Star Wars toys from the 1980s fetched staggering amounts at a recent auction, with a £1.59 figure selling for a whopping £1,900.
The vintage Tri-logo Yak Face model – made by Palitoy – was one of a number of items going under the hammer at Vectis Auctions’ TV and Film Toy Sale on Thursday (October 27). The character was a long-lived Yarkora confidence trickster and information broker who lived during the final days of the Old Republic and featured in Return of The Jedi.
In excellent condition, valuations suggested the figure could go for anything between £1,000 and £1,500. But because of the condition of the item – it had only a minor dent to its protective bubble container and it was also on an unpunched piece of cardboard backing, making it even rarer – interest soared to such an extent that the bidding was finalised at an astonishing £1,900, reports Leicestershire Live.
