How to make money from Star Wars – MoneyMagpie

Nadia Krige


25th Apr 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes

With the recent flurry of Star Wars TV series – The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Book of Boba Fett – satisfying just about every corner of fandom from that galaxy far, far away, fans are no doubt dusting off old memorabilia and reminiscing about favourite moments and characters.

Spanning five decades, a remarkable amount of collateral – from movie posters to action figures – has accompanied this legendary series of films and TV series… some of which may be very valuable right now.

In the light of this, we explored some ways to cash in on the revival and make money from Star Wars.

PromotionalCodes.co.uk some of the most sought-after vintage figures (dating back to the 1970s and ‘80s) can sell for close to £30,000 each.

A rare Boba Fett figure from the 1970s – still in its original packaging – sold for £26,040 at Vectis Auctions in Teeside a few years ago, with this kind of value only going up in recent years as awareness of the memorabilia from Lucasfilm spreads throughout our galaxy.

Prior to this, Vectis also sold the following toys:

• A mint condition 1977 Jawa figure for £620
• A 1980 Yoda in its original packaging for £320
• An R2-D2 toy for from the 1980s The Empire Strikes Back for £750
• The ‘rocket firing Boba Fett’ figure is considered something of a ‘unicorn’ and one such toy sold for £18,600

Darren Williams from PromotionalCodes.org.uk says that more than 300 million Star Wars action figures were sold between 1978 and 1985, so there should still be quite a lot floating around in people’s possession. Perhaps even in your attic!

As for which could have the most value, Williams says it’s hard to predict but that it helps when the toys:

• Date back to the 1970s and ‘80s
• Come in their original packaging
• Are still in mint condition

He also mentioned that the very first versions of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi, which had “double-telescoping” lightsabres are highly sought after. So is the ‘small head’ version of Han Solo, which was taken off the market for not having a close enough resemblance to Harrison Ford.

Even if you don’t have these rare action figures, you are bound to make a quick buck or two with whatever you have on eBay.  

 

the rocket-firing Boba Fett is one of the rarest and most expensive Star Wars toys of all time!

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Once again, even if you have more commonplace Star Wars minifigures, but they’re in mint condition and still in their original packaging, you can put them on eBay for a few extra bucks. The average price point seems to be around £9.50.

Read more about making money from buying and selling LEGO.

 

FOX411, popular professional cosplayers can make at least $5,000 to $10,000 (£3,745.50 to £7,491.00) a show. Some of these professionals even charge between $20 and $30 (+/-£15 – £25) for a selfie with fans.

Find more about making money from cosplay by reading this article.

 

Sam Parr’s blog post about how he made $2,000 from hosting a Meetup. They sold 120 tickets to the event, but also put a good deal of effort into marketing, advertising and raising awareness. So, do keep this in mind when planning your Star Wars party.

 

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