True, but EVERYTHING else, real parts Star Wars, is way more rare here in the U.S.
Mint Graflex sells for $760.00 on Ebay!!!
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True, but EVERYTHING else, real parts Star Wars, is way more rare here in the U.S.
Andymac84
Sr Member
In my opinion, everything over 300 isn't okay to pay..but probably this is a rarity case, meanwhile? On the other side they're still common...every week a new one turns up on fleabay.:unsure
The other thing is, do I really need a mint one? No. A small amount of polish gives every little rusty points a new shine to it..
The other thing is, do I really need a mint one? No. A small amount of polish gives every little rusty points a new shine to it..
Since we're comparing price sizes: I got my Graflex for $175 shipped. I thought it was a bit much for something that wasn't "mint" at the time but :lol hey, better I got it then than now. But, mint doesn't really coincide with what I imagine to exist in the Star Wars universe, anyway.
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Westies14
Master Member
I remember this graflex thread! Nice to see all the differences - but did we ever determine which variations appeared in ANH and ESB?
Well, it is hard to say because only one of them shows the stamping on the bottom, thanks to the wonders of BluRay HD. And that is the close up of the bottom of Luke's ESB saber stuck in the snow inside the wampa cave. That one is a Folmer New York (which is the Folmer variation without the patent number). As far as what I have gathered, all but perhaps one of the Graflexes onscreen in the OT are the LK variation red button. There is one stunt possibly with the Short Knurl red button...
Beyond that, in the OT, it is really pretty difficult to see any of the tells up close and clearly... I mean, did they use screws or rivets??? HAHAHA
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Also switching of the number of red buttons, a glass eye shows up on Dagobah (or at least a red button is missing there).
Andymac84
Sr Member
..But, mint doesn't really coincide with what I imagine to exist in the Star Wars universe, anyway.
That's true:thumbsup
KaanE
Sr Member
Red button is missing.
Crimsonnaire
Sr Member
That's interesting. Do Graflexes ever go for more than MPP's in Europe?
Reelo
Sr Member
I rarely ever check. But I never see any Graflex auctions over here, nor any MPP ones. All I have is a Heiland which I converted up to MPP specs. But I bought that via ebay in the US over a decade ago.
2keepandbear
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I had my eye on two other Graflex handles that were around $200... BOTH shot up to over $400 overnight. :-(
Watch out posting direct info to live auctions...
...although, now that you mention it, I have had correspondence with the seller several times since he posted this and I told him why I suspected it was a replica. It's actually what prompted me to post the scottjua thread up there.
The seller assures me that this is authentic. I pointed out the bunny ears rivet being a screw and asked for better photos, which he did respond and post several in much better lighting, but no photo of the screw.
Through speaking with him, I don't have any reason to believe that he is intentionally misleading anyone though. I think he believes that it really is authentic.
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