Star Wars figure becomes the most expensive toy in the world

In this case we are referring to a rare version manufactured by Kenner in 1979. This action figure has the special feature that it is capable of firing the rocket on its back, which is a rarity.

Because of what was mentioned before, it never went on the market; This rocket could hurt a child, either by hitting it in the eye or by swallowing it. That’s why this Star Wars Boba Fett toy ended up being a rarity.

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Heritage Auctions revealed that the final auction price it reached was $525 thousand dollars, which is more than $9 million 667 thousand Mexican pesos at the current exchange rate. It is much more than what another unit auctioned in June 2022 cost.

At that time that Boba Fett toy from Star Wars reached the figure of $263 thousand dollars. The new record surpasses that of the previous most expensive toy in the world, which was held by a Barbie doll that included a one-carat diamond and is the only one of its kind.

Its auction price in 2010 was $302,000, so it ended up being greatly surpassed. But it took 14 years for another toy to achieve such a feat.

And where did this Boba Fett unit come from? Star Wars? According to the information, someone from Kenner rescued her from a box where discarded toys ended up and employees could take them to her homes.

So whoever made it ended up with a rarity and the owner who put it up for auction ended up with more than half a million dollars in his pocket. Not bad for a figure based on the most famous Mandalorian warrior who continues to give war.