The lightsaber used by Darth Vader in two "Star Wars" films sold for a whopping $3.65 million at an auction in Los Angeles Thursday.

According to Propstore, a memorabilia auction house, the iconic lightsaber was sold on the first day of the Los Angeles Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction.

Darth Vader’s lightsaber sold

Propstore says the lightsaber is the only one from the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi "with verifiable screen use ever to be offered at public auction." It’s now the highest-priced Star Wars item to ever be sold at auction.

What they're saying:

"To see a Star Wars lightsaber – the symbol of one of cinema’s greatest sagas – become the highest-valued piece of the franchise ever sold at auction is incredibly special," Brandon Alinger, COO of Propstore, said

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