{
  "id": 13140595,
  "title": "Star Wars auction: Vader’s original lightsaber could fetch $1M, Boba Fett blaster up for sale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/star-wars-auction-vaders-original-lightsaber-could-fetch-1m-boba-fett",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:46:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/star-wars-auction-vaders-original-lightsaber-could-fetch-1m-boba-fett-blaster-up-for-sale-1.500704849"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Darth Vader's original lightsaber, which played a pivotal role in the Cloud City showdown, is set to be auctioned off by Heritage Auctions on November 12. The estimated value is $1 million, making it a highly anticipated event. This lightsaber was previously sold for a record-breaking $3.75 million in July, paired with Luke Skywalker's severed prop hand. The auction also features over two dozen lightsaber props from all nine Star Wars saga episodes and other films and TV shows in George Lucas's universe. Boba Fett's EE-3 carbine blaster from \"The Empire Strikes Back\" is projected to fetch over $100,000. Other notable items include Yoda's puppet hand, Luke's hand, Anthony Daniels' third-draft screenplay of the original film, and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from \"Rogue One.\" Bidding for these Star Wars artifacts opens on November 12.",
  "summary": "Family reunions are always awkward. This one has a price tag. Darth Vader’s lightsaber, the one he swung in the Cloud City showdown that cost Luke Skywalker a hand and gave cinema its most famous paternity reveal, is going under the hammer, according to the Associated Press. Heritage Auctions will offer it at its Ultimate Star Wars Auction on November 12, with an estimate starting at $1 million.…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ duel in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ goes up for auction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lightsaber-darth-vader-used-in-i-am-your-father-duel-in-empire",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:02:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Darth Vader's lightsaber is up for auction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/darth-vaders-lightsaber-is-up-for-auction",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}