YORK, Pa. –Ā Hakeās is hosting a special online-exclusive auction covering a large array of collecting categories spread out over 2,500 lots. The auction is filled with comics, political material, action figures and toys, video games, art, VHS tapes, and more ā all starting at just $9.99. The auction has opened for bidding and will close over a three-day period, May 15-17.
YORK, Pa. ā Hakeās served up a pop culture feast at their March 21-22 Premier Auction, with one exciting rarity after another eliciting pre-sale comments like, āIāve never seen one of those in the marketplace beforeā or āI never even knew that piece existed.ā Closing at $2,570,000 inclusive of buyerās premium, the two-day event was led by heavy hitters from the baseball, political memorabilia, Star Wars, comic art and vintage toy categories. Many items powered past their high estimates, and some set new world auction records along the way.
DENVER, Pa. ā Just when Star Wars collectors thought they had seen it all, along came The Morphy Find. Thatās the name that has been given to a recently unveiled trove of rare, high-condition Star Wars toys that sat undisturbed in original Kenner shipping cartons, largely forgotten, since the 1970s/ā80s.
YORK, Pa. ā If modern art aficionados could be granted one wish, it might be the discovery of a major, previously unknown Picasso. While Picasso lovers may have a very long wait ahead of them, those who revel in the uniquely imaginative art and imagery of the Star Wars saga just might have their wishes granted on Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27, when Hakeās auctions six extraordinary artworks from Star Warsā earliest days.Ā View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
YORK, Pa. ā In the investment-obsessed world of fine art, scarcely a week goes by without some new auction record being set, either for a particular artist or art genre. Hakeās Auctions, the groundbreaking Pennsylvania company that has specialized in pop culture memorabilia since 1967, also rewrites the record books with regularity, but not with Picassos or Van Goghs. It has become known as āThe House of Star Warsā because of its consistent ability to achieve world-record prices for prototypes and other rarities from the fabled sci-fi film franchise. With collector demand at an all-time high, Hakeās has responded to the call by adding something new to its roster: an online auction dedicated exclusively to Star Wars memorabilia. The debut āSpecial Eventā has opened for bidding and will run through June 2nd.
YORK, Pa. ā Record-setting prices just kept on coming at Hakeās $3.2 million online auction of pop culture rarities and didnāt stop until the last-minute clash of the titans that determined ownership of the saleās top lot: a Star Wars Boba Fett āJ-slotā rocket-firing prototype action figure. Conceived by Kenner in 1979, the J-slot Boba Fett Version 2 was designed with a J-shape triggering mechanism on its back for firing off rockets, but the toy never made it to the production stage due to safety concerns. On that basis alone, the pre-production archetypes became immediate rarities, but more than four decades of Star Wars mania have catapulted the J-slot prototype to an extraterrestrial level of desirability. The coveted example offered by Hakeās ignited a bidding war that ended at a sky-high $204,435 ā a new auction record for any Star Wars action figure.