This shit wasn't in the lego starwars visual dictionary, forshame

Imagine getting this back in the day and then being able to sell it for huge amounts of money and giving it away to goodwill

The light saber hilt for Vader is in the correct position for how they originally intended it. LEGO made the two different ends to the hilts with the thought in mind that one side could be Jedi & one side could be Sith. It just depended on the character but that definitely was the original intent & why they gave the hilts two different ends. The fans seems to think that they all have to be one way but it’s not what the original designers intended. I know for sure having been a designer that worked on both brands. They wanted the consumer to be able to choose which end looked closer to the original character for themselves. That’s why to this day they still have the two options. Great video Ryan. 👍

Some random obscure LEGO Star Wars item: *exists* Ryan to his wallet: "I’m sorry little one"

I mean, these big buys are also allowing the average person like me to see some of these sets that we probably would never have, thanks Ryan

The first thing I noticed was the lightsaber blades were rounded off and not flat like the ones we have today. I honestly like how they look in the promotional set

This is a classic, very unknown I'm glad you purchased it!

My guess is the lightsaber blades are rounded because they didn’t have a mould ready for a 4L bar, so they just cut the bases off some antenna pieces

I had a feeling it was you who outbid me. This is the third time you’ve outbid me or later bought something really rare that I didn’t buy! (The two others were the Darth Vader/M&M mural and the white Boba art book). I stopped short with my bid on this one because I was concerned about the condition. I would have bid more if they had pictures as good what you’ve shown. Fair play. Enjoy.

Glad to see this didn't get lost in shipping! I was wondering when this would be put up! Nice video.

I saw that set on store's display as a kid. And considering how poorly those stores treated promotional material, especially toys, I imagine several of those being thrown out

I would hate being the person that donated this to Goodwill, not having a clue it was worth that much. Ouch! Very cool video!

Ryan after buying this at goodwil: "Credits will do fine"

What an awesome piece for your collection! Very jealous! 😅

Well done mate you totally deserve that, also just wanted to say thanks for your channel. As an old guy just starting a collection it's been a great source of info and really inspiring 🙏🇬🇧

I was wondering who won that. I wanted to bid, but it went WAY over my price range really quickly. Congratulations, and I'm glad that you made this video for others to see this rare item.

$6k USD for Lego? You are seriously privileged in life if you can spend that amount of money on a Lego set.

Wow, what an amazing piece of Lego SW history. You are incredibly fortunate to have been able to add that to your collection. Congrats!

That would be a great piece to see in a lego museum, and honestly the rounded piece for the blade makes more sense than the flat one

thank you for making me look sane while buying the UCS Falcon :-) enjoy your purchase and I hope it brings a smile to your face whenever it catches your eye!

Immensely cool; what a piece! Congrats man

Very cool piece of history! Thanks for sharing!!

That is something that looks like it so worth it. Getting that must be an amazing moment in your collecting career

The rounded lightsaber end was the first thing I noticed - Was definitely a cool bit of history there!

Congrats; so cool to have the OG set!

i was so impressed by the trademarks the resolution and the font looks so clean, no wonder that product aged as well as it did

Fun video Ryan - one of my faves of yours this year 👍

Nice grab! The condition of that first promo set is pretty amazing!

Congrats man I'm glad you're happy with it

Amazing stuff man... So chuffed for you!!

I have one of these, exactly the same. Received it as a promo item when I worked for the Los Angeles Times entertainment section back in the 90s. Glad I hung on to it all these years.

That's so cool man!! Big Congrats, if anyone should have this set it's you!!!

No matter the enemy, No matter the fire power, you control the battle!!!

I remember when Caesar one day told his mother that he would either come home a high priest (correct me if I'm wrong) or not come home at all (Due to his large debts he would be exiled). You dear sir, are the Caesar of Lego Star Wars

Ryan ; Congratulations- to have the first ever promo built set - introducing what was to be a forever classic. Wow! - “most impressive” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Congrats! Perfect collection.

Thanks for sharing this ultra-rare set!

Very cool and exciting! Ryan I've got those two sets on the back of the box! You can probably replace the battery to play the music again

Very cool piece to have. Awesome video. More rare please

Nice win! Congrats!

You should carefully remove the set and replace the battery. might need a soldering tool but it would be super cool to hear it

It’s not just an insane amount of money to spend on Legos it’s an insane amount of money period. That amount of money would change the course of me and my families lives rn. It’s crazy to think about.

the rounded lightsaber actually broke my brain. like some kind of mandela effect! I always wondered what that would look like. awesome man

Congrats on your win bro! 🤙🤙

I am the exact same way when bidding, it's intense and really gets your heart pumping. Especially when the page freezes!

That's so cool man! Congrats!

Wow! What an amazing find and from goodwill at that!

So stoked you got it!! Congratulations man.

Congrats on this grail piece mate!

