Diamond in the rough Luke Farmboy

olisuds

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I picked up this a few months back. No mention of anything special in the title or description but noticed something in the picture from the rear!!!

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Anyway, it turned up a few weeks later and it scrubbed up really nicely with the help of some soap and water.

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I sent it in for grading and authentication and was pretty pleased with the way it turned out with the saber displayed fully extended. The saber really is beautifully straight and if it wasn't for the small rub on the left foot it would have got an 85.

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Whilst I've been lucky to find some really nice rare items in the past that went unnoticed, the transformation of condition made this pretty special for me. This Luke was definitely a diamond in the rough! :D
 

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olisuds said:
I picked up this a few months back. No mention of anything special in the title or description but noticed something in the picture from the rear!!!

20190610_064147000_iOS.jpg
20190610_064204000_iOS.jpg


Anyway, it turned up a few weeks later and it scrubbed up really nicely with the help of some soap and water.

20190620_174954661_iOS.jpg

20190621_111919800_iOS.jpg


I sent it in for grading and authentication and was pretty pleased with the way it turned out with the saber displayed fully extended. The saber really is beautifully straight and if it wasn't for the small rub on the left foot it would have got an 85.

20190904_105652272_iOS.jpg

20190904_133802295_iOS.jpg


Whilst I've been lucky to find some really nice rare items in the past that went unnoticed, the transformation of condition made this pretty special for me. This Luke was definitely a diamond in the rough! :D

Many congratulations.
Was this off eBay?
 

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Well that's an amazing find! :shock:

Just shows it pays to look closely at the pictures sometimes. :D

Nice one,

Ian
 

AndyPreston

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That's a fantastic find, congratulations! Rare to see an inner sabre as straight as that. Great spot!
 

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Assuming you got it on eBay, now it's safely in hand would you mind humouring us with a screenshot of the listing? Feel free to obscure the seller etc if you like, just intereted to see how eagle-eyed you were!
 

olisuds

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It was indeed on eBay. Unfortunately the detailed listing no longer appears as it is literally 90 days since purchase. Yes unfortunately that's how long it took to ship from US to UK, send to AFA for grading and authentication and then send back to the UK again.

The inner saber was only visible in the 2nd picture but only in the top of the arm slot as it was fully retracted. The listing title and description gave no mention of telescoping saber. It literally just said "w-lightsaber".

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I can't have been the only one that spotted the saber and thought it was worth the risk as it didn't end up that cheap but it was still a bargain for a nice DT figure.

A couple of mates suggested upgrading the figure which would make sense value wise but I like having the original figure that came with the saber particularly because it scrubbed up so nicely and is part of the whole transformation. I did have doubt's how well it would turn out but I literally used a cotton bud and some warm soapy water and the dirt fell off.
 
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