STAR WARS - MEMORABILIA -- AS GOOD AS GOLD? MAYBE BETTER

MEMORABILIA -- AS GOOD AS GOLD? MAYBE BETTER

Presumably believing that investing in Hollywood memorabilia is a safer bet than investing in real estate -- or even stashing money away in the bank, collectors plunked down an astonishing $7.8 million at a four-day auction by the Profiles in History firm on Monday. It was the most shelled out at an auction, the company said. Bringing the biggest bid was the light saber that Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, wielded in Star Wars , which went for $240,000. The helmet worn by Anthony Daniels as 3CPO was sold for half that amount. Marlon Brando's Superman costume went for $72,000.

17/12/2008