Luke Skywalker bubblegum card sells for over $730K

Nypost · May 08, 2026 · 195 words · By SWNS

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A Luke Skywalker bubblegum card has sold for $73,0072.”

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Multiple web sources report the sale, but they contradict each other on the price. Two sources cite '$73,0072' (likely a typo for $730,072), while a third source (MSN) explicitly states the card sold for $687,500.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luke Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the original Star Wars film (1977) and its novelization (1976). He is the main protagonist of the original tril…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Skywalker

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mara Jade Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She appears in the Legends continuity as the wife of Luke Skywalker and mother of Ben Skywalker. She has been voiced by Heidi S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_Jade

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the novelization of the 1977 film Star Wars, ghostwritten by American author Alan Dean Foster, but credited to director George Lucas. It was first p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_From_the_Adventures…

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“The Star Wars collectable... more than doubled a previous record for such an item.”

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Three independent web sources (DNyuz, MSN, and another news snippet) all state that the card 'more than doubled a previous record for such an item'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Skywalker family is a fictional legendary human family in the Star Wars franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skywalker_family

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“The 1977 Topps Series 1 card... was described as ‘mint’ condition by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions.”

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Multiple sources confirm the card is a 1977 Topps Series 1 card described as 'mint' (or 'PSA Gem Mint 10') by Heritage Auctions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heritage Auctions is an American multi-national auction house based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1976, Heritage is an auctioneer of numismatic collections, comics, fine art, books, luxury accessories,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Auctions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star Wars trading card usually refers to a non-sport card themed after a Star Wars movie or television show. However a common colloquial reference to trading card can also include reference to sticke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_trading_card

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures trading cards and other collectibles. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a leading producer of baseball and other…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topps

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“Other notable Star Wars items featured as part of a sale that achieved $3,811,584.”

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While one source mentions a sale achieving 'over $3 million', the specific figure of $3,811,584 is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sports cards are a variety of trading card, small cards usually made of cardboard, which feature an image of an athlete or athletes along with identifying text. The earliest sports cards were promotio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_sports_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star Wars is an American media franchise created by George Lucas. The space opera saga began with the original Star Wars film (1977) and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It has expan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars

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“An exhibition-quality 5-foot Millennium Falcon constructed using period-authentic Industrial Light & Magic techniques, and exhibited at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, went for $371,629.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the number 5 and the film Star Wars; no evidence regarding the sale of a Millennium Falcon model for $371,629 was found in the search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of computer animation began as early as the 1940s and 1950s, when people began to experiment with computer graphics – most notably by John Whitney. It was only by the early 1960s when digi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_animation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star Wars (later retitled as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · Rio Grande Valley News, Weather, Sports and Community Information, 5 on your side, investigation, KRGV, update
https://www.krgv.com/home/

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“It set a record for the highest price ever achieved for a non-production-made Star Wars model.”

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The provided evidence for this claim only contains general information about the dollar sign and does not mention any records for non-production-made Star Wars models.

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web search NEUTRAL — The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the true origin of the dollar sign ($)—from Spanish pesos to U.S. currency. Learn why we use this symbol and how it evolved over time.
https://coin-identifier.com/blog/historical-coin-profiles/wh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 20, 2024 · The dollar sign, or “$,” is one of the most recognizable currency symbols in the world, instantly understood across languages and cultures. It also transcends currency, having become a …
https://historyfacts.com/us-history/article/why-is-the-dolla…

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“A Mandalorian helmet worn by Pedro Pascal in the TV series made $42,471”

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The claim states the helmet made $42,471, but a specific web search result explicitly states the helmet worn by Pedro Pascal 'went for $137,500'.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and the Child in THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+.A helmet worn by lead character Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) went for $137,500, the biggest ticket item…
https://winteriscoming.net/mandalorian-helmet-worn-by-pedro-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pedro Pascal takes Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Does he consider himself a heartthrob? Does he regret quitting competitive swimming?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU7-KMGZ4bc

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web search NEUTRAL — Just in time for the Season 3 premiere of The Mandalorian on Disney+ comes this screen-accurate replica of the helmet worn by Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/get-your-din-djarin-on-w…

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“a Star Wars #1 35-cent comic variant achieved $172,542.”

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about stars and star formation; there is no mention of a Star Wars comic variant sale.

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web search NEUTRAL — A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. [1] The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star

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web search NEUTRAL — Star formation Westerhout 51 nebula in Aquila – one of the largest star factories in the Milky Way (August 25, 2020) Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in int…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation

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web search NEUTRAL — The star nearest to Earth is the Sun. The energy from the Sun supports almost all life on Earth by providing light for plants. Plants turn the light into energy in a process called photosynthesis. [1]…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star

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“Joe Maddalena, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the identity or title of Joe Maddalena.

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