movie


Sure, you call yourself a Star Wars fan, but can you put your money where your mouth is? Last week, one collector did exactly that, shelling out the remarkable sum of $160,000 for a prop used in the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. A slew of other memorabilia went other the hammer too, including scripts and uniforms from Star Trek: The Next Generation and props from the Indianan Jones movies among other franchises like Terminator. However, the auction’s defining moment definitely was the moment someone spent $160,000 for the original X-Wing fighter from Star Wars Episode IV.

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Owning a prop from a favorite movie is a dream that only those with deep pockets can usually realize. We don’t know the identity of the lucky bidder who took home the X-Wing, but two things are for sure: they’re rich, and they are Star Wars fans! But not all the items put up for auction managed to create the same amount of interest. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s get-up from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” came with an opening bid of $120,000 but failed to generate a single bid.

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Another franchise that raked in the money was Star Trek. 320 of Patrick Stewart’s scripts from Star Trek: The Next Generation sold for $25,000, while the tunics of Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock sold for $60,000 apiece and a communicator from “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn” sold for $14,500.

The online auction was run by California-based auction house, Profiles in History, and there were 98 items up for grabs in all.

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