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<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) &#8212; An R2-D2 droid that was used in several &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; films has sold at auction for nearly $3 million.</p><p>The auction house Profiles in History said the 43-inch tall unit that was compiled from parts used throughout filming of the original trilogy sold for $2.76 million at an auction Wednesday.</p><p>There was no information about who purchased the droid, which was the most expensive item offered in a movie memorabilia auction that included numerous props from the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; franchise. Other items up for sale included Luke Skywalker&#8217;s lightsaber from the first two films, which sold for $450,000 and Darth Vader&#8217;s helmet from the original film sold for $96,000.</p><p>The Calabasas, California-based Profiles in History had estimated the droid could fetch up to $2 million before Wednesday&#8217;s sale.</p><p>Other space-themed film and television memorabilia was also for sale, with a collection of 23 ships from &#8220;Battlestar Galactica&#8221; and &#8220;Buck Rogers&#8221; sold for $1.8 million. A helmet worn by late actor Bill Paxton on the set of &#8220;Aliens&#8221; sold for $51,000.</p><p>Not all the items that sold were out of this world. The lighted dancefloor from &#8220;Saturday Night Fever&#8221; sold for $1.2 million.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This 2017 photo provided by Profiles in History shows an R2-D2 droid pieced together over several years from different props used in the first five Star Wars movies. The droid has sold at auction for $2.6 million. (Profiles in History via AP)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_117323510-985682191ea04d30a883f23d71359a43.jpg</photo0><caption0>This 2017 photo provided by Profiles in History shows an R2-D2 droid pieced together over several years from different props used in the first five Star Wars movies. The droid has sold at auction for $2.6 million. (Profiles in History via AP)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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R2-D2 droid used in Star Wars films sells for $2.76m