The prototype of the Boba Fett action figure, character from the film saga of “Star Wars – Star Wars”was sold at auction in the United States for approximately 1,210,000 eurosAccording to auction house Goldin, only approximately 100,000 sets were produced for Kenner’s Star Wars toy line. 30 units of the “J-Slot (Version 2) Rocket-Firing” model, almost ten centimeters tall.
The figure of the mysterious bounty hunter could shoot rockets. This was also the reason why the toy was never released. At the time, there were fears that children could choke on the projectiles. The figure was auctioned in its original packaging, including business cards from a control engineer. quality that worked at the time for Kenner.
This never-before-released Boba Fett figure is now the most expensive toy ever sold, beating out another never-before-released model of the rocket-launching bounty hunter that sold for $525,000 in June.
