Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy's Collection
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:59 pm
Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy Stashes a Galaxy of Cool Collectibles
Link to WIRED slide show
Meet Steve Sansweet, the ultimate fanboy. Thirty-some years ago, he started collecting all things Star Wars while working as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Now he has a 5,000-square-foot, climate-controlled barn in Northern California packed with goodies from the iconic space saga. His stockpile is rivaled only by the personal stash of George Lucas himself.
Trolling eBay, scoping out the goods at collector's fairs, poring over magazine ads and hounding companies for their marketing demos has helped him amass a collection estimated to contain about 100,000 individual pieces. But better still? He now has a fanboy's dream job: He's working at Skywalker Ranch as Lucas' professional, paid fan.
Link to WIRED slide show
Meet Steve Sansweet, the ultimate fanboy. Thirty-some years ago, he started collecting all things Star Wars while working as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Now he has a 5,000-square-foot, climate-controlled barn in Northern California packed with goodies from the iconic space saga. His stockpile is rivaled only by the personal stash of George Lucas himself.
Trolling eBay, scoping out the goods at collector's fairs, poring over magazine ads and hounding companies for their marketing demos has helped him amass a collection estimated to contain about 100,000 individual pieces. But better still? He now has a fanboy's dream job: He's working at Skywalker Ranch as Lucas' professional, paid fan.
