Original Jawa Action Figure Vinyl Cape

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Original jawa action figure vinyl cape.

The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors. Since the jawa was the smallest figure in the line and since all of the action figures cost the same price at retail back in 1978 approximately 2 99 canadian or roughly 1 99 american kenner executives believed that consumers would perceive more value for their money by adding a sewn cloth cape to the jawa in place of the vinyl cape. Kenner brand action figure 12 back original collection major factor. Star wars jawa toy auctioning for 53 000 on ebay.

When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi. An item s rarity can turn a 10 item into a 10 000 product. This fascinating document which was unearthed by ross cuddie clearly shows that the jawa was modified before release to add the cape for marketing purposes. The jawa which was part of the first ever action figures released for the star wars franchise as part of the 12 back collection was released with a vinyl cape originally.

However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on.