I've never ordered from goodwill but I've heard of it before, worth looking into by the sounds of it, btw love the channel 😎👍

To me Darth vaders matched more turned that way

I am a huge fan of you Ryan, and I really want a video of you giving us a tour of all the lego sets you have

Looks like you're in win-win situation for you. You win because you've got the lego you're after, and win because the amount of money that you've spent going for goodwill. 👍

Congratulations! Amazing add as a collector.

I would love to see one of those ultra rare lightsaber prototypes someday. No collector ever got their hands on that part.

Can’t help to wonder how much this cost you per brick? lol, everyone always does a per brick cost for all the sets. This one has to be in the $500 range I would think

Man I love how you made sure to increase the bet!

The production of this video was really nice! Great video and dope item. Congrats

Bro just spent 5 grand on a lego set, My respects

You can replace that battery for the sounds if you open the whole thing up. You'd have to be careful but it looks like it's all just folded together.

the rounded lightsabers were the first things I noticed! so cool.

going from 2k to 5555 is such a big jump

So this is when the fun began

This is really cool seeing a og Lego star wars set

Congrats man 🎉🎉🎉👍

The reverse sword of the figure only increases the value because it is strange and not like the other boxes!!

I won’t lie seeing this is cool. My first Lego set was the original throne room duel with the yellow colored Emperor and Luke so this is pretty wild to see

Football mini helmet display case might work well to display/protect it.

I love how this ultra freaking rare lego collectors item has vader's lightsaber built upside down XD, clasic a lego moment right there

Wow looks great, a little dusty tho, I would use a compressed air to get some of it out, Ryan :D

I am still waiting for the day you buy the 10 000 Dollar Vader transformation set lol, but wow this set looks great, I did not know about it before, thanks for showing it, also I would love the old style of Lightsaber blades, I can not believe they did that as a first look and stepped back from it. Also, typical LEGO that they do not know how to put the lightsaber hilt (that they CREATED ) on right lol. Just goes to show that everyone makes mistakes, I am never going to change my mind about the right way to have it, it is to have it with the thicker part up connected to the blade

WOW that’s awesome I can’t believe you got your hands on this!!

It would be cool if you could restore the sound box and wires for the set.

Hey, I remember rounded lightsabers from some sets. My friends had a couple of them around 2001-2003 (when I was in primary school, I believe), and they looked exactly like the ones on this set.

Congrats on a cool bid!!

The reason he’s in his Endor outfit is because this was the only return of the Jedi Luke at the time the Jedi robe one didn’t come out until 2000 in Desert skiff, 2002 in Final Duel and Jabbas Palace in 2003. I did not know this promo set existed so that’s kind of awesome to find something I’ve never seen before

This is the coolest thing I've seen today

First, congrats! Second, I'm wondering if Vader's lightsaber is just a manually cut down Lego antenna (design 3957) in transparent red?

Why am I excited for you? lol that’s a piece of history right there!

Wow, what a find!

Imagine buying an expensive LEGO Star Wars Set that it went so insane that I was just keeping up.

I wonder if the lightsabers are made not using the parts we see in production, but with sawn off rods from the "Antenna 4h Round Top" piece? That part did come in lightsaber colors around that time, and Lego has modified parts for promotional material in the past. They even sawed the OG UCS X-Wing in half and glued it to a mirror.

Having this Lego set is a Lego star wars fan's swag

Congrats dude

I guess these were assembled by hand and glued so that might account for misplacement of light saber and substitute part

X-wing's wings are the way they are, so they could fit it in the image of the box. Ps. GZ on the win!

Crazy U would whant it delivered to U in a brief case lol 👍 😆 glad the set of gold got to you safe. Amazing. Vid Ryan .I'm not a star war freek but Yoda I love or cp30 ..another set for the mnr production.s volt 👌 great vid and glad to of fount your channle 4 so years back.

the rounded tip on the lightsaber blades are really cool ngl, wish they still had that

You definitely should get a custom acrylic case made for it!

wow!! that set is nice

Vadar’s Saber is the correct way up like his design

The end of the lightsaber looks sooooo much better

Awesome!!!!

Could have brought a life size darth vader statue and still had like 3k leftover

I had spongebobs house, Bilbos Hobbit Home and The Queen Anne’s revenge and that one spider man set on the bridge with all those different spider men. And the falcon all the pieces hidden away. Absolutely devastating knowing it will be a long time till I see those sets again.

Man, $10k for a set? I'm lucky if I can get myself a $2-$300 set during tax time. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I remember finding some Lego lightsabers with the round ends like those and I remember thinking that they were fake but now I am not sure what to think.

$5000 for glued minifigs in a box

I almost threw a two and a half off the diving board, but landed on my face and got a bloody nose.

AskMandR: Congrats on the purchase. You’re definitely in a bigger league than me. I’ve been joking about insuring my Lego collection. And I’m nowhere near your level. Would you ever consider insuring your collection?