Rancho Obi-Wan is filled with collector’s items die-hard Star Wars fans can only dream about.
The Northern California nonprofit serves as a museum, offering tours and visits for true seekers of the force. And now it needs help.
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Recently, a fellow collector confessed to stealing more than 100 items, including many vintage action figures, worth $200,000. Rancho Obi-Wan founder Steve Sansweet said in a phone call Tuesday he decided to go public with the case as the stolen items were getting harder to track.
On Monday, he asked fans in an email and blog post for tips on the stolen items’ whereabouts. Samsweet made a list on Facebook of about 20 items that the museum and law enforcement hasn’t been able to find after collector Carl Cunningham, 45, pilfered them along with other items when visiting the Petaluma, California, collection on four different occasions in late 2015 through 2016. Read more…
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