Appraisal: 1978 Kenner Star Wars Bell Store Display Sign
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Appraisal: 1978 Kenner Star Wars Bell Store Display Sign
Watch Travis Landry appraise a 978 Kenner Star Wars bell store display sign in Grant's Farm, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: 1978 Kenner Star Wars Bell Store Display Sign
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Watch Travis Landry appraise a 978 Kenner Star Wars bell store display sign in Grant's Farm, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I brought a store display of the original Star Wars characters that came out of my father's toy store.
I just happened to keep this instead of collecting any of the toys themselves.
I didn't want the characters, but I liked the sign.
APPRAISER: Star Wars, right?
Little to no introduction needed for the film.
Came out May 25, 1977.
Became an overnight international sensation.
What you've brought today is a 1978 Kenner Star Wars store display.
This is referred to as the bell hanger style.
They used this style over multiple iterations of the Star Wars toy line, but this is not just any, it's the absolute first.
What it depicts here are the 12 original figures that were first made available as part of the Star Wars toy line.
And when it comes to display pieces like this, condition is so critical--crucial to the value.
Overall, I'd say it's rather phenomenal, compared to the ones you mostly see out there.
There's some edge wear, minor staining here, a little surface stain.
But the big part is, there's no surface tears.
There's no actual losses to the cardboard.
There's no major creasing, there's no wrinkles.
Overall, it presents exceptionally well.
If I were to give it a numerical grade, in toy speaking terms, to be conservative, I would say it's about a 75-plus to maybe an 80.
As far as displays go, this is a pretty prime example that collectors watching this are going to be drooling over.
At auction today, if this were in a well-advertised toy and pop culture sale, I would place a pre-auction estimate of $5,000 to $8,000 for the display.
GUEST: Really?
Wow.
That's shocking.
APPRAISER: Perfect, premium examples that receive 85-plus grades have sold upwards of $20,000 on the market.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: This is A-plus material when it comes to Star Wars.
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 3m 30s | Appraisal: 1986 Pleasant Co. Molly Doll in Original Clothes (3m 30s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 1m 5s | Appraisal: French Art Deco Music Hall Poster, ca. 1931 (1m 5s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 2m 26s | Appraisal: Harold Newton Oil on Fiberboard, ca. 1975 (2m 26s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: Märklin Schlitz Beer Train Car, ca. 1906 (2m 53s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 2m 31s | Appraisal: Papal States Micromosaic Jewelry, ca. 1845 (2m 31s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 2m 47s | Appraisal: Persian Qashqai Gabbeh Rug, ca. 1935 (2m 47s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 4m 48s | Appraisal: Rolex “Pre-Daytona” with Box & Papers, ca. 1965 (4m 48s)
NewAppraisal: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Southeast Asian Hardwood Trunk, ca. 1975 (1m 4s)
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 4m 23s | Appraisal: WWII Concentration Camp Liberation Archive (4m 23s)
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Preview: S30 Ep14 | 30s | Preview: Grant's Farm, Hour 2 (30s)
NewOwner Interview: 1986 Pleasant Co. Molly Doll in Original Clothes
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Clip: S30 Ep14 | 1m 30s | Owner Interview: 1986 Pleasant Co. Molly Doll in Original Clothes (1m 30s)
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