Star Wars Jawa Vinyl Cape Value

When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi.

Star wars jawa vinyl cape value. However with the second wave jawa figures the vinyl capes were replaced with sewn cloth robes. After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence. This week fellow collector shane turgeon uncovered a real gem which became local news in his hometown of edmonton canada which is a fun inspiration for this article. Star wars jawa toy auctioning for 53 000 on ebay.

Those wily sand bandits best known for zapping r2 d2 in the desert don t play a major role in the first film yet an unopened jawa figurine is one of the most coveted star wars items on the market worth enough money to buy a compact car. For example some jawa figures have been found wearing the vinyl cape from a ben kenobi figure produced in 1978 by kenner. However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on. Originally 2 49 in 1978 reportedly only six of the original jawa with vinyl cape have been discovered and have been bought at prices ranging from 3 000 to 18 000 based on condition.

The gun was placed loose ie. Make offer star wars vintage meccano 12 back vinyl cape jawa afa 75 80 85 70 moc 2007 star wars celebration iv c 4 potf jawa vinyl caped coin mint 69 00. Due to the high value of these figures many loose fake vinyl cape jawa figures have circulated on the collector s market. There are a number of vintage star wars figures that come with a vinly cape or in the case of the imperial hoth stormtrooper a vinyl skirt.

An item s rarity can turn a 10 item into a 10 000 product. Most fans of star wars figures have heard of the vinyl cape jawa and some of the story behind the switch to the more common cloth cape. The unique toltoys esb vinyl cape jawa guns were taped inside their bubbles. The jawa which was part of the first ever action figures released for the star wars franchise as part of the 12 back collection was released with a vinyl cape originally.

Kenner switched up the cape to cloth soon after the original figures were created resulting in vinyl cape jawas only being sent to some parts of the states. What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay. The jawa gun that was bluer in colour shown at right was never released with the vinyl cape jawa. Vinyl cape jawa action figure.

The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors.