# Luke's Lightsabre Up For Bids **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664 "2005-07-22T16:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/1 "2005-07-22T16:12:49Z")
[Along with Yoda’s cane and other props from the original trilogy.](http://www.local6.com/entertainment/4741043/detail.html?ontheside=story) > [@](#): > > That’s because Gary Kurtz, the producer of “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back” is putting several props from the classic films on the auction block. > > Among the items featured in the Profiles In History auction are Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from “Star Wars” and his flight suit from the film and “The Empire Strikes Back.” > > The items are expected to fetch $60,000 to $80,000 a piece. No mention of unedited versions of the OT being available, sadly. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/2 "2005-07-22T16:14:10Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > [Along with Yoda’s cane and other props from the original trilogy.](http://www.local6.com/entertainment/4741043/detail.html?ontheside=story)No mention of unedited versions of the OT being available, sadly. ☹ I’m on record as betting they get a hell of a lot more than that for them. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/3 "2005-07-22T17:43:02Z")
Of course, if you could find an old Honeywell flashbulb handle , you _could_ build your own Skywalker-saber for far less and have it be just as authentic… far be it for me to be the voice of reason, however… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Laughing\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/4 "2005-07-22T17:46:57Z")
If I were filthy rich, I’d score Yoda’s Cane just for the sh-ts and giggles of it… ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/5 "2005-07-22T18:05:50Z")
To borrow a line from _SW_’s cousin, those belong in a museum! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/6 "2005-07-22T18:14:44Z")
Items like this have been bought up recently by an online gambling company. They seem to be planning a Museum or something similar. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/7 "2005-07-22T22:13:35Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > To borrow a line from _SW_’s cousin, those belong in a museum! Well, just because they’re original doesn’t mean they’re unique. If you see any of the official SW museum exhibitions (in the US, Europe, or Japan), you’ll see many of these same props–there were never just “one” of anything that was used on set since multiple props are necessary in case of loss, damage, reshoots, 2nd unit close-ups, etc. I wouldn’t worry _too_ much about it (though if something’s important enough to Lucas, I imagine he’d have an easy time winning any auction he threw his hat in). ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/8 "2005-07-22T22:17:40Z")
If it were available, I wouldn’t mind getting hold of Leia’s slave-girl outfit from _Return of the Jedi_. People have told me that I resemble Carrie Fisher, and that would make a helluva Halloween costume. ---
**Author:** ![MrPeabody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MrPeabody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPeabody)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/9 "2005-07-23T03:10:21Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > Of course, if you could find an old Honeywell flashbulb handle , you _could_ build your own Skywalker-saber for far less and have it be just as authentic… > > far be it for me to be the voice of reason, however… > > 😉 Actually you would need a 1940’s graflex 3-cell flash gun, the display bubble from a 1970’s calculator, along with a part from another flash to attach the d-ring. Add grips and you would be all set. Or just buy the conversion kit on E-bay for about 25 bucks. Flash Gun extra. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/10 "2005-07-23T03:46:31Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > If it were available, I wouldn’t mind getting hold of Leia’s slave-girl outfit from _Return of the Jedi_. People have told me that I resemble Carrie Fisher, and that would make a helluva Halloween costume. Holy shit. I thought you were a guy. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/11 "2005-07-23T04:10:59Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Holy shit. > I thought you were a guy. Nope. I am puzzled that I would have given that impression. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/12 "2005-07-23T11:02:14Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > If it were available, I wouldn’t mind getting hold of Leia’s slave-girl outfit from _Return of the Jedi_. People have told me that I resemble Carrie Fisher, and that would make a helluva Halloween costume. Er, do you resemble Carrie then or Carrie now? ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/13 "2005-07-23T11:34:13Z")
> [@Laughing Hermit](#): > > If I were filthy rich, I’d score Yoda’s Cane just for the sh-ts and giggles of it… Mine! Or I will help you not! ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/14 "2005-07-23T12:26:51Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > If it were available, I wouldn’t mind getting hold of Leia’s slave-girl outfit from _Return of the Jedi_. People have told me that I resemble Carrie Fisher, and that would make a helluva Halloween costume. I am afraid I will be needing some photographic proof of that claim. Preferably bikini clad… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/15 "2005-07-23T13:31:34Z")
> [@the OP](#): > > The items are expected to fetch $60,000 to $80,000 a piece. Sounds like a bargain, even in Imperial Credits. One of the items is Vader’s lightsabre from **TESB**. Holy cow… I’d like to see Triumph the Insult Comic Dog[TM] crash the auction scene, but I wouldn’t bet on it. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/16 "2005-07-23T19:05:12Z")
> [@Mac Guffin](#): > > I am afraid I will be needing some photographic proof of that claim. Preferably bikini clad… > > 😃 I don’t have any bikini pics, but here is a photo of [me](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Image/self3.jpg) that a couple of people have said looked like Leia. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/17 "2005-07-24T07:46:12Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > I don’t have any bikini pics, but here is a photo of [me](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Image/self3.jpg) that a couple of people have said looked like Leia. You truly belong here with us among the clouds. 😉 - **bienville** , who believes it is a Doper’s duty to quote posts that include pics of beautiful women. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lukes-lightsabre-up-for-bids/313664/18 "2005-07-24T18:36:29Z")
Wow, thank you, **bienville**. You’ve brightened my day. 🙂