The print quality on that one is amazing as well... super high res, incredible detail, and almost 3D effect in person.
I agree, it's quite nice. Maybe not $500 nice, though. But hey, there are a lot of SW completists out there, and not too many B1s floating around, so I understand why some collectors would overbid on something like this. Who knows when the next one will pop up. If I didn't already own a couple, I'd have probably gone for it. Not the last one, too damaged, but the ones before.
I remember when I bought my B0s for the original trilogy, I thought I overpaid, but I have yet to see them again on the market. So I'm okay with it. It is what it is. If you're a completist and you miss it, you might wait a long time before another one surface, and then it might cost you even more.
My Jedi 6sht, I paid $2k for it, which I thought was ridiculous. And then a lesser condition one sells at Emovie for $10k. That's the game.
There are some posters I still need for my SW collection. If I see them and I lose, I guarantee the winner will pay a hefty price.
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