This Rare 'Star Wars' Figurine Once Sold For $1.3 Million-Now, Another Is Up For Grabs

(MENAFN- USA Art News) Star Wars Collectibles Keep Setting Records as Goldin Prepares Boba Fett Prototype Sale

A Kenner Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype action figure is heading to Goldin on June 3, with bidding already at $100,000 when the lot was reported. The 1979 toy was never put into mass production because it was considered unsafe for children, a detail that has only sharpened its appeal among serious collectors.

The example on offer is especially scarce. Only about two dozen Boba Fett prototypes are believed to exist, and Action Figure Authority has graded this one NM+ 85+. In a market where condition and provenance can dramatically affect value, that combination places the figure among the most closely watched Star Wars collectibles now circulating publicly.

Goldin's sale arrives after a series of headline-grabbing results that have pushed franchise memorabilia into a higher tier of the auction market. In 2024, the house sold another Boba Fett J-slot prototype for $1.34 million, a figure described as the most valuable Star Wars action figure ever sold at auction. Propstore then set a new benchmark in September, when a Darth Vader lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi brought $3.6 million, making it the most expensive Star Wars prop to sell at auction.

The momentum did not stop there. In December 2025, Heritage Auctions sold an original Tom Jung painting for the A New Hope poster for $3.9 million, the highest price paid for anything associated with the franchise. Together, those results suggest that the market for Star Wars material is no longer limited to nostalgia alone; the strongest pieces are increasingly being treated as blue-chip cultural objects.

Goldin is also offering a 1977 Darth Vader figurine by Kenner, a copy of Star Wars 1 signed by Carrie Fisher, and a cast-signed Return of the Jedi poster. Propstore's May 4 sales include a Stormtrooper helmet from The Rise of Skywalker, a Resistance bomb from The Last Jedi, and a rare The Empire Strikes Back quad poster by Roger Kastel.

As Star Wars Day approaches, the auction calendar is underscoring a broader shift: the franchise's most coveted objects are now competing not just on fandom, but on rarity, condition, and the increasingly global appetite for pop culture history.

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