YORK, PENN. — On March 16, Hake’s set a new world auction record with the sale of a Kenner Star Wars Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype action figure. The Version 2 J-slot prototype, made in 1979, attracted 27 bids before closing at $204,435. It was won by an online bidder in California.

The previous auction record for a Star Wars prototype action figure was set in 2019 with Hake’s $185,850 sale of a Boba Fett prototype graded *AFA 85+ near mint. The grading is a significant detail to note, since the current example sold was in AFA 50 very good condition but still topped the previous record by more than $18,500.

Hake’s president Alex Winter commented, “This auction achieved $3.2 million and was our third straight Premier auction to break the existing house record. The sale was led by the most coveted Star Wars figure of them all, a Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype. The fact that it sold for so much more than the previously offered prototype, whose condition was graded much higher, shows the current strength of the vintage Star Wars toy market and just how fast it has risen over the last few years.”

Hake’s also set a record with the sale of a Cox/FDR campaign button at $185,850, a political button of a type that has not been seen in the open marketplace for 40 years.

A postsale report will follow.