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- First of all, erm, just a little bit about you, Jeff. Are you originally from New York City?

- No, I’m originally from the Philadelphia area. But I moved to New York about 5 years ago when I got a job working for a bank on Wall Street.

- Oh? And do you mind talking about your Star Wars collection?

- No, not at all.

- So, how did you get interested in Star Wars?

- Well, Star Wars was one of the first movies I ever saw. I think I was years old. My dad took me to see it and I just loved it. Loved the story, loved the idea of being in space. I think I saw it 10 times.

- Wow! You sure did love Star Wars!

- Yeah, I guess so. Then all the toys came out, so I started collecting the action figures.

- Action figures?

- They’re these little metallic figures. Models of the characters in the movie.

- I see. And which character did you like best?

- Oh, I was a Han Solo fan. I think he was my favourite. You know, I still have that Han Solo action figure. It’s worth a lot of money now, but I like it because it was the first Star Wars thing I ever owned.

- So, did you just collect the figures?

- Oh, no. I collected the figures first – Darth Vader, Luke, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, and of course Princess Leia. Then I started collecting everything Star Wars – space ships, space stations, posters, videos …

- Well, you seem to have a lot of pieces in your collection. About how many pieces do you have all together?

- I’m not sure because most of my collection is in my parents’ house in Philadelphia. I don’t have the room for all of it here in New York … but I’d say I probably have about 7 hundred pieces in all.

- 7 hundred pieces!? How did you get so many?

- Well, you know, I’d ask my mom for the newest toys – every holiday, every birthday, and the collection just grew and grew. I think they really liked Star Wars, too. When I was a kid my mom gave my Star Wars birthday parties and bought me Star Wars cereal for breakfast … I even had Star Wars pyjamas and Star Wars underwear.

- A real Star Wars family then?

- You could say that. They even called our family dog Princess Leia.

- And did you play with other kids who collected Star Wars stuff?

- No, not really. I liked to play with all the things by myself. I loved making up all these Star Wars stories about the characters … and uh …

- And – and now? Are you in touch with other Star Wars collectors?

- No. I don’t have the time really.

- So, what are you going to do with your collections?

- I don’t know. I’m not sure. Sometimes I think I might sell it. Other times I think I might just keep it and give to my kids some day.

- Oh, that would be something, wouldn’t it? Thanks, Jeff.


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