Sealed boxed LEGO builds super sales at Tamworth toy auction

Stars Wars and Batman sets soar

A COLLECTION of sealed boxed LEGO sets has totalled £3,630 at auction in Tamworth.

The Toys & Trains Sale at The Tamworth Auction Rooms today, Wednesday, March 25, saw a dozen lots go under the hammer.

Highlights included a Batman Batcave: The Penguin and Mr Freez, reference 7783, selling at £580, with a DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: Arkham Asylum Breakout, ref. 10937, fetching £240 and a Monster Fighters Haunted House, ref. 10228, also making £240.

A number of sealed boxed LEGO Star Wars sets took off during the sale, including:

• Jabba's Sail Barge, ref. 6210, sold £340
• AT-AT Walker, ref. 8129, 30th Anniversary The Empire Strikes Back, sold £200
• Limited edition Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser, ref. 7754, sold £180
• Imperial Star Destroyer, ref. 6211, sold £320
• Trade Federation MTT, ref. 7662, sold £640
• AT-TE Walker, ref. 7675, sold £300
• Ewok Village, ref. 10236 sold £420.

Elsewhere in the auction, a very large limited edition Star Wars Clone Wars Yoda statue from 2006 sold at £280.

Appointments for free valuations of all types of collectable toys and trains can be booked at The Tamworth Auction Rooms, 34-35 Church Street, B79 7BX, by telephoning 01827 217746 or by email to tamworth@richardwinterton.co.uk.

Free valuations and home visits for large collections and house clearances are also available.

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