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The red lightsaber of Star Wars villain Darth Vader is up for sale. The prop was used during the filming of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi," including the memorable "I Am Your ...

A lightsaber Darth Vader used in the Star Wars films "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" sold at auction Thursday for more than $3.6 million. The iconic prop had been estimated to sell ...

Darth Vader's iconic lightsaber from "Star Wars" fetched more than $3.65 million when it went up for auction on Thursday. The screen-matched dueling lightsaber, as seen in both "Star Wars: The Empire ...

Darth Vader’s iconic red lightsaber was sold for over $3.6 million at auction on Thursday, making it the most expensive piece of Star Wars memorabilia ever auctioned off. The prop sold for $3,654,000 ...

The lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” sold on Thursday, well above the pre-auction estimate of between $1 million and $3 million, The Hollywood ...

A Star Wars fan has forked over millions to control the power of the Force. Darth Vader's iconic lightsaber fetched $3,654,000 on Thursday, according to auction site Propstore, making it the most ...

The iconic red lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader in two "Star Wars" films sold at auction for $3,654,000 on Thursday, according to the auction site, Propstore. Bidding for Vader's famed lightsaber ...