Insanity. Star Wars collectors simply have never seen prices like this.

A record-setting six-figure Boba Fett prototype, a carded Vinyl Cape Jawa topping $36,000, an Early Bird Certificate selling for $21,000, and 20- and 21-back Star Wars figures reaching values in the thousands - prices usually reserved for the desirable 12-back first releases.

And would you believe that Empire Strikes Back items fared the best in this shocking auction? Figures like Luke Bespin and a Power Droid sold in the $5,000 range, a Bossk pulled in $4,000, and even a forgotten figure like Dengar commanded $3,500!

Join host David Quinn and collector/author Matt George for part one of a conversation about these items and more, as they explore the stunning prices and unearth the collecting trends from Hake’s Auction 234.

And thanks to Matt’s exhaustive data analysis, you’ll understand how truly surprising these results are, as he shares valuable insight and concrete information only found on this podcast!

Which carded figures performed the best? Did prototypes underperform? What were the top ten highest-selling pieces? Which items were steals and went under the radar during the auction? Answers to all of these questions and more await - Let’s dive in!

To view the pieces listed in Hake’s Auctions 234:

https://www.hakes.com/

To purchase Engineering an Empire, written by Matt George, Stephen Ward and Gary Borbidge:

https://engineeringanempirebook.com/

Thank you for being a part of Season Four. Here’s to a new year, with new adventures in the world of Star Wars!

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