A VHS tape of Star Wars: Episode IV is going under the hammer and expected to fetch an astonishing $60,000.

The unopened copy of the blockbuster film is being auctioned off online by Goldin Auctions along with a load of other VHS tapes but the Star Wars film is attracting the most attention.

The unopened VHS tape of the first Star Wars film is expected to fetch $60k

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The unopened VHS tape of the first Star Wars film is expected to fetch $60kCredit: Goldin
The original Star Wars film, written and directed by George Lucas, was a huge box office hit

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The original Star Wars film, written and directed by George Lucas, was a huge box office hitCredit: Getty – Contributor

The tape, which is a first edition comes with a “Gray Tape-Head,” a “First Edition Stereo Only” red label, a “1984 Sleeve,” and “First Edition CBS/Fox Watermarks”.

When the VHS tape was originally sold it was the first time someone could view the film at home and has become legendary among collectors and film buffs.

It fetched $57,600 when it first came up at auction, reports TMZ.

A sealed copy of the “Star Wars 10-Year Anniversary Original Trilogy Set in Trilogy Case” is also among the items in the auction and is expected to fetch between $10,000 and $20,000.

Vintage copies of Jurassic Park and Conan the Destroyer are also open for bids.

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Bidding closes February 24.

The original Star Wars film, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, was released in May 1977 and grossed $775m in its original run.

A sealed copy of the “Star Wars 10-Year Anniversary Original Trilogy Set in Trilogy Case” is also among the items in the auction

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A sealed copy of the “Star Wars 10-Year Anniversary Original Trilogy Set in Trilogy Case” is also among the items in the auctionCredit: Goldin

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