79. Clear Bubbles Reign: The Top Sales And Trends Of The Latest Hake’s Star Wars Auction! (Part 2)

The insanity continues. The “Clear” winners of the second half of the auction? Clear bubble carded figures from Return of the Jedi brought in almost $50,000 in sales. And on average, they shockingly sold for an incredible 40% over the high end of their estimates. Hake’s auction 234 brought in $72,000 in revenge proofs, $60,000 in Power of the Force figures, and a total of $1.2 million dollars in sales of Star Wars items. Do we really live in a collecting world in which a B-Wing Pilot and a Prune Face figure each sold for $1,000? How much did a clear bubble POTF Wicket W. Warrick sell for? Which Revenge proof card sold for $13,000 - the same price as a Charcoal Robes POTF Anakin Skywalker prototype? And will Power of the Force figures continue to skyrocket? Join host David Quinn and collector/author Matt George for the second and final part of a conversation about these items and more, as they explore the stunning prices and unearth the collecting trends from Hake’s Auction 234. And thanks to Matt’s exhaustive data analysis, you’ll understand how truly surprising these results are, as he shares valuable insight and information only found on this podcast! Which carded figures performed the best? Did prototypes underperform? What were the top ten highest-selling pieces? Which items were steals and went under the radar during the auction? Answers to all of these questions and more await - Let’s dive in! To view the pieces listed in Hake’s Auctions 234: https://www.hakes.com/ To purchase Engineering an Empire, written by Matt George, Stephen Ward and Gary Borbidge: https://engineeringanempirebook.com/ Thank you for being a part of Season Four. Here’s to a new year, with new adventures in the world of Star Wars! If you enjoy Star Wars: Prototypes and Production, please: 1. Subscribe/follow the podcast (It’s free!) 2. Leave a review on your preferred podcast platform (Help me get to 500 reviews!) 3. And tell a friend (or twenty)! It would be most appreciated - you have the power to help grow the podcast! Thank you in advance! Links to the Episode on Various Platforms: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460?mt=2 https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast https://player.fm/series/2473540 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460?mt=