Ultra-rare Star Wars action figure of Ben Kenobi set to fetch staggering sum at auction

AN ultra-rare Star Wars action figure of Ben Kenobi — one of just three known to exist — could fetch £30,000 at auction.

The 3.75in tall plastic Obi-Wan toy was made by Kenner in 1978 after the success of the first Star Wars film, now renamed Episode IV — A New Hope.

BNPSThis ultra-rare Star Wars figure of Ben Kenobi is set to fetch thousands at auction[/caption] AlamyAlec Guinness as Ben Kenobi in the original Star Wars film[/caption]

This pre-production engineering model has a “double telescope” lightsaber ...