A MAN discovered a mystery box of his old Star Wars toys in the attic and had no idea of the treasure that lay within.
YouTube streamer Tuxx couldn’t believe his luck when he found an original 1978 “Blue Snaggletooth” – a rare Star Wars plastic figure that could fetch a a small fortune at auction.
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Stored in the attic by his parents for over 40 years, the collection included plenty of dirty and aged spaceships, storm troopers and other random, broken pieces.
In the video, the YouTube creator – who goes by Tuxx Toys – unwraps the box for the very first time.
“It’s all in pretty bad condition,” he laughs, looking at a headless Princess Leia.
“They’re so old man I don’t even know if anyone would want them,” he says.
“Honestly, I thought they threw this stuff away.”
However, one figure stands out against the rest.
“I don’t even know what this guy is called,” he muses as he holds a first generation 1978 “Blue Snaggletooth”.
The toy, in medium condition, is one of the top five most valuable Star Wars figurines, worth more than £300.
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The figure was first featured in the Early Bird sets released in the late 1970s and was discontinued soon after.
An old urban legend says that the Kenner toy designers made most of the Blue Snaggletooth figurine up.
They allegedly only had a grainy, monochrome photograph to go on on and tried to guess the rest – resulting in the lizard-like creature in a blue suit and silver shoes.
The figure was soon scrapped, which arguably makes it the rarest of all of the original toys.
Tuxx’s version would have snatched far higher if it had been untouched and still in its original packaging.
This week, it was announced that a rare Luke Skywalker figure was set to sell for as much as £60,000 at auction.
It features an early “double-telescoping” lightsaber which emerges from the Star Wars hero’s right arm and is still in its original sealed packaging.
The toy (like the Blue Snaggletooth) was released by Kenner in 1978 — a year after the first film in the sci-fi blockbuster franchise.
The design was soon axed for being too complicated and expensive to make — sending its value to collectors soaring.
Earlier this month, an extremely rare plastic Jawa figure that had been left in a draw for 45 years sold for an eye-watering £21,000.
The scarce Star Wars toy which is just 2.25ins tall was made in 1978 following the huge success of the first film.
Meanwhile, a pristine collection of more than 400 Star Wars toys in their original packaging has sold for £622,000.
It included five of the rare Luke Skywalker figures with a double telescopic lightsaber, which all fetched a mighty price.
There were also eight Boba Fett figures, one of which sold for £10,898, and a box of 24 unopened Yodas sold for £18,360.
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