Star Wars Lightsaber Up for Auction

Have a Star Wars fan on your holiday shopping list? Imagine handing them Luke Skywalker’s actual lightsaber with a big red bow. Or maybe models are more their thing — as in the original 82-inch diameter “hero” Cruiser C-57D from Forbidden Planet. Either one will set you back $100,000 to $200,000 dollars, but they’re totally worth it.

It’s time for another Profiles in History auction and this one has even more fabulous scifi and fantasy props — the kind of stuff I dream about owning. (And that’s as close as I’ll ever get to owning any of these items thanks to the hefty price tags.)

There will be more than 500 iconic pieces of Hollywood history offered up in the 33rd Hollywood auction, which will be held December 11, 2008. Worldwide bidding begins at 12:00pm (PST). Bids can be placed either in person, via mail, phone, fax or live on the Internet via eBay Live Auctions (www.ebayliveauctions.com) or (www.LiveAuctioneers.com).
Other auction items include:

— Three volume presentation First Editions of The Lord of the Rings with Elvish inscription with all three volumes signed by J.R.R. Tolkien ($80,000-$120,000)

— Harrison Ford’s signature “Indiana Jones” fedora hat and whip from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($40,000-$60,000 each)

— A full-sized animatronic “Joe” from Mighty Joe Young, ($80,000-$120,000)

— A Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi original “C-3PO” droid helmet worn by Anthony Daniels ($60,000-$80,000)

— A signature “Wolverine” black leather battlesuit from X-Men ($60,000-$80,000),

— An original screen-used “Santa Jack” stop-motion puppet, dog “Zero” puppet, skeleton reindeer puppet and Jack’s prop trashcan with presents from A Nightmare Before Christmas ($25,000-$35,000)

— Original screen-used “Freddy the Flute” prop from H.R. Pufnstuf ($12,000-$15,000)

— Signed Batman Utility Belt From The 1960s TV Series, Batman ($4,000-$6,000)

And many, many more. Profiles in History will be running a second auction that same week with a collection of scripts, autographed photos and other movie ephemera.

Even if you can’t afford to bid, you can afford to look and drool over the photos of these fabulous items.  You can see them all by visiting Profiles in History online.

Photos courtesy of Profiles in History.