Recent eBay Sales on Some Big-Time MOCs
The Action Figure Greater reviews recent eBay auction results for vintage Kenner Star Wars mint-on-card action figures and related collectibles. Sales ranged from under $400 for a Lily Ledy Darth Vader to over $10,700 for a Power of the Force Anakin Skywalker. The host offers grading commentary and his personal assessments of whether each sale represented fair value.
Summary
The host opens by reviewing a rare 1977 Kenner toy fair dealer catalog that sold at auction for $716, noting its significance as an early piece of Star Wars retail history featuring early artwork and a double-telescoping lightsaber Luke Skywalker image.
Several 12-back and 20-back Kenner figures are discussed next. A Tusken Raider on a 12-back A graded AFA 80 sold for $1,725, though the host expressed mild surprise at the 80 grade given damage near the hang tab. A Stormtrooper on a 20-back sold for $1,278, with the host noting unusual specks inside the blister that may be paint overspray or dust. Bella's Toy Chest items appear throughout the video, including a Walrus Man (20-back E, AFA 80+) for $602, a Jawa (20-back E, AFA 80) for $847, and a UKG 75 Wampa with a box variant featuring the Hoth Rebel Commander in the art instead of Luke Hoth for $585. A Luke X-Wing on a 21-back sold for $710, and a Hoth Stormtrooper debut card (AFA 80) sold for $927.
Two Lily Ledy figures made for the Mexican market were highlighted as major finds — an AT-ST Driver and a Star Destroyer Commander, both graded AFA 80 with archival cases, selling in the UK for approximately $2,900 each. The host explains the difference between positive and negative card back variants on Lily Ledy cards. Bella's Toy Chest also sold a Lily Ledy Darth Vader (CAS 80) for $396, which the host considered a steal. Two Han Solo 77-back A alternate image cards were compared: an AFA 75+ with clear blister for $461 versus an AFA 80+ with yellowed blister for $540.
A standout Bella's Toy Chest item was a 65-back B Obi-Wan Kenobi graded AFA 85 with a clear blister that sold for $835. The host reinforced his view that high-grade Return of the Jedi cards with clear blisters command premium prices. A Sy Snootles band graded CAS 85+ sold for $787, though the host questioned whether the scuffing warranted an 85+ and suggested AFA may grade boxed items more loosely than carded figures. A factory-sealed Patrol Dewback sold for $306, described as a bargain despite light wear. An AFA 85 B-Wing Fighter sold for $1,775, and the host used it to illustrate inconsistencies in grading standards between AFA and CAS.
A Power of the Force Luke Stormtrooper Disguise (CAS 70) sold for $1,125, and a Power of the Force Luke Jedi (AFA 80, unpunched, archival case) sold for $690, which the host felt was below typical market value. The video concludes with the headline sale: a Power of the Force Anakin Skywalker graded AFA 70+ sold for $10,700. The host was surprised it exceeded $10,000, noting that higher-graded examples had previously sold for around $8,800. He attributes the strong result to the blister being extremely clean despite a yellow designation, with the card's creases being less visually apparent, causing the piece to present better than its grade suggests.
Key Insights
- The host argues that the Anakin Skywalker Power of the Force card sold for $10,700 despite only a 70+ grade because its blister presents almost as clean as a clear blister, and the reasons for the lower grade — creases on the card back — are not immediately visible when viewing the item.
- The host claims that CAS and AFA appear to grade boxed playsets and vehicles more loosely than mint-on-card figures, citing the Sy Snootles band receiving a CAS 85+ despite visible scuffing that he feels would not merit that grade under AFA standards.
- The host notes that two Lily Ledy figures for the Mexican market — the AT-ST Driver and Star Destroyer Commander, both AFA 80 — sold for approximately $2,900 each in the UK, describing high-grade Lily Ledy mint-on-cards as extremely difficult to locate.
- The host explains that Lily Ledy cards exist in two variants — a positive card back with black line art on cardboard, and a negative card back with white line art on black — and acknowledges uncertainty about which is rarer, noting some characters may not have had negative card backs at all.
- The host states that a previous AFA 80 or 80+ Anakin Skywalker Power of the Force card, which was an international example, sold for approximately $8,800, making the $10,700 result for the lower-graded 70+ surprising even accounting for the clean blister presentation.
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