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The Biggest Star Wars Collection in the Galaxy

OakMaster — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:47:21 EDT

That reminds me... :)

I have an original 1977 model of a Tie Fighter, still in the unopened shrink-wrapped original box.

How much would it be worth? And what would be the best way to sell it?

OakMaster

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Purple Dave — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:13:37 EST

Biggest Star Wars colle... Is his name actually Steve Sansweet? Does he have to house his collection in an actual warehouse? Did he have to hire people to go through his massive collection and catalog it for him? If the answer to any of these questions is no, then it's merely a large collection that would make _most_ Star Wars fans jealous. But not the biggest.

Purple Dave

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Knirfie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:39:35 EST

I have one item that I don't see in the pics. A B-Wing, unfortunatly it's not in mint condition :(

Knirfie

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daneofwar — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:48:32 EST

It's a decent sized collection, but I'm surprised at the very-misleading title. It's far from the largest collection in Europe, let alone in the US.

Good on him, though, that his significant other is cool with it.

daneofwar

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mergedwarrior — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:53:29 EST

Two things:

I want to see his face when there is an earthquake that shakes his home.

And It would be totally awesome if they came to life like in Night at the Museum (even though the movie wasn't that great).

mergedwarrior

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kerowhack — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:15:00 EST

Now if only we can convince him to redo all the movies in stop motion.... get this guy on conference call with Robot Chicken, stat!

kerowhack

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Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:16:25 EST

Why do people rag on the hard-core collectors? How the fuck else can I get to see all of these damn things in the same damn room at once? Sifting through Google for the toy images is just not the same.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

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bluebottle — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:17:28 EST

Holy crap... Is there a Star Wars toy they HAVEN'T made?

I mean, you think when they made an action figure out of the bartender from ANH, they would be done.

bluebottle

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andrei- — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:39:51 EST

do u and u're wife have se* ?

andrei-

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SinAmos — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:24:57 EST

Pointless. I stopped collecting a long time ago, and I don't regret it. Collections might seem cool to the packrats of the world, but they don't actually do much besides collect dust. Either way, I still wouldn't give up my modest collection of starwars and comic books.

SinAmos

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superbryant — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:21:49 EST

could you imagine a If his house caught fire?....i'd prolly kill myself

superbryant

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scotth0 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:07:36 EST

Good thing his girlfriend is into scruffy-looking nerf herders...

scotth0

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ANoel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:58:52 EST

This isn't just a Collection... it's a symptom .

ANoel

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phelander — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:57:35 EST

@samifumi - I had sex with yer momz in the lead up to the new trilogy and thought the exact same thing.

phelander

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Set to evil — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:46:11 EST

oh, sorry sir, didn't see you playing with your dolls sir!

Set to evil

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xerograde — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:43:34 EST

It must be killer to keep all that clean.
I would just tape all the figures down and go at em with cans of air. haha.
Sweet collection.

xerograde

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atomx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:15:30 EST

Somewhere there is a toystore owner sitting on the beach of his private island with a big smile and a little Rob Foster shrine.

atomx

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savager — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:29:32 EST

what's starwars?

savager

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antidayjob — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:20:58 EST

You guys better pray Mr Lucas' attorneys don't contact you based on the advertising money you're getting from this article.

antidayjob

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Nextseason — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:04:30 EST

There's a UCS Star Destroyer too - but it's broken up and in the closet for now. It's too wide for the shelves I use.

Nextseason

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dead_red_eyes — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:55:45 EST

Holy shit. That is really impressive.

dead_red_eyes

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huggy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:41:04 EST

@ASVETIC

dude this robot chicken starwars thing is HILARIOUS!

huggy

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o0adam0o — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:31:42 EST

If i had this collection i would be having some epic battles!

o0adam0o

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snowtires — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:25:27 EST

if he's worried about taking up too much space, why does he have like 100 storm troopers?

snowtires

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girraffesack — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:17:58 EST

I love that they are mostly in chronological order. Flipping through the gallery, you can see how he was recreating scenes.

girraffesack

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madcitybrit — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:16:58 EST

Rob: "C'mon, it's Saturday night, how about it? Pleeeease???"
Girlfriend: "Why don't you go play with your Star Wars collection?"

Later in the basement...

Rob: "So Luke, what do you say we play around a little tonight?"
Action Figure Luke: "That'll be five nights this week already! Why don't you go bug Chewbacca?"
Rob: "Chewie says he has a headache."

madcitybrit

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SacredGreenCrystal — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:12:20 EST

Nice collection, but scary to say I have seen larger

By the way, has anyone at Gizmodo ever heard of Steve Sansweet and Rancho Obi-Wan? Obviously not, since HIS is the largest SW collection in the world

SacredGreenCrystal

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FSeven — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:11:13 EST

@REDMAN042

Do they make rings small enough to fit on the finger of a 6" Princess Leia figurine?

FSeven

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Samifumi — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:10:44 EST

I watched the first Star Wars trilogy for the first time during the hype ramping up to Episode 1. My conclusion: Star Wars is HIGHLY overrated.

