This is why you keep your Star Wars toys in the box
Saturday Night Live might have had some fun this weekend mocking adults who collect Star Wars toys, but at least one of those (ostensible) virginal nerds is laughing all the way to the bank: Rolling Stone reports that a collection of vintage Star Wars toys sold for $502,202 at a Sotheby’s auction last weekend. Dubbed “Return of the NIGO” in honor of the Japanese collector who provided the 600 items—reportedly a small fraction of his overall collection—for sale, the auction included Star Wars action figures, vehicle sets, and toy prototypes as well as assorted knickknacks like a Return Of The Jedi lunch box and some kitschy cookie jars.