One of world’s biggest collection of Star Wars toys sells for incredible 7-figure sum

ONE of the world’s finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys has sold for almost £1.2million.

Jeff Jacob spent 33 years amassing virtually every figure, spaceship, vehicle and play set from the franchise.

The collection included more than 300 mint condition figures, including a rare Obi Wan Kenobi toy with a double extending lightsaber — a design quickly scrapped — which made £85,500.

An R2-D2 figure from 1978 made by Kenner with an “unpunched” card — meaning it was never placed on a shop display peg — went for £31,600.

And another unpunched 1979 Boba Fett figure sold for £22,100.

Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter ship went for £8,100 and a Cantina play set fetched £22,100.

Another standout lot was a rare version of Return of the Jedi bounty hunter character 4-LOM.

It is one of just four known examples and took Jeff 20 years to source, selling at auction for £15,400.

And a mint condition 1983 Millennium Falcon, still in its original box, made £7,400.

Construction worker Jeff, from Denver, Colorado, displayed his collection in glass cabinets throughout his house.

He now plans to spend his profits on building a new home.

Kelly McClain, from Hake’s auction house in Pennsylvania, USA, which conducted the sale, said: “This was the most significant and important Star Wars and action figure collection to come to auction.”

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