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Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Sets ‘Star Wars’ Auction Record Selling for Nearly $5 Million

Headline via The Hollywood Reporter · first report 13 Nov, 05:02 IST, latest 14 Nov, 00:09 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from South China Morning Post at 13 Nov, 05:02 IST; the latest is from The Hollywood Reporter at 14 Nov, 00:09 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by4 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 05:02 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 00:09 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction. The lightsaber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker…
Used in the famous ‘I am your father’ scene, the on-screen prop was originally expected to sell for a fraction of the priceAuctioneers estimated it would sell for over $1m, but on Thursday a Star Wars lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the famous “I am your…
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader was sold for $4.875 million at the Ultimate Star Wars Auction. This sale set a new world record for any Star Wars collectible. The lightsaber surpassed previous auction records for both props and poster art. The auction…
The prop has easily exceeded a previous record set by Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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