Have the New Star Wars Movies Killed the Collectible Toys Market?
One of the topics that have been actively discussed in the collector community over the past 10 years is the influence of the most recent movies on the Star Wars collectibles market. Ever since Star Wars first showed in 1977, a fever took over this planet. Adults and children alike seemed to collect Star Wars toys and memorabilia. Back in the 1970’s and 80’s you could not escape seeing Star Wars collectibles from action figures to Princess Leia bubble bath, to Darth Vader lunch boxes, to almost anything imaginable. Since the movies originally debuted, the market for collectibles has found a huge audience. In the late 1990s it was announced that three new movies were coming out and with that announcement came a further explosion in the market. New collectibles flooded the market and speculation on their value also went through the roof. Similar to the recent housing market boom and the stock market .com speculation before that, the market for vintage Star Wars collectibles, especially t
