STAR Wars fans are in for a treat as hundreds of collectors figures are auctioned in the North-East this week.
The private collection will go on sale at G H Edkins and Son, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on Thursday. It is expected to have one or two surprises for avid collectors of memorabilia from the film.
Among the figures are some of the first to go on sale when the film first hit the big screen in 1977.
Denis Edkins, from G H Edkins and Son, said the figures of favourite characters had created quite a lot of interest.
He said: "This is a private collection which has been built up over a considerable period of time and the gentleman who it belonged to has unfortunately had to let it go due to personal circumstances.
"He has told me that some of the figures have cost him £5 and others have cost him about £200. We have taken quite a few calls about them already. There is no reserve price so who knows how much it will make.''
The auction starts at the Bishop Auckland auction room at 10.30am.
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