Star Wars Collectibles on eBay - What to Buy Episode 180
The Action Figure Grader reviews a curated selection of Star Wars collectibles and comic books available on eBay, highlighting key items at auction including vintage Kenner figures, rare card backs, and high-grade comic books. He provides GoCollect pricing data and grades assessments to help collectors target fair bids. Notable items include a removable rocket Lily Ledy Boba Fett, rare Tol Toys card backs, and CGC 9.8 comics.
Summary
The video opens with the host, the Action Figure Grader, introducing his weekly 'What to Buy on eBay' segment and reminding viewers of eBay affiliate links in the description that support the channel. He begins with comic books, highlighting a rare Web of Spider-Man #32 newsstand edition CGC 9.8, noting that GoCollect has tracked only nine total sales of this book, making it extremely difficult to value. The fair market value is approximately $600, but with no recent 30 or 90-day sales data, the outcome at auction is unpredictable.
He then features items from All Things Comic Shop, including a Star Wars #1 CGC 9.6 with a 30-day moving average of $815, a Star Wars #1 CGC 9.8 with a moving average of $2,928, an Amazing Spider-Man #300 CGC 9.8 (first full Venom appearance) at $2,702, and a Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.8 at $2,738. He notes that Walking Dead #1 and Invincible #1 are the two biggest modern books for holding value, and that all All Things Comic Shop auctions end April 21st.
Moving into Star Wars items, he covers a 100% complete Jawa Sandcrawler from a Canadian seller, and an interesting 1986 Kenner dealer catalog featuring unproduced wave two Droids and Ewoks figures — items that never made it to retail (except for Vlix, which appeared in Brazil). He draws a comparison to a 1978 Toy Fair catalog recently shown on the channel that sold for significant money.
He highlights a blue Snaggletooth in decent condition, and an unassembled Empire Strikes Back AT-AT with unused contents and stickers still on the sheet, suggesting it could qualify for a 75+ qualified grade. He features a large batch of AFA loose graded figures from seller Jeff Jacobs, including a Taiwan brown hair/belt Princess Leia AFA 85, a Hong Kong Luke X-Wing AFA 85, molded legs small head Han AFA 85 Plus, large head Han no-COO AFA 85 Plus, and a Darth Vader AFA 90 — all ending Sunday.
For mint-on-card items, he covers a Cloud Car Pilot AFA 80 48-back from Rad Era Rewind, a rare Kenner Canada 65-back Lando Calrissian Skiff Guard with multi-language back, and two Australian Tol Toys examples — an Admiral Ackbar and a 2-1B Medical Droid on 65-back cards, noting that Australian shipping to the US is a reasonable $31. He also features a CAS 75 IG-88 and AFA 75 C-3PO from Bella's Toy Chest, and two high-grade loose Indiana Jones figures (Cairo Swordsman and Tote) from the 1982 Raiders line.
The video concludes with a Patreon supporter's listing: a UKG 65% removable rocket Lily Ledy Boba Fett priced at 3,900 GBP (~$5,200 USD), with the host noting that high-grade examples routinely sell for over $10,000 and that DHL shipping can be arranged to reduce the $472 listed shipping cost.
Key Insights
- The host notes that Web of Spider-Man #32 in a newsstand CGC 9.8 has had only nine total sales recorded by GoCollect since the platform began tracking, making it nearly impossible to establish reliable fair market value despite a nominal estimate of around $600.
- The host argues that Walking Dead #1 and Invincible #1 are the two biggest modern comic books in terms of holding value in CGC 9.8, and that Walking Dead #1 has 'stood the test of time' with a current 30-day moving average of $2,738.
- The host points out that a 1986 Kenner dealer catalog is notable because it depicts wave two Droids and Ewoks figures that never made it to retail production — with the sole exception of Vlix, which was eventually produced in Brazil.
- The host states that a UKG 65% removable rocket Lily Ledy Boba Fett is listed at 3,900 GBP (~$5,200 USD), and that high-grade examples of this figure routinely sell for over $10,000, implying the listing represents a relative discount.
- The host observes that shipping from Australia to the US costs him about $31 to receive items, but it costs him roughly double that amount — around $60 or more — to send anything to Australia, highlighting a significant shipping cost asymmetry for international collectors.
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