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Heritage Reports a Record for a Star Wars Collectible

An auction record has a specific scope and source.

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Culture news editorial illustration for Darth Vader Lightsaber Sells for $4.875 Million

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Source: Heritage Auctions, 2026-11-13.

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In this lesson: Evaluate the scope of an attributed auction record and avoid double counting.

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Read and understand · 1/2Who makes the record claim in this account?

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Heritage Auctions. The first paragraph explicitly attributes the claim to Heritage Auctions.

Clue: Heritage Auctions says a screen-used Darth Vader lightsaber set a Star Wars collectible auction record when it sold for $4.875 million on November 12.

Read and understand · 2/2What would double-count the individual sale?

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Adding $4.875 million to the nearly $8 million total. The second paragraph states the individual price contributed to the total and was not additional.

Clue: The two-session auction total approached $8 million. The individual price contributed to that total; it was not an additional amount.

Grammar in this story: An attributed claim

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Says attributes the record claim to Heritage Auctions; its stated scope is a Star Wars collectible auction record.

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Heritage Auctions says the screen-used Darth Vader lightsaber set a Star Wars collectible auction record at $4.875 million. That sale was included in the two-session auction total approaching $8 million, not added on top.

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