The alleged culprit: Carl Edward Cunningham, 45 of Marietta, Georgia, a fellow Star Wars collector whom Sansweet has known for 20 years. He has also written 18 Star Wars books and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as owning the world’s largest collection of Star Wars paraphernalia. The theft came to light in February when Philip Wise, a major Star Wars collector, posted news of the theft of a rare action figure from his Texas warehouse. I was dumbfounded,”Sansweet said authorities were trying to retrieve items that had been resold and implored Star Wars fans to report anything they knew about the thefts or sightings of the items. #TheFraudIsStrongInThisOne #SithHappens https://t.co/coFv1P6HL7Sansweet said the thefts ran contrary to the collegial spirit of Star Wars fans.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2017 01:52 UTC