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I’ve wanted one of these for some time and this one came up at about the price I was looking for. This is a Palitoy (UK) 65a Luke Jedi. I bought this from the original owner who actually got it here in the States from Kaybee toys. I’ve always wanted to know the story behind this, but for some reason KayBee here got quite a bit of foreign Star Wars figures back in the day. I’ve seen these Palitoy figures, Trilogo Figures and I believe even a Clipper(Dutch) figure with the Kaybee price stickers. The part that makes it strange, is that around this time Star Wars was cooling down here in the states and a lot of our overstock was actually dumped overseas. It doesn’t make much sense that a U.S. retailer got stock from Europe. It is probably one of those things that will remain a mystery.

I’ve been tracking this item for some time and I kept losing out on the ones on ebay by a few dollars. After just losing on one, another was listed with a buy it now. I submitted my best offer hoping the seller would agree. Lucky for me he did. I now have just one more baggie variation to complete the run of U.S. baggies that Luke Jedi was offered in.

It’s been a while since I’ve updated the front page here with new items, so here are some things I’v been able to add over the last couple months.

First, is a Tusken Raider coin. This coin almost marks the end of the 5th Category of coins for me. I have one more in the category to go and am in the process of paying that coin off with the seller.

The next was an unexpected item that came up that a friend alerted me about. This is a 65a back Luke Jedi Proof card. I’ve wanted a proof for years and always figured my first would be the cheaper Revenge proofs. But when a Luke Jedi turned up, I knew I had to have it. I’ve had to thin out a few items from other collections to help pay for it, but you never know when an opportunity like this will come along again. I’ve been able to verify 5 other ones like this out there, so it isn’t a one of a kind example, but not a common item that comes up for sale often. It is up there as one of my favorite pieces to the Luke focus.

The last was something given to me by a fellow Luke Jedi collector/friend. I’ve wanted these U.K. Return of the Jedi promo cards for some time, but hadn’t taken the time to track them down. This friend said he had something to send me without giving any clue as to what it was, so it was a really nice surprise to see that he sent me both versions of these cards. One was given out at the Odeon Cinema and the other at the Department store, Debenhams, of the U.K. After being more active in forums over the last few years, I’ve learned just how much more fun this hobby can be with friends.

Over at the imperialgunneryforum I was asked to take on the task, of showing some of the different tests that can be performed, to determine if a weapon is original or not. I had a lavalier mic and thought it might pick up the different sounds and sure enough it did. I put together this little video showing the results. Anyone viewing this feel free to sign up and join the community also take a look at the youtube channel for more info and videos of members collections.