VINTAGE STAR WARS KENNER TV COMMERCIALS!

Via Starwars.com:

QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER IMPRESSIONS. SOME RANDOM GUY NAMING TOYS. AND “WAMPA!” KENNER’S COMMERCIALS RULED.

Back in the late ‘90s — when the Internet as we now know it was still in its relative infancy — many Star Wars collectors gathered on newsgroups and crude message boards to enjoy their newfound ability to connect with one another.

With eBay still in its formative years, “transactions” were still largely done on a one-to-one basis, with collectors listing off their extras and trying to work out trades. This was at times cumbersome and risky, but between the intimacy and the lack of any trusted value system, the experience carried the air of an awesome (if virtual) flea market.

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