Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett swept the field at Hake’s $900K auction of the Jeff Jacob Collection Pt. III, claiming three spots in the top 10
Boba Fett action figures set three world records, including the #1 seller, a Lily Ledy Spanish-language release that sold for $77,885, the highest price ever paid for a Boba Fett production figure
YORK, Pa. – If ever there were a doubt as to the identity of the most popular character in the Star Wars universe, Hake’s October 16 auction ended the debate once and for all. With strong competition from both the marquee names and more-obscure personalities inhabiting George Lucas’ immortal franchise, one larger-than-life figure stepped forward to claim three of the top 10 positions at the $900,000 auction: Boba Fett.
Action figures depicting the formidable, eerily untalkative bounty hunter attracted heated competition in the high-profile sale, which exclusively featured Part III of the mind-boggling Jeff Jacob Collection. Earlier this year, Hake’s auctioned Parts I and II of Jacob’s prized action figure holdings. So far, the collection has raked in $3.55 million, with more auction excitement to come in 2026.
The October 16 event was led by the auction’s cover piece, a Lili Ledy Spanish-language Star Wars: Return of the Jedi/La Guerra de las Galaxias: El Regreso del Jedi (1983) Boba Fett 30 Back AFA 75 Ex+/NM action figure. A dark-armor variety standing 3.75 inches tall with a fixed rocket, this toy was pursued for 20 years before joining Jeff Jacob’s legendary Star Wars trove. It is the highest-graded of only three examples to be AFA-graded, and was the first carded example of its type ever to be offered at auction. It rocketed to $77,885, a world record price for any production Boba Fett action figure.
Several other figures landed at the top of prices realized, including a Kenner Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985) Anakin Skywalker 92 Back action figure with its matching aluminum collector coin. AFA-graded 85 Y-NM+, it presented on an unpunched card with a yellow blister and archival case. The only other time Hake’s had offered an example of this figure in such a high grade was at the July 2018 auction of the Russell Branton Collection. According to the AFA Population Report, only one figure of this specific type exists in a higher grade, which undoubtedly encouraged bidders to give it their best shot. Against an estimate of $10,000-$20,000, the auction entry sold for a world-record price of $24,015.
A factory-sealed Kenner Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Darth Vader 32 Back Collector’s Case, a special-offer item, was AFA-graded 75 EX+/NM and came with Boba Fett, IG-88 and Bossk bounty hunter figures. The carrier case was designed with the capacity to hold up to 31 Kenner Star Wars action figures, so it gave youngsters quite an incentive to add new acquisitions to their collections on birthdays or holidays. Only six collector’s cases of this particular type (with bounty hunter figures) have been graded by AFA, per the current AFA Population Report, and of those, only three are AFA-graded 75, with only one graded higher. Jeff Jacob’s case was only the second factory-sealed example Hake’s had ever handled. It sold above its high estimate for $23,365, a world-record price for a toy of its particular type.
Boba Fett reappeared, but in a larger size, as a Kenner Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) figure from the 12-inch Series. When introduced, the oversize series didn’t catch on with Star Wars fans, who preferred the smaller figures. Production of the 12-inch Series was scaled back, ultimately making figures like the Boba Fett quite scarce, especially in such high-grade condition. Housed in its window box, the toy was AFA-graded 85 NM+, one of only four examples in that grade with none higher, according to the current AFA Population Report. Against an estimate of $5,000-$10,000, the foot-tall Boba sold for world-record price of $17,700.
Making it a Boba Fett trifecta within the top 10, a Palitoys Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1984) Boba Fett Tri-Logo 70 Back-B, AFA 85 NM+ in a French Meccano-style blister, was released with English, Spanish and French text to accommodate a multinational fan base. However, the auction example proved to be a rarity over time. According to the current AFA Population Report, it is one of only two examples known in an AFA 85 grade, with none graded higher. It concluded its bidding run at the upper end of its estimate range, at $16,875.
Lily Ledy’s Spanish-language Star Wars: Return of the Jedi/La Guerra de las Galaxias: El Regreso de Jedi (1983) Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2) 30 Back AFA 60 Ex action figure performed at auction no differently than its astromechanical counterpart has done for the past 45 years on film: with impressive confidence and reliability, despite its diminutive size. Measuring 2.25 inches tall in in its archival case, it was one of only five examples of its type to be graded by AFA, with only three in an AFA 60 grade and only one graded higher. It surpassed its pre-auction estimate to sell for $11,420, a world record price for an action figure of its type.
An example of a Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985) Gamorrean Guard 92 Back AFA 85 Y-NM+ action figure, 3.75 inches tall with a matching aluminum collector coin, had only ever appeared in a Hake’s auction once before in such a high grade. In addition, at the time of cataloging, no examples in a higher grade were noted in the AFA Population Report at all. The Gamorrean Guard marched to the upper end of its estimate range, settling at $8,695, a world record price for an action figure of its type.
Ordinarily a dark character, Darth Vader stepped out of his iconic role as a villain long enough to take a bow in the auction spotlight in the form of a Star Wars (1978) 12 Back-C AFA 85 NM+ action figure. Measuring 4.25 inches tall on an unpunched blister card, this toy had condition going for it, since a mere three examples have ever been graded higher, per the current AFA Population Report. It sold for $7,855 against an estimate of $2,000-$5,000.
Jeff Jacob’s collection was also the source of many rare GI Joe action figures and toys in exceptionally fine condition. The top-selling “Joe” lot was a Hasbro Dreadnok Ground Assault Series 5 Vehicle with rockets and motorcycle with cannon. AFA-graded Qualified 75 Q-EX+/NM in a profusely pictorial box, this set fired up the imagination of many a junior Army hero when it was issued as a Sears exclusive in 1986. At Hake’s, it sold for $5,840 against an estimate of $1,000-$2,000.
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