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Darth Vader’s lightsaber in ‘Empire Strikes Back,’ ‘Return of the Jedi’ sells for $3.6M – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports


Say what you will, Star Wars fans. There’s plenty of money to be made on the Dark Side.

Darth Vader’s number one weapon was just auctioned off for a hefty chunk of change.

James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader): “You should not have come back.”

The lightsaber used by Vader the Hater in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” sold for $3.6 million.

The sale made history. It’s the most money ever paid for a Star Wars prop.

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