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Bob Collins: Toy Collecting Expert on the original Star Wars X-Fighter model that sold for $5.3 million

Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

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A long-lost prop from the original 1977 Star Wars film was auctioned off for a record-breaking $5.3 million.\\xa0

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The 50cm X-Wing Starfighter model was considered missing for decades, before being found in a cardboard box in the garage of an Oscar nominated model maker.\\xa0

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Toy Collecting Expert, Bob Collins, told Mike Hosking that it\\u2019s likely that the model maker wouldn\\u2019t have a clue that it was going to be worth so much.\\xa0

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He said that collectables become desirable due to the nostalgia factor, as people want to recapture their memories. \\xa0

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