Saber Sourcing 
There are two to three distinct times throughout the year that often have the best lightsaber sales. May 4th (Star Wars Day) will often have good lightsaber sales. Additionally, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and around the week of Thanksgiving will often feature good lightsaber discounts. Finally, some good sales tend to occur around the holiday … Read more
Lightsaber weathering describes a lightsaber hilt with a used, battle worn, or aged appearance. Weathering follows the tradition and inspiration of George Lucas’ Original Star Wars Trilogy, where many characters possess and use items that appear used or even worn out. A lightsaber hilt can be weathered various ways including: scratching, scuffing, tarnishing, rusting, etc. … Read more
The Shameem BrokeFlex lightsaber has been released. The realistic custom saber hilt is inspired by the appearance of the salvaged, broken-in-two Skywalker lightsaber (i.e. Graflex lightsaber) in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Sabersmith and artisan Shameem Moshrefzadeh creates the static display piece by heavily weathering and adding exposed, damaged internals to a custom Graflex lightsaber … Read more
If you’re purchasing a used lightsaber online through a lightsaber group or forum NEVER send a personal Paypal/’Friends and Family’ payment to the seller–ALWAYS pay for the item as ‘Goods and Services’. If you send a personal payment to the seller, you’re forfeiting ALL of the Paypal buyer protections. If something goes wrong with your … Read more
This is a Custom Lightsaber Blade Plug Mechanical Design Brass Multi Ring Glow Core [AFFILIATE LINK] by eBay seller defconbird. As a disclaimer, defconbird did send me this blade plug for free in order to review–thank you very much, defconbird. Watch defconbird Mechanical Design Brass Multi Ring Glow Core lightsaber blade plug full review eBay on YouTube … Read more
If you’re looking into purchasing a lightsaber, make sure you’re aware of the scale. Although many lightsaber hilts are one-to-one scale, Master Replicas used to manufacture some smaller, 0.45 scale lightsaber hilts. Unfortunately, sometimes when people sell these scaled down hilts, the photos and description DO NOT make the smaller size very clear. Watch Beware … Read more
This Star Wars Master Replicas Darth Sidious lightsaber is .45 scale–one of the ever popular, officially licensed ‘mini’ lightsaber hilts. The dark chrome variant was a Best Buy exclusive. Search eBay for a Master Replicas Darth Sidious lightsaber affiliate link Watch Star Wars Master Replicas Darth Sidious 0.45 scale lightsaber Best Buy exclusive dark chrome … Read more
‘Saber rattle’ or wobble or lightsaber hilt rattle is when some of the internal components of a lightsaber move around and make some noise. For example some Ultrasabers lightsaber will experience saber rattle because the LED module is not held in place with a retention screw. Some lightsabers also have loose, unsecured battery packs, which … Read more
The Vault: A Custom Lightsaber Community is a custom lightsaber collecting Facebook group that was started by custom saber manufacturer Vader’s Vault. With 17,500+ members, The Vault is a very large lightsaber group. The group is open to discussion of all saber companies, but it still has a bit of a Vader’s Vault slant. Watch … Read more
Many of the major custom saber manufacturers only sell their lightsabers with the blade and few companies offer the option to remove the blade from your order. There are a few exceptions. Generally, if you purchase an empty hilt–a hilt without any electronics–a blade will not be included. In fact, I’ve never purchased an empty lightsaber … Read more
