I'm thinking it's fake. Here's some of my reasons why; feel free to add to the list.
- The production values are incredibly high for this sort of video. I'm not saying it's Citizen Kane, but this clearly isn't just some random bimbo burning Star Wars figures while a friend tapes it on her cell phone.
- She seems to have rehearsed her lines well. They don't feel off-the-cuff, which I'd expect from this sort of video were it real.
- Someone takes production credit. A male name, and she's the only person in the video. That doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
- She specifically requests comments, but comments on the video are disabled.
- The person who posted it has only one video online.
- I'm supposed to believe that tiny collection is a "problem" in her marriage?
- Her husband supposedly collects vintage toys, but she implies he's getting new stuff all the time. It's not like you just find vintage toys every day.
- The collection appears to be completely confined to the attic. My wife's complaining about toys all over the place when there's one toy on a shelf, and has never gone to any lengths like this. And there's not the slightest indication in any other shown area that she married a geek.
- She picks one random figure out of a tub. It happens to be one of the most popular characters. Yet, despite being married to such a hardcore collector, she only "thinks" she knows his name.
- To be haphazardly tossed in a tub, that Boba Fett is in remarkably good shape. Given how other items are displayed, I'd think that such a beautiful Fett would be on a stand somewhere.
- The figure still appears to be in fairly good shape, aside from charring, in the fireplace. I doubt they have a fireplace in the attic, which makes me think the ending is staged. In my younger days, I discovered that vintage Star Wars figures have a tendency to melt quickly (merely getting a Pilot Luke's foot near a burner results in almost instantaneous disintegration of the foot). I didn't actually do anything to Boba Fett, but his head and arms are made of the same plastic.
- Boba Fett was reissued last year as a mail-away. The more original-looking rocket could easily be faked. We don't get a close-up of his back to examine it. I've not tried burning more recent figures; they use a different plastic so the burn might be slower.
- If she knows about his collection, she should know the items are valuable. I have a hard time someone would be that intentionally insensitive to a spouse (both doing it and showing it off) and that willing to just throw away money.
