SINGAPORE : "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"
premieres next Thursday and already fans are going into overdrive
collecting the film's merchandise.
Light-sabers and the movie's key chains are flying off the shelves,
so much so that toy shop owners say they have to replenish their
stocks every two to three weeks.
Toy shop owners say Star Wars fans have been checking in to inquire
about new items almost every other day.
It is an expensive hobby, but in the eyes of Star Wars toy
collectors, they are priceless.
And neither price nor distance is any hindrance to the fans.
"The cheapest is a S$6.90 Lego key chain. It's selling real well;
we sell about 20 of these a day. At over S$2,000, this is the most
expensive. I sold one, this is the last piece left," one shopkeeper
said.
"This is the latest. I just bought it in the US off the Internet on
eBay. That mask costs about US$40. I paid another US$30 to Fedex it
over. All in it cost me US$70," said one collector. - CNA /ct