Category: Conversations with Steve

An autobiography in words, photos & videos.

Get to know Rancho Obi-Wan’s Steve Sansweet, master collector, fan ambassador, and author. Steve been a writer since the late 1960’s, collected Star Wars since 1976 and has had three diverse and very interesting careers. These special stories, photos and videos will explore Steve’s history, his perspectives and insights, his story in his words.

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Steve Sansweet Has More Answers for Your #AskSteve Questions Pt 2

Steve Sansweet has more answers for your #AskSteve questions submitted via our social media channels in March!

 

The collection contains many rare Japanese items, many acquired through my long time friend and fellow collector Sword Takeda. A sealed cup of Star Wars branded rice snacks or a similar package of bread sticks, both from 1978 come to mind. Among my favorites: over 20 posters, including mini billboards, of a Panasonic ad campaign only in Japan from the late 1980s featuring Star Wars characters AND George Lucas himself. – Steve Sansweet

See more about some of the Japanese Star Wars collectibles at Rancho Obi-Wan! 

 

 

There are hundreds, maybe thousands of great stories attached to items at Rancho Obi-Wan. That’s why a guided tour takes several hours. Visitors love to hear how something was developed, manufactured, acquired and any associated stories. There’s always the tale of how I picked up Qui-Gon Jinn’s soul—or sole, as the case may be—but you’ll need to book a tour to hear that one! – Steve Sansweet

Other remains of Qui-Gon Jinn

Come take a tour to hear all the stories! 

 

Wow! We’re getting a little heavy and philosophical here. I don’t know of anyone who has figured out how to take anything with them when they pass. My first assistant, Josh Ling, once answered a more ghoulish message board question by suggesting that I’d be laid out in the middle of the museum and it would be imploded around me. But the collection and spirit of Rancho Obi-Wan will last a long time into the future. – Steve Sansweet

 

We’ll have more answers to your questions coming soon!

Be sure to check out answers to #AskSteve Pt 1

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Steve Sansweet Has Answers for your #AskSteve Social Media Questions Pt 1

Did you #AskSteve a question

We recently posted on our social media channels if you would like to ask Steve Sansweet a question? 🤔
Tons of you submitted questions for the opportunity to get an answer from our Executive Chairman and Founder.
We have randomly selected questions and have some of your answers now from Steve himself!


Glad to hear that The Ultimate Action Figure Collection was one of your favorites. It was a lot of work to plan, research all the figures and do the photography. All of us involved were thrilled with how it turned out! But the market for Star Wars collectibles books is largely being filled these days with amazing self-published books by worldwide collectors. I’m not currently involved in any new publishing projects. – Steve Sansweet

 

 

The most unique and rarest Star Wars action figure that was available for purchase was a figure of Vlix, a crime lord from the animated Droids television series. Kenner Products never produced it or other Droids characters in a planned second wave because the first wave didn’t sell well and the series only ran one season in the mid 1980s. But for some reason, Brazilian affiliate Glasslite produced a Vlix in relatively low numbers in 1987. On a card, it’s worth its weight in gold. – Steve Sansweet

 

 

Fifty to 100 years? I’d be happy to solidify a plan for five to 10 years out. And our great board of directors is working on a strategic plan that could see a new kind of museum experience in that time frame. A lot of variables all have to go the right way, but we’re all firm believers in that old Kenner Products marketing slogan: Star Wars is forever!- Steve Sansweet

Stay tuned for more #AskSteve answers (and photos) coming soon!

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