Editing Boba Fett (section)

===Merchandising===
Fett is one of the top five best-selling ''Star Wars'' action figures,<ref name="skywalking287" /> and Boba Fett-related products are "among the most expensive" ''Star Wars'' merchandise.<ref name="sfgate" /> Fett was the first new mail-away action figure created for ''The Empire Strikes Back'';<ref name="starwars_bobafett" /><ref name="bissell" /> although advertised as having a rocket-firing backpack, safety concerns led [[Kenner Products|Kenner]] to sell his rocket attached.<ref name="starwars_bobafett" /> Gray called the early toy "a rare and precious commodity",<ref name="gray183" /> and one of the rocket-firing prototypes sold at [[auction]] for $16,000 in 2003.<ref name="efilmcritic">{{cite web |url=http://efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=1480 |title=Boba Fett in Kansas City: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch|last=Lessing|first=U. J.|publisher=efilmcritic.com|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref> In 2018 and 2019, two of the prototypes were sold at auction, for £69,000 ($USD92,000) and £90,000 ($USD120,000), respectively—each setting the world record for the highest auction price of a ''Star Wars'' toy at that time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bucktin |first=Christopher |title=Rare Star Wars toy sells for a world record £90,000 at auction |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rare-boba-fett-star-wars-18499178 |website=Mirror |access-date=July 23, 2019 |date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> A fully painted figure with a rare variant on the firing mechanism is planned to be auctioned and estimated to be worth $200,000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stoodley |first=Sheila Gibson |title=This 'Star Wars' Action Figure Could Fetch More Than $200,000 at Auction |url=https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/star-wars-boba-fett-action-figure-may-collect-200000-plus-at-auction-2870020/ |website=Robb Report |access-date=October 7, 2019 |date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2024, one of the only two existing hand painted missile firing bounty hunter Boba Fett action figures was sold for record breaking $525,000 at [[Heritage Auctions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Wars Boba Fett action figure sells for record-breaking $525,000 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/star-wars-boba-fett-action-figure-sells-for-record-breaking-525-000-13148122 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2009, [[Hasbro]] released a Fett action figure based on McQuarrie's white-armored concept,<ref name="actionfigures">{{cite web |url=https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/top-5-most-valuable-star-wars-action-figures-17918|title=Star Wars McQuarrie Concept Action Figures, Just in Time for Christmas|date=August 19, 2009|publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]]|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref> and Boba Fett as both a child and bounty hunter have been made into [[Lego minifigure]]s and a helmet statue of Fett in his armor.<ref name="Martell">{{cite book|last=Martell|first=Nevin|title=Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Lego Minifigure|url=https://archive.org/details/legobook00dani|url-access=registration|publisher=DK|year=2009|pages=[https://archive.org/details/legobook00dani/page/65 65], 69}}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s ''[[Star Wars Trading Card Game]]'' includes several Boba Fett cards.<ref name="cargobay">{{cite web |url=http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/browse/900/10-10|title=Cargo Bay Collector's Database|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919123657/http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/browse/900/10-10|archive-date=September 19, 2012|access-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> [[Hallmark Cards]] created a Boba Fett [[Christmas tree]] ornament.<ref name="skywalking287" />
In January 2015, an unopened Boba Fett figure sold for £18,000 at auction in the UK, the figure was in factory-fresh condition and did not have the packaging punched for hanging in a shop.<ref>{{cite web |date= 29 January 2015 |last= Siddique |first= Haroon |title= Star Wars: Boba Fett replica sells for £18,000 at auction |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/29/star-wars-boba-fett-replica-sells-for-18000-auction |website= [[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

In mid-2021, [[Lego]] released a ''Slave I'' set, replacing the ship's name with "Boba Fett's Starship". According to the design director of [[Lego Star Wars|Lego ''Star Wars'']], the ''Slave I'' name "is just something that Disney doesn't want to use anymore". This prompted some backlash from fans, including Mark Austin, who portrays Fett in the Special Edition of ''A New Hope''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Outlaw|first=Kofi|date=June 28, 2021|title=Star Wars: Boba Fett Actor Lashes Out At Disney Over Changing Boba Fett Ship's Name|url=https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/star-wars-boba-fett-actor-disney-changing-slave-1-starship-name-backlash/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-29|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628160228/https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/star-wars-boba-fett-actor-disney-changing-slave-1-starship-name-backlash/ |archive-date=June 28, 2021 }}</ref> While the ship was not canonically renamed, Disney is likely merely avoiding [[slavery]]-related terms in [[merchandising|merchandise]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henley|first=Stacey|date=2021-07-05|title=Stop Pretending You Care About The Name Of Boba Fett's Ship|url=https://www.thegamer.com/boba-fett-slave-i-one-lego-name-change-star-wars/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-06|website=TheGamer|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705171618/https://www.thegamer.com/boba-fett-slave-i-one-lego-name-change-star-wars/ |archive-date=July 5, 2021 }}</ref> In a press release for variant covers for Marvel's ''War of the Bounty Hunters'', the ship is referred to as "Firespray", a reference to the ship's fictional class.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mably|first=Timothy|date=2021-08-12|title=Boba Fett's Ship Slave I Has A New Name|url=https://screenrant.com/boba-fett-ship-slave-i-new-name/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-12|website=[[Screen Rant]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812170320/https://screenrant.com/boba-fett-ship-slave-i-new-name/ |archive-date=August 12, 2021 }}</ref>