Samifumi

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Asvetic — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:05:22 EST

how appropriate, I just finished watching the Robot Chicken Star Wars special: [video.rutube.ru]

Asvetic

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Chicken_Dippers — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:04:00 EST

Sweet Jesus thats a lot of plastic.

Chicken_Dippers

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phelander — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:58:11 EST

@Crap-Action - because E.T. was briefly spotted along with two inhabitants of his planet in the Senate scene of Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace. That is why. Gosh.

phelander

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crap-action-jackson — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:55:02 EST

Why is ET in there?

crap-action-jackson

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TKE-Egon — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:40:46 EST

His girlfriend, a very understanding woman, she must be. No time for her, he must have.

TKE-Egon

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Dr.Remulak — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:34:32 EST

Unfortunately, this big pile of plastic puke may be worth a lot of $$$ but in my view it is about as worthless as my bong collection.....As Lucas laughs all the way to the bank!

Dr.Remulak

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redman042 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:32:54 EST

He'd better hang on to that girlfriend, and run out and buy her a ring right now. Because if he loses her, he'll never get another!

redman042

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ps61318 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:32:36 EST

@shoothemup: Probably scored some kind of electrostatic repulsion system for the dust.

Not sure how his girlfriend got past the plastic-based woman repulsion system, though.

ps61318

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SigmundTheSeaMonster — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:21:06 EST

But, but...he opened them and played with them ALL!!!

SigmundTheSeaMonster

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cky80 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:19:37 EST

he forgot to mention his 'girlfriend' was a 5ft tall Princess Leia replica model. probably inflatable blow up.

cky80

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ANoel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:17:27 EST

He doesn't need the encouragement. Really.

ANoel

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CaptCaveman — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:09:23 EST

Very cool girlfriend he has there. It saddens me when I read the stories that start off: "Getting married (or girlfriend moving in), need to sell my collection of _______ that I've been working on for the last 10 years".

CaptCaveman

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shoothemup — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:09:01 EST

Damn!!! Very impressive, what about the dust? I would go crazy doing it every week!!!

shoothemup

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vitamincm — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:06:51 EST

This story has to be FALSE, it says that he has a girlfriend.

vitamincm

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Coffee Ninja — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:00:11 EST

Argh, my wife gave me a funny look when I put up a couple of my old GI Joe and Star Wars figures by my computer recently... I need to show her this post >_>

Coffee Ninja

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nincompoop — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:52:13 EST

Daft!

nincompoop

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tamoko — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:51:19 EST

Good God. It's like that scene from Return of the Jedi in the Death Star shuttle bay... a sea of white and black.

tamoko

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strider_mt2k — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:44:20 EST

"How many stormtroopers do you have?"

"Near as I can tell, just about all of them."

strider_mt2k

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strider_mt2k — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:42:28 EST

Wow...just wow.
My wife and I are into this stuff too, but THIS...!

The only reason I stopped giving her an action figure for various holidays and such is that we HAVE to have our stuff out, not tucked away in boxes somewhere out of sight and we just don't have the space after 17+ years!

We are getting ready to re-model our living room (precursor to HD!!!) and we're giving wall-mounted display options some serious looking into so that we can expand our collection some more and still live in our home.

That is simply a stunningly gihugical collection.
I had to bring my wife in to read the article!

We BOTH send our very best as fellow collectors. (though nowhere near that league)

strider_mt2k

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xint — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:47 EST

This person must have no life whatsoever...

xint

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Noobs-R-Us — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:38 EST

Rob, Lucas and his accountant thank you.

Noobs-R-Us

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Lavallee017 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:35:37 EST

impressive...most impressive

Lavallee017

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Peteapple — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:32:36 EST

The real life 40 year old Virgin!

Peteapple

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CaliforniaKid — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:30:04 EST

...and", said his first wife, "had he put all that money into early Microsoft stock he would have more money than it took to make ALL the Star Wars movies."

CaliforniaKid

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car47 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:24:52 EST

No ultimate collectors edition of the star destroyer? I only see the little one.

car47

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Jesus Diaz — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:24:11 EST

@CubFan81: he probably will be able to retire and live a great life on whatever he gets on ebay, a few years down the line.

Jesus Diaz

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CubFan81 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:22:42 EST

I'm curious to know how much that whole collection is worth.

CubFan81

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Sugadadee — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:20:29 EST

Nutter. Tho I agree that if his wife is cool with it, she gets 150 bonus points.

Sugadadee

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GoatMonkey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:06:01 EST

Jabba needs a good dusting.

GoatMonkey

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jrbd90 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:05:44 EST

My wife gets mad when i come home with the $9.99 Star Wars Lego sets...

jrbd90

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SnowLeopard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:04:54 EST

Wow, a truly dedicated man. Kudos. And good on the missus haha.

SnowLeopard

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PCLoadLetter — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:03:56 EST

Size matters not.

PCLoadLetter