Question for the Star Wars figure collectors.

[MegoMark71]

I have been putting together what i hope to be my last vintage 77-84 loose collection. I say my last cause in the past i have sold it off 2 other times to fund the collection of something else. With the mint loose figures getting harder to come by, it is costing me a lot more than the last time i sold them. I only collect mint perfect examples. I am as picky as it can be. No over paints or paint flecks, they must be as perfect as the day they were opened.

Ok so my question is this. On the original farm boy Luke. The brown hair version. I have picked up 2 mint perfect examples, along with the card backs. One has really dark dark brown hair and the other has a lighter color brown hair. Now looking at some auctions, i am seeing that the dark one is selling much much higher than the light brown hair one is. Is this just weird and perhaps just the ones i am watching are being shill bid? The light brown one barely has any bids, while the dark one is almost over $60 already. Both are in the same minty mint condition as the other. Is this common for the brown hair Luke? And anyone know what they go for mint loose? Any help is appreciated.

Mark

[Mr. Hollywood]

I am not an expert, but my friends who are die hard SW figure collectors say that the darker hair is harder to come by than the lighter, and its simply a variation based on the factory/ run that created it. No other differences so the market is being driven on demand among collectors.

[Bruce Banner]

The Luke with darker brown hair shipped primarily in US and Canada, whereas the Luke with lighter brown hair was mostly sold in UK and Europe (most commonly found on Tri-Logo cards).

The darker brown variant is generally the rarer of the two, hence the higher bids you saw.

[MegoMark71]

Thanks guys, i appreciate the help.