R2-D2 Sold for $ 2.7 Million
The famous droid R2-D2, familiar to all fans of "Star Wars", became the most expensive lot at the completed Profiles In History auction, which presented the props of the space saga and artifacts directly related to it. According to The Wrap, the model used during the movieing of the original trilogy was acquired by an anonymous collector for $ 2.76 million. In addition, Luke Skywalker's lightsaber was sold at auction, which viewers of the graves see in the movies Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back. Bidding ended at around 450 thousand dollars. Note that the starting cost was 150 thousand dollars. Darth Vader's helmet, shown in " The Topic of Article: R2-D2 Sold for $ 2.7 Million. |
