Jawa Figure With Vinyl Cape

Close up of the jawa cape repro v2 material.

Jawa figure with vinyl cape.

3 pack of holiday jawa vinyl capes action figure not included brand new. Has it s own specific shape compared to the kenner version but it can easily be faked or confused with a cut down obi cape. The vinyl cape jawa was probably the last of the first 12 figures to be released by kenner and originally featured a cape but did you know it was originally intended to have no cape at all. Star wars jawa toy auctioning for 53 000 on ebay.

Ungraded price for the figure 50 but it could be worth a couple of hundred for someone. Only one other jawa complete with vinyl cape and packaged on unpunched card. What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay. New listing 1977 vintage kenner star wars 12 back b 85 vinyl cape jawa action figure.

Spotted on ebay in 2014 this repro is die cut from an original and does not make a zipping sound. The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors. Vinyl cape jawa 1978. Make offer vinyl jawa vintage kenner star wars action figure original art print 3 75 vintage kenner star wars 8 inch 12 inch vinyl cape jawa one of a kind look 54 75.

The british manufactured jawa figure was most likely bought for just 99p from a newsagent back in 1978. After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence. Since the jawa was the smallest figure in the line and since all of the action figures cost the same price at retail back in 1978 approximately 2 99 canadian or roughly 1 99 american kenner executives believed that consumers would perceive more value for their money by adding a sewn cloth cape to the jawa in place of the vinyl cape. When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi.

However cloth capes were also issued with this jawa so right now its just a naked jawa but if you pair it with a vinyl cape then all 3 grading services will accept it however there is a lot of wear on this figure so it wouldn t grade high. This fascinating document which was unearthed by ross cuddie clearly shows that the jawa was modified before release to add the cape for marketing purposes in other words to give value for money. Any info on value or. However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on.

I have a vinyl cape jawa that i am wanting to sell however i am trying to figure out a price.