Last week, Hake’s Auctions closed their November auction with a total of $2.078 million in sales from historical and Americana to pop culture memorabilia. Once again, many of the highest selling items were among the Star Wars lots of action figures and other toys.
The Boba Fett J-slot rocket-firing prototype AFA 85+ set a new world record when it closed at $185,850. Hake’s beat the previous world record that they set in July 2019, when they sold an L-slot variety for $112,926. The sale of that figure also marked the first time that a Star Wars toy sale surpassed $100,000 in an auction. Before that, Hake’s sold an L-slot for $86,383 in March 2018.
The auction contained Star Wars double-telescoping action figures, which are the rarer versions that have a second extendable piece in the lightsaber. The Ben Kenobi 12-back-A AFA 70 with white footer that denotes it was from early in production rose to $64,900. The Darth Vader 12-back-A AFA 75+ hammered for $62,823.
The Empire Strikes Back R2-D2 12” Series assembled box flat AFA 60 Q-Ex brought $12,980. This figure that was proposed for the 1980 line but was never put into production is the only AFA graded example as assembled.
Several Star Wars toys grabbed the attention of competitive bidders and sold for above their preauction estimates. The Sonic Controlled Land Speeder AFA 85 that contains the vehicle and clicker zoomed past its high-end estimate of $10,000 when it sold for $18,950. The Empire Strikes Back Special Action Display Stand prototype with six figures gathered $13,239, over the $5,000-10,000 estimate. A Popy Empire Strikes Back Stormtrooper UKG 85% more than tripled the high-end estimate $1,000 by shooting to $3,245. A Power of the Force Gamorrean Guard 92-back AFA 75 with matching aluminum collectors coin realized $3,127, over the $1,000-2,000 estimate. The inflatable lightsaber AFA 80 that “lights up with the flick of the button” closed at $1,770, more than twice the high-end estimate of $700.
All prices include an 18% buyer’s premium. The top sales from Part I and Part II can be viewed on the Hake’s website.
