'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi' Lost 'LaserDisc' Footage Sold For $699: Real Or Fake? (WATCH)

A "Star Wars" enthusiast may have come away with raw, never-before-seen footage of "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi."

According to The Verge, the origin of the "rare" LaserDisc of the "80s-vintage film editing system" are unknown, but someone spent $699 to purchase the footage on eBay.

"Most of the clips are from Luke Skywalker's last visit to Yoda on Dagobah, but another gem features a full minute (without audio, unfortunately) of R2-D2 repairing Skywalker's damaged X-wing," The Verge reports.

The LaserDisc was reportedly used to "demonstrate Lucasfilm's EditDroid station, one of the first digital film editing systems sold nearly 30 years ago," The Verge adds. "Ironically, George Lucas himself never used EditDroid to make a movie; the Star Wars clips were loaded simply to show off its capabilities to prospective buyers."

About 30 minutes of the purchased "Star Wars" footage was posted on a Facebook account. Click here to watch the "lost" footage.

Last week the "Star Wars" pre-production crew announced "Star Wars Episode 7" director J.J. Abrams will take the lead on writing the film's script. Abrams will co-write the screenplay with Lawrence Kasdan.

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy released a statement through StarWars.com about the "exciting" news. Kennedy adds the former script writer for the film Michael Arndt, did a "terrific" job thus far:

"I am very excited about the story we have in place and thrilled to have Larry and J.J. working on the script. There are very few people who fundamentally understand the way a Star Wars story works like Larry, and it is nothing short of incredible to have him even more deeply involved in its return to the big screen. J.J. of course is an incredible storyteller in his own right. Michael Arndt has done a terrific job bringing us to this point and we have an amazing filmmaking and design team in place already prepping for production."

According to multiple reports, "Star Wars Episode 7" will be released to theaters in late 2015.

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