Darth Vader Light Saber Sells for Nearly $5 Million at Auction

A light saber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold for nearly $5 million at auction on Thursday, according to ABC News.

CBS News also reported that the light saber has sold for nearly $5 million at auction. Its headline described the item as “Famed Darth Vader light saber,” and its summary named the same two films.

The two outlets differ on timing. ABC News said the item sold on Thursday, while the CBS News summary does not state when the sale took place. The headlines also differ in wording, with CBS News using almost and ABC News using nearly, but both reports place the price at roughly $5 million.

Neither ABC News nor CBS News named the buyer or the seller, the auction house, or the exact sale price in its account, and both accounts refer to the sale simply as an auction.

ABC News described the item as used by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and CBS News named the same two films, so the accounts agree on the item's connection to those films. Neither report included further detail on the sale.

Sources: ABC News: Darth Vader's light saber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly $5 million; CBS News: Famed Darth Vader light saber sells for almost $5 million at auction.