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C-3PO head from The Empire Strikes Back sells for $1.06m at Propstore auction
A screen-used C-3PO head sold for $1,058,400 at Propstore's Spring Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles, surpassing its $350,000-$700,000 estimate and becoming the only known example of the prop to reach the collector market.
Mar 27th 2026 · United States
Insights
- C-3PO head fetched $1,058,400 at Propstore's Spring Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles.
- The prop arrived with a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 to $700,000.
- It is the only known screen-used C-3PO head to reach the collector market.
- Robert Shaw's harpoon gun from Jaws sold for $327,600 with its original case.
- The Fenwick fishing rod from Jaws sold for $239,400.
- Wilson the volleyball from Cast Away sold for $189,000.
- Fragments of a sword from The Lord of the Rings sold for $252,000 and the Marauder's Map sold for $59,850.
- A golden ticket from Willy Wonka sold for $107,100.
- A Darth Vader lightsaber sold last year for $3.6 million, setting a record for Star Wars props.
Sources
- C-3PO head used in Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back sells for more than $1m at auction www.theguardian.com
- C-3PO’s Head From ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Sold for a Cool Million gizmodo.com
- Bring me the head of C-3PO: The Empire Strikes Back memorabilia sells for $1 million at auction www.euronews.com