{"id":41682,"date":"2016-02-03T00:03:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T07:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=41682"},"modified":"2016-02-03T00:03:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T07:03:52","slug":"luke-skywalker-movie-prop-blaster-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-fails-to-sell-at-nate-d-sanders-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/03\/luke-skywalker-movie-prop-blaster-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-fails-to-sell-at-nate-d-sanders-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Skywalker Movie Prop Blaster from &#8220;Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back&#8221; Fails to Sell at Nate D. Sanders Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5KqHO-aQi\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia.jpg\" alt=\"Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia-332x190.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2016\/02\/Nate-D-Sanders-Luke-Skywalker-Blaster-Auction-Empire-Strikes-Back-Star-Wars-Prop-Memorabilia-700x400.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A stunt blaster prop attributed to use by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in <em>Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> failed to attract any bids at it&#8217;s hopeful $200,000 starting price in <a href=\"http:\/\/natedsanders.com\/luke_skywalker_s_dl_44_blaster_from___the_empire_s-lot40986.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">the most recent Nate D. Sanders auction<\/a> last week.\u00a0 Though featuring an interesting history and a prior sale at Sotheby&#8217;s, as well as a lot of mainstream media attention leading up to the auction (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2016\/01\/25\/luke-skywalkers-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-blaster-up-for-auction.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/luke-skywalkers-blaster-from-empire-strikes-back-up-for-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBS<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-film-starwars-auction-idUSKCN0V01GS\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-au\/news\/world\/star-wars-luke-skywalkers-dl-44-blaster-prop-gun-set-for-auction-starting-at-dollarus200000\/ar-BBoA7jQ\" target=\"_blank\">MSN<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/01\/23\/star-wars-luke-skywalker-blaster-empire-strikes-back-auction\" target=\"_blank\">EW<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3405000\/Blast-past-Luke-Skywalker-s-Empire-Strikes-blaster-set-sell-300-000-Mark-Hamill-gave-Star-Wars-fan.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/luke-skywalker-s-star-wars-blaster-goes-auction-n504421\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a>, etc.), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/07\/profiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-56-dreier-collection-part-2-post-auction-reaction-update-on-jackpot-reservesestimates-finally-out-of-control-8-months-later\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;jackpot&#8221; reserve strategy<\/a> employed by Hollywood memorabilia auction houses that I&#8217;ve frequently written about seemed to be the barrier to sale.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the blaster on the official Nate D. Sanders website: <a href=\"http:\/\/natedsanders.com\/luke_skywalker_s_dl_44_blaster_from___the_empire_s-lot40986.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Profiles in History recently did exceedingly well with their sale of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Blockade-Runner-filming-miniature-from-Star-Wars-Epis-Lot-1543-\/111760484567?&amp;_trksid=p2056016.l4276\" target=\"_blank\">the Blockade Runner model<\/a> in their auction last October, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Rebel-Fleet-Trooper-helmet-from-Star-Wars-Episode-IV-Lot-1544-\/111760484511?&amp;_trksid=p2056016.l4276\" target=\"_blank\">the Rebel Trooper Helmet<\/a> in the same sale got no action with their $150,000 starting bid price.<\/p>\n<p>Jason DeBord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stunt blaster prop attributed to use by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back failed to attract any bids at it&#8217;s hopeful $200,000 starting price in the most recent Nate D. 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