ray_afraid said:

darklordoftech said:

Why didn't Han pay off Jabba in between ANH and ESB?

It's explained in the conversation between Han and Leia in the hallway scene in ESB that Han had decided to stay and help the rebellion. He'd be pretty hard for Jabba to find while running with such an organization. However, as is explained in said scene, a bounty hunter still managed to track Han down, changing his plans. So, as the rebels prepare to evacuate the Hoth base, Han and Chewie prepare a trip to deliver the money to Jabba. However, those plans get changed as well....

You should check out The Empire Strikes Back sometime. It's a pretty good movie. ; )

Same question same answer, 4 pages of whining about it at TFN...

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/why-didnt-han-use-his-reward-in-anh-to-pay-off-jabba.50017815/page-4