{"id":237408,"date":"2012-12-09T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/12\/star-wars-memorabilia-own-a-real-lightsaber-its-still-fake\/"},"modified":"2012-12-09T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T08:35:00","slug":"star-wars-memorabilia-own-a-real-lightsaber-its-still-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/12\/09\/star-wars-memorabilia-own-a-real-lightsaber-its-still-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Memorabilia &#8212; Own a REAL Lightsaber (It&#8217;s Still Fake)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><span class=\"hf1\">&#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Memorabilia<\/span><br \/><span class=\"hf2-case\">Own a REAL Lightsaber<\/span><br \/><span class=\"hf3\">(It&#8217;s Still Fake)<\/span><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"all-post-body group\" readability=\"41.2834123223\">\n<p><span>EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2012\/12\/08\/star-wars-auction-photos\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1207_star_wars_auction_launch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/feed1207-star-wars-auction-launch-3.jpg\" \/><\/a>Sure, you can buy a toy lightsaber from Toys &#8216;R&#8217; Us for $100 &#8230; but why bother with a cheap imitation when you can own the real thing &#8230; for THOUSANDS MORE?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke Skywalker<\/strong>&#8216;s lightsaber from &#8220;<strong>Return of the Jedi<\/strong>&#8221; is hitting the auction block later this month, courtesy of Profiles in History &#8230; and it could be all yours (if you&#8217;ve got between $30k and $50k to blow).<\/p>\n<p>Other goodies up for grabs from the &#8220;<strong>Original Trilogy of Star Wars<\/strong>&#8221; collection include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; An original X-wing Fighter miniature (est. price $80k to $120k)<br \/>&#8211; An Imperial Royal Guard helmet (est. price $40k &#8211; $60k)<br \/>&#8211; A Scout Trooper blaster (est. price $10k &#8211; $15k)<br \/>&#8211; A conceptual Jabba the Hutt sculpture (TBD)<\/p>\n<p>Even the cheapest of the pieces &#8212; a rejected Yoda head &#8212; is still expected to fetch at least $4,000.<\/p>\n<p>So do &#8230; or do not &#8230; whatever. <a name=\"continued\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2012\/12\/09\/star-wars-memorabilia-auction\/\" title=\"'Star Wars' Memorabilia -- Own a REAL Lightsaber (It's Still Fake)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Star Wars&#8217; 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