A collector found a second rare 1978 Star Wars action figure, just 6 months after he sold the last one for almost $34,000. In 1978, the company Kenner Toys put out a line of Jawa toys that wore vinyl capes. However, these toys were quickly discontinued, and replaced by ones with cloth capes by the second round of production. As such, they have become very rare.
The Sun recently reported on the story of a man who, by pure luck, found two of these toys in his attic. Back in July 2023, an unnamed Star Wars enthusiast and collector found one of these rare 1978 vinyl cape Jawa toys in his attic. This individual initially put it up for auction with a target price of £10,000 (12,728.25 USD). However, he had no idea just how valuable these action figures were. The first sold for £26,670 (33,934.91 USD). Shockingly, when going through his attic recently, the UK resident found a second one of these 1978 Jawa toys – this time in the original packaging.
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George Lucas wasn’t a fan of the look of vinyl capes. As such, he made a request: ditch the vinyl capes and put the Jawas in cloth capes instead. Kenner Toys listened to Lucas, and the vinyl-caped toys were pulled from toy shelves. Since they were pulled extremely early on in the process, there are very few of them hanging around. As such, they have become almost mythical among fans, and carry incredible value.
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It is surprising enough for someone to find one such toy lying around their house, let alone two. However, if anyone was going to find them, it would be this man. The unnamed seller was actually Marvel’s UK art director in the 1970s. After doing a photo shoot for the comic, he was gifted several toys, including the rare Jawas. The Jawas lay forgotten in his attic until he found them over 40 years later. The second Jawa figure will be going up for auction on January 27.
