Uber collector Steve Sansweet recently picked a dozen of his favorite Star Wars collectibles to share with Forbes.com — quite a task given that Sansweet estimates his collection, which is stored within his 5,000 square foot “Rancho Obi-Wan”, holds more than 100,000 pieces!
Be sure to check out the 12 pieces he’s picked (including the Bantha piñata above) by clicking through to page 2 of the story. Do you have a favorite not mentioned? Tell us about it in the comments below!
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My favorite obscure toy not mentioned: the Jar Jar Binks dancing/singing piggy bank. Does anybody else remember this? I saw it at Walmart in ‘99…you put a coin in(or press a button) and he says “mesa Jar Jar Binks…mesa gotta boogie!” and then he dances(in a hilarious fashion, with his limbs flopping everywhere) while the Cantina music plays. I’m no Jar Jar fan, but it was seriously hysterical. I should have bought it, but never did. I never see it on ebay or anywhere else. Please, somebody tell me this really existed!
Yes,it does exist as I own one.He dances to the music from the cantina scene.
Yeah I was gonna say if that pinata is just something you could find in a store or in Mexico then that’s the nicest pinata I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen my share, heck once towup a Bin Laden pinata). But that bantha was carefully made for a contest. Very stunning and impressive, just different context. That $15K Vlix must have been carded, they should note that or else everyone’s gonna think there’s some guy out there who paid $15K for a loose one and now needs a swift kick in the nuts.
Like Steve, Most of my favorites are one of a kind fan made items. I actually own an all steel full size wearable Stormtrooper helmet that a good friend of mine has 40+ hours of labor in and gave it to me. It will always be loved.
There are multiple items of Steve’s that I love some being the R2 fishing lure, the SW toilet paper, the Tusken with the toothpaste and most of all the artwork. I can spend hours viewing the incredible SW related artwork.
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